Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-23
STATE NEWS

entirely out Of debt, having paid off 49,
500 during 1913
charity ball given in Rutland We'd
nesday night was attended by 400 1t is
AN annual affair gi,en by Roberts Relief
Corps, G.. A. X.
John Wydock, yard employe of the
Estey Organ company Of Brattleboro,
suffered a bad fracture of his right leg
the other day when attempting to move
a 600-pound cask of link on truck. The
cask fell on him.
A young child of Mr.. and Mrs Andy
Fusco of Proctor died from the effects of
taking 20 pills which contained cascara
and aloes. The child found the pills and
ate them, it is supposed, as candy, dying
shortly afterward.
William Anderson, a former inmate of
a State institution in Massachusetts, from
which he escaped, was detected the
other day stealing at the Bardwell house
in Rutland, where he had secured posi-
ton. He will be returned to Massa-
chusetts.
Mrs. Alexander Ogston's kitchen stove
exploded at Barre Friday morning, froz-
en- water pipe between tank and the
hot water coils being the cause. The
stove was reduced to atoms. The room
did not take fire although live Goals filled
the air at the moment of explosion
Mary Howe Burton, the well known
Vermont soprano, now OF Clinton Mass
is to sing at her old home at Brattleboro
March 8, giving a recital to help the
Womans association of the Congrega-
tlonal church raise 81 800 pledge
toward the church building fund Her
talented brother, Lucien, is expected to
act as her accompanies.
The farmhouse belonging to Harry w.
Morey of East Fairfield was destroyed by
fire early Friday morning, the cause
being unknown. The loss is estimated
at 81, 800. Flames started in rooms on
the second floor, near a chimney. a
valuable watchdog was killed.
Herbert Carpenter of Groton suffered
"a double fracture of his right arm the
other day when it was drawn iuto mach
lnery at mill near Newbury. He was
soaping a belt when his mitten became
caught in the pulley,
f. r.. Switzer of Rutland has been
elected president of the Green Mountain
Marble company. 5 L Bowker of Bos.
ton has been chosen general manager to
succeed G NJ Terman. The company is
doing 90 per cent more business now
than at this time last year, employing
over $50 men.
A large skylight in the Putnam and
Sawyer building at Rutland gave way
the other day and "A mass of heavy glass
with hardwood supports crashed into the
store of George E. Chaffee so feet below
striking desk at which Mr.. Chaffee had
been sitting but moment before. The
falling of small piece Of glass warned
INN that something was wrong.
Frank E. Langley, editor of the Barre
Times, has announced his candidacy for
mayor of the city. His platform will be
living within municipal income at a low
tax rate. During the past year the city,
he says, has expended approximately
so O0O more than its income from tax
alton, and that this policy can not be
continued indefinitely without bank
ruptcy.
The public service commission has is
sued It's report in the matter of the death
of Leonard Stewart Of Rutland, who was
Killed while walking through the Rutland
railroad yards November %, 1913, saying
that II was found no negligence can be
imputed to the railroad company nor any
Of Its crew. 1t states that the accident
was caused 10y the deceased's using the
railroad right Of way. Mr.. Stewart was
struck by flat car being pushed 10y
Clarendon q Pltrsford engine.
The Rev. and Mrs f II Randall of
Poultney observed their gol len wedding
Tuesday evening, giving "A large recep-
ton. Mr. Randall is now a retired
clergyman, but he was for 90 years rec
tor Of st. Johns Episcopal church Of
Puultney. Among the $50 guests at the
reception were Ruben r Thrall of East
Poultney, who was present at the mar
rage of the couple in Trinity Church,
Rutland. MIR. Randall was confirmed am
Episcopalian by the late Bishop John II.
Hopkins.
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