Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-12-11
S STATE NEWS.

From 2S of this years pullets, w. b.
Patch of Morrisville gathered 81 eggs
Thanksgiving day.
The entire family of Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Tatro of Belvidere, the man and
his wife and five children, are i'll with
typhoid fever and sixth child died
with the disease Thanksgiving day.
Fire originating in mysterious manner
destroyed barn in Goshen Thursday
night belonging to Albert Titus. A guam
tity of hay and farming tools were
burned. \ horse was rescued Mrs Titus
and her mother, Mrs McGibbon, who
are i'll, are in critical condition from
excitement. Mr. Titus left the barn
early in the evening after attending to
his usual duties.
The gang of Italians engaged in dig
cling the new sewer in Nergennes had
the surprise of their lives Thanksgiving
day, when through the initiative Of Rev.
and Mrs. h. q Woodbri ge and Others
in the Congregational church, feast
suitable for the day was prepared and
presented to the men, who live in
shack Just back of the parsonage. Not
one of the beneficiaries could speak Eng
lish, but they were able To express their
thankfulness unquestionably.
Charles j. Mead Of West Rutland, n
foreman employed by the Howe Scale
works in Rutland, was probably fatally
injured while boarding trolley car
near his home to go to work Monday.
He attempted to get on the head end of
the trolley car while it was in motion,
the door of the vestibue at that end
being closed. He missed his footing and
fell in such a way that he was crushed
between the car step and the ground.
Three ribs were broken, one of them
puncturing lung.
For the first time in it's history St.
Johnsbury entertained Thursday the
vice president of the United States and
his wife. Vice.President and Mrs.
Thomas Marshall were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harland B Howe,
where more than 800 persons We're in
vited to meet them. Mr.. and Mrs. Howe
were assisted in receiving by the Rev.
DIR. Alfred Poole Grint and Mrs Grint,
and Mr.. and Mrs James Cossrove. Fol-
lowing the reception MIR. and Mrs Howe
entertained a dinner party of 10. The
vIce.president later lectured on Ma
tional Tendencies" He WAS introduced
to the audience by Mr.. Howe.
Attorney General Herbert G. Barber,
when asked if he intended to give the
Wood Morgan agency of Boston oil of
the States detective business replied
Il shall not employ detectives except
where | am convinced that the public
good actually demands such service
When employ detective on State mat
tiers | shall keep strict watch on the
person and when am satisfied that the
State is not getting value received
shall dispense with his services. | have
received letters from most of the de-
tect;ve agencies in New England solicit.
ing Vermont's business MIR. Barber
said that for the present he had no need
of an assistant in the attorney-generals
office in Montpelier as the official bust
ness has been practically closed up to
date by MIR Brown.
Fire destroyed the farm buildings and
a large part of the stock of Glover Hill
farm owned by f.. g. Blanchard of New
port and occupied by Rett Fletcher
Sunday evening, The fire started in the
hay in the north end of the barn and is
thought to be of incendlary origin. 1t
spread rapidly and Mr.. Fletcher was
able to save very little of his stock. Three
horses, one COW, all the pigs, and one
hundred and fifty fowls of blooded stock
were burned besides all of the farm TOOLS
and machin' ny. The barn contained one
hundred and fifty tons OF hay and two
hundred tons of ensilage which was u
total loss. The estimated loss on the
buildings and contents, including the
dwelling house, will be Sl2 800, which
was Insured for about two-thIrds of its
actual value.