Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-10
STATE NEWS.


Graham announced Monday that Gov
ernor Alien NJ. Fletcher had appointed
Wallace II. Gilpin, editor of the Barton
Monitor, member of the state board OF
education to succeed Frederick Ii. Bll-
lings Of " Oodstock, resigned
Among the railroad equipment orders
filed recently were G1l0 tons more steel
rails for the Boston and Maine and 1000
tons for the Central Vermont. The
Pennsylvania railroad finally issued or
d'rs for 81 locomotives at the Altoona
shops
The appointment of new postmaster
i'm Brandon is regarded by those most
interested a. a matter of few days al
the utmost. The three candidates IN the
field are Gerry +. Scott Thomas Dever
and James johnson, The commission
of the present postmaster Burt Merritt,
expired July /.
An attractive hand book and premium
list which has been in preparation for
several months in connection with
the forthcoming Vermont boys and
girls agricultural and industrial exposi-
ton to be held in the big Kennedy arena
in Windsor this fall, is being distributed.
The summer camp for boys, called
Camp Billings, conducted by the
Windsor County Young Mems Christian
association. opened Monday. Several
boys from that locality are to attend as
usual. The program offers the best priv
ileges that have ever been arranged for
at this camp.
The annual reunion of the Washing
ton County Veterans association will
take place at Dewey park at Montpelier
August and ). The veterans Join with
the Orange County association August
in reunion at Randolph. The Wash
ington County association has mem
bership of $50.
Deputy Fish and Game Warden A. A.
Roberts of Dorset was in Bennington
Friday morning with Abner Blackmer
of East Dorset, who is charged with
killing doe on the 14th of June, 1913
Mr.. BlaCkmer was prepared to plead
guilty, but Municipal Judge +. II.
Holden was in Manchester, so no session
of court could be held.
CT. Boswell of Montpelier was going
from Barre to Montpelier Saturday He
had load of fireworks in the rear seat
and when he took his gaze of the road
FOR, moment to see that his cargo was
all right. the car ran off the highway
into Clump of bushes, breaking one of
the front wheels.
Thomas Spooner of Randolph climbed
aboard a moving freight train going
north about $40 Saturday morning ana
almost Immediately fell off in such a
way that the flesh was badly torn from
one Lee. rendering necessary amputa-
ton. which wa, performed at the Ran
dOlph sauitarium, where the injured
man was taken.
f. J. Tiffany of Bennington has in
vented a tobacco smokers pipe cleaner
that promises to meet with popular
favor. The instrument is made of a
spring steel and automatically adjusts
itself to the size of any pipe bowl and
stem. Mr. Tiffany has begun the manu-
facture of the cleaner in small way
and is much encouraged in the way in
which dealers in novelties are taking
hold of it,
In Barre city court the statutory
charges brought against George Merrill
of Middlesex and Miss Nina Ferrari of
Barre were mol pressed because of lack
of evidence. The respondents had been
held without bail since their arrest at
White River Junction. Inquiry into a
proposal to interest Superintendent j. n.
Barss of the State Industrial school re-
vealed the fact that the girl had been
given an unconditional release from
that institution.
\ Cadillac automobile driven by Mr.,
Gorden Of the firm of MARI & Gordon
of Barre and a carriage in which Mrs.
Arthur Soup was riding collided Satur-
day morning near Waterbury. Mrs.
Soup was coming from Duxbury and
was turning to get on the right side be-
fore meeting the automobile. One
wheel of the carriage was completely
demolished and Mrs. Soup was thrown,
but apparently not seriously injured.
Fire destroyed the dwelling house of
Martin White in Hardwick Saturday
morning. The house was located few
rods west of the Woodbury. Granite
plant and was outside the town limits,
and as there are no hydrants in the
vicinity. the fremen were unable to dc
effective work and the loss was nearly
total. The blaze caught in the roof
about the chimney. The loss is estim
ted at 81 300 with insurance of 500
Only portion of the household good;
were saved.
Judson F. Washburn and Postmaster
Burton f. Bailey of Montpelier were
slightly injured Saturday night wher
the car in which they were riding went
over the band about mile from North
field, throwing the elder Mr.. Washburr
out of the machine into field. He wa:
rendered unconscious, but was quickly
revived and taken to Montpelier in the
care of Ralph Denny whe came along {
few moments after the accident oc
Cured. He suffered injuries to his lef
side, arm and leg and was in considera
BILE pain. Mr.. Bailey was not thrown