Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-11-13
STATE NEWS

A hog butchered for CLAUDE Adams of
Moscow Saturday weighed COG pounds
dressed. Its live weight was estimated
at 720 pounds.
A well developed case of smallpox
has broken out in the family of Irving
Wry of st. Adams. The sufferer is Wal
ter Wry, the eldest of family of seven.
Ernest Gray, an employe of the Cooper
Manufacturing company at Bennington,
fell into one of the large watts in the dye
room. He was so b IDLY scalded that he
flesh was almost cooked
Someone killed a small deer, dressed
it and threw the head and hide into
G. B. BoyntoD's doory ard recently at
Ripton. MIR. Boynton notified Game
Warden Chaffee, who is investigating
the case.
The tri town corn and potato contest
was held in the Dubois & Gay hall in
Randolph Friday from 10 in the morn.
ing to about the same hour in the even
ing The exhibits were many and the
whole affair was considered success.
In the evening there were addresses
A horse driven by Mrs. Fred K. Starks
of Bartonville slipped on the street in
Bellows Falls few days ago and hit
its head on curbstone, killing itself.
Many animals have fallen where the &C.
cident occurred and the trustees of the
place took charge of Mrs Starks horse.
While chopping wood in the woods of
South Windham recently George Abbott
was badly injured. His axe glanced,
striking him just above the ankle, cut
ting TO the bone. AS he turned to get
his jumper to bind around his leg, he
caught his foot and fell, breaking the
leg and causing a compound fracture.
At the corn show under the auspices
of Bristol Grange there was fine dis.
play of vegetables. grains and fruit.
fancy work exhibit of the domestic
science class of the High school and also
an exhibit of canned goods by the house
wives. The exhibitof work done by the
pupils of the graded schools also proved
great attraction.
Bennington authorities are unable to
learn the identity of woman wander
ing about that village who is apparently
deranged. The woman cannot tell her
name. From her language and from the
knowledge she displayed of current
events, she is evidently woman of edu-
cation. The unknown is apparently
close to go years of age, with dark brown
hair and blue eyes and would weigh be-
tween lao and $50 pounds. She has not
been sufficiently clothed for cold
weather.
Joseph Farstanae. aged % was ter
ribly injured near the big dam in Somer-
set Saturday. Farstanae was riding on
the cowcatcher of an engine attached to
work train. In front was a car loaded
with logs. Before Farstahae could leap
from the engine he was crushed between
the cowcatcher and the logs One of his
legs was terribly crushed, the bones
being broken In several places. The
knee was also badly wrenched and it is
feared that his hip was knocked out of
Joint.
As DR.. and Mrs. George B. Hunter of
West Brattleboro were driving down
High street in Brattleboro Saturday
evening the horse, which DIR. Hunter
bought recently for Mrs. Hunter to drive,
kicked and ran. Both the physician and
his wife were thrown from the carriage
in front of the Brooks house. Mrs. Hun
ter suffered severe cut over the left
eye. She also suffered severely from
the shock. but was able to be sent to her
home later. DR.. Hunter sustained an
injury to one hip and was also severely
Rhak ken nm and bruised