Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-01-08
STATE NEWS

Typhoid fever cases have been re-
ported to the State Board of Healt h
from Bristol, Sudbury and Hunting
ton. 1t is believed that the cases de-
veloped from the persons drinking
water that had been contaminated.
The engine house and water tank of
the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington rail
road at Wilmington was destroyed by
fire Sunday morning about 3 O'Clock.
One broad guage locomotive and two
narrow guage locomotives were in the
building and were badly damaged.
While driving the cows into the sta
BILE in Newport one day last week, Mrs.
Nelson Rice was attacked by one of
them, was knocked down, and but for
young dog which came to her rescue,
might have been severely injured. The
dog drove the COW away and Mrs. Rice
escaped.
A Young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Foran of Morrisvllle, met with seri-
Gus accident the other day by getting
against circular saw with which Mr.
Foran and help were cutting wood in
his dooryard. The left arm of the boy
was nearly severed above the elbow.
Articles of association have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
w. & C. G. Crane Co. of Burlington,
the concern being incorporated for $780,,
600 to carry on general business in
lumber The subscribers are William
Crane, Howard Crane, C. G. Crane A.
G. Crane, all of Burlington, and S. H.
Arms, of Williston.
The Rev. Axel Linvid Quist, pastor
of the Swedish Congregational church
in Brattleboro, and Miss Esther Mary
Swenson, of Brattleboro, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j. Swenson,
were married Thursday evening in the
church of which the Rev. Mr.. Quist is
pastor, by the Rev. Axel Strandine of
Proctor. The couple plan to make an
extended trip through the West next
spring.
L. S. Haven of South Londonderry,
has a registered Holstein cow which
has just finished 80 days advanced
registry test under the supervision of
the state college of agriculture, w. j.
Wright of Newfane, being the tester.
In the 80 days she produced 2,152.5
pounds of milk, containing Sl27 pounds
of butter over 20 pounds of butter in
seven consecutive days, and 1877 pounds
of milk in one day.
Bennington new high school build
Ing on Main street was opened to the
public Friday evening for formal dedi-
cation exercises. The building and
equipment cost $751; 900. The structure
is of brick, two stories high, and the
eight rooms have a seating capacity for
pupils of 800 The auditorium on the
main floor will seat 500 people and
there is stage large enough for the
production of amature theatricals.
The Good Cheer committee of Water
bury covered the town for Christmas
and gave to each child under high school
age bag containing popcorn, an orange,
nuts and candy. For these 720 bags,
Sc pounds of corn were popped, and two
crates of oranges and an abundance of
candy and nuts, and in addition to this
Sill was raised and expended for new
clothing and for food; also Is bushels of
potatoes, two barrels of flour in sacks,
vegetables, meat, chickens, corn meal,
graham flour and oatmeal
Axel Valim of Mortified, a Swede
committed suicide Wednesday evening
of last week. His body, with the head
nearly severed, was found on the tracks
after the 1907 train had left the station.
A note on the body told of the mans in
tention to commit suicide, saying that
he had no work and was Respondent. He
was So years old. 1t was apparent that
the man had kept his hands from the
rails so that they would not be mutiated.
He had worked at the Woodbury.
Granite company's plant, being sur
face cutter.
Joseph Marshall, who was mentioned
some days ago as missing from his
home, has been located in Montgomery
Center through description in the news
papers. Chief of Police Russell of Bur
lington has received letter from w. j..
Wright, a storekeeper of that place,
which states that Marshall is employed
by Nelson & Hall lumbermen, in that
vicinity. The letter states also that
Marshall lived there last winter, re-
!. moving to Shelburne in the summer.
His daughter, Mrs. Manseau, will be
notified by the chief of the whereabouts
of Marshall.
The farmers of st. Adams report
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