Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-01-22
STATE NEWS.


vendor, convicted of manslaughter for
furnishing wood alcohol and causing
the death of one of the victims, is
now in the State prison shop, doing
light work
The Haviland Shade Roller Co. s plant
in Vergennes has closed Indefinitely. A
part of the force was engaged the first
of last week in filling a small order, the
factory having been closed since before
Christmas.
Several weeks ago a package con-
tanning $4,000 was stolen from the ex-
press office at Newport and since
then detectives for the company have
examined every clue without results.
Now reward of 500 has been offered
for information which will lead to the
apprehension of the thief.
! While cleaning some garments with
naphtha in his repair shop in Windsor
recently, Jacob Tanner was burned
quite badly when the fluid ignited In
the excitement in trying to escape he
jumped out of the back window to the
ground, a distance of same 10 feet, in
juring his wrist and bruising himself
considerably.
The sesmJgraph at Norwich univer-
sity, installed about month ago, reg
istered the earthquake which affected
Italy and not long ago another, which
was also registered by the seismograph
at Washington, d. c., but which has
not as yet been located. The uni
versity's new machine records distur-
Dances in any part of the world, the
mechanism being delicate.
Roy Robinson of Bennington was ac-
cidentally shot near the eye by another
boy Friday evening. As it was dark
when the shooting occurred the other
boy did not see Robinson who was
standing nearby. Although the bullet
was from an air rifle the injury was
such that it will prevent Robinson from
attending school for few days.
Vira Lovedale, wife of Sergt. John
A. Howard, who is on the way east
from Winnipeg to Burlington in charge
of United States secret service off
Ger. has reached Burlington. She had
= an immense trunk upon which there
5 was an excess baggage charge of 81. 70.
1t was ticketed direct from Winnipeg
to Burlington. Howard is the pay
masters clerk charged with forgery
and embezzlement of about $4,000.
The official board of Grace Metho.
dist Episcopal church at st. Johnsbury
has arranged to engage quarters fol
the holding of church services pending
the rebuilding of the church which was
burned January II with a loss of $40,
600. The church has membership OF
nearly 800, being one of the largest il
that section. Included in the loss wa,
a valuable pipe organ.
y The five-year-old daughter of Mr.
t and Mrs. Edward Manseau of Winoo
ski, was severely scalded by boiling
water Thursday afternoon and hel
chances of recovery are doubtful
h The child was playing with her dol
j. and while wheeling the carriag,
about in the home of her grandmother
:, Mrs. Arthur Manseau, she fell into tn,
7. pail of water which was to be used t
wash the flor. Mrs. Manseau had lief
y the room for minute. The little chile
received terrible burns to her body, he
Is legs and abdomen, large pieces of skin
falling from her body.
o Rutland has several elderly persons
and among them are three women, in
n mates of the Old Ladies' home, who de
serve more than passing mention. O
" these, Mrs. Lorenza Brewer has been al
inmate of the home for "a years, o
n since the founding of the institution
d She was 92 years old last August. An
" other, Mrs. Lorinda Taylor, is 90 year
=, old, and has been an inmate for
!. years. The third, Mrs. Mary Willis
is over 80 years old, and has been in tn
a home for seven years.
- Maude M. Wilkinson, the moving pic
ture pianist at Bellows Falls, who ad
IN mitted that she took bichloride o
ID mercury tablets January 6, remains il
very critical condition at the Hote
Re Rockingham and the chances are agains
"A her recovery. Her mouth is ulcerate
and her throat is so sore it is hardly pos
sible to swallow AMI she is also suffer
ing from special neuritus Distlle
Id water is being used as much as possbl
" to alleviate the action of the mercur
as upon her system. She has not yet give
ID any reason for her act
to Ann Story chapter Daughters O
4 the American Revolution. at Rutlanc