Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-02-19
STATE NEWS.

caused an estimated damage OF ", 5OO
to the Laramie meat market in the
Gardner building at Fair Haven the
other day.
Ray Coburn is having serious results
from a skiing trip in Weston, taken re-
Gently, when he dislocated his knee
joint.
The scratch of kitten caused bloc
poisoning, from which Mrs. ID. S. Dor
rell of South Newfane has suffered con-
siderably lately.
When Toby Bennett of Lincoln at
tempted to remove kettle of hot fat
from the stove he was badly burned
about the face and hands.
Secretary Fred l.. Davis of the Yer
mont state fair commission has started
thus early in the year to call attention
to the coming four days exhibition by
sending out announcement that the big
fair will b. held from September ID to
II, next at White River Junction.
E. Ferguson of Claremont, employed
on the new town hallin H artland, jumped
from an upper staging to the one below
few days ago, but the board broke,
letting him fall 81 feet and breaking
one arm badly. His face and head were
also badly cut.
The Rev. w. j. O'Sullivan, of Mont
pelier underwent a serious operation
at Heation hospital Saturday and his
condition is said to be critical, although
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
The operation followed long period of
| i'll health.
Joseph Barnes, fur dealer of Saxton
River, aged60 years, left his home to
drive to Brattleboro and from there take
trip to Boston. The next morning
milkmen found his lifeless body in his
slei5h on the road toward home, death
having been caused by the bursting of
an artery in his lungs. 1t is suppose
that he did not feel able to make the
journey to Boston and started on his re-
turn home, when death came.
Louise Chapman. three-year- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Chap
man, of Westminster West was badly
scalded at her home when she sat down
in pail of boiling suds, with which the
floor was to be washed. She was so
badly scalded between her knees and
hips and on the lower part of her body
| 81 ~ oh h.
will probably recover. Mr.. Chapman
is the postmaster at Westminster West.
Over ] 200 children participated in the
community sleighride in Bennington Fri
day afternoon, when SO sleigh loads, pre-
ceded by the band, had their annual
winter outing. Merchants. donated candy
for the crowd and happier bunch of
Youngsters could not be found. Livery
stables, individuals and practically
every one who had teams donated one
or more, Henry W. futile alone fur
nishing 29 horses.
There are six or eight cases of small
poX in the town of SWanton and it has
been decided to close the schools for
two weeks, discontinue church services,
close moving picture houses, and, in fact,
all puplic places. Every precaulion is
being taken to stamp out the disease
and in all probability, it will dot spread
All the cases are mild and few, if any
of the patients are confined to the bed
Ia hac
era weeks however, and here have
been many cases.
Mrs. l.. M. Hodgskins, of st. Johns
, bury, aged GO years, was seriously in
jured Saturday afternoon when she wa.
a struct by freight locomotive anC
thrown several feet. She suffered ,
compound fracture of the left arm anC
her left leg was broken below the knee
The accident occurred on the Concord
avenue crossing, Mrs. Hodgkins wa
taken to the home of her daughter, Mr.,
F. W. ellison. Her condition is serious
While assisting Samuel LeCair ant
Lyman Dalrymple saw wood with I
gasoline engine, "A. 1. Ilke, ol JACKSON
vile, was mangled and instantly killet
by the bursting of the saw which hat
become pinched in the stick which the,
were saving. Mr. Pike was taking tn
wood away from the saw when it burst
Mr.. Pike was the only one of the thre
!, injured. His wife, who was sitting b,
. a window of her home, saw the acciden
> and collapsed. He is survived by hi
wife. three sons and one daughter
j. aHOREHAM