Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-05-07
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. Margery Nutting has John
sonian lily in bll ON at her home in New
Haven, the bulo of which is q years
| old
The annual camp of the First
Regiment, Vermont National Guard,
will be held at the State Camp near
Fort Ethan Allen August 2-11.
Rev. b. j. H. Shaw left Lunenburg
last week, where he has been pastor of
the Congregational church, for Pier
mont, N. H., his new pastorate.
The British steamer Strathgyle, the
fourth Belgian relief ship to sail from
Boston, carried on board, as part of its
cargo of relief supplies, Sc cases of
foodstuffs donated by the Vermont re-
lief committees.
State Superintendent Mason S. Stone
has sent to the teachers of Vermont an
attractively illustrated pamphlet, MAY
Days, containing program for Yer
mont Day, May l, Arbor Day, May, Z,
Library Day, May IA, Peace Day, May
Is, and Memorial Day, May 3d.
A. w. Woodwork, aged 81 years,
was one of the most interested visitors
at the automobile show in Burlington
asst week, and drove his own car from
his home in Enosburg Falls to Burling-
ton. He appears not over so years of
age and steps off as lightly as men
many years his junior.
Ira Lincoln of Essex Junction re-
ceived bad cut on the head Sunday
morning, necessitating seven stitches
to close the wound He had harnessed
his horse in his barn, and seated him
self in the wagon when the horse be-
came frightened and threw him against
a beam overhead.
The fishing season at Caspian lake in
Greenboro opened on Saturday with a
large number of fishermen on hand.
One young lad, found by the watchful
wardens to be using small trout for
bait, was brought before Justice j. D.
Wilson and fined So and costs.
Rev. j. w. O'Sullivan of Montpelier
who has been at Heaton hospital for
several weeks following a serious op-
GRAFTON and who was recovering as well
as could be expected, has suffered a
relapse and his condition is serious.
The seismograph in the weather
bureau at Norwich University recorded
severe earth tremors early Saturday
morning The first shock was recorded
about 1910 and the vibrations coin
tinued until 2:45 The disturbance
was evidently at great distance and
was exceptionally severe.
While eXcavating for the foundation
of d new soldiers monument in Barnet,
workmen struck the ruins of a building
of which TIE oldest residents have no
recollection, and among the ruins was
found gold cuff button, which was in
good condition.
William Miller. of Montpelier, one of
the best know hotel men in the State,
became suddenly i'll Saturday afternoon
and his condition is serious. He is CO n
scious only at intervals. Mr.. Miller
has been in i'll health for some months.
While painting a travelling crane at
the Center Rutland plant of the Yer
mont Marble Co. Joseph Emery, of
Rutland, was caught by the hand as
carrier passed him, and lost three fin
gers. This caused him to fall 20 feet
to the ground, when one leg was frac-
tured.
President Joseph A. DeBoer of the
National Life Insurance company and
Mrs. DeBoer arrived in Montpelier
Saturday evening from Boston where
Mr.. DeBoer submitted to two operations
on his throat some weeks ago. He
appears to be making a satisfactory
recovery
Timothy E. Sullivan, 20 years old, of
St. Adams, was fatally injured early
Sunday morning while engaged in duties
as car Inspector for the Central Yer
mont railway, dying at the hospital
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