Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-04-16
STATE NEWS.


George Goodrich of South Royalton,
a student at Norwich university, suf
fered fractured ankle last week while
playing baseball.
While Sherman Wade of Milton re-
Gently was saving a large Eastwood
tree into boards he ran into flint
arrowhead embedded in the heart of the
tree.
One Stowe sugarmaker, woman
farmer, has orders for maple sugar and
syrup from Washington, D. c., New
York city, Philadelphia and the States
of Iowa, Wisconsin, California and
Illinois.
Rev. C. C. Adams has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Essex junction to take
effect June 49, He is to become pastor
of the First Congregational church in
Burlington.
The ice in St. Adams bay is breaking
up rapidly but no damage has been
done. The water is several feet lower
than the average year. The ice, which
is about six or eight inches thick, is
honeycombed.
Noble Lansing Ball, a wel-known
citizen of Ferrisburg, died in Long
Beach, Calf, on Saturday as la result
of an automobile accident. The family
will start for their home with the body
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Hannah Snow, Bethel's oldest
person, reached her ninety eighth an
niversary April 8. She received many
flowers and other gifts and welcomed
her callers cordially She is able to be
about the house every day.
While watering three-yearold colt
at his home in Jacksonville a few days
ago, Bert Wells was considerably in
iured by kicks from the animal and was
unconscious when found. Several ribs
were broken and there were also other
injuries.
Roberta Craig, the nine-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A
Craig of Putnam, was badly hurt by
climbing upon dump cart body which
was tipped up against the barn.
The body fell over, pinning her under it
across her back She also received a
cut on one eyelid.
The case of Sidney r. Jacobs, charged
with setting fire to the Specially
shop in Burlington was resumed in
Chittenden County court Monday.
This is the second week of the trial
and the prospects are that the case
will last another week.
Passengers on the branch train GO
ing to Montpelier Junction one day
last week saw a gang of hoboes near
the snow plough house. One hobo was
lying on his back and another was
taking the part of dentist trying to
extract an aching tooth with piece of
Irvine and jackknife.
A load of hay, which Jerry White was
drawing for O. j. Magne in Pittsford
Thursday of last week caught fire from
friction and had gained such Roadway
before being discovered that the driver
had only time to unhitch the horses be.
fore the whole was a mass of flames,
which entirely consumed both hay anc
wagon.
The Boston and Maine railroad blue
prints and maps of the system, which
disappeared from the House of Repre-
sentatves hall the night before ad.
journment, and for which a diligent
search was made by State house at
taches, have been discovered and sent
to Boston. The maps were in the of
flee of Tax Commissioner Charles
Plumley, who put them away for safe
keeping.
AS Mrs. Frank Fisher entered the
train at East Concord a few days age
to take trip to St. Johnsbury, the
train started, throwing her against the
side of the car with such force that hel
right hand was badly injured, the
muscles being crushed and spread ir
such a way that it will be some time be.
fore she can use her hand.
Thomas F. Martin. who recently
was appointed secretary of State fol-
New Jersey by Governor Fielder
formerly lived in Rutland He was
once employed by The Herald, and also
conducted a paper known as The
Evening Telegram. He is publisher
now of The Hudson Dispatch of Unior
Hill, N. j., and has been prominent ir
State politics there for years.
The Greater Vermont Association i.
r suggesting to all civic and Commercial
, organizations in Vermont the desir
ability of securing the cooperation OF
their communities and all local organi