Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01
VERMONT NEWS.

The earthquake shock the morning OF
May % was distinctly felt in Morrlsyllle'
A door, blowing together, cut two
veins and a nerve of one hand Of h, M.
Whitehil at his shop in Morgan Gore.
Farmers in the vicinity of West Fair
lee are loosing their sheep and lambs
from some disease which seems to be
prevalent.
Miss Grace Meyer Of Sheldon picked
from one bunch Of clover, about six
inches in diameter 81 fve-leaf and d3
four-leaf cloyers.
Burlington and Winooski are furnish
ing the smallest number of recruits in
proportion to their population Of any
towns in the state.
Mrs. Julia c. Martin aged 100 years,
for many years known as an expert
weaver of carpets, died at her home in
Burlington Sunday.
E. X. Smith Of Swanton has offered
his yacht "Siesta" to the United States
Government for use during the present
war. Alterations are being made, as 1t
is expected the Siesta may be called
into service for coast duty about June ].
The 200 or more hydrangeas with
which State street in Windsor is to be
beautifed have been set out three feet
from the curb and 10 feet apart, and the
plan if carried out in its entirety will
make the street one of the beauty spots
of New England.
Bellows Falls had its second fire in
two weeks Saturday afternoon, when
the Wheeler laundry, owned by u. b.
Wheeler & Co., on Rockingham street
was destroyed. The loss is estimated
at $40, 600. The plant was insured for
So, 900.
Edward Hurd, who works on the H..
A. Hunt farm in Windsor, took heavy
load of phosphate there recently and the
barn floor could not sustain the load
The wagon body, phosphate and Mr..
Hurd dropped into the basement, but
the wagon pole broke and saved the
horses from the fall. Hurd was badly
bruised
A big trout at the creamery bridge
in Lvndonvile, that for years has re-
sisted all attempts to land him, was
caught this week by Francis Cusson, a
year-old boy. Fearing the pole
would break, young Cusson drew in the
line by hand. The trout measured "a 4
inches and weighed two pounds and flve
ounces.
Walter Haskell of Waldoboro, Me. ;,
for two years an employee of the Wood,
bury Granite company of Bethel and
who later joined the Canadian army,
died in England May Is. His father,
Alfred Haskell, also employed IN Bethel,
but now of Worcester, Mass, has lost
his mind as the result of his son death.
The Rev. Bushrod Taylor, former
pastor of Methodist churches at Brlsto
and other Yer mont towns, and an old
time camp meeting leader at Silver
Lake and Spring Grove, has severed
his connection with the Methodist church
and has been received into the New
England conference of the Pentecosta
church of the Nazerene. Mr.. Taylor
has lived at Mooers, N. Y, for some
years and acted as evangelist at large
: Mrs. Gertrude Hines Of Belvidere, the
woman who is considered responsible fol-
the present epidemic of small poX n
this state. was arrested Monday after.
noon at Essex Junction by government
) authorities Immediately after she
had been released from quarantine
She is charged with violation of inter
, state health regulations. She was ad
, mitted to 5000 bail, being released OF
her own recognizance, Mrs Hines re
turned to her home at BelVdere.