Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-12
State Items

kefbury Record.
Fire in North Troy Mill
ire in the boiler room of the Blair
at North Troy the other day
several hundred dollars damage be-
a three hours fight with the flames
successful
& Lull Reduces Prices
Is a result of lull in the granite in
strv at Barre local clothing mec-
hints offered fall and winter merchan-
at greatly reduced prices in an
1eavor to move a portion OF The
&c stock on hand,
Norwich Football Star Breaks Leg
Cadet Edwards of Maiden, Mass
ar center on the championship Nor
oh University football eleven, sui
red a broken leg in the game with
University of Vermont last Sa,ur-
lv afternoon. He will be in the hos
tai for six weeks.
Prison or Alimony
Bernard Saunders must pay his Wlie
imonv due her or go to jail Tor oo
avs He was hailed into Rutla I'd coun-
Arcourt Monday on contempt proceed
Is for failing to comply with an or
er to pay Mrs. Saunders so per
geek
Hears Vermont Authoress
Sarah Cleghorn, the authoress and
hoetess. who makes her home in Man
Ehester spoke the other day before the
Woman's club at St. Johnsbury She
,poke on "Fiction" and told the cup
,f the authors colony in her part oil
he State
Near Centenarian Votes
George w. Smith of Stafford voted
At the general election last wees
houqh he is 9S years old. de rope sN
miles in order to cast his vote laspGs
Il Harding of the same town VINO -
n walked two and hall niles ~
the polling place.
Escape Scantily Clad
The family of Mrs. Anna Wal3riase
&c South Cabot were awakened me
- D.har morning by hearing the crack
inc Of flames and had time only 10
serane scantily clad from the nouse'
The;T home was destroyed and ITS con-
tents totally lost.
Vermont Girl Leads
Miss Minerva Blanchard of Spring,
field will take the leading part IN hn
af ~ Sudden Peggy" to be presented by
,he Dramatic club at the College vi
! ;heral Arts OF Boston University on
November 10. She is a senior ana mas
Loon nrominent in all dramatics'
Probe Gas Rates
The Rutland Chamber of Comme(Ce
&c onnointed a committee to ask the
r;ght to examine books OF the Kutla!u
Railway Light & Power company ~
-eIa+;on TO gas rates. The purpose Is
~ make an impartial inquiry peiole
he organization takes any action
Criticise Fire Dept. Cost
Criticism over the increased cost &,
he FIRE department of Barre received
+, ttont;on NV the city aldermen the
atber dav. The department has al
Teadv overdrawn its appropriation 10
no extent of nearly $1,000 and est-
mates for the remainder OF the ye'i
will total nearly $4OOO
MAY Resume Relations
Indications point strongly, it is SAID
to resumption of athletic relations
1etween Goddard Seminary ana
high school of Barre when
have ceased for several years. WIN
new administration insisting on high
scholastic standing, it may be poSSiolGi
10 bring the seminary and other school
teams together again
Loses Leg
Edgio Taverelli, son OF Mr., ana MIS-
Achille Taverelli, one of Rutland S
best known athletes, and a veteran Oh
the World War. had to have one OF MS
legs amputated close to the mp III
New York the other day, Injuries re,
oeived last fall while playing football
nm a navy team are thought to nave
1een the cause OF the amputation'
Attacked His Mother
Herman Fulsom of Cabot, Is, plea"
I'd guilty. in Barre city court the othcr
day to rough handling OF his l"theE
who is IS. She was scratched N me
and as a result Judge
Scott gave the son a year and han
At the State prison and a fine OF Soo'
The sentence was suspended and ne
was MT ON probation for two years.
Uphold Principal
The trustees of Goddard Seminary
,nbold the stand of Principal Dawson.
who ruled that a standing OF 81 must
ne maintained before any OF the STU
dents will be permitted to represent
the school on any of the athletic teams
The rule resulted in the major portion
If the football team being disqnallhtd
and one game had to be Cancelled.
Eloctrocuted at Work
William Milham, q years old, was
sloctrocuted Tuesday afternoon while
testing out transformers in the stock
room of the Montpelier & Barre Light
& Power company in Montpelier he
23OO volts are thought to have gone
through his right hand and out by the
lower left leg. His father had been
killed some months ago by the eXplo-
sion of a gasoline motor.
Seeks $4,000 Damages
Claiming his hips were badly in
iured his right shoulder and his stom-