Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-05-14
Vermont Items

A workman on a bridge at Wells
River grasped a live wire and although
he was thrown 20 feet on his back he
lives to tell the tale
Gerald L. Walker of Bethel may be
permanently disfgured as the result of
injuries received about the face when
the truck he was driving plunged 30
feet down a bank.
The Methodist conference recently
held at Springfield voted for the modi-
hcation, or removal from the church
discipline of the ban on dancing and
other amusements.
Not one criminal case came to trial
in the just ended term of Rutland
county court, thus establishing a rec
ord. 1t is the first time since county
court has been held that such has been
the situation.
Four gallons of syrup from six hun
bred naples tapped was the experience
of a farmer in the southern part of
the state. The hired man preferred to
work his team digging a cellar in tene-
ment houses in nearby busy town.
Barre granite cutters will guide the
cutters in New Haven, Conn. in their
wage settlement. The Connecticut men
voted to accept a 81 per day wage on
condition that if the Barre men re-
ceived IS they also would obtain like
increase.
Fuller c. Smith of ST. Adams is a
candidate for delegate to the national
republican convention Mr. Smith, it
is said, would prefer not to be sent than
to go as a member of a delegation
pledged to support any particular can
didate now in the field
Discussion of the need of an ade-
quate Sunday observance law and adj
ditional legislation with respect to mar
riages in Vermont constituted an en-
livening feature of the opening session
of the Vermont Congregational Con-
ference in Brattleboro.
Emile Leclair of Lowell, Mass, has
been held in bonds of $500 for appear
ance in United States court at Wind
sor, charged with smuggling his niece,
Marie Monalda of Windsor Mills, P
O., deaf and dumb girl, into this
country.
An article telling how Miss Helen
Tyler of Enosburg Falls, won success
in the theatrical game appears in "Self
Made Women Tell of Their Early
Struggles in the current issue of Sue
cess. She won a fortune through an
interest in within the Law.
A minimum salary of $1,000 for Meth
odist pastors was decided upon at the
recently held Methodist Conference Of
the St. Adams and St. Johnsbury dis
tricts at Springfield 1t was also voted
that $4,000 be raised to be used in
addition to other funds to provide an
income for retired ministers.
Bennington village trustees have re-
fused to change the names of eight
streets on petition of members of the
American Legion 1t wa sasked that the !
names of eight Bennington men who
were either killed in action or died OF
wounds substituted for the present
designations of as many thorOughfares. !
The first theatre in Vermont to be
equipped with an organ, is the new
Latchis Theatre at Brattleboro, now
nearing completion. A two-manual
mahogany finish Estey electric organ
with three notes Of chimes has been in
stalled Tapestry brick laid in at
tractive design were used in the front
construction of the house. The seat
ing capacity is 800.
Associate Judge Wendell P. Stafford
of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia has embraced the Catholic
faith. Judge Stafford is a resident OF
St. Johnsbury and is we'll known from
one end of the state to the other 1t
is said in St Johnsbury he was a mem
Der of the Episcopal church. Judge
Stafford has been prominently spoken
of as a candidate for the United States
Senate against William P. Dillingham;
1t is planned to open the Green
! Mountain Home founded by Edward
H. Everett of Old Bennington, for the
care, maintenance, education and in
struction in agriculture and horticul-
4 ture of the minor sons of soldiers or
sailors who have served IN the army
or navy of the United States or in any
army or navy of any Of the European
governments allied against the central
powers in the World War, on June l.
The main school building was com
pleted some time ago
The Rev William n. Roberts OF VIII
Jamestown, 40 years a Methodist pas
tor, started as a young man for Mont
pelier Seminary at Montpelier with
only S25 in his pocket; worked his way
through a preparatory course OF three
wears at that institution and then did
the same stunt in taking his theologi-
cal training of three years at Boston
University. His first charge was in
the town of Isle La Motto, and his
last ole at Stowe; his first sermon at
Isle La Motto was preached Just %
years ago. He has lost but three Sun
DAYS through sickness during these
wears and only once missed attending
the annual meetings Of the Vermont
conference.
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