Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-03
State Items


W, B. Simonds of Peru is 90 years
old well, and still reads without glasses.
Rutland is the first place in Vermont
TO raise money for home for the Sal
kation Army,
The Universalist Church of Chester
recently celebrated the 10Th anniver-
bary OF its founding.
The Bellows Falls High School gave
is annual bazaar Thanksgiving night
'or the senior class benefit
Because he pointed a revolver at
pne of his neighbors, c. n Nicholson
II Sandgate was fined $25 and costs.
Bennington and Pownal were said
% be the only places in Vermont that
id not have sleighing Thanksgiving
bay
Miss NJ w. Atkinson has given $500
0 the Newbury Memorial Library in
/, nemory of her mother Mrs Katherine
BARTLETT Anderson.
Seventy eight names are on the hon
r roll tablet to be dedicated in ,he
congregational church, Rutland, De
ember II
R. D. Bridge, veteran OF the Civil
Jar. serving, in Co. T, 9th Regiment,
ermont Volunteers is dead at West
Woodstock.
Cranking his automobile, Harry Loo
is of Hydeville badly jammed his
sht hand and shattered the bone Of
be middle finger.
M. !. Hapgood of Peru wishes to
NY any deer, motherless fawns or
lose grown up that can be captured
be placed in his park.
Victor Moves of Rutland, student of
nnapolis, played a prominent part in
football victory of the Navy over
e Army last Saturday
A hint of foul play has been received
garding the death of Alfred Berube,
II of Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon b ube
St. Johnsbury, which occurred at
ountain Park. Alberta.
Batchelder President
E. B. Batchelder of Townshend has
en- elected president of the Windham
# bunty Savings Bank at Newfane. He
S been a member OF the board of
istees for 80 years.
Dedicate New Church Bell
The new bell which has been present
the Episcopal church at Wells has
en- dedicated to the memory OF the
ev Oliver Hopson, rector of the
arch from lS47 to 1868
Oil Heater Explodes
An oil heater left lighted in a ,oom
the old Ludlow House at Ludlow
ploded the other evening. Prompt
ton by the village fire department
evented the destruction of the house
Fifty Years Wed
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Watkins Of
ringheld, VT, celebrated their gold
Jyedding anniversary November 49,
q 100 friends assembled to honor
EN- They have two sons and three
lighters
Loses His Left Eye
Charles Richardson of Orange suffer
such severe injuries recently that he
to have his left eve remOvd. He
operating a doubleedge saw when
<not from a board flew with terrihv
ed and pierced the eve.
Stole 81, Fined SIS
.orenzo Messier, IS, OF North Troy,
aiding guilty to stealing 81 from his
MI mate at Fairbanks Inn was fined
and costs in St Tohnsbury NUM-
al court the other day. The total
the 50 theft came to S36.45.
Accepts Granite Bridge
he new granite arch bridge has
n formally accepted by Barre and
final payment made to the con-
,tors. The total amount outside of
gineer Storr's bill and that of land
mage amounted to SOS, 1880
Only Four Cases for Jury
he December term of Orange coun-
court will open December I and is
ected to be short one There are
four cases set for trial by jury.
cases are listed for trial by the
rt. Judge Stanley c. Wilson is to
side
Killed in Alberta
r and Mrs Napoleon Berube OF
Johnsbury have received word that
r son, Alfred Berube, 10, was kill
in an accident in the Mountain
k Coal company mine at Mountain
k, Alberta. Young Berube went
i in August.
Train Hits Auto
u. Newman of Canaan, represen-
re of the Connecticut River Realty |
pany of Stewartson, ~ H., mar
escaped death when a train hit
auto on the Maine Central line
St. Iohnsbury He jumped from
machine just before the collision.
Struck by Tree Limb
enry Gtout of Brookfeld was
Elk on the head by a falling tree
November Is. which rendered him
luscious. An operation revealed a
e-cornered piece OF skull bone press
nst the brain. After the operation
recognized his family, but relapsed |
uncOnsciousnss
Truck and Oxen Collide
Brigham and company Of Morris
reported to the secretary OF State F,
its milk truck and a yoke of
collided one day last week on the !