Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21

chance for recovery. Mr.. Holden dis
covered her in an adjoining room. Mrs.
Holden had written a note, saying
she was sorry she "had to do this"
and bidding him and their three small
children farewell
Use Vermont Asbestos
Vermont is to supply the first asbes-
tos to be spun into cloth for CONNER
cial uses. Tie use of long fbered as
bestos for making brake Innings for
automobiles and for weaving into cloth
for packing and a variety of other
uses has already been successfully ac-
complished but it has been the ambi-
ton of producers to use the so-called
Short fiber" in the same way. For the
first time in history this has been &C
complished and the raw material for
the development OF this important in
dustry is coming from the plant of the
Asbestos Company of Ambelvidere
mountain which is now approaching
completion.
Estate Short $4,000
Montpelier, Ian. l4-When the set
Element of the estate of Amos L. Mer-
rill was completed Thursday in pro-
bate shortage of $500 was reported
to Judge Frank Martin by Receiver
G.. B. Carpenter, of the Barre Savings
Bank & Trust company, which was adj
ministrator of the estate.
The estate was valued at about $780,
600 and there are securities amounting
to $500 that are missing. 1t was
stated that this amount was one of the
accounts to which Frank G.. Rowland
pleaded guilty recently, which result
ed in his going to States prison. A
general bond covers all trust funds
handled by the bank.
$4,000 Booze in Hayload
Another large seizure of liquor was
made Friday morning by Deputies
Harry Mcclellan and H. c. Webb Of
St Adams while examining a carload
of baled hay billed from Canada to a
large city in New England Officials,
however, refused to make the details
public.
The seizure consisted of Is cases of
all kinds Of liquor Most of the bev-
arage was Holland rum which was i'm
ported into Canada. The estimated
price of the liquor at the prevailing
prices was $4,000 The contraband
was found in the rear Of the car, the
bales of hay entirely hiding it from
sight. The $50 bales of No. hay
seized are alone worth large amount
of money.
Frost and Delay Add to Injury
Herbert J.. Fuller, prominent farmer
of Stowe Hollow, was badly injured
by a tree while working in the woods
Yesterday, and nearly frozen before
his sons could get him home. His con-
dition is serious
A tree that he was chopping fell
over him. Hitting him in the chest,
and breaking several ribs on both sides,
and also iniuring his back.
His sons. Is and Is. were with him,
but he was so badly injured that they
had difficulty in getting him out of the
woods, bringing him part way home
on load of wood. 1t twas two hours
after the accident before they reached
the house. and his legs were nearly
paralyzed by the cold
Both village doctors were away on
cases and another delay occurred be-
fore medical attention was secured.
Soldiers Home Wants $4,000
The annual report of the officers of
the Soldiers Home at Bennington has
been made to the Legislature The
trustees ask for the same appropria
ton as two years ago, namely $4S,0O0
They call attention to the fact that
the buildings should be painted a new
range is needed in the kitchen; fences
about the farm need repairing the
building known as the farmers build
ing needs repairs and to meet these
special expenditures they ask for
$4,000 additional. There was Sll,S3535
realized in farm products, and also the
sales amounting to S3,13640 The net
balance from the farm was S5,409.4.
The physicians reports from June
80. 1918, there were Is in the home
and 81 have gone to the hospital in
the two wears. Twenty-six have been
discharged, while Is have died. leaving
- under treatment at the home June
80 1920
The donations and gifts show Red
field Proctors 500 for Thanksgiving
The Relief Corps throughout the
State has given freely to the home or
hospital
Harding Thanked Centenarian
Mrs. Abbie Haskell. who died at
Springfield last week when within a
few days of rounding out l0l years, re-
ceived the following letter from Presi-
dent HardingS secretary early this
month; MY Dear Mrs. Haskell:
Through the courtesy of friend, SEN
ator Harding has learned that upon
election day, although 100 years Of age,
you thought enough of him and the
principles which he represented to 90
to the polls and cast your vote ac
cordingly. For this, he is personally
grateful and desires me to extend to
you his most appreciative thanks. He
trusts that many years of health and
happiness await you and that you
may be able through all the years to
come to go to the polls on each cleo
ton day and cast your vote according
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