Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-25
State Items

The Chester WOOD PRODUCTS COM
pany of Chester has incorporated with
$1,000 capital,
An over-heated chimney caused the
destruction of the home of John Sa-
colas of West Rutland last Friday.
William Mercer has been appointed
assistant postmaster at Barre, after be-
ing a clerk in the office for 20 years.
Mrs, N. D. Rice of Roxbury possess
es a large live colored butterfly found
by her husband in his sawmill recently.
One hundred homes were offered for
two babies that the Rutland Saliva
ton Army wanted to place in that city.
After disappearing temporarily, Frank
Calevro walked into the Barre police
Office to be fined $40 and costs for
planting a blow with his fist on another
mans face
To Cut Living Costs
The Bennington Merchants Associa-
ton has decided to do all it can to re-
duce the cost of living, Economies are
planned and a campaign to bring in
people from outside to do their shop
ping there will be made.
Three Out For Mayor
The political stage is set for the an
nual March meeting in Rutland, and
there are many players. Three can
ddates are out for the mayoralty
James c. Dunn, Alvah H. Pierce and
Charles w. Spencer who all want to be
at the head of the city government.
Amusement Firm Corporates
The Granite City Amusement Firm
has incorporated with capital stock
of $4,000, to conduct a moving pic
ture business in Barre. The Demeritt-
Dickerman company of East Granville
has also incorporated with $4,000 cap
ital, and will manufacture novelties.
Cars Crash, Occupants Escape
The automobiles of DR.. James M.
Hamilton and F. R. Patch of Rutland
crashed Sunday afternoon and were
badly damaged. but the occupants es-
capped injuries. One of the cars struck
an electric light post, carrying four
globes and brought it to earth.
Had 81 Truant Cases
Charles B. Costello, truant officer of
Rutland, had 81 cases before him dur
ing 1920 He succeeded in breaking
up a gang of seven incorrigible boys
by hailing them before the juvenile
court, with the result that all went to
the Industrial School.
Vermonter Dies in Florida
News has been received in St. Albans
of the death of Milford Sowles, 80, on
Wednesday of last week in Deland, Fla,
where he and his family were spending
the winter Mr. Sowles at one time
was connected with the department
of weights and measures in Montpelier
He resided in St. Adams.
Hen Nearly Put Out His Eye
Herbert c. Gleason of Montpelier
nearly lost one eye when hen picked
at him. While in the hen house in
search of eggs he was bending over
when hen thought his eye was a
choice morsel and picked at it. For
tunately only corner of the eye was
touched
Snow Stalls Chemical; House Burns
Fire believed to have been caused by
a defective chimney totally destroyed
the two-story brick building on Pine
Lodge farm in St. Johnsbury. The
loss is set at $500, covered by insur-
ance. The chemical was stalled by the
snoY on the way to the fire and had
to abandon the trip.
Fatally Burned by Matches
Returning from the barn where they
had been to do the morning chores Fri
day, Mr.. and Mrs. Gorton Ashton OF
Huntington found their four-year- old
son dying of burns and the younger
one, aged two nearly Smothered by
smoke The older boy died in a short
time. They had been playing with
Work or Jail
John Valenti of Rutland must work
to keep out OF jail. A sentence of
month at the House of Correction is
hanging over his head, as the result
of being convicted of having booze
with the intent to sell He was fined
$500, but the Jail sentence was sus-
pended and 500 of the fine RENTED
provided he went to work at once.
Fatally Hurt at Revival
William A. Steward of Barre frac-
tured his skull Friday evening when in
cropping about in an unlighted corridor
of the Worthen Block for the entrance
to a spiritualist's meeting, he fell
against a door leading to rear stair
way. He was precipitated down the
entire flight. His condition was cri-
teal when he was taken to the hospital
When Middlebury Got Two Inches
Southern Vermont was visited Sun
day by the hardest snowstorm of the
winter Snow began falling before day
light and at O'Clock that evening
about - inches had accumulated
Street cars managed to keep going all
day, the snowplow being kept constant
w in use, but patronage was very
small There was no appreCiable inn
pairment of wire service.
Carnival at Woodstock
The Carnival of the Winter Hills"
was staged at Woodstock Tuesday
Ski jumping, skie s-country races,