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

at Enosburg Falls last June 30 When
arraigned she pleaded guilty.
Bennington County Gets Club Agent
Miss Marion Hardy, of Manuel, N
Y, has been chosen by the University
of Vermont, Agricultural Extension
Service, as County Club Agent for
Bennington County, to succeed Miss
Martha Pratt, resigned Miss Hardy is
graduate of Mount Holyoke, and has
had special courses at Cornell, She
will begin her work with the boys and
girls of ennington County on March
first.
Prisoner Acts as Jailer
John Corcoran, prisoner at the Wind
ham county jail at Newfane, wrote the
Brattleboro Reformer that one Sam
Boyd, also a prisoner was acting as
jailer, saying that he had the keys and
work. Corcoran also said the prisoners
After words" Corcoran said he was
locked up by Boyd and given close
confinement at the end of hard days
work. Corcoran also says the prisoners
struck for two days in order TO get
Something to eat"
Brattleboro Too Wants a Band
More than 20 Brattleboro musicians
assembled in response to an invitation
of the chamber of commerce, to discuss
the matter of organizing a band Much
interest was shown and it was decided
to organize. A Committee consisting
of Dr. George R. Anderson, E. G Gus
tafson, Spencer W. Knight, Joseph E.
Brockington and Carl S. Hopkins,
president of the chamber of commerce,
was elected to bring in nominations
for officers next Saturday night.
Fine Trick Book Agent
George w. Worthington of West
Philadelphia was fined S. and costs in
Rutland city court for securing money
under false pretenses. The State al
legged he was putting out a book for
keeping of records for income tax re-
turn and insisting that if the book
were not purchased a federal man
would appear and huge fine would be
the result. He had found six gullible
Italians, and they appeared as COM
plainants against him. All got their
money back.
State Templar Head Dies
Otis N. Kelton of St Albans,
judge of the Probate court OF Frank
lin county, died at his home on Fair
field ST., Sunday afternoon at o'clock
after an illness of several weeks
Judge Kelton was a member Of the
Franklin County Bar association and
the different Masonic orders of that
city and grand commander Of the
grand commandery of ermont,
Knights Templar. He was member
Of St Lukes Episcopal church, having
been a vestryman for many years.
Forged Check in Horse Trade
William Houghton was arraigned be-
fore Judge Nathan N Post at Enos-
burg Falls Friday on a charge Of for
gerry He pleaded not guilty and was
bound over to the March term of
Franklin county court under bail of
$500 which was furnished. William
Greenia of Sheldon, who was also i'm
plicated in the same forgery, it is al
legged, was arrested and lodged in the
Franklin county jail. The forgery was
of check of $40 which figured in
horse trade.
Team Breaks Through Ice
While at work cutting ice just above
the dam near the cotton mill in Win
ooski Thursday afternoon, two horses
broke through the ice into nine feet of
water For a time it was feared that
one OF the horses would be lost, as it
took nine men who were working
around there to get the animals out.
The men broke up the ice from the
shore to the place where the horses
went through and by means of rope
brought them to shore With the ex-
ception of few bruises and cuts, the
horses are as we'll as ever and worked
the next day.
Green Mt. Boys Make Good
H. T. Johnson, adjutant general, has
received from the war department
documents showing the record which
three Vermont boys have made in the
officers training school at Camp Ben
nings, Ga. There were 40 men gradu-
ated in the class of which Lieut. Will
liam J. Kelley of Rutland received
second hank; Lieut. George Stack of
Bellows Falls stood 2Sth in the list,
while Captain E. H. Newton of Bur
lington was taken i'll about the m iddle
of the course with the result that he
did not complete it He was marking
near the top when taken i'll.
Legion Post Condemns Senate
Commander E. W. Gibson of Brat
tleboro Post, No. 5, American Legion,
announced Friday the adoption Of
resolution by the post condemning the
action of the Vermont Senate in failing
to confirm the appointment of Capt. |
Harold p. Sheldon of Fair Haven by !
Gov. lanes Hartness for the office of
State fish and game commissioner to
succeed Linus Leavens No criticism |
of Commissioner Leavens is made by |
the post. the commander says, but the |
members feel unanimously that the
governor should be permitted to have |
Capt Sheldon for commissioner as long |
as no fault is found with the latter
U. V. M. Elects Football Leader
B. F. Clarity, %, of Brookline