Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-18

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announced their candidacy for mayor
of Montpelier. 1t is reported that
Mayor Shurtleff may run if Mr. Laird
does not decide to become a candidate
Everybody is watching to see how the
amendments to the city charter come
along.
GA Quarts of Liquor Seized
James F. Mulvaney of Bombay, N
Y, and Robert Webb of Fort Coving-
ton, N Y, were brought to Burlington
Saturday night by United States Gus
toms Officer Louis Poirier of Alburg
and lodged in the county jail Null
vaney and Webb were arrested by
customs officers at the station in AL
burg when about to board Rutland
railroad train No. 46 Saturday evening
Sixty-four quarts of liquor that they
had in suit cases were seized.
Four Year Old browns
Oscar, four-year-old son of Mr., aud
Mrs. Albert Fisher of St. Johnsbury,
was drowned in Sleeper's river Friday
afternoon. In company with his sew
en-yeaE-oId sister, Madeline, and a
playmate, he was playing upon the
ice of the river. Owing to the mild
ness of the winter the river is not
entirely frozen over and the children
we're amusing themselves by throwing
snowballs into the water to see them
splash. Venturing too near the edge
the little fellow slipped and fell into
the icy waters.
ALPS Well That Ends Well
After telling Windsor court that
they had had trouble over a stove and
a cat, that her husband was displeased
because she had told his relatives she
had two children by previous mar
rage, that sometimes they did not
speak. Mrs. Maude E. Lockwood seem
ed on the verge of collapse as her hus-
band, Guy E. Lockwood, began to tes-
tify. Court called halt, later the cou-
pie shook hands, INDUCED in some
manifestation of affection and all end
ed happily, seemingly with Mrs. Lock.
woods petition being withdrawn.
cotton Memorial Stone
A Cotton boulder which is to be
placed in Main Street Park in Rutland
by Ann Story Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution as a memoir
ial to the IA men from Rutland who
died in the war was started Tuesday
on its two mile journey which will
take three DAYS at least. With jacks
it was hoisted from the spot where
the glacier left it centuries ago and
put on especially constructed stone
boats Then four caterpillar tractors
were hitched to it, three ahead to haul
and one behind to pull back on down
grades
Alumni Rally at Goddard
Goddard Seminary at Barre is to
welcome her graduates for an alumni
rally at the school, February %. The
plans for the day include class re-
unions, alumni banquets, speeches by
some of the best known men and wom-
en- who have been connected with the
school. and a concert by Goddard
alumni The celebration is under the
management of the board of trustees
and the alumni association. Present
indications are for an unusually inter
esting day The following are a few
of the attractions: Program arranged
by Kathleen LeBarron Luce, class Of
1915, and Betty Brown, class Of 1908;
address by Arthur W, Pierce, former
principal.
Autoists Suspensions Begin
Harry A. Black, secretary OF State,
has removed several automobile OPP
orators licenses. These include Earl
L. Bailey of Essex Junction, removed
for making false statements in his APP
plication for a chauffeurs license; S.
w, Mayhem of Bennington, suspended
60 days for using an automobile with
out the owners consent; Philip NJ o.
Neil suspended indefinitely for being
convicted Of intoxcation; Robert J
Blanchard of Rutland, suspended in
definitely for alleged intoxication;
John R. Knapp of Stamford, suspend
ed for causing an accident and leaving
the scene without stopping; Max
Blanchard of Burlington, suspended as
the result of an accident.
Blames Exchange and Express Co.
Claiming that he has lost a consider
able sum because of the defendants
carelessness and the depreciation of
foreign exchange, Peter ZambOn of
Rutland brought suit against the
American Express company to recover
$500 Papers were served on Secre-
tary of State Harry A. Black because
the defendant is a concern whose Off
GERS are out of the State Mr.. Fam
bon declares that the company does a
banking business in New York and
that he gave them 5000 awo years ago
to send to Italy for him The money
was not sent and now the company
wants to settle for the original 5000.
asserts he. is entitled to what
the sum represented in Italian money
"a months ago.
Triple Suit Against B. & M.
Papers on three suits brought by ".
A. Billiard district attorney, against
the Boston & Maine railroad company
have been filed with the Secretary of
5 ate. The company is charged with
an alleged violation of certain federal
laws in which the penalty is a fine of
$500. He charges that on certain days
they allowed NJ +. Pierce, J J Nor
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