Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-13
Vermont News
Brief Items of Interest From
Iround The State

The Central Vermont contemplates
improving its freight yards at Brattle-
boro.
Osmer Clark of West Townshend |
broke one leg below the knee Friday
while coasting
Mrs. T. P Dempsey of West Rut
land has a cactus plant bearing 242
buds and blossoms.
Fire Saturday evening destroyed a
large barn on the Charles Hall property
in Bennington, with much hay and a
baling machine.
After Mrs Catherine Grant of Ben
ningtOn had mopped a floor in her
home a few days ago, she slipped on
the wet surface, fell and fractured three
ribs.
A double runner on which a number
of Brattleboro boys and girls were slid
ing ran into telephone pole on Sun
day night and Katherine Lille broke
one leg in two places Some of the
others were slightly injured.
Maple sugar producers will be urged
by Deputy Commissioner Hiram Davis
of the department of weights and meas
ures to mark the net weight OF their
products on the package Failure toI
do this has often caused trouble.
The 25th exhibition of the Vermont
State Poultry association which opened
in ST. Adams Tuesday drew large
crowds of people, including many
prominent poultry fanciers through
ont thi, state and New England.
The A. B. Rugg Company, Inc, has
notified the secretary of state that of its
authorized capital stock of $4,000, the
sum of $4,000 has been paid i'll the
treasury. The notice is signed by Ar
chic B. Rugg, president, and Allen
Martin, clerk.
The right hand of Ora Mosher of
Sherburne was badly cut on a bench
saw at the f. G.. Spaulding mill, so
that he was taken to a hospital where
two fingers had to be amputated at
the second Joint and the foretinger be-
low the first joint. The thumb was
badly mangled.
George Pruno OF Barre, who deserted
from Fort Ethan Allen June If, was
taken into custody Saturday night by|
the Barre police and was taken to the
Post by Officer John Murley Pruno
also deserted the army in August, 1911
at Camp Funston and surrendered
himself at Columbus, Ohio, in 1920.
A big swarm OF bees was discovered
Sunday in the roof of Lorenzo q. Eat
ons house in Lyndonvile An immense
amount of comb had been built in be-
tween the partitions, some OF it black
with age, but much OF it was fresh
and an astonishing amount of good
honey was realized from the find.
Rev. P. A. Noln, curate of St. Pc
ter's church in Rutland, preached his
farewell sermon Sunday, having been
notified the evening before by Ri. Rev.
J. J. Rice of Burlington that he had
been transferred to the pastorate of the
Catholic church in Fairfield. Rev,
Thomas McMahon, pastor of the
church at Fairfield, has been trans
ferred to Rutland to succeed FIR. Nolin.
Rutland is to have a new industry
which will eventually employ 10 per
sons | Ginsberg & Bros. of New York
has bought the equipment OF the de-
funct Marble City Manufacturing COM
Dauy which made fancy waists here
for nearly three years and will conduct
the business under the management OF
Abe Dick Of New York, formerly with
Morganroth, Lesser < Co.
Some of the offices OF the secretary
Of States department i'll the State
House have been recognized so that
the automobile department is given
more room and the corporation bust
ness is centralized Rawson w, My
rick is now in one OF the offices on the
easterlv side of the building, next to
the office OF the secretary of State. In
Mr.. MyriCk's office, most OF the cor
poraton work will be done, the pub
lcity work OF the office will be hand
led, and the vital statistics work will
be done Election work and legisla
tive work will also be handed here.
Big Storm Sweeps State
The heavies snow storm of the win
ter started about 9 o'clock Wednesday
in Brattleboro. There was an accumu-
lation of about eight inches by evening,
and the storm was still in progress but
with decreasing intensity. Other places
in the state reported falls of snow from
five to eight inches.
Lewis Gets Appointment
Maj Robert W. McCuen, collector
of internal revenue, has appointed eX-
Senator L. II. Lewis of Hyde Park to
the internal revenue service. Mr.. Lee
: wis commenced his duties Wednesday
as deputy collector in the income re-
venue department with an office in the
federal building Mr.. Lewis has been
in the newspaper business for more
than 10 years,
Accused of Stealing Liquor
Henry Devlin, well known tailor,
and Francis Clark, truckman, of Bur
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