Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-08-18
Vermont News
Brtef Items Of Interest From
4rOund the State

James H. Clark, a prominent buisi-
ness man of Hardwick, formerly of
Morrisville, died at his home Thursday
night.
The city of Burlington has awarded a
SAG, 532. 80 contract for resufacing
South Union St, from Main st, to
Ledge road, to James E. eastman, of
Burlington.
Stanton E. Hitchcock, a well known
United States Customs man stationed
at Newport, who has figured in many
liquor seizures in that section, was sud
dinghy stricken with apoplexy at mid
night Friday. He is said to be in a
critical condition.
Harold Butler. of Burlington, 20 was
arrested at Grand Isle Wednesday,
charged with smuggling booze. When
officers stopped the car he was driving.
lO8 bottles of booze were found. He
was released under bail and will appear
later for trial.
Mrs. A. B. Judd, of Bethel, is suffer
ing from the effects of flesh wound
received in one thigh Tuesday, when
her eight-year-od son, Friedrich, shot
her with 22-calibre rifle, with which
he had been permitted to shoot rats in
the cellar of his home.
Margaret Agan, 14-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Della Agan of White River
Junction, is at the Hanover, N. H.,
hospital receiving treatment for bullet
wound in the thigh inflicted accidentally
late Monday by bullet from a 22-caIi-
bre revolver in the hands of l0-year-old
Anthony O'Brien. The bullet, which
lodged in the heshy part of the thigh,
did not touch the bone.
The little girl had been entrusted with
the care of a neigbors hens and she
took number of young friends with
her. Young O'Bren discovered a rusty
revolver on The floor of the barn in
which the hens were kept. Thinking
that 1t was empty, he pointed the
weapon towards the floor and pulled
the trigger. The revolver went off,
kicking as it did sufficiently to raise
the muzzle to an angle high enough to
wound the girl, who was standing near.
Six people were injured so that they
went to the Mary Fletcher hospital at
Burlington Friday evening, when
Chevrolet touring car east-bound met in
head-on collision an Olsmobile road
ster, coming from Winooski The Chev-
rolet was teleScoped, while the Odsmo-
bile, although damaged, was not so
badly smashed None of the party was
injured seriously enough to remain at
the hospital over night
Mrs. Lucy S. Chaifee of Berkshire
celebrated her Tooth birthday Aug. ; at
the homesof her daughter, Mrs. j. c. .
Weld A large number Of people were
present to congratulate her, including
grandchildren, great grandchildren and /
great-great- grandchildren Five gen
erations were photographed, as was the /.
entire group. Mrs. Chaffee is very ac-
tive and on her Tooth birthday insisted 1
on wipng the dishes after each meal.
" Charles Capen of Goshen, had mar
row escape from taking a bath in OF .
ter Creek Saturday night. While driv- |
ing his automobile from Sudbury to .
Brandon the steering rod of his car
broke and it plunged over an embank- !
ment landing against some trees on the .
edge of the Creek few feet from the
water. Capen was driving slowly at
the time There were three persons in
the car, and no one was injured and the
car was not damaged.
The Steele Granita Comnanv Inc of'
Parre has tntai of co. lSa 70 ~ u, IA ~
up capital stock out of SIS 600 total
stock issued. according TO an affidavit
filed with the secretary of state. OF this
amount 81. 600 is in cash and the re- .
mainder in property. The affidavit is .
signed bv Ernest ]. Carlson. president
and william Club. clerk. The company
has also filed certificate of the pr6- .
posed issue of the amount of stock for
which payment has been received. The
ssue is 35S shares of common at 800
Der share.
Caorra A C+ayans Of NortbeoId
Fails wboae csr w y strnc ~, Of t'''' tbe
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