Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-06-16
Vermont News
Brief Items of Interest From
ArOund the State


awarded third prize in the annual
Kingsley prize speaking contest held at
the University of Vermont chapel Fri
day evening. Another st. Adams boy,
who competed was A. Bradley Soue.
About 60 people took the tour of the
Jersey cattle owners and breeders of
Washington county into Caledonia
county Friday. Moving pictures were
shown at the Darling farm at East
Burke where a herd of 200 head of
Jersey cattle was inspected.
The number of pheasant chicks on
the State game farm at St. Adams has
increased to 500, and at the present
percentage of Matching there will prob
ably be 600 more, out of the total of 2,
600 eggs set, Commissioner II. P.
Sheldon states, All the chicks are in a
healthy condition.
Dennison Slack, 10 years old, was
badly cut about the head and his wagon
was damaged when tree fell across
the road and struck the vehicle as he
was driving towards Bethel during a
heavy rain, hail and wind storm Mon
day afternoon. Though somewhat
stunned, he continued his trip to Bethel
and returned to his farm.
The three surviving members of the
class of 1864 at Middlebury college
had reunion at Middlebury this week.
The members of the trio are Rev. Ezra
Brainard, former president of the
college. j. X. Batcheder, senior mem
Der Of the law firm of Bates & Batchel-
der, of Bennington, and DIR. l.. II.
Hemenway of Honolulu, formerly of
Manchester.
Mrs. George Z. Ladd, GO, wife of the
late George Z. Laid, former pastor of
the Waterbury Congregational church,
is dead at Woodstock. Mrs Laid was
the daughter of Cyrus Hamlin, at one
time president of Middlebury college
and later president of Robert college in
Constantinople. She leaves two
daughters, Alice, who graduates this
week from Middlebury college, and
Carolyn, student at Wellesley college.
C. Z. Kent of Sherburne was in Rut-
land Tuesday morning exhibiting a
yearling bear which he trapped in the
vicinity of Sherburne this week. This
latest catch makes a total of two bears
and one bobcat to Mr.. Kent's credit for
the past week. The bear captured this
week makes Is which Mr.. Kent has
in his career as a trapper and hunter.
He usually makes an effort to capture
the animals alive in order that he can
dispose Of them to circuses and fairs.
The party from Field and Stream
which came to Vermont to take moving
pictures of bass fishing on Lake Cham
plain completed its work at Shanty
Point on Alburg bay Thursday and re-
turned to New York city. Commissioner
H. ?. Sheldon is of the opinion that six
or seven good exposures were obtained
on the six bass caught. He himself
caught one bass weighing about three
pounds. All the bass were returned to
the lake as soon as photographed. One
flashlight was also taken of Wall-eyed
pike fishing at night.
Damage to the ammount of about 81,
GOO was done by fire in George Ri.e's
house on South Main St, Brattleboro,
and one fire truck driver,
Glen A. Atkins, was thrown from the
he ok and ladder truck and sustained an
injury to one shoulder. The horses
turned to quickly as they LETT the hook
and ladder house, causing wheel TO
strike the door casing. One of the tugs
broke and the horses ran with the truck
swaying from side to side until it hit
pole, smashing ladder and throwing |
Mr.. Atkins to the ground.
Students at the University of Yer
mont, Burlington, are ready to marry, |
if the proper financial conditions can
be met A vote was recently taken |.
among the members of the senior class |
and one of the questions asked was, |
"What do you consider the proper in
come for marriage?" A very few who, |
perhaps, do not wish to marry set very
high incomes, but the majority believe
that a young married couple can do very /
well upon an income ranging from 81
800 to 50, 900. The person who seemed |
less troubled by money matters set 81, |
200 as her mark. One of the men, of |
perhaps a more cynical turn of mind |
than the rest, gave as his opinion that !
81, 800 is enough for some, but faith,
hope and charity for others.