Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-06-09
Vermont News
Brief Items Of Interest From
around tie State

ST bidder Tor the electric contract CO.
ected with the construction of the new
tate armory at Mortified. The bid
las 1895, while the G.. F. Blodgett Co.
+ Burlington were low bidders on the
umbing contract, their bid being
a, 447
Bids were opened Thursday for the
obstruction of ll7-foot single span
ridge at Huntington in which the low
st steel structure bid was made by
Eugene A. Simpson of Boston at S4, 300
While the lowest bid for construction of
he abutments was by H. w. Walton of
Washington at 81, 700. The bridge, will
e bow string trusts.
Cranking a car with an arm broken,
rWing to the doctors house, finding
i'm absent and continuing his quest
ntil the surgeon was located and the
racture reduced, was the stunt per-
ormed by John Stannard of Manchester
NJ ENTER last week who fell from ladder,
reaking the bones of his left arm.
The fish and game department re-
orts that the Matching of pheasants is
oming along very successfully and
boks extremely encouraging. The de-
artment has 1900 eggs at Shanty
font on Lake Champlain and some
900 among the farmers and sports
nen of the state. 1t is from the latter
hat the reports of the hatchings are
oming in.
The U. S. postal authorities have de-
ded that the name of Felchville should
ereafter be known as Reading, and all
nail intended for here must be so ad-
ressed hereafter There is a wide
Inference of opinion between residents
s to the change and it is possible that
Is much discussion will result as did
ONE years ago over the attempted
hange of North Hartland to Evarts.
The Rev W. r. Davenport, super
ntendent of the st. Adams district of
he Vermont Methodist Churches, is
now making an extended trip with a
nance committee of the church consist
ng of four other members, engaged in
determining the valuation of the church
properties in the various small towns of
istrct. The trip will enclude over 400
niles of automobile travel.
Louis Scott, 80, of Poutney killed
himself by shooting in the barn at his
lOme Saturday evening. The body was
ound on the barn floor and murder was
It first suspected, but State Attorney
Charles E. Novak of Rutland, after
making an investigation, decided that
feath was self inflicted. Mr. Scott had
been in poor health long time. He is
survived by his wife.
Charles A. Parker Of Rutland, travel
ng salesman for the Barrett mamufact-
:. lring company of Boston and well
known throughout Vermont, which was
included in his territory, died Sunday of
meningitis. He was a member of
Marble City Council, u. c. T., Of
Rutland, and Roswell Lee Lodge of
4 Masons and the Knights Templar of
Springfield, Mass, He is survived by
his wife.
Approximately the only new condition
developing in the granite industry is
the cancelling of contracts between the
manufacturers and the power com
panies as effective of June l. Previous
to this time there was contract
between the two parties for minimum
payments for month for power, and
As result of the granite depression
manufacturers have allowed their con-
tracts to lapse. Carloads of granite are
coming from the qsarries three days in
the week
The records of the secretary Of
states office show a total number of
cars registered the first five months Of
this year to be 34,09l. Last year at the
same time 30,377 were registered.
There are 2,030 more operators licenses
issued than last year. The motorcycle
registration has fallen off nearly 200.
The total receipts for the first five
+ months were $608, 749 "a, against $3.50,
533 Go last year. There were 7, Ill cars
registered in the month of May this
year against 5,844 registered in May,
i9A.
Harry A. Black, secretary of state,
has taken away the automobile oper-
atOrs licences from the following
persons from Fred P. French of West
Burke and Oscar H. Stanley of Frank
lin for fatal accidents, Arthur C. Trav-
ers of Newport, suspended indemnity as
y Ia person unfit to operate a car; Clarence
C. FarnswOrth of Barre, revoked be-
cause of conviction at Chelsea; Harry
Foley of East Ryegate revoked for al
lodged intoXication trouble and A. F.
Beaulac of Enosburg Falls suspended
Indemnity for alleged excessive use
of intOXcants Indefinite suspension of
the license of Joseph Marcott of
Swanton, the offence being intOxi-
cation. The license of Harry w Rock
Of Burlington was revoked the man
having been convicted Of intoXication
while driving an automobile.
An almost miraculous escape from in
slant death occurred Monday near
North Troy when a nine-cyinder air
plane with two passengers crashed to
earth and landed against a stone wall
>The machine was driven by H. Wells
of Worcester, Mass, and was going
from Richford to Worcester, with
Carl Carpenter, treasurer of the Rich
ford Savings bank as passenger. At an
elevation of half mile and going at a
speed of 100 miles an hour the engine
stalled. The driver ATTEMPTED to land on
glide and reduced to Is miles an hour
but when it reached the earth it cOllided
with stone wall. Driver Wells was
thrown so feet but picked himself up
scared and well shaken up but pract-
ically uninjured. Treasurer Carpenter