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State News Briefs Newport hith annual regatta on Lake Memphremagog was won by Guy Fletcher of Rutland, who piloted boat owned by Glen Campbell of the Bomoseen-Dunmore club. A horse in Brandon was stunned and partially paralyzed Sunday by a bolt of lightning that set afire the barn on Volney Baker's place. Neighbors saved the structure from destruction by use of fire apparatus and water. Because Joseph Koslowski of Brat tleboro disturbed the peace of the neighborhood by quarreling in his home, he was complained of, and fined $50 and costs when in municipal court before Judge O. B. Hughes. Mrs. Alice Corrow died at the home of her son-in-law, William Gates, in East Elmore July 19. She was 105 years of age. Her daughter, Mrs. Gates, and several grandchildren survive. The funeral was held at St. Norbert's Catholic church in Hardwick Saturday, July 22. The house and barn, together with contents, including the household furniture, farming tools, machinery and wagons on the Will Hall place owned and occupied by Myran Flint and located about one mile and a half from Waits rier on what is known as "Fellows hill," were burned to the ground Sunday morning. Falls in Brattleboro resulted in injuries to Fred McClure and Miss Grace MacDougal of New York at separate homes Saturday. They were taken to the Memorial hospital for treatment. as was Harry W. Whalen for the amputation of two toes from his left foot after he was in an automobile accident. Working near a shafting in a Jay quarry, Roy Webster of Moretown was seriously injured recently when his clothing became caught in the shafting of drilling machine. An artery in his head severed and his body with bruises and cuts. As soon as possible the machinery was stopped and the man freed from entanglements in the shafting. W. E Bashaw of Burlington was found guilty of driving while intoxlicated by a jury in Addison County Municipal Court Wednesday He pleaded not guilty when arraigned after being out on bail since July 5, when he was arrested in Starksboro by Constable Gail Mason. A fine of $150 and costs was imposed by Judge LeRoy Russell. Miss Dorothea Carbine, one of three badly injured in an automobile accident near Salisbury July 20, when motor car driven by Benjamin -0. Garlock of Glens Falls, N Y., failed to round curve and struck tree, Wednesday brought suit in Rutland county court against Garlock demanding damages of $15,000 and accusing the defendant of negligent Nine Vernon tobacco growers have signed contracts with the federal government to reduce by 50 per cent their tobacco acreage this year, next year and in 1935. The nine planted 30 acres the past two years, and will limit their acres to tobacco crop to 15 these three years. Each farmer signing is to be paid $75 an acre by the as rental, the sum to be paid by a processing tax on toacco. Harrison G. Woodruff. conservator of the Montpeller Savings Bank and Trust Co., stated that progress was made at the adjourned meeting of the stockholders Wednesday afternoon. A committee of stockholders was appointed to co-operate with the trustees and the meeting adjourned again until o'clock Friday, August 11, in the rooms of the bank. Suspensions of Drivers Licenses Four men, for driving while in an intoxicated condition, have been con-