Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-07-12
State l1erps.

Willoughby lake in Westmore is said
be the deepest body of water in the
nited States.
John Barry, mill employee at Bel
bws Falls, was drowned in the river
here, Tuesday, while bathing
4 Royal Il. Dubois, for 20 years cashier
/ the Randolph national bank, has re-
tgned on account of impaired eyesight.
The voters of Bennington village have
ecided not to buy the village water
FORKS, which are the property of pri-
ate corporation.
a large race meeting of wheelmen is
be held at BrattleborO under the direc-
on of the Vermont Wheel club August
D.. There will be seven races.
= The special meeting of the Vermont
ish and Game league which was called
pr the oath inst. at Isle LaMotte has
cen postponed to Thursday, the LIST OF
August.
Sixteen former members of Vermont
egiments during the war have Just pre-
ented to the soldiers home at Benning-
bn an eight-day clock. They all reside
} Springfield, Mass.
John b. Moore, a somewhat noted
tutland politician and prominent mem
er of several secret societies, died sud
emily at his home Monday night. lie
las ~ years of age.
Shing Foo, Chnaman arrested at
Iorth Troy for being in the United
tates wthou ia permit, has been sent to
he house of correction for three months.
It the expiration of his term he will be
exported.
Y A new industry has been started in
kewfane. The Vermont Spring COM
any has completed bottling establish
lent for bottling mineral water which is
hid to be as good in many respects as
hat of Saratoga Springs.
Rutland is soon to have one of the
est equipped hospitals in New England,
j the plans of Rutland physicians are
arried out. 1t is proposed to form a
took company and greatly enlarge the
rlvate hospital now in operation.
Associate Justice David j. Brewer of
he United States supreme court has tax
n a cottage for the summer at Thomp.
On's Point, Charlotte. 1t is understood
bat Hon. Melville w. Fuller, chief JUS
ce of the court, will be his guest.
Mrs. Betsey II. Pelton died at her
ONE in Woodstock last week, aged sc
ears and lG days. Her father, John NJ.
Fall, served on the body guard of Gen.
Washington during the winter of en-.
ampment at Valley Forge in III.
\ new steel penstock will be put in
or the water supply to two mills OF
Tunt & Holden and Leonard & Co. in
Bennington. 1t will be one-quarter inch
teel. six feet in diameter and will weigh
bout Us tons. 1t will be 1000 feet
png.
Leroy Head of Chester was badly hurt
bout the head while working on the
Dad Tuesday and using dynamite for
lasting. He had lit the fuse, and. think.
hg it had gone out, went to relight ii
5 nd received IA portion of the explosion
10 much that it threw him into the air
everai feet.
The new compilation of the laws of
ermOnt is nearly ready for distribution.
t is book of several hundred pages.
bout 200 larger than the last revision
he cost to the State is about $4,000
he index contains $500 sections. averag-
*hg six references to IA section. Thirty.
We hundred copies are printed.
Bellows Falls is just completing a new
queduct, giving much Increased water
3upply for domestic and fire purposes.
26-lnch main has been laid since June
replacing the old S-inch supply pipe
aid over 30 years ago. Water will be
et into the new pipe in few days. The
ost of relaying pipe Of increased size is
between $4,000 and $4,000.
The tiremen at Burlington are making
collection of relics from the old fire
department, which is very interesting
nd contains articles which date back tC
he old bucket brigade before Burlington
lad fire department. Among the an
lent articles are pipeman's hat worn
BY B. B. Smalley, July 4, 1873. and {
eather pail from the old bucket brigade
VIM. w. Harrington. veteran of the
Mar of the re bellion. died in Clarendon
he other day. Mr.. Harrington was {
grandson of the noted Judge. Theophiu'
Harrington, who, in the days of the flu
kitive slave law, refused to return a slave
10 his master unless he could show "a
pill of sale from God himself to estab
ish his ownership to man, however
lark his color might be.
Department Commander Barney Can
piis VI - bhhOhhNNo Iiit WIN BlCAlOIO VI at
Engagements for the trip to the annual G.
n. Il. encampment at Louisville, Ky.
Sept. II. The Vermont department viii
cave in cars attached to the train nortl
3n the Central Vermont railroad leaving
Bellows Falls at noon via st. Adams
Rome, WatertOwn and Ogdensburg anC
Big Four, by way of Cincinnati. The re
urn will be made by the same route
he fare for the round trip will be S20.50
Considerable excitement prevails il
iaysville owing to the recent discover,
lf gold in paying quantities. Mining eX
berts sent up by New y ork and Boston
indicates have been exploring and hav
occurred the mining rights to about 30
Icres in the locality of White river. 1
understood that the surface finds hav
made wonderful showing. Samples 0
he magnetic sand have been assayed a
he Institute of Technology in Bostol
which showed "a yield as high as SS3
Der ton.
DR.. j. NJ. Currier of Newport has il
lis antiquarian collection the song boo
hsed by the prophet, William Miller. |
contains his autograph and was used b.
lin at his meetings. 1t will be remem
bered that the members of the Adven
|hurch of Lower Hampton, \. y, as
|embled i'm their robes on bitter col