Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14
State l1elpS.

pany of Burlington are planning to en-
large their business by adding to it the
manufacture of ladies' fine shoes.
The condition of Daily and Conlan, the
two men who were so badly injured in
the boiler explosion at Bennington last
week Wednesday, Is such that physicians
state that they will both recover.
As G. l.. Chadwick of Bethel was lead
ing his horse t. water Sunday morning,
the horse became frightened and kicked,
striking Mr.. Chadwick full in his face
and cutting several gashes which had
to be sewed up. Fortunately the horse
was unshod.
Bradley G.. Newell of jacksonville is
creating great sensation in his part OF
the State. He was in Brtttleboro last
Sunday and treated over Loo patient, @uf-
ferng with all kinds Of diseases Ills
power Is said to be m sterious and Won
derfui lie is blacks NTH and cures by
the laying on Of hands.
Harry Tyler of Shelburne has one the
choicest collections of antique crocleiy
in the State, consisting of some 100
pieces of rare china and other ware,
ranging in age from so to TO years,
among which are several historical
pieces, valued at from SO to $50 each,
and Lafayette punch bowl l25 years
old
Edward j Lee, II, who has been II
clerk in the grocery store Of II. f. Hill
g. Co. of Burlington for several months,
was arrested recently on charge OF
embezzcment. The amount taken is not
as yet known, but it is thought to be ov-
cr $500. He collected bills and failed 10
hand in the money or credit it on the
books.
George Leonard of West Rutland, aged
81 years and 10 months, died recently.
MIR. Leonard was the ather of four hoys
and three siils. All Of the sous are
alive, the oldest being 80 years OF age.
MIR. Leonard is survived by 30 grand
children and y great-grandchidren.
His wife died about three years ago at
the age of 90. They had lived together
for g. years.
w. ID. Lane of Rutland has bought
from III. l.. Gleason OF the town of Rut-
land the privilege of quarrying magnc =
la rock on his farm for Il period OF 999
years. The rock in question is valuable
for the lime and magnesIa it contains,
the latter being used for whitening pa
per. The rock lies ear the surface OF
the ground and can be uncovered at a
small expense. When once uncovered
it can be brought to the city in teams
Mr.. Lane has had the rock assayed anC
finds that it contains large per cent OF
magnesia, which is valued at $50 a ,On
Tie stone can be easily burned and :
fine quality of Lime procured They vii
begin taking out the rock at once.
The following Scarborough On. \
dispatch indicates that DR.. Webb is MOI
to make Shelburne Farms his principa
home: "W. Seward Webb, vice presi
dent of the New York Central railroad
is having plans prepar ed for a new mar
BILE palace, which he is going to erect CT
, his property here. The Sinclair
, Young marble quarry at TuckahOe ha
secured the contract to furnish the mar
BILE. Mr.. Webb intends TO spend 81 800,
! 600 on the house. The style of architec
ture will be a modification of the Chateau
! Renaissance. The house itself, includin.
, verandas, will be nearly 300 feet lon!
1 and 1870 feet wide. 1t is to be situate,
on an elevation, surrounded by beauti
,, full Italian flower gardens and winding
roads, and will command an extende
view of the Hudson river for miles bot
north and south"
: The State board of library commission
, ers has issued circular which state
/, that at the March town meeting in lS9
more than 40 towns, representing ever
county in the State, made the appropr
alton nee, ssaIy to get free public libral
: les under the act passed In 1894, and tina
: nearly all have received through tn
commissioners the books provided by tn
State. The board reports that the ope
alton of the law has been eminently SUI
y cessful. 1t suggests that to take adval
: tage of the act these articles should /
= inserted in the warning for the comm
town meetings: $40 see if the tow
. will elect board of library trustees an
J. instruct such board to make an applies
ton to the State board of library con
missioners under act No. 80, acts of i
"a to see what sum, if any, the tow
will appropriate for the maintenance {
s, free public library"
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