Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-17
State l1erps.

The body of deer was found on Blue
berry hill, near Rutland, Monday. 1t
had evidently died from natural causes.
Work on the Springfield electric road
was begun Wednesday. The road is TO
be built from Springfield to CharestOwn,
n. H., and there connect with the Boston
and Maine. The whole length of the
road will be eight miles.
During a heavy thunder storm, Wednes-
day, lightning struck the large barn of
Ned Smith, situated on the outskirts of
Bennington village, completely destroy
ing the barn and contents. About 30
tons of hay were burned. Loss about
$1,000; insured.
On account of the great Increase in the
pension business during the past two
years, the pension bureau has stationed
A. NJ. Shepard of Washington as per-
manent agent at Rutland. This gives
Rutland two agents, and their headquar-
tiers are in the postoffice building.
Charles Garrow, an old soldier of Rut-
land, was seriously injured Tuesday
while working in a clay pit at Chaflee's
Sons brick yard. One side of the pit
caved in and about 20 tons of clay closed
up the hole in which he was working.
He was badly bruised and is in Il critical
condition.
Alba Durkee of DuXbury while riding
on his wheel to West Topsham from
Manch, ster one day last week met with
a severe accident. He encountered a
bad place in the road and lost control
of his wheel, bringing up against stone
wall. His nose was broken, the hone
above 1t cracked, and one eye started
from the socket. His fine new wheel
was a wreck.
Under the recent readiustment of
salaries of presidential offices the post
masters at Bethel, Derby Line, Ludlow,
Brandon. Island Pond, Morrisville,
Northfeld Rutland, SwantOn, Water
bury, Windsor, North Bennington,
Richford, Springfield, Nergennes, West
Rutland and Woodstock are to receive an
increase of 500 each in salary, while
those at Hyde Park, Hardwick and Lyn-
donvile will get an increase of $500
each. The salaries at Proctor and
Winoosbi are to be reduced 500 each.
Lightning played peculiar freak at
West BrattleborO, one day last week \
terrific report came simultaneously with
the flash. One part of the bolt struck
a large tree near and lOOsened al! the
bark around the trunk of the tree as
though an explosion had occurred inside.
The other part struck near the main
road, crossing and recrosslng it several
times, and following barbed wire fence,
pulled out the staples, tore up the posts
and melted the wire in several places.
Several trees along its path were shlvered.
The length of fence torn down was
about 30 rods.
The Both annual encampment of the
Grand Army will be held at st. Paul,
Mimi, on September l to ), Inclusive.
The Vermont department will be at the
Clarendon hotel, where rates of 81 a day
have been obtained. Tickets will be
sold from all points in this State at SIG
for the round trip. They are good go
ing August 20 to September l, inclusive,
and good returning until September lG.
By deposit of ticket with the agent of
terminal lines on or before September 10
an extension of time will be given to and
including September 30. The party will
leave Vermont Saturday, August 20, and
arrive in st. Paul Monday, The 3lst.
Time for leaving is TO be announced
later.
A meeting of the general committee of
the Gov. Chittenden monument commits
sion was held at Burlington Saturday
afternoon to arrange for the dedication
of the monument erected in honor of
NermOnts first governor at WilhstOn.
Gov. Woodbury. was elected chairman of
the committee and j. ii. Robinson was
elected secretary with j. II. Macomber
as assistant. 1t was decided that the
dedlcatory exercises be held Wednesday,
August 10, and Gen. w. l.. Greenleaf was
elected to act as chief marshal of the
day. and eX-GOv. John l.. Barstow was
elected to act as presiding president
at the unwilling of the monument The
following vice presidents were chosen,
one from each county in the State: n.
F. Dunshee of Bristol. II. T. Eaton of
Arlington, John c. Clark of St. Johns
bury, Col ". Seward Webb of Shell
burIe. L. NJ. Mansur of Island Pond, F.
Stewart Stranahan of st. Adams, F.
Edwin Adams of Grand Isle. Frank Ken
field of Morrisville. j. X. Darling of
Chelsea, F. w. Baldwin of Barton, F. D.
Proctor of Proctor, w. p. Dillingham; of
Waterbury. L NJ. Read of Bellows Falls
and w. w. Stickney of Ludlow. 1t was
unanimously agreed that eX-Gov. j. W.
Stewart of Middlebury be invited to de-
liver the Grafton of the day. An eXecu-
tive committee, who will have full
charge of the affair, were elected as fol-
lows, with power to appoint as many
subcommittee as they deemed neces-
airy: Gen. w. L. Greenleaf, NJ. A. Bling
ham, G. w. Brownel.