Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-28
COUNTY AND VICINITY NOTES

COUNTY AND VICINITY NOTES.
The Lincoln auditors report shows
the expenses of the town during the wear
to have been $S7G0.77 and the receipts
$SSG5.T7, leaving balance Of SlO5.
The towns assets are Sl6S3.32, which is
balanced by its liabilities. The auditors
recommend tax of 40 cents on the
dollar
In Bristol. it appears from the audi
tors report, the selectmen's orGers for
the past year were Sll, 035.42 rosd com
Sl90l.2l. The expenses for the poor
were S9Gl 30 and the grand list of the
town is Sl0,529.5S. The debt of the
town in $4,000.
Mrs. l.. j. Cahee met with a very ser
ous accident Wednesday morning.
While eating her breakfast a false tooth,
which had been set between two natural
teeth and supposed to have been securely
fastened to them, became loosened and
lodged in the throat Repeated efforts
or the part of Or. Woodward to dislodgc
it proved unavaiing, and at this writing
it is expected that Mrs. Cahee will have
to 90 to the hospital to have the tooth
removed Brandon Union.
Rowland f. Robinson, the Ferrsburgh
author, is about to issue a new book.
This time he deals with nature and calls
his book, ain New England Fields and
Woods" He discusses special aspects of
outdoor life at all seasons of the year
and writes with such minute Obstrva-
ton and with such atlectionate interest
in nature as to prove his right to Join
the ranks of such popular interpreters
of nature as Thoreau, Burroughs, Alb
bolt and others. The book will be
issued today.
The Washington correspondent of the
Burlington Free Press says "'The postal
museum just opened at the postofiice de-
partment is composed of many instruc-
tive articles as we'll as curious contri-
vances used in the postal service of this
and foreign countries. The officials
have been several years collecting these
articles and now have opened them to
the inspection of the public. Among
the photographs shown are those of old
and tried officials Of the department,
those who have served 35 years or more,
and among these we find one of Mr..
Samuel Evarts, who was postmaster at
Cornwall, VT, y years after May ,,
1873, and again for 30 years after Sept.
10, 1861. In point of service Mr.. EvaIts
is one of the oldest in the employ of the
department..
The Crown Point Iron company, which
has offices at 81 COrtandt street. Kew
York city, and mines at Crown Point,
Essex county, y. V, has gone into the
hands of temporary receivers. Talbot
ELEPHANT and Thomas Montague. 1t
was said at the cOmpany's offices that
the receivers had been appointed in
Ballston, y. Y. had given bonds. and
are in possession of the company's prop
erty. but details of tile cumpanv's con-
dition were refused. 1t is thought in the
trade that the receiyerShip is for the
purpose of winding up the company's
affairs. and not on account Of any finan-
cial difficulties. Mr.. Olyphant, the sec
rotary of the company, declined to make
any public statement. James p. Dickson
of Scranton. Pa, is president of the com
pany, having succeeded Chester Girls
void. The company has not been
doing an active business for about two
years. The works and mines, it is sand,
have been closed on account of the de-
preston in business and the competition
of Southern iron. The company always
has been owned by wealthy men, and
years ago it did a tlourshing business.
Its paid-in capital was 81 100000 IT
was Incorporated in 1873, succeeding
the firm of j. & II. Hammond, which had
owned the mines for many years. The
company, it is said owns large amount
of real estate at Crown Point. In the
days OF its prosperity the company en-
ployed aboat 500 men.