Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-12-24
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Daniel f. Noyes, a brother of II. F.
Noves of Rutland, arrived in that city
the other day after an absence OF nearly
80 years. Mr.. Noyes left Fort Edmon
ton, Alberta, Canada, about 1000 miles
away. some weeks ago. While in Chi
cago, where he spent a week, Mr.. Noyes
made arrangements for sending his son to
Grand Rapids, 300 miles west Of Fort
Edmonton, to rescue five Chicago men
who were ice-bound in the river. Ia
conversation Mr.. Noyes said 81 left
Chittenden February 10, 1860, and went
to California by way of the Isthmus OF
Panama, making the journey in 2l days
remained in that state seven years, pros
pecting, etc, and then started for the
Northwest territory. After crossing
Briti.h Columbia to the eastern slope of
the Rocky mountains, finally landed
at Fort Edmonton, distance of 1000
miles. The journey was made ON
horseback Here have spent 30 years,
and during this period fur trading with
the Canadian Indians was my chief
business
The four Jersey cows which Bradley
c. Newell of Jacksonville bought re.
Gently at the Hood farm in Lowell,
Mass, for his own farm of 800 acres in
Rowe, are among the finest specimens of
their breed in the world. One of these
COWS. Fancy Bee, was exhibited at all
the large shows and fairs as vearling
and hefer and was never beaten. Since
buying the cows Mr.. Newell has made
the Hood farm an offer for the twO-year-
old bull, Volco, which has been accept
ed Volco is the nearest bull living to
the sire of Brown Besses possible to
obtain. Mr.. Newell ought to have in
time fine herd of registered Jerseys.
He also 1ought at the Hood farm val
liable Berkshire sow, which was left
there 10 be bred.
Summer Newcomb. a teamSter of
Barre, met with peculiar accident
| Friday night. He started to feed his
horses some meal wet up in a pail. In
attempting to empty the contents into
the manger the pail slipped from his
grasp and dropped to the bottom OF the
manger This caused the wet meal to fly
up into his face and eyes. y doctor was
summoned and after time succeeded in
] RtlilNG lllt III - VI ~ OiA' ii' Itib ~
Is quite badly hurr, buC it is hoped that
the pupil is not injured 1t has heen
stated that the meal was dry. Had il
been SO Mr.. Newcomb would PROBABLY
received no injury at ALL
\ hearing in the case Of two Cinnamon
who have been in Jail in Burlington for
several days WAS held Wednesday and
both ordered depOrted. They will be
taken at once to Port Townsend by the
United States marshal and started for
China. One came into st. Albans in Il
railroad car closet ana the other drove
over the line. In direct reversal of the
usual case, two Cinnamon from st. Al
bans appeared and testified against their
fellow cOuntrymen.
Henry y. Sim0nds of Vernon, "A young
man of Is, met with terrible death on
Monday. He was an employee of
Eugene Arkley as farm hand. The first
the family knew of it was when the
horse came running to the house. In 8
short time Simonds was found tangled
up In the wagon unconscious from frac
ture of the skull at the base of the brain
He died in a short time. 1t is though
that the horses started suddenly and tina
a wheel crushed his head. He leaves I
wife and one child.
An assessment of 80 per cent on tn,
capital stock of the Bradford Savings
Bank and Trust company, was vOtet
by the directors. 1t is reported tha
, the action was taken to repair any los
4 the bank may make on obligations helC
! by it against r.. f, Strane of Boston
S As shown by the last published state
ment the bank has capital stock o
. $40, 900 and a surplus of $4,000.
The 2Sth meeting of the Vernon
! Dairymen's association and sixth annua
meeting of the Vermont Sugar Maker
association will be held at ST. Alban
p Jan. to :. The program Is long anC
5 varied, and the papers read will be of tn
:. utmost interest to farmers and sugar
= makers. Programs and other interest
: ing literature on the subject may be hat
l by addressing G. w. Pierce, Brattle
4 bOrO, VT.
John Ii. Ware the commissioner fo
$ the state board of cattle commissioner
s has found many diseased animals il
4 Windham county the past week. Their
5 is no way from outward appearances o
u telling the conditions of the animal
: Cows have ben tested that from all out
s ward appearances were in the best O
+ health and found to be badly diseased.
It A. A. Butterfield of Jacksonville Ia
1t recently received from Ohio the origins
IS creed and other papers of the frs
= church, Congregational, organized
% the town of Whitingham. This churc
>. was organized as early as October q
1904. 1t has been extinct for man
A; years.
The will of the late Asa Tenney, iude
IT of the United States court, was filed fC
probate in Brooklyn. The estate
scheduled at 100000 in real and 500
Or in personal property. An annuity
S240 is left to his sister, Mrs. Julia \
Durant of MOntpelier.