Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Nottingham Claims the Largest Bowl
der in All New England-Postofice Rob-
bers at Rochester Get Their just
Decentralization and Jetsam.
The largest bowlder in New England
is located in the southwestern part of
the town of Nottingham. This bowlder,
which is within two miles of the Deer
field river, stands upon fiat rock on a
hill 800 feet high. 1t is called the
"Green Mountain giant and is 81 feet
high, 10 feet long, l25 feet in horizontal
circumference, and weighs 6,S00,000
pounds, its cubic contents being 10000
feet. Its character corresponds exactly
with that of the Green mountain, be-
tween which and the rock is valley more
than 800 feet deep, which leads some to
believe that the bowlder was torn from
the ledge on the mountain by some
powerful agency and transported across
the valley. Its corners are not rounded
to any great extent, and it therefore
cannot have been subject to attrtion.
Others believe that at some remote
period, when the country round about
was covered with water. the bowlder
was floated down from the mountainous
regions of the north in a large body of
ice, which melted sufficiently to lberate
it at its present location. Another
bowlder of 3 5000, 900 pounds weight is
found in another part of the town, and
the fact that they are left about discrlmi-
uately, would seem to favor the latter
theory.
The postoflice robbers who assaulted
Vermont officials at Rochester, were
sentenced last week by Judge Start at
Windsor county court. The testimony
was substantially the same as in the
former trial but both prisoners took the
stand this time, testifying that Officer
Tinkham did rot give his authority when
making the arrest at Rochester, in which
a number of shots were fired by officers
and the fleeing burglars. Taylor was
found guilty of assault and was SEN
fenced to one year in the house of cor
rection, and Mcdonald was convicted of
assault with intent to kill and sentenced
to ten years in state prison, to which he
has been taken.
Pie people of Readsboro are excited
over the discovery of gold bearing quartz
there boy playing in the mountains
about three miles from the village
found peculiar looking piece of stone
which he sold to NJ. w. Brown, the
local ieweler, for So Brown told of the
discovery to w. II. Van Tassell, HOl-
yoke, Mass, drummer, and the latter.
with c. II. Ferguson, of Holyoke, recent
ly visited the place and took away
large quantity of ore specimens. 1t is
understood that they intend to develop
their discovery.
Clarendon Springs is one of the oldest
watering places in the country. Board
ing houses for visitors were erected
there l 10 years ago for the accommodation
of persons stopping there seeking restor.
alton to health. The waters from the
springs have been known and in use for
medical purposes for l25 years. Dr.
Samuel Shaw, a leading physician of
that period and one of the early members
of congress, was the dscoverer of their
value a. a remedial agent.
The recently published statement that
the Vermont Farm Machine company at
Bellows Falls had gone into the hands
of receiver is denied by n. G.. Williams,
the treasurer, who says that company
was never in as good financial condition
as at present. This is one of the i'm
pOrtant industries of the State. and in
creasing business has compelled the
company to enlarge its buildings several
times in the last few years.
moseen to Rutland Mst week Tuesday
night were held up on the Castleton
road, West Rutland Logs and other
Instructions were placed in the road and
the riders were thrown from their
wheels. As they fell gang of men
rushed out of the bushes and demanded
their money. The bicyclsts recovered
themselves and thumped the would-be
highWaymen numerically.
The descendants of Capt. Johnathan
Carver, several of whom live in Wind
ham county. are to have their second
annual reunion at Maumee, o.. next
Wednesday. Carver was granted by the
Indians large tract of land on which
st. Paul, Minneapolis, and other Mime
sofa cities now stand, and his heirs
claim the land 1t is understood that
some action will be taken at the reunion
toward recovering the property
Apropos of President McKinley's visit
to Fort Ethan Allen, Librarian Spoflord
has the documents to prove that Col.
Allen did not command the surrender at
Ticonderoga Yin the name of the Great
Jehovah and the Continental Congress.
as the school histories have it. Col.
Aliens exact words to the British officer
were, Get out of that, you ID old
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The valuable herd of Jerseys owned
by DR.. NJ. Il. Hamilton of Newport, was
inspected last Saturday and found so
badly infected with tuberculosis that
they were all orderedki DR.. IIamil.
ton will at once purchase young sound
stock.
One of the largest elms in the state is
on Green mountain, in the east part of
Lincoln. 1t measures 80 feet at the base
and six feet above the ground its cir
conference is IS feet. The circumfer-
ence has increased one foot in Is years.
Mrs. Louise Emery of Rutland has
deed of land in Stubenyille, o., given by
the government in 1872 to John Richard.
The deed is signed by James Madison,
president, and James Monroe as secre-
tary of state.
John d. Miller of Wallingford, who
has been appointed by Governor Grout a
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