Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-16
State l1ews.

Lightning struck in more than two
Oxen places In Brattleboro during one
f the recent thunder storms. No one
,as killed.
There are 5000 government pensioners
Vermont. and they received last year
h ,4l3.71S, or almost exactly SlG0 apiece.
b an average.
A man of Rutland killed a rattlesnake
feet and o inches long in the Hubbard
bn marshes near Lake Bomoseen. The
make was not measured with dark
rown bottle.
Two deer roaming about in the differ
bit parts of Norwich is novel sight. In
|ne case they were so tame that they
ere found in the morning by a family
| their front yard.
At meeting held in Rutland last Fri
by, state organization of the Colonial
|ames of America was formed. The
lpciety will be independent of the ma
onal organization.
The East Poultney cheese factory was
'urned to the ground last week. There
as nothing saved from the building.
|hich contained the cheese of twelve
hys manufacture. or about 5000 pounds.
here was no insurance on either build
g or contents.
During a heavy thunder shower which
'assed over st. Adams lightning struck
le post at the south end of the
'Ppot and running to the ground tore up
le cohcrete sidewalk. One man stand
g in the depot, was quite severely
unned by the shock.
4 young couple of WoodsfOrd were
.ioying an evening drive, when a small
EAR stalked into the road a few rods
read. As they could not bear to look
.e animal in the face, the young couple
.clded to withdraw, barely escaping a
naway while doing so.
The White River junction lynx is still
.aming round the south end of the vii
&c. One evening recently the animal
1t his fore feet upon the windowsill of
open widow of room in which a
lid was crying and looked in as if to
rvey the situation. The householder
ok shot at it and thinks he hit it.
Fire which originated from a hot box,
Implicitly destroyed a large saw and
st mill and their contents connected
tn the immediate plant of the Berlin
II companies early sunday morning,
failing loss of fully 100000. The
operty was insured for 100000. The
lis will be rebuilt.
t is estimated that $40, 100000 feet of
nber, mostly pine, is now in the yards
burlington. Large quantities of lum
were brought to Burlington. in an
lpation of the duty which the new
& ifi' bill was expected to impose. If
81 tariff is accepted by the confer
be committees, the dealers will find
ir expected profits sadly reduced.
rhe total amount paid out during the
ar for pensions in New Hampshire
Vermont was S2.9SS ,9S39l, of
ich 81, 20G. COILS was paid to residents
New Hampshire and Sl,4l3.1lS IS to
idents of Vermont. The only pen
ner on account of the revolutionary
r is Mrs. Esther ;. Damon of Yer
Mt. Eleazer Smith of Danbury, 100
,rs of age. is pensioner of the war Of
,.
he Vermont delegates to the national
yention of the Young Peoples Socie-
Of Christian Endeavor arrived at the
of San Francisco on Wednesday of
week. where they were met and
rmly greeted by the members Of COM
tees in charge and presented to white
. ped guides. who piloted them to the
ous meeting places and headquarters
und the city and attempted to famil-
re them with their location. 1t is
posed to hold the convention of 1900
london. Nashville, Tenn, has been
E Rcted for 1898.
he following officers were elected at
Both annual encampment of the de-
tment of Vermont G.. A. r.. held at
ningtOn June 22-23: Department
lmander, f. W. Jewett. Swanton: S.
department commander, c. T. Pierce,
gennes; j. V. department command
NJ. J. Sargent. South Royalton;
ideal director, j. ID. H4nrahan, Rut-
/; chaplain, ID. E.. Owens. Ludlow
oran, y. p. Bowman, st. Johnsbury.
|. Piper of Middlebury was appointed
Alternate delegate to the national en-.
pment and w. W. Needham, Bristol,
,ide-de-camp.
resident Mckinley will spend most
he summer vacation on the shores of
e Champlain. He will leave Wash.
ton August ! and 90 direct to Lake
mplain. Burlington and Platts-
Oh, y. Y, will be the first towns he
visit. His party will consist of the