Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-13
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


The Lebanon Springs railroad has
undergone some varied experiences In a
few weeks. 1t was so badly washed by
the late flood that its roadbed was
put in dangerous condition and
the receiver decided to cease Oper-
ating it. But an order was issued
by Justice Chase at Catskill, Y. Y, di-
recting that the road be operated for two
weeks or until the further order of the
court. Instructions were at once issued
for further operation of the road, but
another order was issued by the court
last Thursday, directing the immediate
closing of the road. Operations have
therefore ceased, and all the employees
have been discharged except those need
ed to care for the company's property.
The Western Union Telegraph company
has removed its wires from the line, and
towns on the route are now without tele-
graphic communication. l.. +. Chandler.
the postal clerk who has been engaged
on that run, has been transferred to the
Chatham and New York line. a stage
service has been established to carry
mails and passengers.
The 125th anniversary of the day upon
which Gen. Stark reached Peru on his
way to Bennington was celebrated at
Peru last Friday. The programme was
arranged for the purpose of starting a
nucleus of a fund for the erection of a
monument to mark the site of the en-
campment DR.. Il. b. Bigelow of New
York city, grandson of Reuben Bigelow,
who settled in Peru in l797 and became
very prominent in this section, is leader
of the movement. He outlined plans for
the building of a monument and Hon. p.
II. Hutchinson of Boston, a native of
Vermont, delivered an address. Speeches
were also made by Hon. J. l.. Martin of
BrattlebOro, Hon. j. X. Batchelder of
Arlington and others. The meeting was
a success and enough money was pledged
together with sums which will probably
be secured to assure the erection of a
suitable monument to mark the spot
where Cen Stark proceeded to victory
over Burgoynes troops at Bennington,
Aug. lG, 1897.
The meeting of the Vermont Fish and
Game league at the residence of Lieu !
tenant Governor Nelson w. Fisk at Isle
La Motto last Friday. was the most
largely attended and one of the most
successful gatherings ever held by that
organization. The presence of Presi- |
dent Mckinley operated to bring out
large crowd, but that many of these are
interested in the work of the league is |
shown by the fact that lCG new members
were taken INTO the league. President
Mckinley and his party were taken to
Isle La Motto from Bluff Point by the
steamer Maquam, while most of the
others went on the Reindeer from Bur-
lington.
Capt. Henry c. Nichols, of Coventry, |
has been awarded, by direction of Presi |
dent Mckinley, a medal of honor for
most distinguished gallantry in action
at the siege of Fort Blakely, Ala, April |
., 1860. This officer, Their captain of the |
73d United States colOred troops, volun- |
teered to go forward under heavy fire |
beyond the advance line held by his |
regiment and reconnoiter on ground |
over which an assault was to be made
upon the enemy's position. BY that act
he obtained Information of great help in |
making an attack.
Mrs Zipha HOdgman, who is remark.
ably well preserved, for one of her advan
ced aged, celebrated Friday at Saratoga |
Springs her centennial. She was born |
in Sudbury in this state August 6, 1917, |
but has resided in Saratoga Springs the
greater portion of her life. She has two
sons, John B., and Joseph Hodgman,
both well along in years, and several
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
For years it has been her hope TO reach |
the one hundTedth mile post on life's |
journey.
Some Brattleboro men went to Gull |
ford the other day to open large mound |
there which was believed to contain |
Indian relics. The mound was 30 feet |
square and - feet high. They dug into |
one side IL feet without finding any relics, |
and then commenced to dig at the top. |
When they had reached depth of 10 |
feet the side csved in and they departed,
satisfied that no relics were to be found |
there.
Clarence Graves shot Guy Blake in
the face with a revolver, as the two
boys were playing at Lyndonvlle last
week. The revolver was of the self |
cooking variety which the boy did not
understand, and though it was supposed |
to be unloaded there was one cartridge |
in the cylinder. He pulled the trigger
without cooking the weapon but it was
discharged and young Blake received a
bad wound
The experiment of sending TO the
schools of south Carolina for cOlOred
girls as house servants is proving sue
cess at Bellows Falls in most instances,
although in some localities it proves the
opposite. There are now about dozen
at Bellows Falls, all of whOme have been
here for some months, proving fairly
satisfactory. only one or TWO nave gone
back to their homes.
The blue laws for which our state is
noted were revived by case at Putney
last week. when a man was fined SO 30
for swearing. The mother of one George
Boutelle owed George Phillips $50 for
house rent. Boutelle felt nettled at Phil
lips method of trying to collect the
money and freed his mind by cursing
Phillips. An arrest, a trial, and the pay
ment of S22 80 followed.
The attempt at stocking Lake Champlain
with landlOcked salmon in 1894 has been
so successful that the New York authori-
ties feel encouraged. SALMON weighing
three and half pounds have been caught
this year near Bluff Point, where they
were planted, and it is believed that
larger ones will be taken next year.
Abial Cheney, of West Concord, IS