Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-12-03
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Placer Mine-The Champlain valley Fair
Association in TroubIe-Short Items
clipped at Random.
Charles Letsinger of Brattleboro
found on the Brattleboro fair ground
Sunday what was unmistakably the
work of pckpOckets. He saw a hole un-
der the agricultural building which to
him appeared like a skunk's hole. On
reaching into it he found, however, an old
piece of bag, containing twelve pocket
books and wallet, in which was a
small part of Boston and Maine mile
age book, which originally belonged to
f. $. Adams of Winchester. n. II. 1t
also contained cards of Mrs. L. w. Per-
ry, a ticket from Putney to Brattleboro
dated August II and numerous smaller
articles. Nearly all the pOcketboOks had
belonged to women and had at one time
been nice ones, but had become badly
soaked by the rains.
The directors of the Champlain Valley
Fair association met recently at Bur-
lington to consider the financial results
of the state fair at Howard park last
September 1t appeared from the trea-
surer's report that the receipts did not
meet the expenses, and there is no money
with which to pay the interest on the
$4,000 in bonds due next May. The
managers are discouraged and may let
the fair of 1898 go by default. The
trouble is said to be a lack of hearty
support on the part of the people of
Burlington.
The treasurer of st. JOhnsbury acad-
emy has received the legacy of ten
thousand dollars left the institution by
A. b. Darling of New Y York. The
money will be invested and the income
appropriated to the department of in
struction. The trustees of the academy
have invited the chairman of the town
school board to sit with them in an ad-
visory capacity.
The stone abutment under the high
bridge at Sandgate fell few nights
since. Norman WoodcOck and party
had crossed the bridge less than five
minutes before aud they think they
heard the wall beginning to start. This
abutment was relaid but a few days
since. 1t has been propped up since
the wall fell.
A plan for an electric road in which
Burlington capitalists are Interested has
been formed in Rutland. Should the
electric road development continue to
enlarge itself the state will, within a
few years, be a perfect network of cleo
trio lines, connecting even the smallest
villages.
The trustees of the state insane asy-
lum at Waterbury have elected DR.. j. II.
Linsey of Burlington to the position of
asylum pathologist. DR.. Linsley is now
in New \ ork doing special work in the
offices of the city health department and
in the hospitals.
John Hopkins was accidentally Shot
at Skunk Hollow in the town of Rock
ingham Sunday night. He was playing
with revolver, when it was accidentally
discharged, the ball entering just below
his left shoulder. He lies in a critical
condition.
A new tale mine has been discovered
in Stockbridge on the farm of Henry
Goodell on South hill. 1t has been pur-
chasen by Frank Durkee, who has sold
his tale mine near the Plttsfield town
line to a Boston syndicate for $4,000.
Mrs. Laura Wetherell of Brattleboro
became unconscious on the street there
Tuesday and died soon afterward in the
doctors office to which she was taken.
She was about so years old.
j. d. Bates, son of II. c. Bates of
st. JOhnsbury, has received the appoint
ment as deputy collector in the custom
house at Island Pond and began his
duties December l.
Elmer Bockus, about l6 years of age,
was killed by the cars at West Swanton
Monday afternoon about o'clock.
Harris's Weekly at st. Jonsbury has
suspended publication. Its owner is
seriously i'll in Burlington.