Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-09
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

A Two Thousand Dollar COoper-Shop Fire
at JaclxsonvilIe-A Small Boy Breaks
Through Ice at Saint AIbans and Is
DrOwned-uouse of Correction Statistics.
The cooper shop at Jacksonville, be-
longing to Freeman Hager, was burned
to the ground Friday evening, and all
its contents destroyed. The loss will
amount to about $1,000. The origin of
the fire is unknown, but it is thought
that it started from a stove. Workmen
had been employed in the building until
o'clock in the evening, and everything
seemed all right when they left. The
whole structure was in flames when the
fire was first discovered. The product of
the factory was lime barrels and apple
barrels, and Mr.. Hager had orders for
about 2000 of the latter from farmers in
and near Jacksonville. The building
was insured.
DIR. Linsley of the State Bacteriologl-
cal laboratory announces that owing to
the time required for the necessary
preparation of this laboratory, and the
procuring of the required apparatus for
water analyses, examination of sputum,
food products, ETC., contemplated in the
recent act passed by the legislature, it
will, be impossible to undertake this
work before Jan. l next. In the mean
time, examinations of cultures from sus-
pected cases of diphtheria and of blood
from suspected typhoid cases will be
made as heretofore.
Charles Malasso of st. Albans Bay, 13
years old, went out skating with party
of friends on Saturday afternoon. He
struck thin piece of ice which broke
beneath his weight. 1t was impossible
to save him, though help was summoned
Immediately by his companions, who
saw him when he went through the ice.
His body was in the water nearly three
quarters of an hour and was then recOv-
cred by his father, who had reached the
scene of the accident a short time before.
The number of prisoners received at
the house of correction in Rutland dur
ing the month of November was larger
than any previous month in considera-
bic period. There were 60 in all. Twen-
ty of them were under sentence for
tramping, ID for violating the liquor
laws and 10 for breach of the peace.
The remainder are in for various crimes,
from resistance to officers to assault
with intent to KILL There are at present
$50 prisoners In confinement there.
Some dogs chased a deer near South
Barton Thanksgiving day, and ran it on
the pond at Pillsbury's mill. The ice
gave way, and the animal in plunging
about broke one of its legs. The mill
hands went out with raft and succeed
ed in dragging the animal ashore. J.W.
Titcomb, the fish and game commission
er, was notified, and upon his arrival he
decided to sell the deer at auction, and
it was disposed of at $l4.
While George Magoon was standing
on the staging outside house in West
Derby workman on the inside un-
screwed the nut that supported him, by
mistake, and the moment the nut was
unloosed the staging fell, taking Mr..
Magoon down with it. The result of
the fall was broken leg and severe
shaking up.
After over 80 years experience on an
engine, IS of the time as an engineer,
Squires Wilson of Lyndonville has retir-
ed. He has taken the position as tool
keeperat the Boston & Maine shop.
George Tenney of Albany injured one
foot some two years ago He did not re-
cover from the effect of the accident, and
recently had the injured member ampu-
tated.
The United States fish commission has
placed 10000 landlocked salmon fry in
to Willoughby lake and 10000 yearling
fish of the same kind.
Clifton Hyland of Eden was caught
between log and standing tree the
other day and badly injured about the
head.
Sid Bailey of Gassetts has in % days
caught 26 foxes, 73 skunks, a coon and
several minks and muskrats.