Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-29
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

NOm OOlN G|NOl lFNlNOGN'
| Examination for Admission to Annapolis
Officers Elected for State Colonial Danes
Insane for Forty-four Years-Other In
teresting Items.
Eleven boys were examined Friday af-
ternoon by yCongressman II II. Powers for
the position of naval cadet and substitute
at United States naval academy at Anna
polls, their names being as follows: r.
w. Wheeler, Pawlet; Charles w. Spear,
Burlington; Harold w. Childs, st. AL
bans; II E. Beebe, Burlington; d. o.
Carr, st. Adams; Charles G. Mayo, Bur
lington; II. II. Smalley, Burlington;
Clayton Alexander, Franklin; f. o. Col
lins, St. Albans, and James E. Donahue,
Essex Junction. Six failed to pass the
physical examination. The successful
candidate will enter the academy next
September to remain four years, taking
the place of Cadet Holden, whose course
closes in June.
The newly organized Vermont Society
of Colonial Danes has elected for presi-
dent Miss Anna G.. Park, of Bennington
vice presidents, Mrs. Wallace G. Clement
of Rutland, Mrs. E. j. Ormsbee of Bran
don, Mrs. F. Stewart Stranahan of st.
Albans, Mrs. Samuel E. Pingree of Hart
ford; registrar, Miss Nina II. Morgan of
Bennington; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Mary F. Cooke of Rutland; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Mary Baxter
Sanford of Rutland; committee on bad
ges, Mrs. Margaret Francisco of Rutland,
Mrs. F. S. Stranaban of st. Albans, Miss
Mary w. Barrett of Rutland, Mrs. ID.
w. Prime of Brandon.
Captain d. II. KeltOn of Montpelier
was in Waterbury a short time ago to
visit Henry Wheeler of East Montpelier,
who has been an inmate of an insane
asylum for Al years. In 1854 Captain
Kelton was boy and attended school in
East Montpelier. Henry Wheeler was
the teacher and one day for slight cause
gave Kelton fearful beating, almost en-
dangering his life. Wheeler was thought
at the time to be of unsOund mind and
was a little later examined and committed
to the asylum at Brattlebor0, where he
remained until with other patients he was
removed to Waterbury,, where he has
since been.
The eighth musical festival of the Bur
lingtOn Philharmonic society will be
at the Howard Opera House May 1920.
A lad of Newport is destined to be
whittier of the first order. Master Fred
Cattanach scanned a picture of the bat.
tie ship "Maine" with the eye of an artist
until all the details were clear In his
mind; then, with a pocket knfe-hs
only tool-he set to work on a block of
wood to fashion the gallant, ill-fated
ship in miniature; and the attendant
success is apparent from the handsome
and precise model now exhibited as
aforesaid.
Several carloads of 1897 tobacco have
been shipped from Putney within the
past week 1t was bought for New
York persons by E. +. Everett of Deer
field, Mass, the highest prices paid being
five cents. 1t was claimed that the to-
bacco was to be shipped abroad, but
many of the sellers believe otherwise.
From 30 to 100 acres of tobacco were
raised there last year, but it was poor as
rule, owing to the excessive moisture
in the ground. The heaviest raisers will
not dispose of their product at the price
mentioned.
A rare animal is the otter-in Vermont.
A clothier and furrier of Newport has an
otter in his possession that was killed
just the other day back of Pine Hill.
The length of the skin is four feet and
eight inches after being stretched. It's
fine specimen of this species of water
animal, which is very scarce now. The
owner says he hasn heard of one being
caught in Orleans county in the last ten
years at least.
Alexander Martin, of IIighgate, was
badly hurt one day last week He was
at work at the pulp mills at Sheldon
Springs, cutting up lumber, when he
had one hand thrown on to the saw and
fearfully mangled, necessitatng its am
putatlon. His little finger and one Joint
of his thumb were saved.
Here is an advanced high school.
The students of the Chester high school
are preparing French play, "Une Her
oine," to be given in the near future.
? The undertaking is a great one for a
1 high school but it will be carried out
successfully.
| Miss Alice M. Farley of Burlington, a
t trained nurse, has offered her services to
. go out with the regiment, and her ap
r plication has been referred to the medi
. cal department.
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