Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-17
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


terest.
The large granite plant of Mackie,
Hussey 81 Co. at Barre was destroyed by
fire Monday night. The size of the main
shed was $50 by g. feet, the polishing
room 33 by 81 feet, the blacksmith shop
20 by 80 feet. the office about 20 by 40,
the boxing room 16 by 20, the engine
room % by 40 feet. The fire had gained
such Roadway that the fire companies
were powerless to check the spread of
the flames. There were So men on the
company's pay roll. The plant and the
fixtures were valued at about $50, 900.
There was a large amount of finished
work all ready for shipment, this and
rough stock being valued at from $4,000
to $4,000 All this is a complete loss,
no part of the building being left stand
ing. The granite cutters employed at
the sheds lose about $4,000 worth of tools.
The plant was erected in December, 1885,
and was considered one of the best plants
in the world for the manufacture of
granite products. 1t was equipped with
all modern appliances and resembed
cotton mill in its external appearance.
Only two months ago a $500 travelling
derrick was installed in the plant. 1t
was insured for S2S, 900.
A pedler of waterproof garments is
reported in the southern part of the
state who is carrying on business by
methods that should be exposed. He
calls at a honse and offers to sell gar
ment for Sl2 that can be purchased at
the local stores for half that amount
If he fails to make a sale he takes the
name of the woman of the house. The
next day he calls again and tries to
brighten her into buying the garment
saying that he has her name and that
she gave it to him with an order on the
previous visit. He has narrowly escaped
rough handling at the hands of some
men who have been informed of his
methods.
Considerable excitement was caused in
Fleming's store at BrattleborO Saturday
morning by puppy belonging to Patrick
Fleming. The dog was evidently taken
with a fit and for several minutes he
made things lively. The animal started
in the rear of Milestone block and ran
around the building, through Feming's
store and out of the back door, making
the circuit several times. He was at last
shut into the Office and kept there until
one of the employees of the store got up
enough courage to go into the office and
put him out of misery via the revolver
route.
Fifty-siX years ago Saturday Brattle-
boro and vicinity were visited by severe
snow storm, and the weather was unpre-
cedentedly cold for the season. All
vegetation was destroyed, including
everything which had been planted in the
gardens. Three weeks later the garden
vegetables, which had come up after a
second planting, were destroyed by the
severe frosts. There was no railroad
running into BrattieborO then, and the
people were obliged to go through the
season without vegetables.
AT the annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the National Car company in
st. Adams Gilman Cheney, Herbert
Brainerd, E. C. Smith, B. B. Smalley
d. d. Ranlett, w. F. Fonda and A. Tut
tie were elected directors. At subse
quent meeting the directors chose for
president, d. d. Ranlett; secretary and
treasurer, F. S. Stranahan; executive
committee, E. c. Smith, B. B. Smalley
d. d. Ranlett; auditor, H. Brainerd
superintendent, NJ. d. Greene.
Another Vermont jay is sorrowng be-
cause he bucked the tiger at North
Adams, Mass. John NJ. Reinhart OF
Pownel met stranger at North Adams
with whom he took several drinks.
Some female friends were visited, and
they gave Reinhart a drink which put
him to sleep. The police found him
staggering around in an unconscious
condition. When he recovered he found
that he had been robbed of S32.
The officers of company c have sent
to Grin Durgy of Brandon memento
from the battlefield of Chickamauga.
The souvenir is mallet, the head of
which is made from a laurel root taken
from Lookout mountain. The handle
is shrub which grew from the same
root. About half embedded in the root
is a mimic ball, badly battered and
evidently a relic of the war.
The body of Louis LeClair. boy who
was drowned while swimming in the Wi
nooski river at Richmond one day last
week, was found Monday morning near
Williston. the father of the drowned
lad went to Willston and drove to Bur-
lingtOn with the remains, which were
taken to the chapel of ST. Joseph's
church.
Thomas Connors of Medford, Mass,
who was serving a term in Windham
county Jail at Newtane, escaped one
morning last week. He was chased by
the jailer and several citizens, one of
whom fired at him twice with revolver,
but he got safely away.
Irving Murdoch of Hartford, was
thrown from his bicycle in Ouechee the