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

barre Granite Firm Gets Fine Con-
tract--A Bakersfield Acoident-Other
Items of Interest
Barcley Bros. of Barre are now eu-
gagged in building a granite mausoleum
for Joseph Carabelli Of Cleveland,
o., the same being a mortuary chapel
ordered by j. II. Wade. and to be a
memorial for his grandfather first pres
ident of Lake View cemetery, where the
structure is to be erected. The chapel
will be a beautifully designed Greek
temple, 90 feet long, 81 feet wide and 80
feet high above ground. There is a
carriage drive into the outer portico.
Besides this, there is another portico and
vestibule before the main chapel is
reached. There will be about 500 tons
of Barre granite used in the work, ex-
elusive of the roof, which will be of
bronze.
White River Junction has not a few
specimens of adventuresome boys. One
of them, little chap of not a dozen
years, was missing from home two nights
and was found on the fair grounds. He
eluded pursuit and skipped to West
Lebanon. Sunday he was this side of
the river and rather than be taken home
he jumped in and swan to an island.
Deputy Sheriff Peck happened to come
along and seeing the state of affairs
suggested to George Gilbert the advisa-
bility of putting off in a boat to rescue
the dripping, shivering lad. George
promptly TOwed over to the island and
brought back the chilled and somewhat
| frightened boy, who was conveyed
home.
John Guilo of Barre, an italian. was
shot in the left temple in Rodney Carnes'
woods, Barre, last week by Charles
Lotti. 1t is claimed the shooting was
accidental. Guilo is in precarous
condition. Guilo, Lotti and another
Italian were having a little masquerade
/ in the woods and were TO meet fourth
there. Guilo was dressed in women
clothes 1t is claimed that Lotti fired
three shots into the air from 32-calibre
revolver, and the fourth shot was ac.
cidentally fired. The last shot landed in
the left temple of Guilo.
| The ninth reunion of the l4th Vermont
regiment will take place at Nergennes
/ Wednesday, September II. After bust
ness meeting the association will be adj
dressed by Councillor Burton W. Potter
of Worcester, Mass. a campfire will he
/ held in the evening, with an address by
/ Col. G.. G.. Benedict Of Burlington. The
monument of the association is to be de-
dicated at Gettysburg between Octob-
/ er 10 and -. and number of members
are making plans to go. The round trip
will cost Sl3, and the excursion will
start from Rutland.
Mrs. David K. GRAY died recently and
with her a debt of $1,000 on the Trinity
NJ. f Church of Montpelier When the
society was hard pressed in 1874, and
every member of the church had paid
as much as he felt ne was able to- Mr..
Gray, who was then alive, generously
advanced the money. his proposition
being that the society should pay during
the lifetime of himself and his wife per
cent interest on the money, and on their
death the principal should revert to the
church. The offer was gladly accepted
During the "A years the society has paid
S2lO year, amounting to $500.
Mrs. John Simmons and daughter
Matilda of Bakersfield were going to
Fairfield and as they were driving down
a steep hill at the entrance of the village
the harness broke, letting the wagon or
to the horse, which ran and threw then
both out. Mrs. Simmons struck on q
rock, cutting a cash in the back of hel
head and a large one on the forehead
which required 10 stitches, to close
} The young lady was only slightly injured
! and returned home, while Mrs. Simmon;
was cared for at near the scene of the
accident. She is expected to recover.
In Burlington Saturday afternoon dur
ing the trial of the Wallace brothers. the
colored men who started a row with th'
soldiers on the steamer Reindeer, the moi
came near lynching them. The police
were powerless to protect them and Col
Clark sent guard of soldiers with order
, to shoot to kill if necessary. The prison
l ers were slipped out of the rear of thu
city hall and taken to the jail and th'
: good people of the Queen City are now
slowly recovering from their fright.
l The regular o'clock train from
Granteville to Barre ran of the tract
near the Aver Creek trestle going abou
80 rails on the ties, the engine being stop
ped just as they were about to dash owe
+, the trestle, which is 30 feet high. Onl,
q one of the 10 freight cars was injured
. The engine was in charge of Enginee
McHugh The accident is supposed t.
. have been caused by a spreading of tn
rails.
Eugene S. Whitcomb on Saturda,
found TOAD STOOL" a species of tn
: mushroom family, that, in the languag
:, of the school boy, Is "whopper." Tn
} specimen is as white as milk and meas
: ures 20 inches in circumference by
inches in diameter the widest way.
grew on stalk as slender as Cinderalla'
: slipper and is the largest of its kind tina
Il was discovered in that section.
. An old lady was knocked down o