Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-09-16
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Largest Tree Cut at Rochester-A Y. NJ.
c. \. Detective at Bennington-Mont
pelier Has Tomato Tree-Other Items.
Samuel Hendee, a farmer living east of
Brandon. died last week under circum-
stances which pointed strongly to suicide
by poisoning. He was found in an un-
conscious condition on the bed in his
room by Mrs. Atwood, who lives in
part Of his house. Thinking that he was
in fit physician was sent for. but be-
fore ne arrived Hendee was dead and the
doctor pronounced it a case of poisoning.
Whether it was done accidentally or
purposely no one knows. He was a
bachelor. and for years has been con-
sidered mentally unsound. but lately has
showed more marked signs of insanity.
He has taken medicine for imaginary
diseases, and some think he took an over
dose of some poison, but the general
opinion is that it is case of suicide.
An enormous old spruce tree was
cut this summer on the timber fields of
the International Paper company in the
vicinity of Rochester. The tree was
130 feet tall, measured four feet in
diameter at the butt, 30 inches GO feet
from the ground, and y inches so feet
from the ground. 1t scaled 3G4j feet of
! lumber, and 81 circles were counted on
the stumps. Its estimated age is at
| least $50 years. 1t was thought to be
the biggest tree in Vermont, and sections
of it will be sent to the New York office
of the company. The logs were so
heavy that they could not be floated in
the shallow water and so were split
with powder.
The 2Gth annual meeting of the Yer
mont branch of the Woman's Board of
Missions will be held in the North
church, st. Johnsbury, on Wednesday,
Sept. Is. All ladies in the state are
cordially invited to be present 4
meeting for officers and delegates will he
held in the chapel of the church at $50
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, Sept. p.
Each auxiliary and young peoples and
children's societies are entitled to send
delegates. The ladies of st. John, bury
will be happy to receive into their homes
all in attendance upon the meetings.
Application for entertainment may be
sent to Mrs. c. NJ. Stone. II Church
street, st. Johnsbury. if possible before
Sept. 2f.
Rockingham has at least one voter
who still needs Tightening. At every
election for a number of years ballot
has been cast with endorsements or
crosses In the square at the top of two
state tickets-republican and prohibition.
This of course has always prevented the
ballot from being counted for anybody.
Last Tuesday. the Times says this same
ballot again appeared, Whether this
voter intends to express a preference, or
vote. for two state tickets, or whether he
thinks he has crossed out the two he
doesn't want and voted for the democratic
ticket which he does not cross at all, is
as yet a ballotorical mystery.
Mrs. Eugenia Perkins Ainsworth
died at her home in CastletOn Tuesday
noon. Her husband was found dead in
his barn one morning a few weeks ago,
and she had not been well since. She re-
Gently underwent a delicate operation in
the hospital at Rutland. Her father was
a captain in the First Vermont cavalry
and was killed at skirmish near Ashby
zap III PANiIDNls lcpo' lANl DlpNilNl u
one of the editors of the New York Tri
: bune. Her late husband was vel
known slate producer Of Rutland county
w. II. Fuller, the Bennington genera
secretary of the Young Mems Christian
association, has JUST accomplished a very
, clever piece of detective work in tracing
, Albert the II year old son of Judsor
AndrQUC urhn from hnp1f
! about year and a half ago. The associ
alton of the country were enlisted in the
search, and Mr.. Fuller was rewarded
Friday by hearing that the boy was
member of a New York regiment anC
that he was i'll of typhoid fever at CAM
q Thomas, IIemstead, l.. |. The fathe
went Saturday to visit the son.
Eleazer Dodge of Montpelier has
novelty in the shape of tomato tire,
which is said to be the only specimen o
4 its kind in this section. 1t is severa
years old and is about six feet tall.
has two tomatoes on it this year and the,
n are the first it has borne. The tree cam
: with some shrubs that Mr.. Dodge orderet
d several years ago, and it was supposed Il
i be like the remainder of the Invoice un
y til it began to blossom and finally bea
{ fruit. 1t is a real novelty and has create
g much interest in the neighborhood wher
e it is growing.
y Those who have been adjudged bank
q rupts and referred to the referees in thel
! respective counties under the new law
; are Ezra c. Brooks of ST. Johnsbury
u merchant; Alfred B. French of Hartford
y merchant; Rich & Dollofi of Newpor
& merchants; Edward C. Frost of Lyndor
W vile, merchant; c. A. Kelton of Mon
y gomery, miller; William c. Prouty of 5
Albans, hotel; Joseph Daignaut of S
Albans, business not specified; Merton
D. Upston of Derby, merchant; Charles {
" Brigham of ST. Johnsbury, druggist
a John Guilo, the Italian who was she
I'd at East Barre a short time ago, died lal