Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-01
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

diers-Other Items.
Two Chinese lads, probably not more
than a dozen years old each were
arraigned at Burlington for the purpose
of proving their right to American
citizenship. Their "father" was the
main witness of course and told the
stereotyped story. with few picturesque
incdentals. He spoke English some and
had a most amusing drawl. He said
the lads first saw the light of day in
California, from which place they went
home to China with pap, who came back,
drifting eastward to Wilkesbarre, Penn,
thence to Boston, where he engaged in
business. The witnesses said first he
put $500 in the business in Boston which
he earned, then he said that he borrowed
$500 of it, then that he borrowed $500
of it, and when he went back to China
again he drew out $500, a part of
which he left with his wife at home, and
the rest went to pay his boys and his
fares. etc. He said business was good,
for not year after he put in the $500
he drew out $500. His inability to tell
things without mixing them seemed
more to be from his faint understanding
of English than anything else.
The yacht Ripple was stranded on Sax
toms reefs near Shelburne last Friday
night and the owner, George Cassavoy,
and his brother Andrew and a companion
had a very narrow escape from being
drowned. 1t was after dark when the
yacht ran on to the reefs, and as the life
boat had been lost the men were COM
PEELED to hold on for dear life until day
light. The stranded party called for as
sistance until they became hoarse and it
was not until after daybreak that they
were seen. They were sighted from Dr.
W. Seward Webb's farm and several men
from there went to the rescue. The three
men were rowed ashore and the yacht
which was badly damaged, was abandon
ed. 1t finally drifted ashore in a very
dilapidated condition.
DR.. Seward Webb presented Gen. S.
B. NJ. Young, who commands a brigade
of cavalry in Mai. Gen. Skaters army in
Cuba, a beautiful headquarters flag.
The flag is similar to the one of Sher-
iden's cavalry, in the war for the Union
and is about four by six feet in size CT
red, white ard blue silk with crossed
sabres worked In golden silk and with
the words "Second Brigade. United
States Cavalry" thereon. The staff is of
oak. The standard which will be carried
at the head of Gen. Youngs brigade in
action, was sent to him last week.
Antoine Roeder of Burlington was ar
rested Saturday on the charge of steal
ing a horse and buggy from a Bristol
livery man. He hired the team with the
purpose of going TO Vergennes instead
of which he went to Burlington, driving
the horse rapidly. The horse was found
} at barn near North Bend and the buggy
at another place. The horse had passed
into the possession of Antoine Hofritcher,
who had paid 5000 for him. Roeder
denied that he stole the horse, and tried
to palm off story about drawing 1t in
: rattle, his ticket costing but 81.
The salary of the postmaster at Bel
lows Falls has been increased from $4,000
to S24O0, Hardwick, $1,000 to S1300,
Northfield, $500 to $1,000, Waterbury
S1700 to $500, Bethel, $1,000 to $l400,
l Hyde Park, $1,000 to $l700, Richford,
Sl100 to Sl200, White River Junction,
= Sl700 to $500, Brandon, $1,000 to $l700,
Lyndonville, Sl400 to $1,000, St. Albans,
S2400 to S2500, Wilmington, $ll00 to
= $1,000. That of Bradford is decreased
, from $500 to Sl400, Saxton's River,
/ Sl400 to $1,000.
Henry Williams, colored boy, who
=, has been at work for Dana Cannedy in
the hotel at Jamaica for year or two,
stole S2l0 from him last week. The
money was found by Cannedy in
Williams satchel, which he had packed
D ready for going away. The boy was
placed in charge of a constable until
Thursday afternoon, when he was de
livered into the custody of the authorities
. of the Monson, Mass, school, from
which place he came.
Mrs. Joseph Gray of Morgan commit
ted suicide last Wednesday morning by
taking strychnine tablets. She had been
i'll a long time, and realizing that she
5 could not recover she resorted to suicide
5 Wednesday morning, when alone, she
got out of bed and clothed herself COM
" pletely in the attire she wished to be
{ laid out in, and taking the poison she
r laid down to die. Mr.. Gray discovered
S her condition in time to say farewell.
An elegant monument of white mar,
o BILE is soon to be erected in the cemetery
: at st. Albans, by the family of the late
+ ex-Gov. j. Gregory Smith. The mon
ument, which is being built at the work;
IS of the Vermont Marble company il
e Proctor, will surpass anything of the
d kind there in beauty of design. 1t i:
= to be II feet square and II feet in height
II and will have a canopy top resting OF
: l6 massive marble pillars.
Mai. S. p. Jocelyn, 10Th United States
?. infantry, who has been stationed in Bur
e lington for nearly year, on duty will
e the Vermont National Guard, and whC
e mustered the Vermont regiment into thu
+ service, has been ordered to New York
II where he will act as chief mastering