Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-28
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Strike Ended-Items.
1t is reported that an illustrated edi-
tion of the old historical novel, "The
Green Mountain Boys" will be issued in
short time. 1t will contain several
scenes of historic localities in Benning
ton. Among the pictures will be the
CatamOunt tavern monument, the house
which stands on the site of the residence
of Col. Seth Warner of revolutionary
fame, and the Henry bridge, which spans
the Walloomsac river near the place
where a successful stand was made by
the early settlers of Bennington against
the first and only attempt of the New
York land claimants to dispossess by the
sheriff and his posse, 300 strong, the set
tiers of the town, from their New Hamp-
shire grants. Foot notes will explain
the scenes.
Mary Camp, aged % years, was found
dead In her room at Bennington on
Tuesday evening by her brother, for
whom she had kept house many years.
She was at her usual work In Rock.
woods mill until dinner time, and when
her brother left her she was apparently
as well as ever. He came home and
found the house locked, but entered by
back door. He waited for two hours,
and seeing nothing of her, went to look
ing around. He found her in her room
up stairs. She was sitting in a chair
with her head resting on the bed All
the noon work had been done. Physi-
clans say heart disease was the cause and
] CT, hav hnnrc
when found.
Speaking of the service rendered by
the Fort Ticonderoga troops at the
recent Wlnooski fire, the Army and
Navy journal says Nowhere in the
United States do more cordial relations
exist between the state troops and
those of the national government
than in the state of Vermont. This is Il
noble state, aud though its population is
less than that of most other states, they
average very high in intelligence, in pa
triotism and in sturdy independence Of
character. We have no class of men in
the United States more capable of
making good soldiers than the hardy
mountaineer of the Green Mountain
state.
The body of Daniel Combs was found
last week Wednesday by some choppers
in the woods near Black Falls, Mont
gomery. They found a hole dug into Il
side hill and stopped up, which attracted
their attention. Upon opening it, they
found the body frozen still. Combs had
been missing some eight weeks and must
have died from hunger and privation.
He had been for years Of eccentric hab-
its, preferring to be alone, and would re-
main in the woods in the summer for
weeks, living on berries and roots. He
was sent to the asylum at Waterbury for
short time, but was discharged as not
being insane. He was 80 years of age.
Bennington had prize-fght last Sat.
urday afternoon in the loft of livery.
stable. The contestants were a negro
and a white man between whom there
had been some i'll feeling for some time
The scrap was witnessed by manufacture
? ers, professional men, sports and clerks
to the number of about 80. The white
man was apparently getting the best OF
, the match after several rounds when the
darkey pulled of his gloves and went fol
: ting him with his head, negro fashion
+ The Caucasian had his face considerable
: scratched up.
BurlngtOn's share in the strike of the
New England cotton mill employees j.
t ended. The mill opened its doors Mondal
and those of the strikers who did no
. return to work in the morning went bacl
! during the afternoon. Work was resum
e ed at the reduced rate of x cents pc
cut. The strike lasted just two weeks
: 1t was started by the weavers and some
f of the card room employees who wen
, out Jan. 10 on account of the reduction
from to n cents per cut. A few day
later the mill shut down and has since
remained inactive until Monday morn
ing.
The Fall Mountain Paper company
e ended its existence at midnight last weeI
= Sunday. The concern was merged int,
a the big paper trust styled the Interna
F, tlonal Pulp and Paper company. Tn
5 trust has a capital of S50,000,0O0. Tn
/ Fall Mountain Paper company interest
e at Bellows Falls and elsewhere are rate,
= at So 100000. The clerical force in tn
1 Bellows Falls office will be changed II
i some extent. a. n. Burbank, the man
= ager and treasurer of the Fall Mountain
o Paper company, will be located in Ney
t York city as treasurer for the trust.
d The grocery store of S. A. Thompso
It at Essex Centre was entered on Tues
r day night by one or more persons. A
d entrance was attempted by first cuttin
+ a hole through the panel of the sid
3 door, but finding it locked a pane o
It glass in the sash door was CAREFUL
e taken out and set up against the build
3. ing and an entrance made through thi
= opening. About SO only in pennie
Il was taken, as this was all the money lei
II in the store. A few groceries are ais
missing.
II Miss Sarah Perry, Newfane girl,
! winning laurels as an actress, particl