Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

on the Road to I<londixe-More Bear
Stories from Bondville-When j. l.. Bar
stow was Governor-Flotsam and Jetsain.
News came the first of last week of
the death by drowningin in the Pelly river,
Sept. % last, while on his way to Daw
son City. of Benjamin r., only son of
Charles r. Sears of Bennington Centre.
/ The deceased was the last of a family of
seven children. Very few particulars
have been received. The letter, which
was signed by the three companions who
were with him, stated that while going
down the river their boat ran upon a
sand bar, and while helping to get it of,
Mr.. Sears, who was in the stern of the
boat. fell overheard. The current was
quite rapid, and before his companions
could get at him he had been swept
down the river. His body was not re-
covered. The deceased was about 30
years of age. He recently had quite
fortune left him, but being of an adven-
turous nature he could not Withstand the
inducements of the gold fields, which
cost him his life.
William Howard OF Bondville capt
ured another bear the first of last week,
making the fourth one that he has capt
ured since the first of the month. He
usually goes to his traps carrying moth
ing but club, with which he beats the
bears to death. If he carries any arms
it is usually a 80 calibre revolver. Re-
Gently. while out with a companion, they
came across bear that had got caught
in a trap, and was not much wounded.
Securing a rope around his neck, they
started for small village. The bear
did not care about going, but while the
companion pulled on the rope, Howard
kept prodding it from behind. Bruin
finally became mad, and seizing the
rope in his teeth, began drawing it and
the man that had hold of it toward him.
The man became frightened. dropped
the rope, and as Howard had nothing to
defend himself WITH the bear made its
escape.
A Waterbury woman, Mrs. lydia
Swan Lrugee, passed away Saturday
night at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
c. B Clark, at the age of 9S years. She
was one of the Oldest Inhabitants of the
village. For several wears she had been
an invalid, living with her daughter,
where she has received the tenderest
love and care. She leaves two children
to mourn her loss, Mrs. c. B. Clark and
Mrs Henry Houghton.
The Vermont Clock company of Fair
| Haven has just completed street clock
to be used to advertise a brewing concern
In Atlanta, Ga. The post is II feet high
and weighs 1000 pounds. The dial is 36
inches in diameter. The clock when
wound up will run 70 days without re-
winding and it is guaranteed to be reg
ulated to a minute month. 1t is valued
at $3.50.
When John l.. Barstow was governor
of Vermont he made an envable record
/ for economy. The official expenses of
his two years were 1862 81, as compared
with 81 ,52j.GS the two years of Farnham
just before and 50, ,05G 81 in the two years
of Grout. OF this G2S4 nominally in
Barstow's term Sl0570 accrued under
Faruham and Sl0S.G9 went for printing.
a detachment of the Highland Cadets
came to Burlington from Montreal
last week, and on Thursday morning
paraded through the principal streets of
the city. In the afternoon and evening
there were exhibition drills by the Cadets
at the Green Mountain skating rink.
The event of the evening was the troop
ing of the cOlors.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Live Stock company was held last week,
when dividend of 10 per cent was de-
clared. John d. Stevens, former
BrattleborO boy, who has been the man
ager of the cOmpany's ranch In South
Dakota, has resigned that position, and
will open cattle brokers' Office in
Chicago.
The accounts of the Snowflake Can
ming company of Brattleboro will be
settled within few DAYS. 1t is expected
that $4,000 to $4,000 will be paid to
local farmers and to persons employed al
the factory during the short canning
season. The company paid out 81 ,00C
at Westminster few days ago.
President p. w. Clement of the Rat
} land railroad says that the company eX.
poets to accomplish the preliminary
work of building the extension to the
; meant the survey of the route, the ar
rangements for the right of way anC
some of the stone work.
The gross receipts of the Burlington
pOstofiice for the last fiscal year amount
ed to $l07, ,G2G.70, with net profit to tht
government of $SG,G9l.ll. The 40 pres
idential postoflices In the state had to
tai of gross receipts last year amounting
to S377, ,40S.5l.
EX-Gov. L. A. Woodbury., membe
of the war investigation commission
, spent Thanksgiving day in Burlington
with his family, and left Monday nigh
for Boston, where the investigation wa
: resumed by the commission at the Far
ker House that morning.
A Vermont boy up the state has abou
four quarts of peanuts which he grew OF