Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-26
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Cloudburst Floods Benningtou-A $4,000
suit Against the Barre Traction Com
pany-A Cereus Grandinorus in Bloom
at Dummarston-Othe Items
| The heaviest storm of the season set
tied over Bennington Tuesday afternoon
beginning about 1 o'clock and continu-
! ing an hour. The lightning was very
severe and several places were struck.
Quite a number of trees were blown
down and some of the streets were
| blocked with rubbish, branches OF trees
and several of the streets were so flooded
with water that for a while pedestrians
could not pass, On North and Main
streets the water was knee deep. Travel
on the electric cars was suspended for
about an hour. A barn on the outskirts
of the town owned by Seymour Goodin
of Walloomsac together with a stack of
hay adjoining, were struck by lightning
and both consumed. The electric light
and telephone service was also inter
fered with for a while.
The Barre and Montpelier Power and
Traction company has been sued for
$4,000 by Michael Welch, of Montpelier,
who was thrown from an electric car on
the Rialto bridge July Is, and badly dam
aged about the face and body by striking
on his head. The papers were served
Friday afternoon by Sheriff John L. Tut
tie and the company's property attached.
The conductor on the car was Buell.
Lamb. Supt. Smith was also on the same
car. The claim of the plaihtiff in the suit
is that he was taken hold of and fOrcibly
elected from the car when he had paid his
fare and that he was injured in such a
manner as to spran his neck and shoul-
der and badly bruise his face.
After 10 years of careful culture and
patient waiting, Mrs. II. II. Miller Of
DummerstOn has been rewarded by the
blossoming of a Cereus Grandihorus or
night-bloOming cereus. Four magnifi-
cient flowers appeared last Saturday even
ing and remained open until 10 O'Clock
Sunday forenoon. The four remaining
buds open on Sunday evening and were
in full bloom on Monday morning. The
plant is a native of the West Indies and
showed its colors Immediately after it be
came known that Cuba was free from
Spanish control. Many persons called to
see the flowers.
The widow of Mai. Gen. Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, the grandson of Ethan Allen,
of Washington, D. c., is in Burlington.
Mrs. Hitchcock came TO Vermont to
look over some of the scenes Of her
husbands early days and to see the burial
place of her father-in-law and children.
as well as the grave of Ethan Allen. she
visited the city clerks office, where
among other interesting things she saw
the record of the marriage of her father
in-law, Judge Samuel Hitchcock. and
Lucy Caroline Allen, the oldest daughter
of Ethan Allen. This record was the first
marriage recorded in the city of Burling-
ton.
Fred j. Kelly of Burlington has Just
completed new sentimental song entitled
His Grave Is in the Ocean" The music
was written by Bert Waterman. Mr..
Kelly expects this song to be published
IN two weeks. lie has also a new ma
tional song entitled Union and Liberty
Now and Forever" which he has dedi-
Gated to the army and navy of the United
States. He is the author of the success
full song, The Last Kiss" of which over
$4,000 copies have been sold and which is
still having a good sale.
DR.. Royal T. Sawyer of Worcester was
killed by lightning Sunday. He was
sitting in his office during the hard thun-
der storm when the building was struck
by lightning and he was instantly killed.
Or. Sawyer had been located at Worces-
ter but short time. having bought the
practice of Arthur Lance the first of the
summer, coming from Mechanicsville
Rutland county, where the remains were
conveyed for burial The deceased
leaves two daughters.
The tobacco crop in southern Vermont
is looking the best at this time that 1t ha;
for some years. With the advanced pric
es which are now prevailing those who
have the largest acreage of it are the
ones who wear the broadest smile. A
year ago the ruling market price was
only seven cents. This had advanced 81
that early this spring a number of stock,
were sold at Is cents, while today il
commands % cents.
The postofllce at Windsor was burglar
lied last Friday night, and an old safe
standing in the postmaster's room wa;
drilled, though 1t was already unlocked
and box of old stamps belonging L
Postmaster Stocker and two or thre,
cakes of soap belonging to the govern
ment were taken. Entrance was made
through back window by breaking th,
glass, turning the catch and lifting tn,
window. The vault and safe containin.
the stamps and cash were untouched.
Two Bellows Falls men, NJ. II. Ra,
and f. \. Norwood, are contemplated
taking a trip to Porto Rico in the nea
future for the purpose of looking tn
ground over with view to starting som
business enterprise. No definite plan
have yet been decided upon, but the jouI
neys will probably be begun about Sept
7 10. 1t is probable that plantation vii