Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-18
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

That New Hampshire Brewery Again I'm
Evidence-An Aged Man Injured by Cars
S. A. II. Officers Elected.
The BrattleborO Law and Order league
has been tireless in its fight against the
so-called brewery on the New Hampshire
league has been ably supported by New
Hampshire officials, and repeated raids
have been made. Within the past few
months the proprietors of the brewery
baye given up selling beer, presumably
because it was difficult to secrete beer,
and have done business in "hard stuff
When a raid was made recently 80 seal
ed pint bottles of whiskey were found in
a curious hiding place. The officers
noticed that one stair on stairway lead
ing to an upper room was loose, and by
pulling out two small wedges they re-
moved the top board of the stairs, and
brought to light the whiskey in the small
enclosure below.
d. Gilmore, an old and well.known
resident of st. Adams, received serious
injuries at Alburgh Springs one night
recently through falling from a train,
Mr.. Gilmore, who is IS years old, at
tempted to board a passenger train just
as it was moving away from the station.
His foot caught in his long. heavy
ulster and he stumbled as ne stepped
upon the platform. Before ne could le-
gain his footing the train was on the
bridge which crosses Lake Champlain
there and he fell a distance of IL feet
and struck on the Jagged rocks along the
lake shore. No one on the train saw
him fall and, as he was rendered uncon-
sclous, 1t was only by chance that he
was discovered an hour later. He is
badly injured about the head and chest.
Tom Thumb, the bay gelding owned
by Minor & Ellis of Brattleboro, which
was burned at Westfield. Mass, on the
night, of Nov. 10. was valued at $4,000
He was bought few months ago of Mr..
Wheeler, liveryman at White River
Junction, for $500. He got mark of
2.19t at Chatham, n. Y, where he won
first money. He had secured a part of
the purse in several other races and
finished first in a tive-heat race of the
20 class on the afternoon before the fire
1t is said that the Brattleboro betting
contingent won 500 on this race. aside
from the purse. W. H. Minors Belle VI
a second place winner in the % class at
Westfield, was badly burned in the fire.
The Sons of the American Revolution
held their annual meeting at the state
house Montpelier, Thursday afternoon,
Nov. 10, electipg these officers
President, Gov. f. c. Smith, St.
Adams; vice-president, J J. Estey,
Brattleboro; treasurer, Clarence L.
Smith, Burlington; secretary, Col. C.
5. Forbes, st. Adams; registrar. Henry
l.. Stillson, Bennington; historian, g.
q. Benedict, Burlington; chaplain, the
Rev. Norman Seaver, Montpelier. At a
banquet at the Pavilion Hotel in the
evening addresses were made by Con-
gresham II. II. Powers, Gov. Smith,
ex-Gov. Dillingham; and Dr.. NJ. w.
Stryker of Hamilton college.
While workmen were digging up
water pipes in the International Paper
company's yard at Bellows Falls they
found imbedded in dry gravel bed, six
feet below the surface, three live cells,
one of them some - inches long and
two about six inches long, which, when
put in water, were very lively. The
earth where the eels were found had not
been disturbed for years, and was fully
100 feet from the river bed. How they
got there and on what they have sub
sisted are questions that arise.
At hearing before United States Com
missioner G.. f. johnson at Burlington
recently five Cinnamon were admitted
to the United States and the cases of 10
more were continued for one month.
Frank Hubbard of Rochester was ar
raigned for violation of the internal
revenue law in selling liquor without a
government license, and furnished bail
in the sum of $500 for the grand jury.
More than 100 men. mostly Italians
from Boston, are employed in grading
for the Burlington & IIinesburgh elec.
trict road. Temporary quarters have
been put up for their accommodation at
night. The labOrers had a narrow
escape from asphyXiation recently, due
to their carelessness in managing a large
coal stove.
The National Metal edge box factory
in Readsboro is the owner of the largest
machine in the United States, if not in
the world. 1t is a pulp machine, which
is already equipped with 80 dryers, and
In which II more are being placed. The
present output of the mill is 10 tons
daily. When the additional dryers are in
the output will be increased by one-half.
There is shortage of 500 at the Bur-
lington pOstoflice, and if the amount is
not found in balancing accounts, inspec-
tors will come to trace the matter.
Financial Report from Vermont.