Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-22
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

less craftsmanship in Windsor-Death
on the Track in MontpeIier-OtherS state
Items of Interest.
In Newport that wise teacher, expert
ence, has instructed thirty men i'm the ms
and outs of a stallion case similar to that
in which several citizens of Randolph
were lately involved. A $4,000 French
coach stallion was disposed of there by a
plausible Jockey, who required his dupes
to afliX their signatures to three Joint
notes of $1,000 each for his security in
case of accident to the valuable piece of
horseflesh. Rather than have their ac-
ton become public twenty-fOur of the
stockholders paid these notes and have
been forced to meet recurring expenses
at intervals since. AS the animal was re-
Gently sold, its former owners can now
congratulate themselves on their freedom
from further assessment.
S. X. Sargent L. Son of Castleton Cor
ners have recently shipped to Arequipa,
Peru, the first pillow ever sent into that
section from this country The pattern
is of an entirely different style from that
used in this section. AS all the blowing
there is done by bullocks, the bar and
handles have to be specially made for that
way of working. The same firm have Just
designed and made one pillow which is to
go to Caracas in Venezuela. The cost of
getting up this one pillow and shipping it
was 500. The firm expects to open up
quite trade in the two countries.
Superintendent Obrey of the pumping
station at Windsor was somewhat start
led the other day, while at work at the
station, by hearing the whistle of a rifle
ball within a few inches of his head.
The ball passed through door, and strik-
ing against brick wall was flattened out
of shape. This is the second time within
a few months that the pumping station
has been made target, purposely or
otherwise, and Mr.. Obery, naturally OBJ
iecting to a continuance of the same,
courteously requests marksmen and
sportsmen to fire their guns in some
other direction.
1t is said that member .Of the famous
"Boston tea party" of 1913 once lived in
Woodstock and is buried in the old Cush-
| ing cemetery. His name was Joseph
Pearse Palmer. His name is not given in
the partial list of the men who scattered
the tea, printed in Lossing's history, but
he is known to have taken part in that
historical affair. Mr.. Palmer went to
Woodstock about 1896 and entered the
family of Charles Marsh, being engaged
in teaching. The year following he was
killed by fall from an abutment of a
bridge. No stone marks his grave.
Judge Rowell says that, contrary to
the general belief, Judge Hartman of
Bennington was not the oldest member of
the Vermont bar. While he was presid-
ing at county court at ST. Adams recent
ly, l.. E. Pelton of IIighgate appeared
as defendant in a case and argued and
conducted it in his own behalf Mr..
PeltOn stated that he was 81 years of age
and was admitted to the Franklin county
bar at the September term 1892, making
the Nestor of Vermont lawyers. lie
has not been actively in practice late
years, and is very well preserved.
Thomas Bushee, aged about 60, was
killed on the Robinson bridge, a mile
north of Montpelier, Wednesday noon by
an express train. He was apparently
!
and did got notice the approach of the
train as he was hard of hearing. The
engineer could not see him until near by
as there Is curve. The step to the cal
struck him and threw him down. One
arm was broken in three places, boil
legs were cut of and the face badly cut
The remains were taken to DaLby. III,
leaves daughter.
An interesting event occurred in Soutl
ROvaitOn which does not Offer happen
In the house of Fred Chapman Their,
have been three births within l. days
MIR. and Mrs. Chapman and two sOns.in
law. Everett Cook and Howard Carpen
ter and wives, comprise one family. Or
March son was born to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Cook, the 18th daughter to Mr.
8 and Mrs. Chapman and the 10Th a son t,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter. Thus tw,
; grandchildren, an aunt, niece and nephew
were born in the home during that time.
= An impostOr is travelling about in New
. Hampshire and Massachusetts represent
, ing himself to be Frank Ash of Randolph
member of the U. S. Grant Post, G. a
p II. He gets kept by comrades on tn
strength of his representations. He
, thought to be fellow who was at Ran
: dolph last summer and stayed seYera
days at the Newton House, saying he ha
been sent there by Quartermaster Sault
which was untrue.
Frank Delarme, an lS-years-old boy
was arrested Saturday evening for steal
a ing horse aud outfit from II. 5. Mott O
9 Alburgh and robbing a store at the sam
I place. lie was brought into Il Burlgto
e court Monday and sentenced to tire
o years at Windsor for the larceny of tn
$ horse and buggy and one for theft at tn
d store. He was taken to Windsor Tues
5 day.
e The first express line established in tn
: country ran from Woodstock to Windsor