Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-16
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

The proposed water plant to be built
near Brandon will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $500 and bids for its con-
struction will be awarded soon. The
plant will have nearly 375 feet head
which will furnish 2,200 horse power.
A 1000 horse power impulse wheel and a
600 alternating generator will be put in
Transformers that will step the power
up to -, 900 volts and back to 1000 volts
will be used. There will be required
Sc 900 feet of copper wire and 5000 feet
of steel penstock. The plant, which will
not be completed before next midsum-
mer, will be the largest of its kind in the
state.
Frederic Waite Burke died on Thurs
day at the home of his daughter in
Brooklyn. He was connection of
Ethan Allen, and was born in Wood
stock, in 1906. He was a member of the
class of "a at Bowdoin college, and was
said to be the oldest living alumnus of
that institution. Among his classmates
were Franklin Pierce and Prof Calvin
Stowe, husband of Harriet Beecher
Stowe. After being graduated, Mr..
DuIht CdluC W NCW YIN dhh III IOAo
was admitted to the bar. He did not
give up his practice until 10 years ago.
He leaves a son and two daughters.
Postmaster Hall of Burlington re-
celved notice from the postOlice depart
ment that "the South Burlington rural
free delivery returns show that the two
routes there are among the best in the
United States, and they will be continued
lust as long as rural free delivery service
shall continue. The probabilities are
that the service has come to stay. The
reports upon it for the current year are
satisfactory" South Burlington was
one of the first places selected in the
country for the trial of the experiment
of rural free delivery.
After all the fuss to erect a shoe fac
tory at st. Johnsbury, the building has
been sold for $500, and the st. Johns
bury spectators who invested the $780,
600 are fully decided that an enterprise
of that kind cannot be made to pay there.
Matthew j. Caldbeck is the purchaser.
He has not decided whether to use it for
manufacturing purposes or storage.
The st. Johnsbury board of trade is con-
sidering correspondence from clothing
manufacturer, who wants to come there
and establish factory which will en-
ploy about 100 hands.
One of a gang of youths, who have
been connected with money-drawer rob-
berries in Burlington since last May, has
confessed and the gang is now under
surveillance. The police refuse to give
their names. The method was to enter
a store and ask permission to look over
the waste paper, and then at conve-
nient moment rob the cash drawer. One
boy confesses to burning notes and
checks in pile, and to touching a match
to s. bill.
A Chelsea man, Alonzo Noyes, aged
81 years, was taken to Montpelier
Monday to the Heaton hospital,
where he is being treated for an affection
of the throat caused by having piece of
meat lodge in it while he was eating his
dinner Saturday. The piece of meat re-
manned in NOyes's throat from Saturday
noon until Sunday, when DR.. Chandler
of Montpelier succeeded in forcing it in
to his stomach.
Thomas b. Stevens. one of the senators
from Washington county in the legisla-
ture of 1896, died at his home in East
Montpelier. Pneumonia was the cause
of his death and he had been i'll only two
or three days. Mr. Stevens was born in
Monkton in 1898, bur his parents re-
moved to East Montpelier in the follow
ing year and he had lived in town ever
since.
Hon. George b. Hollister of Cincinnati,
who died last week, was the Oldest son of
the late Alvah Holister of Manchester,
and owned the HOllister homestead at
Manchester Depot, where he usually
spent his summer. He leaves one
brother, Hon. j. b. Hollister of Rutland.
He also leaves son who was associated
with him in the law business, and two
daughters.
At the annual meeting of the directors
of the Mary Fletcher hospital at Bur-
llngton, Supt. Andrews made report
showing that the number of patients
treated during the past year was 1893,
of which $50 were free patients. The
officers of the corporation, with Presi-
dent Buckham of the University of Yer
mont as president, were re elected.
Conductor Samuel Stevens of Benning
ton who runs between Troy, n. Y, and
North Adams, Mass, has been in the
employ of the old Troy and Boston and
Fitehburg roads thirty years, having
had the same run continuously. During
that time he has averaged 1000 miles q
eek, or total of over l 800, 900.
Hon. B. F. Spaulding of Fargo, N. d.
who has been elected to congress, is &
native of Craftsbury and % years age
was employed in the Fairbanks grocery
at st. Johnsbury. Mr.. Spauding located
in Fargo in $50 and has been success
fu lawyer there ever since. He received
his nomination unanimously.
Some 10000 Christmas trees are beine
fEa fot oIyirf