Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-03-18
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Gigantic Correspondence-Hon. w. ID.
Crane of Newport Dead-Maple Sugar
Men Meet A Battle Monument for
Lake George.
The Society of Colonial Wars has COM
pleted plans for the erection and dedica-
ton of monument at Caldwell in com.
memoration of the battle of Lake George.
Sept s, the 123d anniversary of the bat
tie, has been selected as the date for the
unveiling of the monument. President
Mckinley and other high officials will be
invited to attend. The monument Is to
cost $4,000, and is nearly completed.
Fred Smith, the Bellows Falls giant,
is carrying on correspondence with a
Missouri giantess that is full of promise.
The giantess is Miss Ella Ewing and she
is eight feet four inches tall. Smith is
only six feet nine inches In height. He
saw her picture in newspaper recently,
and was so impressed that he forthwith
wrote her letter which brought reply.
In her letter the giantess says that she
has house built last summer in accord
ance with her physical requirements.
high and the windows eight, and her
bed, special one made to order, of
course, is nine feet long. The twain
have promised to exchange photographs.
Hon. w. d. Crane of Newport was
found dead in his bed last Friday morn
ing. He was born in East Franklin 70
years ago. His mother is still living in
Franklin county. During the war he
settled at North Troy and entered into
trade, later studying law and practicing
with success. He went to Newport in
1870, forming partnership with F. E.
Alfred in 1875. Mr.. Crane was for many
years United States commissioner, aud of
late had been quite prominent in the in
surance field.
The officers of the Vermont maple
sugar makers association met in Mont
pelier last week and discussed the estab-
| lishment of a bureau. Considerable
stock has been sold, but not enough to
warrant the manager in opening the
bureau. Letters were read from many
leading sugar makers in the state, ex-
pressing deep interest in the project and
it is probable that the bureau will be Or
ganized and be ready for business before
the sugar season of 1899.
l. Wood of Barre received letter last
week from the sister superior of st. AL
eXius hospital Bismark, n. D., stating
that Albert Wood, his brother, died
there March ), after months sickness.
Mr.. Wood had not heard from or known
anything of the whereabouts of his
brother for the past fifteen years. He
left Barre for Iowa about 20 years ago
and all track of him was lost in about
five years.
| Miss Ada Gillette of Worcester,
Mass, the plucky Vermont girl who
was refused admission to the Massachu-
setts bar last year, will be admitted.
The usual notice has been issued and II
is not expected that the women who
made a protest against admission last
December will push the contention fur
ther.
A Woodstock man in studying the
history of the liquor business has found
this record of interest in regard to the
cost of drinks and the wages man re-
ceived'for days work. November 81
1796-Rum, six cents glass gin sling
IA cants; wages, about 60 cents day.
Lieut.. Colonel Edward B. Williston
Sd U. S. artillery, who is to be appointed
colonel of one of the new regiments OF
artillery, is Vermonter by birth and a
graduate of Norwich university, class OF
1855. Gen. L. G. Kingsley of Rutland
was classmate.
In recent interview with a news
paper representative Governor Grout
said that he had very little fears of any
trouble with the Spaniards and thought
that if they were found guilty of blowing
up the Maine, the matter would be settled
satisfactorily.
Earl Sheldon, the l2-year. old Burlng
ton boy who disappeared from home
February 10, has not yet been heard
from. Search has been made all ovel
the State and reward of $50 has beer
offered for his recovery, but no clue has
been found.
John Robertson, prominent paper
manufacturer, died last week at Palm
Beach, Fla. He was a member of the
firm of John Robertson & Son of the
Robertson Paper company of BELOW:
Falls and w. A. Cole g. Co. of Putney.
F. c. Houghton's clothing store OIL
Merchants Row in Rutland was thu
scene of lively blaze Sunday morning
The fire was soon under control, but the
goods are so damaged by water anC
smoke that the loss will be heavy.
Herman Schoolcraft of Bennington
while at work for the Bennington elec
trio railway last week Tuesday, had ont
leg crushed and broken by heavy iroI
girder falling on it so that it had to b'
amputated below the knee.
George F. Webb of Bellows Falls
claims to have record breaking flock o