Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-03-04
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


monter-Other Items.
Summitville is the name of a new
settlement at the top of Rochester
mountain. IL consists of a saw mill
and the usual boarding house, etc. 1t
has cool and delightful air in the
summer, aud in fact the air must be cool
there the year around. The town has a
cable road from the summit three fourths
of mile down the east side, operated by
an engine at the summit which hauls
thousands of feet of logs daily over this
three.fourths of a mile of cable road to
the mill where they are converted into
lumber. The summit is about half way
between Brandon and Rochester and the
days are a full hour longer up at the top
than at either of its low down neighbors.
A drop of rain striking on the ridge pole
of the mill on the summit is split I'm two,
the half gliding off the roof of the east
side of mill finds its way into the
Rochester river. Connecticut ard Long
Island sound, while the other half
mingles with the waters of the Neshobe
and by way of Otter Creek, Lake Cham
finds this way into the same ocean.
The Medal of Honor Legion of the
United States will have its next annual
meeting some time during the coming
summer in Burlington. The last meet
ing was held in Scranton, Pa. and was
attended by about 100 members. Mai,
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commanding the
United States army, was at that time
president. The present president is
Congressman Amos j. Cummings of
New York city. The order is composed
of men who have been awarded medals
Of honor for personal gallantry and
bravery by the Congress of the United
States. They come from all parts of
the country, and have in their ranks
some of the most celebrated soldiers of
the late war, among them Maj. Gen. O.
o. Howard.
Fairlee can boast having the youngest
telegraph operator in the whole country
His name is Walter Harold Daniel, son
of station agent w. II. Daniel. The lad
was eight years old last November and
can send a message or take one by sound
L
boosted of a youth IL years old who
could "operate" the wire, but that state
is not in it with the child operator of the
Green Mountain state. Young Daniel
took trip to White River junction last
week, dining with Manager Edison of the
Western Union Co. and giving him some
points in telegraphy.
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mills in Somerset killed with a pitchfork
full grown otter on the west branch of
the Deertield recently. The animal was
making slow progress down stream in
the deep snow and was overtaken just as
he was nearing an air hole in the river.
He was about three and half feet long.
Though formerly plentiful along the
DeeIlield, few otter have been seen there
in recent years.
a carload of dogs passed through st.
Adams recently bound for the Klondike.
There were so of them, all large, long
haired animals. With them were two
men who were going through. The dogs
were picked up in the vicinity of Boston.
The men who were with them bought
the dogs as speculation and expect to
realize handsome profit. They will
keep enough dogs to take them through
to Dawson City.
Two liquor cases from White River
junction were tried at Woodstock on
Tuesday. Leslie Howard pleaded guilty
to % first offences and was fined $40 for
each offence and costs. Frank b. How.
ard pleaded guilty to one second offence
and his sentence was fine of $50 and
one month in the house of correction.
The will of Mrs. Cambell of Brattleboro
which was probated recently makes the
following public requests; American
board $500, American home missionary
society $500, domestic missionary society
of Vermont $500, Brattleboro Young
Mems Christian association $500, Con.
gregational church at Putney 5000.
Alison F. Peet, an old and respected
resident of Shelburne, died very suddenly
last week from an internal hemorrhage
thought to come from the lungs. Mr..
Peet had lived in Shelburne for nearly
30 years and was one of its most honest
and upright citizens. lie leaves wife
and five children.
The completion and opening of the
Bennington electric railroad between
North Bennington and Bennington was
celebrated last week with an excursion
given by the road from the latter village.
Fifty invited guests from both places
and Hoosick Falls participated.
The Newport Independent is the latest
claiment for popular favor in Vermont
journalism Its initial issue appeared on
the l7th, and if its well-filled advertising
columns are evidence of what the home
merchants think about il, it is going TO
stay.
Mrs Jennie Simpson of Greensboro
has brought suit against b. o. Davis for
breach of promise and asks for twenty
five hundred dollars damages. Mr..
Davis is well to do merchant at
Greensboro Bend.
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