Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-23
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

New Trout Pond at Danby-New state
Laboratory to Open with Reception
Dec. 3O-An Interesting Collection of
Old Books-Flotsam and Jetsam.
Hon. S. l.. Griffith of Dandy has pur-
chased the J. r. Darling mill, one of the
largest in eastern Vermont, together
with 2700 acres of timber land, and
about $1,000 worth of personal property
used in operating the mills have been
transferred to him and he is now manag-
ing the property. On this property
there is estimated to be from five to
eight million feet of spruce timber.
When the mill was built dam was put
in which formed pond IS acres in ex-
tent. This has proved to be one of the
best places in the state for the production
of trout and good judges say there are
from three to five tons of wild trout
already in the pond. 1t has already
been used by the government for pro-
pagating fish. Two small streams
empty into these ponds up which the
trout run at spawning time and before
they come back traps are put in and
then the trout are easily caught with
nets.
The meteorological Laboratory, estab-
lished by act of the last General AS
sembly. will commence active work on
the first of January next. While visitors
from any and all parts of the state are
welcome to inspect the laboratory at any
time, the state board of health has
thought best to designate some special
day on which they would meet the
people of the state in the laboratory.
\ cordial invitatatiOn is therefore eX-
tended to the citizens of the state, of
both sexes, for Friday. Dec. 30, at any
time between 10 a. IN. and 10 p. IN. The
director of the laboratory and his assist
ants will explain the work it is planned
to do. the methods of investigation. and
any other matters that may be of interest
to the public generally in this connection.
VIM. c. Vaughan of Woodstock has
quite a collection of ancient literary re-
lies, among which are a "Weatherwlse
Federal Almanack," printed in Boston in
1888, and a copy of the Post Boy and
Vermont and New Hampshire Federal
Courier. dared Dec. Il, 1905, and printed
at Windsor by Nahum Mower. The
latter contains an account of the pro
ceedings of the session of the Vermont
legislature held at Hanvlle, rep"fts of
the doings of Napoleon and his armies
and considerable other matter which
seems like ancient history to Young
America to-day.
Carl Spear of Randolph. recent men,
ber of the high school, accompanied the
students to Montpelier when they
visited the legislature. 1t was alleged
by several of the Young men, whose con-
duct was unusually boisterous for school
boys, that they had been furnished with
intOXicants by Spear. Last week he re-
turned from Chelsea where he had been
taken the day before to answer to an in
formation held by the states attorney,
charging him with furnishing liquor.
The state board of railroad commits
siOners met in Montpelier to investigate
the death of the Russian Jew who was
killed at Montpelier Junction last Sep
tember The man with his wife and
child were on the way to Meriden. Conn
1t was believed at the time that the mar
met his death while standing on the
steps of the train while it was il
motion. his head having come in con
tact with a car of lumber which wa:
standing on the side track
, C. O. Luce of Brandon has found wha
promises to be a valuable deposit of golC
on his Birch hill property. Some tim,
p ago Mr.. Luce sent some of the rock tC
, Assayer II. 5. Pettee of Denver, Col.
and has Just recelved,word from him tha
. the specimen sent assayed at the rate o
! Sl5 30 per 20O0 pounds, and that tn,
gold is worth $50 per ounce. Mr.. Luc,
says there are several large veins anC
that he can get the rock out in larg
quantities.