Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-05
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


to Barre-A Small Boy Shot at Danville
by Careless characterization of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
For the past two years at various times
the bicycle riders have been considering
the building of some kind of a bicycle
path between Barre and Montpelier.
Within the past week the question has
again been agitated by many bicycle
riders and it is now proposed to call
meeting in the near future for the pur-
pose of considering the construction of
such a path. 1t is likely that the meet
ing will be held in Barre some time
within the next two weeks. when the
estimated cost of such a road or path
will be presented by those who have in
vestgated the matter. The promoters
of the plan have figured that if each
bicycle rider in Barre and Montpelier
would contribute one dollar for the fund
enough money could be secured to build
cinder path.
Alfred Duclos of Danville, with several
other companions, went in the meadow
to gather berries last Friday afternoon,
and while about three miles away from
home they heard in the distance the
firing of guns. After they had travel
ed for some distance, DuclOs dropped to
the ground, bleeding profusely from a
wound in the forehead, and at the same
moment a detonation was heard in front
of them. The boys saw a man running
in the open field. He disappeared in the
thicket. At loss to know what to do,
the boys ran home and notified the
parents of young Duclos, who was found
on their return unconscious and in pool
of blood. He will lose one eye. if he
survives.
Philo Ravlna and son Harvey started
Monday morning to make return
bicycle trip to Chicago from Burlington,
| They reached the latter city after
journey of Is days, during which time
they stopped only three days to rest.
They came by way of Niagara Falls and
Buffalo and report the trip an easy one
until York state was reached. There
they were frequently obliged to get Oft
/ their wheels and walk over long stretches
of sandy places or high hills. They
take nearly the same route back,
Frank Carpenter, Jr., of Rutland, boy
about lG years of age, accidentally shot
himself in the hand with a revolver.
Young Carpenter, in company with
several other boys. went TO a grove
armed with revolver. for the purpose
of Staying Jack the Hugger." who was
supposed to be lurking in the grove.
Before Jack was discovered the revolver
was accidentally discharged and young
Carpenter wounded in the hand. The
bullet entered the palm of the hand
and lodged in his wrist.
Louis Normandin and family Of Mont
pelier went out after raspberries and sue
ceeded in gathering - quarts. While
they were endeavOring to add another
quart to the collection, a COW. which had
the faculty of enjoying the fruits of
somebody else's labor, came along and
ate the % quarts which had been picked.
The COW had a keen sense OF humOr and
grnned while eating the berries. Mr..
Mormandin also has a sense of humOr,
but he did not grin bit when he saw the
empty pail.
Wilson & Co. of Barton developed a
graph of Admiral Cervera. The picture
of the admiral was taken with kodak
while he was on board a ship at Ports
mouth, y. H., and brought to Barton by
lady. The position of the admiral is
shown in the photograph as standing in a
group of officers near the mast of the yes.
sci, and while not large is easily dlstin-
gushed from the crowd about him The
photograph is valued very highly by the
owner
5. w. Wilder of Brattleboro report:
that in company with three friends he
. started on a fishing trip Saturday fol
Lake Sunapee and the party succeeded ii
catching Gj black bass. Weighing from
one-half pound to two pounds each, al
though some larger ones were landed
This breaks the record, the former larges
catch being sc. Not content with smash
ing one record, the party caught 6G thu
, following Monday, thereby breaking two
records in two consecutive days of ang
ling.
The Episcopal parish of Bellows Fall
has completed the first century of it
existence, and the occasion was celebrat
; ed recently with due ceremony in tn,
presence of a large number of people
? not only from the parish but from variou
parts of the state. The plans for TIN
celebration had been drawn up man,
weeks before, and preparations but for tn
q event had been made on an elaborat
scale, and were most successfully car
ried out.
Charles, the l2-year-old son of W. H
+ Buchanan of Barre, was drowned las
Saturday morning in Stephens branc
8 at Barre. With some companions h
went wading in the stream and the
proposed to 90 in swimming. His con
IT panions refused, whereupon the bo
went in alone. Being unable to swiI
IL and jumping into a deep place, he wa
drowned before help could arrive.
II Elijah Blatchley, young st. Albar