Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-27
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE.
Happenings of a Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain state.

Happenings OF a week Among the C1tiZens
of the Green Mountain state.
Two monuments we're dedicated to the
memory of the 18th and 14th regiments
of Vermont volunteers in the civil war at
Gettysburg last Thursday. An Grafton
was delivered bv Col. Albert Clark, of
Boston. Major Robbins, an ex confeder-
ate, accepted the 18th regiment monu-
ment in behalf of the United States. At
the dedication exercises bv survivors of
the 14th regiment B. F. Potter, Of Wor-
cester, Mass, made an able address. In
the evening the Vermonters held rous-
ing campfire in the court house of the
old town.
DR.. e. i. Moren, assisted by Walter
Brooks, made one of the largest hauls of
fish that has been made by drawing a
seine for years. 1t was drawn opposite
the st. Albans Point school house last
week and it took the united effort of six
men to draw the seine. The catch con-
sisted of over 5000 bulpouts, six pike
and seven pickerel. 1t is estimated that
the catch would weigh 2200 pounds.
Miss Loumetta S. Hill, who died of
pneumonia some days ago at Benning
ton, was to have been married the day
on which she was buried. The house
the wedding gown, trousseau and other
details had been all arranged. She was
buried in the wedding gown which her
own hands so carefully prepared.
The state railroad commissioners. d.
j. Foster of Burlington, John d. Miller
of Wallngford, and 4. E. Watson of
Hartford, have completed their annual
inspection of the Rutland railroad and
branches, and have made most gratify
ing report of its condition. They made
an inspection of the Bennington & Rut-
land property also.
James Tully of Fair Haven had some
men drawing gravel from gravel bank
short distance from the town house last
week Tuesday, for the use of the roads In
that part of the town. Through the cav
ing in of the bank, about four feet from
the top of the ground, the skeleton of
human being was unearthed.
Stephen Grout of East Dorset, who
recently resigned from his position on
the Bennington e Rutland railway as
station agent, has held that position con-
tinuously since 1857. He was the only
empoye of the road at the time of his
resignation, who was in its employ when
he bagan work for the road.
Senator Proctor, Mrs. F. d. Proctor
and son, Mortimer, have returned from
hunting trip at Austin Corbins preserves
in New Hampshire, and brought with
them a large buck weighing about 200
pounds, shot by the senator.
The Howe Scale Works at Rutland ex-
perienced an exciting episode when fire
broke out in the cone room. The en-
plOyes succeeded in extinguishing the
0ampc aftpr charm Huht Witbnut aid
from the fire department.
The sales of the st. Albans liquor
agency show an increase in the first
eight months of this year over 1898 of
$3,Sl4 0S. This is since the saloons,
business.
Homer Barney, former resident of
Jericho, was instantly killed last Thurs
day morning by rock-slde at point
about l63 miles west of Ottawa, on the
Canada Atlantic railway.
Five boys in row. boat at the Red
Rocks, Burlington, had a very narrow
escape from drowning. In re-embarking
all fell into the water, which was very
deep at that point.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Fish and Game league has been called to
be held at the Van Ness House, Nov. 10.
The business meeting will be followed by
a game dinner.
Mrs. Patrick Foley of Burlington, an
aged woman, fell the entire length of a
flight of stairs, breaking her right arm
and severely bruising her head.
The registration of pupils in the Rut-
land city schools this year is very close
to 1000. the largest number ever recorded
there.
Burlington is to have another revival
of roller skating to last as long as the
venture is financially successful.