Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-27
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

A Big stone Ouarried for Senator Morrilfs
Mausoieum-A Bad Accident i'm the Rail
way Yards at waipole-Other Items of
! Interest About the State.
The large stone roof of Senator Nor
rills mausoleum, which Is to be erected
in the cemetery in Strafford, his native
place, was cut in Montpelier, together
with all the granite work which is being
put in the vault. This stone is IS feet
by 10. 1t was shipped to Sharon some
weeks ago and while being transported
from the station at Sharon to Stratford
was caught in snow storm and had to
be left beside the road until next spring.
1t is not expected the vault will be ready
to receive the remains of Senator and
Mrs. Morrill, before late in the summer.
The mausoleum will cost about $4,000.
The original programme called for its
completion during the past fall.
John Lyons and Harry A. Thomas of
North Walpole narrowly escaped instant
death at the Boston & Maine railroad
yards Wednesday afternoon. A train of
heavy loaded coal cars were being push
ed up the coal slide and on reaching the
top the forward car was pushed over, the
end falling 30 feet, striking the roof of
building used for repair shop, complete
lv demoishing it. Two men were seated
in the lower story when the crash came
and before they could make their escape
were pinned down by the wreckage.
Both men were uninjured with the eX-
cepton of slight cuts and bruises.
Dana Curtis, a former resident of
Lowell, and a man who has not been
heard from for 40 years, is In that town.
Although man past 20 aud nearly blind,
he seems to enjoy the return home. He
has been sailor nearly all the time since
leaving home and all of his relatives sup
posed him dead. He has visited many
countries, has made several trips to the
West Indies islands and stayed in the
Philippines one summer.
Norwich University may regard the
war record of her sons with unique pride,
for among them were Admiral Dewey,
Col. Rice of the Sixth Massachusetts,,
Capt. Hovey of the famous Twenty
fourth Infantry, Maj. Henry of the
Rough Riders, Commander Colvocoresses
of the Concord, Commander of the Mont
gomery and half a hundred other heroes.
1t is grand record to preserve at the
old military school.
Emma, wife of George Rolf, former
popular druggist in Montpelier, secured
a divorce from her husband in Boston
Friday morning in record breaking time.
The proceedings in court lasted exactly
eight minutes. MIR. and Mrs. Rolf were
married in June, 1892, but since Feb
ruary, 1893 have not lived together
"Doc." c. w. Lockln, formerly of
Montpelier, was counsel for Mrs. Rolf.
The Estey Organ company of Brattle-
boro is manufacturing at the present
time an organ which will exceed in size
any organ ever made at their factories.
1t is OF special design and will be sup
piled, with the most modern improve
ments, such as pneumatic couplers, etc.
1t is being built for firm in Germany,
and it will be shipped in sections, the
parts filing several large cases.
Charles r. Fairfield has completed ar
rangements for the public alton of a new
evening daily newspaper at Rutland. He
claims that he will begin the project with
a pledged support sufficient to make the
. undertaking Il success. Mr.. Fairfield re-
tired recently from the management of
the North Adams Transcript and previ-
Gus to coming to that city was publish
er in Michigan.
Supreme court convened at Montpelier
Jan 24, in its room at the state house.
The full bench was present, Chief JUS
. | ft ,,raciIipu nd ha har
, John ii. Watson, occupying the seat
formerly occupied by Judge Thompson,
that of sixth associate Judge. The num-
Der of attorneys present, which was
about 10, was unusually large.
II. C. McDuiiee of Bradford voted for
Senator Morrill,, when he was first up
for representative in 1854, and for the
= four succeeding times he was elected to
that office. He also voted for senator in
1884. He is of the opinion that he cast
his vote for the venerable senator as
many times as any man in the state.
,, Hugh NJ. Adams, former Brattle
: boro liveryman, who left last February,
: writes that he and George Wilson, an
: other Brattleboro man, are engaged in
= mining near Dawson City. Joseph Ferri
ter, who learned his trade in the PhpniN
u office, is employed as a printer in the
Klondike Nugget Office at Dawson.
= Surrounded by four generations Of
Q their family, within sight of the old farm
/. house, which has been the family home
stead since 1875, and in which over 6(
years of their happy married life have
been passed, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Wilder
of Dummerston celebrated last week the
9th anniversary of their marriage.
O A curious accident happened at George
), Fisk's in Barton which might have caus
J. ed the loss of all the buildings by fire i
n the family had been away. A cat afte
u mouse threw over loaded gun which
y - stood in the corner of the shed, causing
i, discharge which set fire to lot o
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