Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-01
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE
Happenings of IA Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain state.

Monday at Montpelier testify ing in his
own behalf in his trial for the murder of
Murphy at Bolton Falls in February.
Doherty testified that on the day of the
shooting he was in poor health, had a
bad cough and had jammed his chest
with load of stone on the dam. His
ankle was also in bad condition and he
rested very little nights. Doherty said
Murphy was all the time badgering him
about his work, and he had decided to
leave the Job because of this. Most
everybody seemed to be picking on him.
AT the time of the shooting he went into
but had no intention of killing him.
Doherty said he bought the revolver that
week to protect himself.
Gen. l.. G.. Kingsley has Just come into
the possession of an interesting revolu-
tionary relic in the shape of an old flint
lock double-barrel pistol. The pistol
was dug up in 1859 by Albert A. Will
lams of Dandy on the farm of william
Marshall, about a mile and a half north
of Schuyleiville, n. Y, near house oc-
cupied as headquarters by Gen. Bur-
goyne about October !, 1777. The
weapon is supposed to have belonged to
a British officer. The barrels are about
four inches in length and both are still
loaded. The stock has rotted away and
the iron is badly rusted. Gen. Kingsley
will place the pistol in the memorial hall
collection.
An old and experienced ore miner,
who has been visiting in Waterbury, has
examined the Carrie Mary copper mine.
He expressed the opinion that the yield
of copper ore from the mine will not
alone be enough to pay for working it,
but he believes that both gold and silver
deposits will be found in sufficient guam
titles so that. combined with the yield of
copper, the venture will prove to be a
paying one. About $1,000 worth of min
! ing tools have been ordered by the pro-
iectors. Their arrival is expected daily
when thorough test of the mine will be
made.
| A letter was received recently from
Ex Senator George F. Edmunds by the
treasurer of the Vermont Bar association,
stating that by reason of circumstances
he had ceased to be citizen of Vermont.
He considered that this affected his MEM
bership in the Vermont Bar association,
but according to the constitution he Is
still member, although a resident of
another state. The only difference is
that he is excused from the payment of
dues. Senator Edmunds now looks upon
Philadelphia as his home instead of Bur.
lington.
Fish Commissioner Titcomb has put
II 900 trout into Leach pond in Averill.
A few weeks previous he put into Little
Averill pond several thousand land lock-
ed salmon. He has now in pen 125
trout taken by his men from Leach and
Little Averill ponds weighing from one
fourth to four and one-half pounds for
the purpose of collecting their spawn for
Matching The commissioner considers
the Ayerill ponds the best natural breed
ing ponds in the state.
William McGurn, assistant superin-
tendent in the card room at the wooden
mill of Holden, Leonard & Co., in Ben
nington, was before the municipal court
Monday, charged with being the leader
in strike among the carders last Friday
afternoon and also with intImidating
Others by threats from going to work.
Under the laws of this state this is
state prison ofiense.
These petitions in bankruptcy have
been filed: James f. Carpenter of
Hartford, carpenter and builder.
liabilities $575; assets $3.50; James A.
COdding of st. Albans, a laborer, liabili-
ties S293.50, assets S75, claimed as ex-
empt; jerome Poquette of North Hero, a
farmer, liabilities $3.50 .07 assets SlG5,
claimed as exempt
A store house in Bennington, together
with the contents, including stock and
some machinery, was completely con
sumed Monday night. The mill is To-
Gated about two miles south of the vii
lage The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from spontaneous combustion.
The loss will be $1,000 on which there
was no Insurance.
A few of the business men of Lyndon
vile have formed a stock company with
S25,0 capital to be known as the
Canadian Carbonate company. The
company will manufacture carbonic acid
gas from magneste obtained in Italy
and Greece, and their factory will be
located near Montreal.
Miss Lucy Skinner of Royalton has
just received the gold spoon which is
presented every real daughter of the
Il, ,Volution who joins the National
society, Daughters Of the American
Revolution. She is nearly 80 years old
and very proud of the honor as we'll as of
the prize.
The adiutant generals Office has re-
ceived official notice that a medal Of
honor has been awarded Lewis j. ingalls,,
late private, Company X, Sth Vermont
infantry, for most distinguished gallant
ry in action at BOutte Station, La,
Sept. 4, 1862.
Gen. w. w. GrOut was at Brattleboro
and Bellows Falls Thursday, The errand