Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-06
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Appointments to the staff of the Vermont
Regiment, National Guard-One of ver-
mont's Oldest Firemen Resigns-Long
Flight of Homing Pigeons-Notes.
Col. Estey, the new commander of the
Vermont regiment, has completed the list
of appointments to his staff with one un-
important exception and the list includes
J. Harry Estey of Brattleboro, captain
and adjutant; N. N. Hadley of Brattle-
boro, captain and quartermaster; Charles
II. Landon of Rutland, captain and in
spector of rifle practice; George G. Berk-
ley of st. Albans, major and regimental
surgeon; II. Nelson Jackson of Bur-
lington, captain and assistant surgeon;
DR.. Anderson of Rutland, first lieutenant
and assistant surgeon. He also appoint
staff, L. j. HeDkel of Brattleboro, SER
geant major; and Homer j. Dane of
Northfeld, hospital steward.
Kingsley X. Hannum has resigned as
chief engineer of the Rutland fire de-
partment and his resignation has been
accepted by the mayor Mr.. Haunum
has been connected with the fire de-
partment for about "a years, having
been member of the Washington
Steamer company, No. 2, in the old
volunteer force. He has been chief Of
the department for nearly IS years, be-
ginning his services In the volunteer
times and continuing in the same office
after the organization of the paid de-
partment In July last he was elected
president of the Vermont State Fire.
mems association.
Two homing pigeons eight months old,
owned by E. NJ. and F. w. Ferguson of
Fishers Island, n. Y, in Long Island
Sound, were released Thursday at 10
o'clock, in front of tie grand stand at
the Valley fair at Brattleboro. They
brought messages from the poultry de-
partment to F. F. Crandall, manager for
the Fergusons. The birds arrived at
their home at 10, having made the
Journey of 1l5 miles by direct air line in
3 hours, 10 minutes, against strong
wind.
An event of unusual interest to many
citizens of Caledonia county and the
| sldte was tnt lOOlu anniversary VI tDc
settlement of the Grout homestead at
St. Johnsbury East on Tuesday, the 26th
inst. The principal features of the lit
erary exercises were historical address
by Gen. w. w. Grout, sketch of the Aver
branch of the family by DR.. Silas II.
Aver of Boston and short speeches by
Judge f. A Aldrich of Littleton, n. H.,
Senator Jonathan Ross and others.
Building operations at Rutland are
much more extensive this year than last.
The walls of the new shirt factory, capa-
city for $50 hands, are rapidly going up.
The new round-house of the Rutland rail-
road is nearly completed. 1t will house
IS locomotives and is made to take care
of the biggest Of the monster new en-
gines, some of which cannot get into the
present round-house. The Rutland rail
road is replacing all the old wooden
bridges with new steel ones.
The members of the BrattlebOro organ
ization of the Daughters of the American
Revolution went to Old Deerfield few
days ago. They not only inspected the
memorial hall. but they were shown over
the quaint old house which is now the
home of G. Alice Baker, the historian
One of the relics of the old house is the
cupboard from which Benedict Arnold
took flask of liquor and satisfied his
thirst. He was then on his way to III
conderoga.
Hon. William B. Wall of Randolph, fol
years in the employ of the Central Yer
mont as claims agent, has entered the
| service of the Boston IL Maine, in 6
J similar capacity, hut without officia
? title. He received his new appointment
the last of the week from Lucius Tuttle
r president of the road, who has also jus
' accepted the presidency of the Main'
} Central road. He is state highway com
e missioner at the present time.
5 The output of the marble and slat,
e quarries of Rutland county will undoubt
| edly be larger than in any previous year
e Some slate quarries have been compelle,
5 to refuse orders for this years delivery
5 But few years ago quantities of roofin,
. slate were imported into this countr,
4 from Wales. Now large part of tn
: product of the Vermont slate quarrie
! goes to England and the continent.
d Pickpockets secure from $500 to $40
/ from visitors to the Brattleboro fair.
n dozen or 10 people reported that they ha
d met with losses, the two largest sum
5 taken being about $50 each. The thieve
II are thought to have operated in from
4 of the ticket Office, when there was a bi
S rush of people who had arrived on tn
u trolley cars.
- 1t is contemplated, as one of the fei
lures of Vermont's celebration of tn
homecoming OF Admiral Dewey,
p place two powerful searchlights on tf
7, summit of Mt. Mansfield, Vermont
8. highest mountain, which will sweep ii
If region at night during-t the week of tn
L. celebration.
X A grist mill, box factory and clal
y board mill, together with dwellin
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