Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-31
AGLANCE OVER THE STATE.
What Vermonters Have Been Doing the
Past Seven Days.


bridge. three-fourths of mile south of
Newfane village, maple tree with rec
ord which is not very often equaled.
When Alexander Fairbanks lived near
there he made As pounds of sugar from
this tree, and it was talked of as won
derful yield. Later on, in the sixties,
Miles Knowlton undertook to beat the
record and succeeded in bringing the score
up to Ga pounds. But it was reserved
for Capt. Charles Best a few years ago
to outrival any of the previous records.
He claims to have made IA gallons of
syrup from this same tree in one season.
besides what they used In the family.
Philip Dayton and Arthur Conway of
Bellows Falls went to Albany and enlist
ed in the 2lst United States infantry,
passing successful examinations. The
regiment leaves soon for Manila. James
Roe, another Bennington youth, has en-
listed in company B, 1st United States in
fantry, and is now with his regiment at
Pnar del Rio. Conway and Roe served
in company X, 1st Vermont volunteers.
Frank Dunn, another member, is now in
San Francisco en- route to Manila.
Under No. l57 acts 1898, the supreme
court has appointed six examiners of
candidates for admission to the bar as
follows: William w. Stickney of Lud-
low and Fred ii. Button of Middlebury,
for one year ending Nov. 80, 1899;
George M. Powers of Morrisvile and
Fred A. Howland of Montpelier, for two
years ending Nov. 30, 1900; Willard
harrington of st. Adams and David j.
Foster of Burlington, for three years
ending Nov. 30, 1901.
Through the efforts of Clinton n.
Field, syndicate of New York and Bos-
ton capitalists has been formed for the
purpose of purchasing, combining and
operating the large granite quarries at
Barre. Options have been obtained from
most of the quarry owners and there
seems little chance of the scheme failing.
The deal will include only the quarrying
of granite and will have nothing to do
with its manufacture.
A Woodstock correspondent says:
"Irying H. Whitcomb said Wednesday
that he had run his coach on runners for
Il9 successive days, the longest time any
winter of his remembrance. 1t now
looks as if he will be able to add 30 days
more to that number, and snow still fall
ing. Woodstock can always boast of
sleighing one week longer thar her
neighboring towns, those on the river
especially"
Albert N. Hoyt died at his home in
Castleton, aged about 70 years. His
grandfather was with Ethan Allen at the
surrender of Fort I'll, and for time COM
manded Fort Skene, now Whitehall, and
was one of Castleton's pioneers. coming
from Stamford, Conn. Mr.. Hoyt died in
the house which his grandfather built
more than century ago.
An elephants tusk seven feet long and
20 inches in circumference is on eXhibi-
ton in a Rutland store window. 1t is
one of the largest ever imported.
Prizes are offered for the nearest guess as
to its weight and value. Later it will
be used to make piano keys.
Gen. Lloyd Wheaton, who has been in
command of most of the active move
ments against the Filipinos around Ma
nla, comes of good Vermont stock. His
grandmother was a sister of the late
Wooster Sprague of Montpelier.
Fairs in the Northern Vermont circuit
have been fixed as follows: Franklin
county at Sheldon, Aug. 30, 81 and Sept.
l; Lamoile county at Morrisville. Sept.
8. 6 and Z; Caledonia county at st. Johns
bury, Sept. 10, 20 and 81.
By the recent change in the town lines
Morrstown gets lll3 acres, valued at
Sll, ,l37, from Hyde Park, and HYDE Park
gets 1882 IL acres, valued at $3.50, from
Morristown. MOrristown gains $50 l-2
acres and $3.50 in value.
The Montpelier municipal temporary
loan of $4,000 has been awarded the
Capitol Savings bank of Montpelier, the
bid being three per cent. This is the
lowest rate at which loan has ever been
placed in this state.
j. Barnes of Brighton was arrested
last week Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff
Davis on the charge of killing monster
moose at Wenlock. Barnes claims that
he was compelled to shoot the animal in
self-defence.
Henry Haskins of Westminster recent
ly caught hawk of species never seen
in that vicinity before. 1t was a steely
blue color, glossy and full feathered,
with large spreading wings and long
tail.
In Washington county court Chas.
Hendricks of Barre pleaded guilty to a
charge of bigamy and was sentenced to
two and one-balf years hard labor in
the state prison.
There has been no liquor dispensed
from the Montpelier agency for the last
10 days as the commissioner advised that
no more be sold until the barrels were
gauged.
The Voice of New York attacks Fort
Ethan Allen and charges that the Of
ficers are running 'canteen" contrary
to law. This the latter emphatically
deny.
Israel Blair of Waterbury was arrested
Saturday on charge of assisting one