Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-06
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Death of IA Former Priest of the Ver-
gennes Catholic Church-Au Old Quaker
TSuFyIng UrOunU IN GrRnd TsTe 10 BE
Narked-The Brandon Electric Road.
Father Kerlidou, who has been at the
Fanny Allen hospital in Winooski for
the past four weeks, died Dec. %. The
deceased was born in Brittany, France,
in 1919. came to this country in 1874 and
was Father Cloarec's assistant In st.
Josephs church in Burlington for a year.
Then he was transferred in turn from
Charlotte to Underhill, Newport and
Vergennes. In 1885 he came to St.
Joseph's college in Burlington, where he
was professor for two years. After this
he went to Alburgh. where he has since
remained, attending that town. Isle La
Motto and Fort st. Ann until he came to
the hospital.
The old burying ground of the Quakers
in Grand Isle is without stones or marks.
in accordance with their belief, and to
preserve the spot from oblivion their
descendants now living there have select
ed granite boulder from the west shore
weighing some 10 tons and are to erect it
on foundation already prepared at the
burying ground, as typical memorial to
the generation of plain stanch people now
passed away. A fitting inscription will
be placed upon it.
A survey is being made of proposed
electric railway from Brandon to Rut-
land. The route being marked out starts
near the railroad station at Brandon. runs
down Carver street and crosses the lots to
the old stage road, which it will follow
nearly all the way to Rutland. This sur
vey is being made for the Information of
the ncorporators of the Lake Dunmore
Power and Traction company, which
was chartered at the last session of the
legislature.
Strange noises have recently been re-
ported at the residence of Mrs. George
Webster, in Swanton, coming from the
hot air heating apparatus. 1t was a mys-
terv for number of days what it all
could mean until some strange animal
got to looking through the registers.
The pipes of the system were disconnect-
ed and a sort of chute was rigged to the
hatchway and an oldfashioned pole-cat
quietly sneaked out.
Emerson Estabrook of Remington
keck of JOhnstown. Y. y, for the CON
struction of a II catacomb mausoleum, to
be built of Vermont granite and the en-
tire structure to cost about $4,000. The
waInscotting and ceiling and
floor of the vestibule are to be finished
with Vermont marble.
The Rutland Steam Stone Cutter COM
pany reports the opening up of a market
for its goods In England and Scotland,
here orders for eight machines have
recently been placed. The prospects for
A steady trade in this held are bright
and the concern will probably have all
1t can do for some time to supply the
foreign demand.
b. l.. Adams, Woodstock druggist,
charged with liquor selling, was tried be
fore jury last week and acquitted.
More than hundred witnesses were
but not all were called to the
stand.
John Conrad of Island Pond attempted
10 break the United States seal on bond
I'd car and is under arrest; the charge is
A very serious one.
Mrs. Maria Bisbee of Reading took a
lose of laudanum putting her into a sleep
from which she never awoke.
James Ryan was hit by falling tree
while chopping in North Ira last week
and had both legs paralyzed.
Essex county is just S3s9.76 worse of
han year ago. The debt of !the county
Is now S3206.39.
The Bethel shoe company has filed its
petition in insolvency with the United
States court.
a Proctorsvile kitten has seven toes
10 each foot, but can catch mice Just the
same.