Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-23
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


Hatchery at Observation-Disclosures
House at Vernon Destroyed by Light
nipg-Other Items.
Henry L. Leonard of Brandon is hav-
ing trouble through starting a private
fish preserve. He ordered some small
fry from private hatchery, but did not
get them, so he had small trout taken
from the stream on which his preserve
is located and placed them in his en-
closed preserve alongside. The statute
requires that small trout taken from a
stream shall be Immediately returned to
the same with the least possible injury,
and the fish commissioners, claiming
Mr.. Leonard violated the spirit, if not
the letter of this statute, sent officers in
structed to take away the screens from
Mr.. Leonard's preserve. This they did
and the current passing through took
the fish all back into the main stream,
The Unlversalist house at Vernon was
struck by lightning last Thursday after
noon and burned to the ground, the loss
being about $4,000, part of which is
covered by insurance. The bolt struck
the top of the steeple and the fire fol-
lowed down to the audience room.
Postmaster Withheld and others were
near at hand and succeeded in moving
the cushions, lamps and chairs.
The alumni and former students of
Wellesley college are making a con-
certed effort to lift the debt of nearly
$4,000 which encumbers the present
administration. IT is hoped that Vermont
will do her share toward raising this
sum. Checks made out to Alpheus H..
Hardy and sent to Miss Alice A. Stevens,
Windsor, VT, will be credited to the
state.
The Central Vermont railways new
system of paying its employees went
into effect last week. The system does
away with the old method of paying by
check and the men now receive their
wages in cash direct from the paymas-
ter, who makes the trip over the road in
his pay car.
One hundred and thirtyfour years ago
Daniel Nye planted a chestnut tree in
Norwich The tree has never until last
year borne single chestnut. Warren G..
Nye of East Barre, a grandson of Daniel,
recently showed some nuts taken from
this tree, which is now two feet in
diameter.
Gertrude Ulln, the 12-year.old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. OHln of Bur-
lington, died Saturday night as the re-
suit of severe burns about the abdomen.
The child was ironing her dolls clothes
and in removing the iron from the gas
stove with her skirt the garment caught
| fire.
There has been decided falling off in
men for admittance through the Yer
mont customs district during the last
month. Only two applications were
filed as compared with an average of
about 80 per month previously.
A six pound cannon ball was recently
turned up on the farm of c. c. Bell at
Manchester, and is supposed to be a
revolutionary war relic, as the troops of
Gen. John Stark encamped in that
vicinity short time previous to the
battle of Bennington.
In the case of Shippee vs. Sullivan,
heard in Bennington county court at
Manchester last week, in which the
plaintiff sued to recover $4,000 for the
alienation of his wife's affections, the
jury rendered a verdict for one dollar
and cOsts.
The condemned cannon which was
secured for Randolph through the efforts
OF U. ). Grant post, with ten ten inch
shells, has arrived and will soon be
mounted. A carriage will be construc-
ted for 1t. 1t weighs 300.
The lime-kilns of POwnal are very
busy on an order for O,O00 barrel; of
lime for Worcester (Mass.) parties.
There is an increasing demand for the
lime made by the company, and many
orders are on file.
A total of S4040 was realized from the
sale of Col. lie Grand Cannon's horses
at Shelburne Oh Friday. Vermont
Chimes brought $1,000. There were 10
Others sold at from $40 to $500.
Work developing the .Monkton marble
quarries is progressing rapidly. An
engine and large derrick have Just
arrived from Rutland.
Essex Junction has found a very de-
sirable water supply about four miles
from that village, which will be brought
there next season.
The business men of st. Albans are
interested in project for rebuilding the
Welden House at an expense of $75,-
600.
Henry j. Agnew, the well-known
horse breeder of California, is dead of
heart disease.
Brandon Fish story
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