Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-28
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE
Happenings of Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mount ain State.

State Auditor O. NJ. Barber has com
pleted the auditing of the claims present
en- by members of the First Vernon
volunteers for expenses incurred by
them for medical attendance, nursing
and other necessary causes from thu
time that the regiment returned tC
Vermont from Chickamaugua to thu
time it was finally mustered out. The
last legislature passed a law providing
for such payments, but no claims wert
to exceed 800. Three hundred claims
necessitating the payment of about $l4
900 have been filed and audited. The
to the different claimants for signing
and as soon as they are returned the
checks will be forwarded.
Dewey Day, May l, will be observed
in Northfield by the breaking of ground
for Dewey Hall, which is to be built at
Norwich University as testimonial to
the admiral. The programme includes
parade, remarks by President A. d.
Brown, and an Grafton by Colonel Kit
tredge Haskins of Brattleboro. 1t is
expected that Captain Charles A. Clark
of the Norfolk navy yard, who was
commander of the battleship Oregon,
will break ground for the building. In
the evening the wives of members of the
national guard will hold festival for
the benefit of Company F.
Clarence Eddy has received the ap-
pointment of official organist for the
United States at the Paris exposition.
Mr.. Eddy is native of Vermont, and
was at one time organist of Bethany
Congregational church, Montpelier, 60
ing thence to Germany, where he spent
several years under the best instructors.
For many years he was a prominent
teacher, Organist and cornet player in
Chicago and the West, but for the last
four years has made his home in
Europe, latterly having chosen Paris as
his place of residence.
The executive committee of the State
Firemen's association has decided on July
10 as the date for holding the annual
convention in Burlington. The tOurna-
ment is to be held the following day.
For the latter 5000 will be offered in
purses. In the hand engine contest
there will be two prizes of 5000 and Sl75.
Hose contests, $3.50, S75 and S25. F. f.
Perkins has been elected a member of the
executive committee to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of w. 4. Morse of
Burlington.
Mrs. Guild of Evansville has a ger
anium that has freak blossom. Four
weeks ago a large truss of hlos SONS ap-
peared which are quite fresh now. Now
where the little flower stems unite on the
end of the stock three large punches of
blossoms have come out and one slip the
whole base seven inches from the stalk
where the first stamens started.
The international convention of For
esters will be held in Burlington be-
ginning June 20, having been postponed
from the second week in June on account
of the annual state Masonic gatherings
that week. The executive committee of
the local courts are now at work ar
ranging programme for the entertain
ment Of the visitors.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Queen City Cotton company of Burling-
ton it was voted to increase the stock
from 100000 to 100000 and build a
new mill in addition to the present manu-
factory if the city would exempt from
taxation for 10 years. The mill would
increase the number of hands employed
by about 200.
The new hospital at st. Johnsbury is
now in operation. The several societies
in the the town have generously furnish
ed the rooms with everything necessary,
and two members of the Fairbanks
family have donated money enough to
fit up an operating room with the best
surgical appliances.
Numerous complaints are being made
that fisermen are taking trout from the
streams, not waiting for the open season
which does not begin until MAY /.
Quite party of Bennington fishermen
went to White Creek, n. Y, Monday and
brought home with them some good
catches of trout.
The largest hog In the world was on
IN st. ohnsbury last week by
II. L. Doyle. The hog is two years,
seven months old, stands feet, u
inches high, 0 feet, u inches long, girth
.
Said hog is thin and still growing.
Miss Mary l.. Titcomb, a member of
the state library com ..ission and librari-
an of the Rutland free library for the
past II years, has been secured to
organize, classify and catalogue the
Goodrich library at Newport.
j. G. Oliver of Woodstock is display
ing some winter grown potatoes, which
developed in the dirt beside potato
barrel In his cellar, and he thinks that
two crops a year breaks the Vermont
record.
Navigation on Lake Champlain was
resumed Thursday, the ice having en-
tirely disappeared. The lake was frozen
over about the usual length of time, and
the ice companies harvested an immense
crop.
Harry Dole, granite polisher, had his
clothing caught in a gear wheel Aprll 10