Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-24
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE.
What vermonters Have Been Doing the
Past Seven Days.

urday afternoon. Allan McQuay, a |
|uuarryman about twenty-five years OF
age, had both legs nearly cut off below |
the knees at Mcmillan & Stephens quarry |
at o'clock by stone falling on them.
The whistle had just sounded to begin
work and the men started up when a
stone on top of another slipped, pinning
McQuay to the ground. Both legs were
nearly cut off below the knees. The
derrick was pulling on one stone and
this swung around and toppled the other,
weighing several tons, over onto McQuay.
One leg was cut clear of excepting a
piece of the skin. The other was not cut
quite so bad, but will probably have to
be removed. As soon as he could be
gotten from under the stone he was taken
to his boarding place.
Col. w. Seward Webb has arranged to
present to all Vermont soldiers in the
war with Spain, or, in case of death, to
their nearest relatives, medal of honor,
the pin bar of which is made from metal
taken from Ceyera's flagship. AT the
last session of the general assembly a
| bill was introduced authorizing the
governor to issue to each veteran of the
Spanish American war certificate of
service similar to that granted by the
state to the veterans of the civil war.
The bill was smothered in committee.
Then Col. Webb presented bill pro-
yiding for the reorganization of the ma
tional guard, and also containing Sec
ton authorizing the distribution of
medals of honor to the veterans of the
Spanish war. This also failed
of passage.
The annual meeting of the Daughters
L of Vermont club was held at the hotel
Vendome In Boston last week. The
principal business was the election of
of1icers, which resulted in the choice of
Miss Helen M. Winslow, president;
Mrs. Hiram Orcutt, vice president; Miss
Bertha P. Joslyn, recording secretary;
Miss Mabel Hodghtor, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. William 2. Shreve,
treasurer; Mrs. Oliver Crocker Stevens,
Mrs. Abbie Cousins and Mrs. William
A. Barton, executive committee. The
report of the treasurer showed the III
nances of the club to be very satisfactory.
The club has 2l9 members. The men,
bership is limited to 25O.
Department Commander Harris of the
Vermont division of the Grand Army of
the Republic has decided to hold the
next annual encampment at Montreal in
June, probably during the third week.
The advisability of this departure has
been earnestly discussed throughout the
winter and it is believed the decision will
prove popular; and besides benefiting the
post which this department has establish
ed in Montreal and Quebec, it will also
tend to increase the present good feeling
between ourselves and our British neigh
bors. w. II. II. Slack of Springfield is
most prominently mentioned as the next
department commander.
While William Hazard was chopping
in Reed Brothers sugar place at Wards
boro the other day, tree upon which he
was working fell on him and pinned him
to the ground, injuring him seriously,
and he is now confined to his bed, uD-
able to move. The tree fell across his
hips and the lower part of his body, and
but for bend in the trunk he must have
been killed.
Charles Burritt, formerly of Manches-
regiment at Manila, writes to his father
that he is in good health and likes the
country very much. He also says he
shall probably remain there after the
present unpleasantness has expired, and
thinks that many others of the men now
there will locate.
Suit has been brought against the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad
company for SS 600 damages by G. Ii
Shpman, administrator of the estate OF
Philippe A. Desroschers, the Russian
who on March Is, 1897. was killed by one
of the company's trains near the Sam
Smith place in Montpelier.
The farm buildings of Oscar A. Rem
frew of Newbury Centre are in ashes
The large commodious house was one OF
the oldest in town and was known as the
"Sam Gibson Tavern" Town meetings
were held there in early days. The fire
caught in the middle of the day from ;
burning chimney.
A conveyor has been supplied to carr!
the sawdust, shavngs, etc, from the saw
mill of Carpenter, Richards & Co. o
Richford to the furniture factory ant
there dump it into the fire place, thu
furnishing fuel without being handled
The conveyor is under ground.
George S. Hibbard of Rupert ha
finished writing history of the town o
Rupert. The book contains about 20
pages with 20,chapters and embraces tn
early settlements, the land disputes, tn
revolution, civil war and other matter
of local interest.
A. G. Hoitt of Taftsville, is to rails
martens for their fur. These animal
are becoming scarce and their fur is yer
valuable. A successful attempt at props
eating them has been made in Ne
Jersey and Hoitt believes he can do &
well in Vermont
o. L. Perham of Bellows Falls has tw
curious coins. One is a copper, date
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