Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-27

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has bought IS acres of land in Dummer-
ston of Stephen Dutton, and will build
an elegant summer residence thereon
another year. He is also negotiating for
the purchase of adjoining land owned by
DR.. Fremont Hamilton. The location Is
one of the most slightly in Wiudham
county. Mr.. Gayley Is connected with
the Carnegie steel works. His family
have been summer boarders in Putney
several years.
B. NJ. Shepard of Montpelier noticed
recently that his setter was having
trouble with his nose. He made an ex-
animation and found stick had lodged
in one Of the animals nostrils, probably
while out hunting, which when extracted
was found to be three inches in length
and was about the size of a slate pencil.
The dog does not appear to have suffered
any injury from the obstruction aside from
the irritation produced before its re-
mOval.
Edmund Loomis committed suicide at
Mortified on the 10th inst. He placed
a rifle Just above his left ear, pulled the
trigger and lived less than one hour
The cause of the act is supposed to be
encouragement arising from setbacks
financially and otherwise. About a year
since he stated that he was of mind to
kill himself. but the remark was rot con-
strued as being uttered in earnest. He
leaves wife and one daughter.
The Beckwith Mari or Carbonate of
Lime Co. of st. Johnsbury and Sutton
has been petitloned into involuntary
bankruptcy by the creditors of the com
pany. The assets are $4,000, liabilities
$4,000. The Indebtedness is nearly all
carried by the directors and the loss will
largely fall uron them. The outside
claims are for the most part preferred
labor claims and will doubtless be paid
in full.
While an old fashioned Grey cy Under
and separator were being used in F. G..
Wheeler's barn in Braintree to thresh his
wheat, the other day, the cylinder ex-
ploded. Leon Flint, who was sitting on
the framework over the cylinder, was
thrown Is feet and struck on pile of
straw. Parts of the machine were thrown
out of the barn for distance of 40 feet,
but none of the threshers were injured.
Fire destroyed on the 18th inst. all the
buildings of the Richford Furniture COM
pany, including the machinery and stock,
valued at $4,000, insurance 81 900.
Thirty. five hands are thrown out of EN-
ployment and the loss to Richford will be
great. The water tank belonging to the
c.. V. railroad was also burned. Several
persons were slightly injured in extin-
gushing the fire.
Papers were signed in Boston recently
organizing the Pine Mountain associa-
ton of Groton, the purpose of which is
to develop the granite industry on Kicker
mountain. The incorporators are Alvin
f. Sortwell of Cambridge, Mass, Charles
ID. Welch and Frank A. Cutting of ROs-
ton, Frank S. Bodwell. William G Gar
mon of Manchestt n. H., and |. VI
Kicker Of Groton.
Charles Rice of Wards boro has COW
which gave birth to a calf wi h two per-
feet heads, with the one exception that it
had only three ears, one being placed
exactly between the two heads. The
heads join at the jaw bone, the face of
one being turned little to the right and
the other to the left. Mr.. Rice intends
to have it stuffed.
Herbert Ainsworth of South Royalton,
who was working in furniture factory
there. met with bad accident on Oct.
lG. A panel saw with which he was
working Jumped and cut of the third
and fourth fingers and part of the pain
of his right hand. The middle finger
was badly cut, but was saved.
Mary Howe-Lavin of Brattleboro has
declined, for the second time, an offer of
an engagement IN the Royal Opera House
In Dresden. Mrs. LAWN was offered the
engagement before her return from Wies-
baden, but she declined on account of
her determination to sing in concert in
this country.
Bee hunters have been unusually sue
cessful on the mountains in Bennington
county. William Biddle of Searsburg
hlved one swarm that weighed 80 pounds
and secured considerable honey. VIII
liam Shippee hived three swarms and
Alex. Whitcomb two.
A Mortified man recently disposed of
MS valuable collection OF old coins, in
which was a 1893 penny which brought
at auction Sl60. 1t was said to be the
best specimen of its date known to col
lectors.
There is now pumping capacity at
Berlin pond, Montpelier, of over 1000
900 gallons a day of "a hours. The new
pump just purchased alone has capacity
% H.. n 4
The S7th anniversary of the Vermont
Bible society will be held in Rutland
Nov. 3. Rev. William j. Haven of New
York, secretary of the American Bible
society, will deliver an address.
Work is being pushed rapidly on the
Rutland railroads new iron bridge over
Otter creek, two miles east of Brandon,
nd no rirI mill In, . Il