Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-05-05
AGLANCE OVER THE STATE,
Happenings of Week Among the Citi-
zens of the Green Mountain state.

Happenings of a Week Among the Citi-
zens of the Green Mountain state.
Henry Lizot, one of the moulders in
the foundry at the Fairbanks scale
works, was dreadfully burned Monday
afternoon. While carrying a ladle of
melted iron, he slipped, falling on his
back and spillng the hot iron over his
chest and limbs. His mates tore his
clothing from him as quickly as posi-
BILE, but on account of their inability to
remove the leather belt about his waist
his body was more severely burned than
his limbs. He was carefully wrapped
in blankets and taken to his home where
doctor dressed the burns, which, it is
thought, viii not prove serious. 1t was
the worst accident of the kind that has
ever happened in the foundry.
The scheme for building an electric
railroad from Montpelier through Mid
dlesex, Moretown, Warren and Waits
field in the Mad river valley, that had
apparently been abandoned, has been re-
vlved. If plans now formulating are
perfected, the road will be built the
coming summer, and work will be COM
menced about MAY l. The Spaulding
construction company of Boston pro-
poses to put 100000 into the construc-
| tion and equipment of this road. The
towns In Mad river valley have voted to
bond for $50, 200, and Montpelier will be
expected to take about $4,000 of the
stock.
A man had been engaged in blasting
at some distance from his home near
f Waterbury recently, and having few
small dynamite cartridges left, rolled
| them carefully in paper and placed
them in his pocket, but lost them on his
way home. man by the name of De-
I cell found them, and, not knowing what
they were, took them home and gave
them to a boy to play with. The little
boy took them to the stove, and while
rolling them on the hearth two of them
exploded, blowing one thumb to pieces
and injuring his neck.
A heavy wind and rain storm, ac-
companied by lightning and thunder,
passed over Mortified Tuesday after
noon. Dodge Hall, one of the univer-
sity buildings, was struck and the
chimney was knocked down. Not 30
feet distant were two professors and a
class of students, who were uninjured.
The lightning passed out Of the hall on
the telephone wire to Prof. Chas. Dole's,
out an open door and knocked horse
senseless. Two men in Elmwood ceme-
terry tool house were benumbed by the
bolt, but recovered.
Ii. G. Cook of Brandon, who went to
Fri i1n In in a1 N q
cargo of thoroughbred merino sheep
from California, has recently written
that he has disposed of the entire lot.
The actual cost of the sheep and trans
portation was about 5000 head and he
sold them so as TO make profit. When
the letter was written Mr. Cook was at
East London, some 200 miles in the in
terror. and totally cut of from any mail
facilities except by carrier.
Orders have been received at Fort
Ethan Allen providing for the erection
of quarters for two additional troops
with stables for horses and a quarter
masters storehouse. The order read
tat once" This move will involve al
expenditure of about $50 900. The or
ders are surprise, as two troops have
Just been ordered to Jefferson barracks
Mo. There are only two troops at the
fort at present and there is already pro
vision for six.
Gov. f. c. Smith has appointed j. B
Pickett of Bradford as a member of the
commission authorized by the Legislature
of 1898 TO investigate the subject of double
taxation and report bill for the relief o
the same to the legislature In 1900 t
succeed the late G.. a. Ballard. Mr.
Pickett is member of the present stat'
senate and lawyer of recognized abillt!
throughout eastern Vermont.
William Pease of Dorset went out t.
ga her sap the other day, taking his lit
tie five-year-old girl along with him tC
hold the horse. lIe accidentally dropped
a bucket while near the horse, whiel
took fright and suddenly starting threw
the girl to the ground. One arm wa
broken and she was otherwise injured.
The annual meeting of the diocesan
convention of the Episcopal church wa
fixed for June 2l and % at Bellows Falls
Owing to the burning of Towns Hote
it Is found that sufficient accommoda
tiOns cannot be provided at Bellows Falls
The place of meeting is therefore changet
TO Rutland.
Mrs. Selma Weeden of Bridgewate
has some maple sugar which was mad
20 years ago and which still retains eX
celent flavor. Its unusually light colo
indicates that somebody knew how {
make sugar then as well as it is mad
now, with all the improved appliances.
Gov. Smith and staff were invited t
attend the unveiling of a statue of Ger
Grant In Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
but the governors engagements pr'
vented his going. Gen. II. S. Peck, b
the governors direction, attended as tn
representative of the state.
Recently the Practical Farmer of Phi
adelphia offered a list of prizes for art
plps on thp DrarticabilitV of cream seDa