Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-08-04
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

woodford to Celebrate Bennington Day
The Norwich Dewey Fund Reaches Si0,-
OOO-Parent Tree of Austin Apple to BE
Cut Down-Freak of IL Crazy Woman.
The Dewey memorial fund for
Norwich university has now passed the
$4,000 mark. subscriptions, large and
small, are being received from all parts
of the country, aggregating from 5000
to $1,000 each week. The grading for
the site of the new building is now
being rapidly carried forward, and will
probably be completed by the first of
September. The laying of the corner
stone is to be made a part of the state
celebration of the return of the admiral
to Montpelier. One or more cannon,
some ordnance and other supplies are
understood to be on board the admlral's
flagship, the Olympia, destined for Nor
wich university.
Woodford is arranging for celebra-
ton Aug. 16, the occasion being the 122d
anniversary of the battle of Bennington.
The exercises will be held in Elmer
Gleason's grove, the Wilmington band
will be in attendance, and S. NJ. Bowles,
the story writer of that town, will be
among the speakers. There will be
clambake, followed by dancing in the
afternoon and display of fireworks in
the evening. The scene of the festivities
is about seven miles from Bennington
and on top of the Green Mountains, 2500
feet above sea level. The celebration is
mainly given in honor of the Bennington
people who pass the heated term in
Woodford.
AS at present located, the route of the
Rochester railroad will pass in the rear
of the dwelling house of W. C. Lattimer
of Bethel and through his orchard, and
it is expected that it will be necessary to
cut down the parent tree of the Bethel
apple. The legend of this tree is that in
the spring of 17S0, David Stone came
from Rutland, Mass, to settle in Bethel.
On his way he stopped at a cider mill
and picked up an apple carelessly from
pile standing near the mill. After eating
the apple. he placed the seeds in his
pocket and these he planted on his farm
in Bethel and from them came the
famous Bethel or Austin apple.
When selectman Robert Kirby of Un-
derhill went to get his cows one day
last week, he found woman lying down
under a tree. She was clad only in her
night robe, and had evidently been wan
dering about all night in a deranged
condition. Dr. Newton was called
She gave her residence as Worcester,
Mass, and said that she came to Under
hill to visit Arthur Mullen, a cousin.
Mr.. Kirby then took her to Mr. Mullen's
from whose house she had wandered
away the night before.
Hotel Fullerton at Chester was badly
damaged early last Thursday morning
by fire that started in the basement.
BY prompt action of the fire department
the main portion of the building was
saved A large part of the furniture and
fixtures were badly damaged The
cause of the fire is unknown. The loss
is $1,000 and is covered by insurance.
The house was full of guests, Including
number who are in attendance at the
Windsor county summer school. No
one was injured.
+. Z. Allen. who manages the Green
ou yh farm, while driving with a load of
hay on the road to Pittsford one after
noon recently, noticed something smok-
ing and on turning around discovered the
| load was on fire. He called to some men
near by for help and with their assist
ance tipped the load of the rack ard got
was entirely destroyed. The fire was
caused by the friction of a board in the
rack rubbing against the wheel.
The large barn on the St. Albans
hospital farm near Cambridge was
struck by lightning Saturday night and
burned to the ground. The occupants of
the farm had finished haying but two
days before and the barn contained
nearly the whole seasons cut, besides a
quantity of old hay, which was burned,
together with one nearly new farm
wagon and one nearly new moving
machine. Loss about S2500, partially
insured.
The death of Elizabeth Thompson, a
Vermont woman, widely known as a
philanthropist, which took place last
week at Littleton, n. H., will bring be-
fore the courts a will bequeathing an
estate of 81 100000, one-half to go toward
the relief and support of poor seam
stresses, needle women and shop girls in
Brattleboro, and one-half to similar
persons in Rhinebeck-on-the. Hudson
n. Y.
A handsome granite monument made
in Barre by Mackie, Hussey & Co., was
, unveiled in Utica, n. Y, on Wednesday
, In honor of William Rathbone, whc
founded the knights of Pythias. Th'
| unyeling ceremonies were imposing ant
included addresses from several of tn,
supreme officers Of the X. of p. Anon.
e those present were several daughters o
[ Mr.. Rathbone.
/. Alfred Barney was at work on tn
e house now being built by w. II. Kidde
:. at Winooski, last week, and in attempt
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