Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-22
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


Grams of Civil war-Money in vermont's
Saving Institutions-Other state Items.
| The memorial window for st. James
church at Arlington contains the names
of Captain Jehlel Hawley and Nathan
Garfield. Capt. Hawley built the first
frame house in Arlington in 1854 and at
his house the Episcopal services were
read each Sunday before the church was
organized The first Episcopal conven-
ton in the state was held at the house of
Nathan Garfield in 1870. Both of these
men were leaders in establishing the
church in the state.
Senator Proctor has presented to he
Mark Skinner library of Manchester,
"Following the Greek Cross" by Gen
eral Hyde of Maine, lately deceased, and
"The Song of the Rappahanock" by |.
S Dodd, who was a non-commssioned
officer in the Twentv-sixth New Jersey
regiment. These books will be of es-
pecial interest to surviving members of
the old Vermont brigade because of
frequent references contained in them to
that organization.
News has been received of the death of
Mrs. Effie Cox Whalen at the states
prison at Windor. Mrs. Whalen was
sentenced by the county court in Bur-
| lington in the fall of 1891 to serve
term of 30 years in prison, having been
convicted of the murder of Alfred Four
nier with FOurnier's wife. She died last
week and was buried at Windsor. She
had served about five years of her SEN
tence.
The report Of the Inspector of finance
shows that the Burlington Savings bank
stands first among institutions of its
class In Vermont. with l6329 depositors
and deposits of S6,57G,S79 Il. The Rut-
land Savings bank stands second in the
list with l0,57S depostors and So 3ll,-
SO 4G deposits, the Vermont Saviags
bank of Brattleboro third with 1920 de
positors and BIS, 70G - in deposits
A. ID. Washburn of Granville shot and
killed large bird, supposed to be an
eagle. in the act of devouring full
grown turkey. The indications were
that it had encircled the turkey with its
talons and held it till life was extinct.
The shooting was done with rife, but
the taXdermlst found shot in the carcass
showing that the bird had had some mar
row escapes.
The Vermont and Massachusetts
boundary line commissioners held con.
| fl renee at the state house in Boston last
week. Kittredge Haskins and Levant
NJ. Read represented the Vermont com
mission. By the new plans, as drawn,
ha fnt FOL disfa
corner of Massachusetts to that in the
west bank of the Connecticut river is
Al 06 miles.
From 80 to 100 tons of coal situated in
the midst of thousands of tons were last
week on fire at the dock of a coal COM
pany of Burlington. Some time ago a
barge with coal was sunk In the slip.
When this was raised the coal was
thrown onto the dock with the rest while
it was still wet. Spontaneous combus.
tion was the result.
Gen. w. w. Grout has notified Daniel
Lille Post, 6l, G.. A. r., at Bethel that it
can have a six-pound gun from Cervera's
fleet and as many II inch spherical shells
and eight inch elongated shells as it de-
sres, by paying the transportation
charges from Newport, Va. The offer
has been accepted by the post.
Work on the receiving tomb at Morning
side cemetery in BrattlebOro will be con
tinued during the winter. A tent l25
feet square will enclose the entire struc-
ture and be heated with two large stoves.
1t is the purpose of the contractors to
complete the tomb early in the spring,
regardless of weather.
Amo11 ,hc appointments the president
sen 10 the senate recently were the fol-
wing postmasters for Vernon Mar
tina w. Arnold. Bethel; EdwarI J. Ty.
Morrisvile; Henry G. Blanchard, New.
port; Harlow C. Aver, Richford Charles
+. Hall, Swanton.
Mayor Robert Roberts of Burlington
has appointed f. F. Brownell the new
chief of police of that city. Mr.. Brow
nell was admitted to the Chittender
county bar in 1870. He has been city
, grand Juror and is at present member
!. of the board of city assessors. He is 3;
years of age.
) Louis Glenn of Stamford, aged abou
40 years, was found dead Monday on ar
: old wood road in that town. An autopsy
5 was held showing that the man had beer
J dead several hours. 1t is believed tha
I. he was thrown from his wagon by ac
cident as he was going down steel
3 road.
The Congregational church at Danby
has a parsonage for the first time in it
4 history. The cost of the building, Sl200
$ was largely met by the women of tn
9 parish. Within three years the churcl
r has been rebuilt at an expense of $1,000.
e Winooski with population of 1900 /
S at present without any hotel. Fire de
!. strOyed its only hotel about four month
O ago and no steps have since been take
l. to build another.
= THE MODERN MOTHER