Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-09-29
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

TnOm OOh GNSTlfNiNoGOs
Big Sale of Timber Land to the Paper
Trust-Ludlow to Have Cheap Telephone
Rates-Bennington's Octogenarians A gain
| Accidents and Incidents.
The Flynn, Hatch & Pearson syndi-
cate of Burlington, which owns about
6000 acres Of land situated in the towns
of Manchester. Sunderland, Stratton
and WIndhall, has sold the land to the
international Paper company. the pa
per trust. The purchase also includes
the Bacon tract of 6000 acres and the
Montague tract of several thousand
more acres. The tract included in the
purchase is about Is miles long and sew
eral miles wide. 1t has a thick growth
of timber. A railroad will probably be
constructed to transport the timber used
by the company.
Ludlow will have cheap telephone
service at the hands of the Ludlow Tele-
phone company. Rates will be made
of $l2 per year for a single instrument.
two instruments rented by one party to
be $40 each. The goods are on the
ground and the wires now being strung.
The instruments will be the best made.
There are Is on hand and 10 more have
been ordered and there Is no doubt but
that the % will be at once put in. 1t is
expected that the line may be extended
to Proctorsville this fall.
A canvass of Bennington village
shows now residing in its limits nine men
each over so years of age. They live
within a mile of each other, and, with
the exception of one who is i'll, are on
the streets every pleasant day. Two of
them were in California in the early
mining days. All have been married, but
only one has a wife now living. Only
one of the number belongs to secret
society, and two of them served in the
rebellion. With one exception all are
over 81.
Hunters report that woodcock and
partridges are plentiful this season.
They speak very favorably of the new
law which prevents person from
shooting over five birds in one day, and
also forbids them from selling the birds.
The law is to be in force for five years,
and it is expected that in that time
there will be a large increase In the
birds protected. There also promises
to be plenty of squirrels this season.
Amos Aldrich, first selectman of Wood
ford, was thrown from bridge on
which he was experimenting repairs
into the stream below. some twenty feet.
A beam that was being raised by der
rick struck him suddenly. When picked
up and taken home it was thought that
his neck was broken. He sustained Sc
we're cuts about the head and face and
bruises on the body.
Titus Stowe, prominent citizen of
Readsboro, has died from injuries sus-
tained about two weeks ago. The par
ticulars of the accident were published
in this paper at the time. Mr.. Stowe
was knocked down and run over by a
team of oxen and was seriously injured
| in many places, but death was caused
by an injury to his heart. He was about
60 years old.
Orders have been issued from the Of
flee of the adjutant general authorizing
the retirement with highest rank and
upon their own application of Lieut..
Col. John ii. Mmms of St. Adams and
Maj Henry d. Fillmore of Bennington,
of the lst regiment, Vermont and ma
tional guard. An election is ordered at
Burlington, Sept. 20, to fill the va
cancies.
Wiley brothers have monster squash
on exhibition at their meat market In
Cambridge that will probably not be
beaten by any exhibition at the local
fairs this season. 1t grew on squash
vine in the old garden on the Wood place
on the "Harbor" road and weighs l04
pounds.
Farmers are expected to keep an ac-
curate account of the amount of crops
grown by them during the present sea-
son, for the purpose of reporting to
the census enumerator next year. This
is in accordance with directions from the
department in Washington.
James Martin, about 60 years of age,
fell down stairs Saturday morning at
Z O'Clock, at his home in Calais, and
broke his neck. He died almost in
stantly. The stairs were old and rickety,
and broke down, pitching him onto his
head.
The Chttenden county grand jury
came in Friday after an almost unpre-
cedented session of two weeks and two
days. They found As true bills and l23
indictments were not made, out of a
total of III cases considered.
u. V. NJ. Faculty Resigns.
The medical faculty of the University