Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-07
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE,
What Vermonters Have Been Doing for
the Past Seven Days.

party of six men who VIII go TO the
Arctic regions next summer on the Peary
relief steamer Hope. Several weeks will
be spent at Melville bay and Whale
sound hunting walrus, Polar bears and
other large game. Mr.. Porter is not
novice in Arctic exploration, having
made two or three trips to the frozen
north with Lieut.. Peary and others. MIR.
Porter is graduate of Norwich Univer-
sitv and of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, and while at the latter
institution distinguished himself by
winning the two leading prizes competed
for by young architects in the technical
schools all over the country.
The announcement that the faculty
and students of Amherst college are to
conduct exercises in memory of the late
Senator Justin S. Morrill, on April IA, the
anniversary of his birth, will undoubt-
edly suggest a similar course to other
educational institutions in different parts
of the country which have profited so
| largely from his wisdom and far-seeing
craftsmanship in connection with the
college land grant.
Upward of 10 feet of snow has fallen
as recorded by the instruments owned by
a Brattleboro man, and the heaviest fall
in "a wears, 145. so inches in 1886. is likely
to be exceeded by April's installment,
carving the winters total snowfall
above II feet We give the four years
since 1874 in which the heaviest snow
falls are recorded hereabOut: 1919, ia -
inches; 1876, 1879; 1886, 1850; 1889,
125 20.
At Fair Haven last week a fire began
at II 80 a. m. The Park View Hotel,
owned bv c. Rutledge, was burned with
most of the furniture and contents.
The store of O. A. Peck also caught
fire. The fire apparatus at Fair Haven
is limited and help was called from
Whitehall, n. Y, and other places.
The fire interfered with telegraphic
service for a time. Loss was $4,000;
partially insured.
William S. Tuttle of Glens Falls will
dredge Bloody Pond between Lake
George and Glens Falls for the purpose
of finding relics of the French and In
dian wars. On the banks of Bloody
Pond and in the near vicinity of that
small body of water one of the bloodest
relics have been found, such as guns,
sabres, cannon balls, tomahawks, arrow
heads, and skulls.
w. II. Geddis of Brattleboro has made
5000 flags to be used at the state con-
vention of Odd Fellows. which is to be
held in that place in May. The larger
part of the flags have been sold. They
are three cornered and made of white
muslin with a red border. In the center
are the "three links bearing the in
scriptIon, ''Friendship. Love, and Truth" "
Charles Murphy. who was shot by
George Doherty during quarrel at Boil
ton, on February 20, and who was
brought to the hospital In Burlington for
treatment died Saturday night. DOherty
has been confined in Jail at Montpelier
awaiting the outcome of Murphy's in
iuries. The charge will probably be that
of manslaughter.
Grant Hornsby Of Townline was re-
Gently working in the barn when he
made a misstep, and trying to save him
self, stepped backward and fell from the
window to the ground, about 10 feet be-
low, striking on his head and shoulders.
For some time it was thought the ac-
cident would prove fatal, but he is now
recovering.
The claim that the city of Lynn. Mass,
has the only floating bridge in the world
is an error, as there has been floating
bridge across the natural pond in Brook
field for more than half a century. The
bridge at Lynn is across Glenmore pond
and is about 800 feet long, 1t has been
in use nearly 100 years.
Superintendent George Lowell of the
NOrthfield corn factory is making con
tracts with the farmers for corn and
will this year agree to take all the corr
the farmers may raise. Ii is quite likely
this will be the banner year for the out
put of canned corn from the factory.
II f. Cook of Rutland who went tC
South Africa last October in charge of {
carload of thoroughbred merino sheep
has written to his friends that he has dis
posed of the entire lot. The total cos
of each sheep after reaching their des
tination was about 5000, and Mr.. Cool
sold them at good profit.
Charles f. Perrin of Montpelier /
nearly ready to ship to Boston woo
merchant the largest consignment o
wool which he has shipped for som
years. The lot will exceed 20 900 pounds
the market price of which will run frOu
Is to 20 cents, according to the quality.
The Vermont state library commissio
held meeting at st. Johnsbury on FIR
day to consider applications of severa
towns for libraries. OF eight appics
tons submitted all were allowed. Ther
are now Sc towns in the state whc
have libraries. No state has a bette
record.
John l.. Bacon, state treasurer, has r,
ceived among other contributions to I'll
Dewey memorial hall fund check IL
$500, to be cashed when sufficient fun(
are raceived from other sOuTces tO wa