Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-02-10

from the Harlow quarres last week a
handsome granite slab to be placed by
DR.. o. D. Greene for an approach to the
doorstep. The stone measured Is and
one-half feet long, by four feet wide and
six inches thick. 1t weighed 6600
pounds. 1t is claimed by experts that
the Bethel quarries have as large an
acreage rs those so extensively worked
at Barre.
For the first time in its church history
st. Johnsbury has furnished pastor
who served his church for % years.
Last week the Rev. DR.. Edward L. Fair
banks reaches his silver jubilee and APP
propriate exercises were held. On Sun
day the pastor preached an excellent SER
mon, at the close of which he was
presented with purse which contained
$l550 with which to wipe out the church
debt.
In annexing Berlin are the town
pauperS of that district annexed also? is
the pertinent question that is now troubl-
ing the city fathers and also the city
attorney of Montpelier. In taking in
that portion of Berlin under the anneXa-
ton bill passed at the last legislative ses-
sion as MANY as eight families who hav"
been receiving town aid will come within
the city limits.
Miss Sadie Hickey of Fair Haven. who
has often taken part in amateur opera
performances, is now singing in chorus
on the Metronolitan Opera house stage.
Within the past year or two Miss Hickey
has pursued an extensive course in vocal
study in New York. She possesses a pow
erful voice and excellent physique and is
thus well qualified for a chorus singer.
Had it not been for the communication
of the death sentence of Isabella A.
Marsh and William C. Buzzel by the
legislature of 1898, Friday would have
witnessed, at the state prison at Wind
sor, the last act it the tragedy that for
nearly three years has been more or less
in the minds of the people of Mortified
and of Washington county.
A sad accident occurred late Friday
evening at Eureka Switch, about three
miles north of Poultney, in which Ed
ward Hyde of Sudbury was killed by a
train. Mr.. Hyde was seen Friday after
noon, and it is supposed that he lost his
way while returning home. The sleigh
which he used was demolished, but the
horse escaped uninjured.
Mrs. Randolph Dodge. Bellows Falls
antiquarian, has pewter teapot which
belonged to Alexander Hamilton. On
the pot is engraved the Hamilton crest
and the name alexander Hamilton"
Mrs. Dodge bought this piece Of ware
several years ago at an auction in Hart
land and has many other valuable relics
of great interest.
A freight train going east over the st.
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain road
was derailed near Jones's bridge near
Morrisville. Four loaded cars and the
cabOOse were thrown down the bank and
Conductor Pearson was severely in
ured. Spreading of the rails was the
cause of the accident.
Edwin S. Parmenter, Barre musi-
clan, died at the apartments of w. f,
Dufur In Montpelier, Saturday, from
the effects of drug administered by
his own hand, probably with suicidal
intent. He was musician of some
local reputation and his age was II years.
The clerk of the graded school district
of Bennington has just completed taking
the yearly census. He finds the popula-
tion to be $500, a slight increase over the
previous year. There are in the district,
which practically comprises the entire
village, 1900 children of school age.
BrattlebOrO called a town meeting to
take action regarding the restoration of
her burned industries, Friday, and S20,-
600 was raised in ten minutes, and Sl0,-
600 more by the next morning. That is
business.
The eight round sparring exhibition
between Frank Dunn of Barre and Ed
ward Enright of Montpelier was brought
to an untimely end by Enright getting
his left arm broken.
The directors of the Valley Fair assO-
citation at BrattleborO voted to have the
next Fair on Wednesday and Thursday.
Sept. 27 and IS. About % new directors
were elected.
Hartford keeps her population well
balanced. There were born in that
town last year A boys and 45 girls.
About 80 Cinnamon are in Burlington
awaiting hearings on their right to be in
the United States.
Land-Locked salmon in Lake Dunmore.
Fish commissioner Ttcomb has placed
in Lake Dunmore 5000 landlocked
salmon. 1t is many years since we first
read of the landlOcked salmon being put
into Lake Dunmore, says the Brandon
Union, and we have read of additions
every few years since, but we have never
yet heard of any catches of this variety
of fish. Whether the waters of the lake
are not just right for this variety of fish
or whether the flavor of the fingerlings
Is so much superior to that of the other
fish which abound in the lake that those
big fresh water sharks which are called
pickerel sort them out for relishes, we
will not undertake to say, but IL is