Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-09-01
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Building of Its Own-Spanish Cannons
for Montpelier-New Copper Mine in
Washington County-Other Items.
At recent meeting of Bennington
chapter, d. A. r., the announcement
was made that Miss Mary Sanford,
wealthy young woman at the Centre,
was ready to erect a fireproof building
on what is known as the Bigelow lot,
near the battle monument, and present
it to the chapter for its use, as we'll as
have a fitting place In which to store
and preserve the many relics of the rev.
olution that abound in this section, and
other valuable relics. The site proposed
is one of the finest in the town. 1t Is
probable that a meeting will soon be
held to consider plans and measures for
accepting the gift.
Mayor Senter of Montpelier has been
notified by Gov. Smith that he has in
formed the ordnance department that
Vermont as a state has accepted the
loans of the guns of the Spanish cruiser.
Castillo, captured by Admiral Dewey at
the battle of Manila and which are now
at the naval station at Mare Island.
The governor has also ordered the guns
to be loaded and shipped to this city at
the expense of the state. 1t is now
hoped to get the guns here before the
Dewey celebration.
A rich vein of copper ore has been dis
covered on the farm of Walter Burgin in
the east part of Washington. The vein
where it has been uncovered is about II
feet in width, but the depth is unknown.
Experts who have examined samples of
the ore pronounce it to be of a much
finer quality than that which was taken
from the Ely mine, and as the vein is
near the surface, the expense of taking
it out will be small compared to that of
Pike hill or Ely mines.
Lucien G. Harris, a prominent Somer-
set man, shot his step-son, Charles Bur-
nap, with revolver Monday. The deed
was the result of family quarrel. Bur-
nap attempted to enter a room in which
Harris was writing, whereupon Harris
drew his revolver and fired, the bullet
passing through the door panel, enter
ing Burnap's arm. Just below the wrist,
shattering the bone and blowing up
almost to his elbow, inflicting a very
serious wound.
Four of the members of the committee,
B. F. Fifield, E. j. Ormsbee, Judge
Wales and Mayor Roberts, appointed by
the University of Vermont to hear the
charges against DR.. Grinnell of the
medical fac ulty, held a meeting in Judge
Wales's office last week and decided to
adjourn the hearing till Friday. Sept. %.
At that time each side will be required
to furnish evidence upon which the
charges and counter charges are based.
! Bratteboro is now beginning to feel
the improved business conditions of the
country very senslbly. The Estey COM
pany turned out more organs in August
than any month before for five years,
. and it is naturally one of the dullest
months of the year in the organ trade.
The company is now hiring back men it
has been forced to drop in recent years.
Mrs. Mida c. Peabody of the post
, Office department at Washington, d. c.,
has presented to the Grand Army
museum in Memorial hall, Rutland, a
collection of old and modern post-mark-
ing stamps, one of which was once used
in the postofiiee at Saxtons River. The
, older stamps belong to series that has
, been called in by the government.
A. n. Cram, superintendent of the
Rochester railway, has $50 men at work
now, nearly all Italians. Work is pro-
f crossing finely, the grading being well
along between Bethel and Gay sville and
t begun above the latter place. The road
f will be in operation as far as Gaysville
5 this fall. 1t is likely that steam will be
. used for freight and storage batteries for
>. passenger traffic.
= Judge Thompson, of the United States
circuit court at Cleveland, o., last week
: appointed Percval w. Clement of Rut-
land receiver of the Ogdensburg Trans
: portation company, on the application OF
2 Frederick Ii, Prince. The action was or
e the default by the company of the pay
n ment of $4,000 to the sinking fund
trustees.
Miss Jessie Turner, a Grafton young
r lady, displays as much enthusiasm fol
i hunting as many boys and can handle 8
+ gun quite as skillfully. Her last exploit
h was the shooting of a hawk on the wing
a that measured four feet and four inche;
!, across the wings.
# Two Rutland woman, who went tC
e the states attorneys Office in his alb
n sence the other day to enter complain
IS each against the other, INDUCED in ,
: brutal tistic battle. The attorney haC
= difficulty in separating them when HI
n arrived.
1t Frank Crane, a l3 years old boy o
g Bakersfield, wandered from home Mon
10 day and was not found until Wednesday
J. He was in dazed condition, had probab
/, ly been overcome by the heat and 81
1t could not find his way home.
t. The poet VIII j. Carleton of New
le York city, grandson of DR.. Johl
x Stevens and a descendant of Gen. Jacol
in Bailey of Newbury, has remembere'
In the public library with a donation of 2