Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-21

souri,, Kansas and Texas is back a.
Dallas headquarters from two weeks
campaign in the flood districts. He re.
ports all trains moving regularly on his
line, but says that ii will require the
efforts of hundreds of men to restore
the system to its normal good condi-
ton. Work is being pushed vigorously
on the repairs to the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe, the Southern Pacific
and the Arkansas Pass systems. and |
all expect to get regular train service |
restored over their own tracks in few !
days.
Price. Utah, July 1.-THE second !
fire within week occurred at Fort |
DuchcSne. when the quartermaster's ,
stables were entirely consumed. Nine
teen mules were burned to death and |
the loss is placed at $4,000 An officer
says both fires were ncendiary.
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. July 1S.-NTarion f. |
Tague. aged 30 years, residing near
New Lexington. Perry County. while |
en- route home from this city. was run |
down by a G. and NJ V. passenger
train near Mckinney. and sustained in
iuricr from which he died at the City
Hospital three hours later.
Minneapolis. July 1G.-The Wisconsin
hardwood forests are gradually being
exhausted and as n result the supply
for the local markets is becoming less
and less. and it is asserted on good au-
thority that the local trade will in
few years have to depend almost en-
tircly on the southern forests for
supply.
Altoona. Pa. July 1S.-A deposit of
exceptionally fine kaolin has been dis
covered near BeIlefonte. a company
capitalized at S5O.0OO and headed bv
ex-Gov. Daniel II. Hastings will build
a plant for the manufacture of the bet
ter grades of porcelain ware.
Altoona, Pa, June 1S.-A firm in
Somerset county. district famous for
the quantities of maple sugar it pro-
duccs, has received an order for two
carloads of maple sugar to be ship
ped to England. This is said to be the
first foreign order for the Pennsyl-
vania product.
Boston, July 1S.-The police, have
been asked to find Edwin f. Pierce Of
Maine. a travelling salesman. who dis
appeared last fall. His brother has
died at Goodwins Mills. Me-. and has
left him valuable property. Fierce is
one of the best known travelling sales
men in New England.
Portsmouth, n. H.. July 19.-Fire
started in the woods Mt York Beach.
Me. in the rear of the Induna Springs
Hotel Ten acres of woodland were
burned. but owing t. Il change of wind
and the valiant fighting of over 100
men the buildings in the ncighborhood
were saved
Muncie Ind. July 19.-Angry be-
cause Miss Lcona Franks had forsak-
en- him willie he was at the war to ac-
cept a rival. Edward Salmon attempt
ed To poison his former sweetheart 10y
putting paris green in n glass of water.
She threw it away after taking
sip because of its queer taste. Salmon
was arrested and confessed.
Washington. July 19.-Word las been
received here of the death in Pitts
Geld. Mass. of Colonel Charles II.
Brown. Assistant Chief of the Division
of Loans AMI Currency of the Treasury
Department.
Montclair, \. J.. July 19.-Aftcr six
weeks of suffering Charles O'Npill.
four years old. died mt the home of his
parents here of hydrOphobia. The lad
was the son of John +. O'Neill. prom
inent contractor.
oInIi,bin Ir,tu 10-Tha I-nito1
States ship Prairie with the pcnnSyl-
vania naval reserves on board. has re-
turned from its cruise. arriving at
League Island. While the reserves
were away they practiced firing with
siX-inch guns.
Louisville. Ky. July Ex-senator
William Lindsay Of Kentucky has ac-
copied an invitation to deliver the prin-
ciIal address at the National Bar AS
sociation meeting in Buffalo, y. V. on
August % Senator Lindsay is one Of
the states foremost orators.
Reading, July 19.--For the first time
since the present boom began pig iron
has reached $40 n ton in the Schuyl-
kill Valley. The Reading Iron Com
panyS furnaces are unable to turn out
all that its mills consume and the cree
ton of another anthracite blast fur
mace is projected.
New York Markets.
GRAIN-Wheat: No. red wheat
quoted 19l4c. f. o. h. atioat and II3sc.
elevator; No. Northern Duluth S3sc.
f. o. b. afloat.
Corn: No. corn closed 39Hc. ele-
vator 3oalc. delivered and 40l2c. f. o.
b. afloat.
Oats: No . oats quoted soc; No. 8
oats. 29c. No. white. 31llc; No. 3
white, 30c.; track mixed, 29l.m31c.;
track white, 31M3Glac.
Rye: No. ! Western. G4n64l SC: No.
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