Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

I Two Young children of Joseph Daigie
of North Walpole, y. IL were drowned
in the Connecticut river at Bellows Falls
Sunday. The father had taken several
children in a logman's boat for pleas
ure trip up the river Landing he left
the children and went to near by spring.
Before his return the youngest child be-
came frightened and fell into the river.
The sister grapped with him, but in the
struggle was drawn under and both
were drowned. The bodies were recov-
cred.
Monte J. b. Fuller of Clarendon,
one of the young men who went TO
Cape Nome IN company with A. w.
Spafiord of Rutland, has returned,
looking as if bis experiences in the
Arctic region were conductive to good
health and strength. Mr.. Fuller says
that his party slept, in tent when
| it was so cold their teeth would
chatter. No one took cold however.
and save for seasickness he was per.
fectly well all the time he was absent.
The Vermont Farm Machine company
of Bellows Falls has been informed by
cablegram that the Improved United
States Cream Separator manufactured by
it. has been awarded gold medal at the
I
company has an exhibit This same
company was awarded three medals and
three diplomas of highest merit on the
United States Separator at the World
Columbian exposition.
Calais can boast of a woman stage
driver. Two weeks ago Dick Batchelder
went away from home leaving "A man in
his place. The man was taken sick and
i 1at l,uya nd
absence to procure q man to carry the
mail. took her two children and for sew
eral davs has made the regular trips be
tween Calais and Plainfield, driving a
pair of horses.
The subscriptions to the stock of the
st. Albans Hotel company are mounting
up and now there remains to be secured
only $4,000 to complete the capital
stock of $4,000. If this amount is sub
scrbed by Friday night, it means that
steps will at once be taken to rebuild the
Weldon house, which has now been Ia
ruins oyer three years.
News has come that among the mis-
sionaries saved at Pekin is Miss Lillian
NJ. Russell. for several years member
OF the family of Heman W. Spafiord of
North Bennington. Miss Russell was
born in Chester and has been mis-
sionary in Pekin some eight years. She
was home last year, returning TO China
in August.
Ezra Allen and Freeman Bourne while
picking berries on Bald mountain near
Rutland, saw goo1-sized bear and two
clubs. Not being prepared for an
encounter the men retreated in good
order. but Bourne returned later with a
COMPANY of hunters, who secured the
WOODS TOT the o'g game
The Il. C. Payson II Co. canning fact
orv of st. Albans started up Saturday
afternoon with about fifty hands, which
force will be increased as the season pro-
crosses. Sufficient green corn Is now on
hand to fill 1000 TO 1000 cans. Ihis Is
the only article that will be canned for
the present
Augustus ST. Gaudens, the famous
sculptor. has undergone an operation at
the Massachusetts General hospital IN
Boston and has recovered sufficiently to
20 TO his country home near Windsor
Vt. lie IS y years OF age and stands
near the head Of his profession
Brattleboro business men are inter.
ested in the project for damming Broad
brook in GuifOrd for the development of
power for lighting and business pur-
poses. 1t is understood that the pro
iectors are willing to invest SO 900 in a
pant
Charles \. Harris and DR.. George r
Barber of Rrattleboro took from Spot
ford lake last week string of black
bass which Included one weighing oi
po9hus' 81 pounder ana nine ranging IL
weight from one 10 lur'e pouhus'
In order to save all unnecessary drain
age of the reservoir in dry weather q
street sprinkler has been purchased by
private subscription and VIII water th'
streets OF Nooustoch, getting It's supply
OF water from the rlVer'
Careless gunners recently shot hors,
= near Bennington, breaking his leg. Ih'
horse At the time or the shooting wa
quletly feedlng III pasture lie wa
/ not found lot - hours aiter, when II wa
J - me onoWlahe canning factory a