Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-02
GLANCE OVER THE STATE.
Happenings of IA Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain state.

of the Green Mountain State.
The report of the annual meeting of
the Fish and Game league contains much
information of interest. The number of
deer killed In the state during the last
ten days of October is given as 90. Three
counties are not represented In the list of
those In which deer we're shot-Orleans,
Grand Isle and Windham. Thirty-five of
the 80 deer were slain in Windsor county
and 30 in Rutland county, or two-thirds
of the total number in few contiguous
towns. The league membership is G60,
of whom only 80 are non.residents.
The block in which the Burlington
Daily News plant is located, at the cor
ner of st. Paul and College streets, Bur
llngton, was badly damaged by fire and
water early Saturday morning. The
damage to the News plant was chiefly
by water Much of the printing material
was thoroughly soaked and the expensive
rapid printing press ran the risk of being
considerably damaged by water which
poured upon it for hours. The News
was fully insured, and its affairs will be
in normal shape in few days.
II
Bradford, this state, will distribute
$50O,000, beginning March |, among
several colleges and educational institu-
tions of the country. DR.. Pearsons has
already given many hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars for educational purposes.
The gifts to be made this year average
$4,000 to each college, and the dona.
tions are to be paid on condition that
each college raises an amount equal to
his gift.
Vermont has a new magazine and the
initial number appeared last Friday
1t is called the "New England Demo
crat" and is published and edited by C.
A G.. jackson. editor of the Montpelier
Argus. In an editorial Mr. jackson an
nouuces his magazine will give cordial
support to the Chicago platform, but it
will not confine itself to any one issue
raised by that platform or that has since
arisen.
A hot water heater exploded Monday
morning in the barber shop of William
Mers at Barre, blowing out the front of
the shop and sending several pieces of
the heater through the walls into the ad-
Joining stores. Fred Beckman, one of
the three BARRIERS in the shop at the time,
was knocked senseess and did not re-
cover consciousness for some time. He
was seriously hurt about the head.
Judge Julius w. Russell died at his
home in Burlington Sunday morning
after four weeks Illness with typhoid
fever. Judge Russell was one of the
prominent men of Vermont a graduate
of Yale university and of the Columbia
law school. lie had been city Judge for
almost six years and was universally
esteemed for his integrity and his knowl-
edge of the law.
A terrible accident accurred at Mont
pelier Saturday when Frank, the II
year-o!d son of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Martin, was accidentally killed with an
axe. His older brother Homer was
choppIng stick of wood that had frozen
into the ground The axe slipped and
struck Frank in the throat, severing the
iugular vein and killing him almost
instantly.
The mystery concerning the burning
of ii. j. Ordway's barn in Barnard few
weeks ago has been solved. A little
boy, who has been living in the family
has confessed that he was the cause OF
setting the fire. lie had gone to the
barn with cigarette in his mouth and
stumbled over some hay, which caugh,
fire.
At the annual meeting of the Vernon
Society of Colonial wars held at the Var
Ness House, Burling ton. last week, Col
Charles Spooner Forbes was reelected
treasurer of the society and Governor
Edward g. Smith and Austin W. Fuller
were elected two of the delegates to thu
national convention.
A curious stone was found on j. NJ
Houghton's farm In Guilford recently
which is supposed to be a specimen o
gold. Mr.. Houghton intends making
further investigations next spring. liz
has also found copper there.
r. T. McKeever, general passenge
agent of the Rutland railroad system
has sent in his resignation, to take efiec
March |. He has been appointed genera
manager of the Copper Range railroad 0
Michigan.
The Rochester Clothing company q
Rutland went into the hands of tn
sheriff Saturday afternoon. -Four writ
were Served for amounts aggregatin
about $4,000.
Some of the Italian colony at Barr
will present drama, "L'OnOrevol
Gasparoni," at the opera house wit
about thirty actors. Leading the cast
\. BacioccO.
Finest Military Post in United States
Fort Ethen Allen will assume an impo
ing military aspect again in few week