Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-11-30
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE
Happenings of "a Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain State.

Happenings of II Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain State.
A force of 60 men Is still at work on
the dam in Chitte nden, but there is not Il
bright prospect of finishing the Job this
fall.
J. b. Candon of PIttsford has been
awarded a silver medal for his exhibit of
butter at the International exposition at
Paris.
Two of f. j. HoustOn's valuable colts
were killed by the midnight train Satur-
day at Northfield. They had wandered
away from the stable.
A son of George Miles of Middlesex,
aged ) years, bit off nearly half his
tongue while playing recently in the barn
with his brother. The two were jumping.
James Ranger, representative from
Mendon, is the father of l3 children, II
of whom are now living; and the grand
father OF n children. He has one great
grandchlG.
Senator Dillingham's address this win
ter will be the Hotel Cochrane, n. W.,
! Washington, ID. G. He has pleasant
suite of rooms at that thoroughly excel
lent family hotel.
The Chelsea Electric Light and Power
company has decided to enter upon the
manufacture of bobbns in Its building
which was formerly the property of tn
Bell Shoe company.
a reception and banquet was given by
the Brooklyn Congregational club last
week in the Pouch mansion, Brooky n,
n. Y, in honor of the SEVENTEEN birth
day of Major. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard of
Burlington.
IL. IL. Atherton and II. w. Lowell of
Cavendish are on their way to the
Pacific coast, from whence they go to
Cape Nome. They intend to winter ia
Seattle and leave for the Alaska gold
fields early in the spring.
Henry p, Wellman, through his attor-
ney, Clark G. Fits, has brought suit
against the town of Newfane for $1,000
for personal injuries which he received
on October of last year because of de-
fective bridge in that town.
Friday Jed Kimball of Randolph was
the victim of an unfortunate accident
at the south mill. One thumb and a por
ton of the middle finger of one hand were
amput4ted by shaying machine and
the other fingers were badly injured.
The University of Vermont played "A
game of football Saturday against Cor
nell. the conquerors of Princeton. The
Vermonts had played three games during
the week and were in no condition to
meet the Cornell aggregation, but they
kept the score down to 40.
The output of No. apples this year
from Isle La Motto is given as about
5000 barrels and that of seconds" prob
ably 1000 barrels. The fruit brought
very good prices, barrel of Northern
spies commanding $3.50. Spitzenbergs
were in demand by New York buyers.
Sc a barrel being paid.
A sample of ore from the sulphur mine
in the "Bellews Pipe" owned by Lewis
Perkins and sister, Martha p. Locke
near Bellows Falls, has been assayed in
Boston, and found to contain AZ per cent
of sulphur. 1t Is said the work OF
developing the mine will begin in the
spring.
Several farmers having cattle In back
pastures had quite time hunting them
up after the recent blizzard. One mar
in Richford, hunted two days for his
sheep and finally noticed one of the
animals poke its head out of drift neal
a fence. The balance of the flock were
found completely buried. but none the
worse for their rather cold burial.
Hon. O. Nj. Barber. state auditor, il
his remarks at the Vincitia club at Barre
recently, stated a fact that appears tC
have escaped the historian. In the frs
volume of probate records of Bennington
, there appears In an inventory of the
estate of deceased person this item
"One slave JIM" 1t has been stateC
with pride that ours is the state tha
"never owned a slave"