Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-02-09
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE.
Happenings of "a Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain state.

| Happenings of a Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain state.
Adm Allen and son Irving G.. of Bar
nard are the champion fox hunters OF
that section of Vermont. In less than n
year they have brought the skins of Al
for bounty, nearly all shot In front of
their hounds since snow fell. 1t must be
great relief to poultry raisers to have
foxes thinned out ar such rapid rate
Mr.. Allen says his dogs will never leave
the fox trail for deer, rabbit or any other
animal. Pure blood and thorough train
ing have accomplished all desired.
Milwaukee's oldest printer is Elijah
Rawson, who commenced work at the
case in 1928 in the Office of the Chronicle
in Windsor in this state. In 1914 he
began the publication of a paper In
Irasburgh, and continued it until 1870.
In 1852 he settled down at Burlington
and remained there until 1882 working
either at the case or desk for one of the
local newspapers.
w. II. LothrOp of Bennington, who has
quite large collection of curiosities, has
Just secured complete lieutenant's uni-
form that was used In the war of 1872,
1t includes a sword and pistols. Il is
well preserved and quite gorgeous in APP
pearance. In one of the sleeves of
the coat is the name w. A. Sherman
written in ink.
John j. Flynn of Burlington has Just
made large purchase Of land In Ben
nington county. The purchase covers a
tract of 5000 acres of spruce timberland
in the towns of Winhal and Peru. Mr..
Flyn has also purchased the controlling
interest in the Peru turnpike. which j.
one of the very few toll roads left In
Vermont.
Fred II. PillSbury of Barton has
bought this season over 200 fox, 229
mink, 600 ;kunk, II sable, three otter,
over 1900 musk rat and $50 coon and cat
skins. Fufs of all kinds are high. espe-
cially fox, they having reached the un-
precedented price of 81 in market for
some extra nice skins.
Mrs Rebecca Bartlett of West Burke,
aged 50 years, recently visited Mrs
Leonard, her sister of Barton Landing.
who is 81 years old While there Joseph
Bartlett, who is nearly 81, and Lewis
Simpson, who is 81 years old, called.
making a remarkable gathering.
Mrs. Lester S. Wilbur of Brattlcboro
tried to commit suicide last week Monday
by taking laudanum. Physicians were
promptly summoned and administered
an emetic that saved the woman's life.
Domestic troubles are supposed to have
caused the act.
The report of Mayor w. Y w. Ripley
of Rutland for 1899 treats at length of
the condition of the city finances. The
net Indebtedness of the ci V has been
decreased during the wear by S24 ,92S 63,
being Jan. S4S200G 81.
Charles Clark of Chester, for several
.l,I. ,.l
Bennington & Rutland railroads between
Troy and Rutland, has taken like
position with the Panama railroad.
The ninth annual reunion and ban
quet of the New England association
of the alumni of the University of Yer
mont will be held at the Brunswick hotel
In Boston Friday evening.
John Angevine of Rupert was SO
seriously injured in the right leg by the
accidental discharge of a gun while
hunting recently that amputation of the
limb was necessary.
Charles Irish, school boy in Fairfax
thought it would be funny to put red
pepper on the school house stove. Ht
landed in justice court wich assessed
his father S6.29.
Burlington has 500 women tax payers
who are qualified to vote for school com
missioner, and vet less than 20 of then
on an average have avalled themselves
of this privilege.
, Charles Maltby, who was born il
Vermont and was associated in bust
ness with Abraham Lincoln at Waynes
vile, III, recently died at San Francisco
, aged IS years.
Miss Sadie NJ. Bowman Of Lynn
Mass, recently fell from the steps of tn
E station platform at Lyndon, breakin.
, her arm In two places and dislocatinl
her wrist
The dairy school of 1900 closed at tn
Burlington Experiment station Jan. p
Quite a number took the examination il
testing for state license.
Ludlow people are discussing the es
!. tablishment of IA gymnasium in that vii
lage. They plan TO have a billiard tabl
c and piano as part of their equipment.
), The report Of the librarian of IN
Mary Fletcher Free library at Burlingto
for 1899 shows that it contains 2G, II
volumes.
Over p cars of white birch are repor
ed to be received every day at Georg
Palmer's spool factory in Jonesville.
=, Burlington letter carriers have OF
ganzed branch of the Nation,
= Association of Letter Carriers.
,, The village Improvement society {
Enosburgh Falls has raised the sum {
500 for the public library.
The anniversary of Robert Burns
birthday was celebrated in st. Johnsbur
by the Scotia club.
The Grand Army Ball.
The annual ball of VIM. Z. Russo
ID Post, No. 80, G.. A. r., which is to |
e held In the town hall on Monday eve
ing. Feb. 20, bids fair to be an immen!
&C success. An orchestra of expert mus
(. clans, nine in number, has been engage
~ and will give grand concert from ~
" to o'clock, at which hour the danciI
will begin. Supper will be served In Il
lower hall. The proceeds will be for Il
nse of the post in assisting the the neet