Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-02-16
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE.
Happenings of Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain State.

Happenings of a Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain State.
The death of DR.. E. H. Pettengill oc.
Cured at his home In Saxtons River Fri
day night. For over 80 years DR.. Pet.
tengill had been a prominent figure in
medical circles. Born In Grafton In
1887 his early lifewas spent upon farm.
He was educated at Burr and Burton
Seminary at Manchester, and at Middle
bury college, but before graduating
enlisted in the Sixteenth Vermont volun-
teers under Col. w. G. Veasey and
served throughout the civil war.
c. G. Williams, who recently served
his connection with the Central Vermont
railway as station agent at Essex juno
ton, was the Oldest agent in the employ
of the company In point of service. The
active years of his life have been passed
in railroad work. Mr.. Williams entered
the employ of the Central Vermont as
clerk in the freight Office at Montpelier
in 1850.
The gang putting in the new plant at
the head of the canal in Bellows Falls
were severely shaken up by the explosion
of dynamite cap. This cap was in the
old pier which was being torn down and
was struck by an iron bar IN the hands
of a workman. Six men were standing
on the pier and the explosion filled the
air with smoke, dirt and pieces of rock.
Senator Proctor introduced a bill last
week to erect a new public building at
Burlington for the accommodation of
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tom house and other federal offices, at a
cost of S200,000 1t provides for the site
of the present building, or for another
site if it can be obtained without addi-
tional cost.
The Montpelier city council has ac
cepted the tender of ex-Liquor Agent H.
A. Skinner of $500 In settlement of its
suit against him for the recovery of ST.
$50 and interest from Dec. 81, 1898.
The suit was brought by the city attor-
ney under the instruction of the liquor
agency inves tigatng committee.
Woodstock's annual report shows the
total liabilities of the town to be S25,-
90S 40, of which Sl1,7O0 is in town
bonds. The assets, including nearly
$4,000 in cash on hand, amount to S3,-
2SS "a, leaving the net Indebtedness
s22 ,62O.16 The debt was increased
about $4,000 during the year.
Beginning Feb II the residents of
Burlington mav have letters registered
at their own homes, through the mail
carrier. This new order from the post
office department is largely experimental
and il being tried Ia several cities in the
United States, Burlington being one of
them.
Patrick Mahaney of South POultney,
employed in quarry, was severely in
iured last week. He was loading a
large piece of slate and the chain broke,
letting the car fall and so badly crushing
his right foot that amputation at the
ankle was performed the next day.
1t is stated that w. II. Greene, for
years agent of the Central Vermont rail-
road at Burlington, is about 10 be retired
from that position. He is one of the
oldest employees of the former Central
Vermont railroad, a landmark in the
company's service.
A meeting of the Vergennes, Ferris
burg, New Haven, PantOn and Wal
than Thief Detecting society has been
called and will be held in the office Of
Solon Burroughs. Vergennes, at noon,
Feb. "a. Important business is to be
transacted.
The total loss because of fires in Mont
pelier during the past year, has been
but S7l37. Probably no place in the
90 81, a.,t 4. ncl,A
The record for the past four years has
been equally as good on an average.
The traffic in green Vermont fur skins
is larger this winter than it has been for
some seasons previous. The reason for
the increase in this lire of business is
because of the rapid advance in values
of first class skins of all kinds.
Over 400 men are now being employed
on the work of building the Rutland.
Canadian railroad on Grand Isle and the
number is daily being increased. On
Saturday IS Italian labOrers arrived
from Boston.
Nelson Bartlett of Union village keeps
three cows of which he has some pride
The income from them for the year has
been S207. The family has used what
milk and cream was needed for cooking
The Johnson fire department was called
out Feb. 3 for the first time in its five
years existence. The fire, was extin'
guished in 40 minutes from the time the
alarm was given.
Twerty thousand copies of digest OF
the laws of Vermont relating to the
hax IA
the State ADti-Saloon league.