Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-14
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

FuneraI-A Walking Delegate Fined at
neutrality-suspicious. Vermont Items.
Gov. w. w. Stickney decided that the
state of Vermont be represented at the
funeral of Gen. T.. II. Liscum, recently
killed in China, and directed that
Aduiaut-General W. II. Gilmore, Col.
Myron II. Parker, and Gen. II. s. Peck
be in Washington Tuesday to perform
this duty. General Lscum was mem
Der of the Vermont Commandery,
Military Order of the Loyal Legion,
and General Peck also represented
that order at the funeral. Gen. w. l..
Greenleaf, recorder for the order.
arranged for sending a floral tribute.
Mrs. Liscum arrived in Washington
Monday at l 80 o'clock with the body.
a young lady in Brattleboro has re-
ceived from soldier friends IN the Philip
pines. among other souvenirs, a handsome
state dress, evidently the property of
some woman very high socially, the skirt
of which was of elegant striped SILK, cut
entrain, with cross panels of the same
material but mario yer stripes set in on
either side. the whole blending in grace
full effect. The bodice is of fine linen
with V shaped neck and bishop sleeves
with fine lace trimming and with a fichu
scarf of richest soft material. The whole
garment is of the richest material, design
and handiwOrk.
James Haythorne was before the mu-
nicipal court in Bennington recently
charged with disturbing the peace and
intimifating new employees from gong to
work in the Campbell mill, where strike
has been on for three weeks. Haythorne
has never been employed in the mill, but
has been quite active since the strike be.
gan, Judge Darling fined him 800 with
the alternative sentence for disturbing
the peace. He was held in $1,000 for ap
pearance before the grand jury on the
charge of intimiiatng and must furnish
$500 bail to keep the peace for a
! year.
For the past two years there has been
an average of $50 prisoners in the house
of correction at Rutland and they earned
for the state 5000 per year while the
gross expenses of the institution were
SIS, 900 per year. For the past two years
there has been an average of l42 pris-
Oners in the state prison at Windsor and
they earned for the state SIS 600 year,
or more than the cost of the institution
In the first case the prisoners earned SOC
a year; in the second they earned $500
each
Bear tracks were discovered recently in
the road half a mile north of Dummer
= ita LII
place. The bear travelled southwark
a few rods and then left the road to in
spect Frank Wilder's pig yard. The pig:
were greatly frightened by the presence
of the bear and rushed for the small door
of the pig pen. In their haste TO escape
one of the shoats. weighing about l5(
pounds. fell and was tramped on by the
others. Its back was injured and botf
hind legs were broken
James Tyson, president of the Eliza
deth Copper Mines at South Stafford
died at his home in Baltimore, Md. Dee
3. He was born in Baltimore June -
1928, and was the son of Isaac Tyson
who owned and held extensive mining
rights. His wife, three sons and tiv,
daughters survive him. At their sum
mer home "Buena Vesta,'' at Soutf
Stafford, his son. James w. Tyson, Jr
resides and has charge of the mines.
Philadelphia men are busy shipping
Christmas trees from the northern coun
ties of the state. About 30 carload.
will be shipped from stations along the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad
besides % more from Caledonia and
Essex counties. The men load from SOC
to 800 trees on car. They pay the
farmers about a cent apiece for the tree,
standing and sell them at an average OF
30 cents apiece, which leaves hand
some profit.
In Ioung's hotel Boston, last week
the annual business meeting of the
Vermont Veteran association was held
and these officers were elected President
George IL. Graves; vice-presidents
David O. Felt, Hiram NJ. Pierce, \. F
Carpenter, Colonel Albert Clarke, AlberI
Patch; executive committee, j. j. War
den, Edgar Bliss, William NJ. Wires
Mausel II. Bush, p. p. Pettis; secretary
and treasurer, D. w. Taft.
Much talk is the result of the finding
of rich asbestos mines on Belvidert
mountain. The boundary line between
Lowell and Eden passes nearly length
wise of the south side of the mountain
1t has been known for several years thai
asbestos was found in places on the
south side of this mountain, but no spec
ial notice was called to it until a few
months ago.
The village of Mortified is the defend
ant in a suit for $4,000. The writ wa:
served on j. Ii. Talbot, the village clerk
Saturday morning by Sheriff John l.
Tuttle of Montpelier, and alleges tha
by reason of the defendant village.
negligence, carelessness and unskilful
ness, Arson Ii. Stebbins was killed Feb
II, 1900, by means of a current of cleo
tricity.
The number of immigrants coming tC
the United States via St. Albans and