Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-21
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\ One of the most interesting boats on
Lake Cbamplain is the combination
house boat and floating saw mill now
stationed at Willsboro and owned by II.
o. Lane Of Burlington. The boat was
built about year ago. 1t contains a
fine suite of rooms in one part and a
steam saw mill of large capacity in the
other. 1t rest mbles a house boat in
many particulars. The newest machin-
cry is employed and it takes - men to
run her. The past season over 700,0p0
feet of lumber have been sawed on
board. The floating saw mill goes from
one part of the lake to another wher-
ever Job is offered
The generous gift of Col. Everett C.
Benton of Belmont. Mass, to the town
of his nativity, Guldhall, Vt. is nearing
completion. 1t is a public library,
which is perfect in Its appointments.
The Masonic fraternity is also well pro-
vded for in the construction of
spacious hall in the upper part of the
building. The library and Masonic hall
are both adorned with beautiful stained
glass windows.
Frank Jepson, Bennington boy, was
accidentally shot Friday night with %
calibre rifle in the hands of brother.
The ball went in just below the heart
and did not strike any bones. W 1t came
out through the back The gun had
been loaded two weeks ago, but The boys
had forgotten about the cartridge being
in it. The injured youth is in bad shape.
, but the physicians think that he will
recover.
The Howe Scale company of Rutland
has received word from Washington
notifying it of the granting of trade
mark to to the company. This mark is
the one used on the Champion brand of
scales, and is not the regular Howe
trademark. This mark has been used
by the concern several years, but has
not heretofore been registered aLe
The Chelsea Electric Light and Power
company is making preparations to put
in bobbin factory. a new engine which
came last week is of l25 horse power and
weighs eight and one-half tons. 1t was
moved from the car with some difficulty
about four miles, where 1t had to remain
two days, Fourteen horses were required
10 haul il.
Miss Almira Foster, a daughter Of a
Revolutionary soldier, died Dee, IN
Cuttingsville, at the advanced age of %
years and three months. Her father was
born in 1852 and served through the
Revolution, having been in the battles of
Bunker Hill and Saratoga, and was With
Washington at Valley Forge and York
town.
The handsome 81 and richest Jewel ever
presented Vermont Mason ia said to be
the one given DR.. j. +. Thompson of
Rutland the retiring illustrious pOtentate
of Mt. Sinai Temple. MOBILES of the
Mystic Shrine. The gift was made at
the annual meeting of the temple Friday
evening, and comes from S53 mobiles.
The engine on the work train of the
Rutland Canadian railroad ran off the
track at switch this side of Colchester
Point Friday night and assistance had TO
be sent from Burlington to get it back
upon the track again. The train was
thus delayed several hours. 81 e..
The first station agent to be appointed
by the Rutland railroad system for one
of its new talions Is r. L. Kilburn. who
will be stationed at Noyan Junction,
p. q. The other agents will be APP
pointed in short time
, A deer recently came into the garden
of f. +. Lord at North Shrewsbury. 1t
was lame and bleeding, evidently from
the bite of dog, and was caught and
placed in the barn.
Newbury is paying of the last OF
its war debt for which the town wa:
bonded to the extent of $4,000 nearly
80 years ago. 1t has paid about $4,000
In interest. $40 Biz i.TH ,Lt
kThe continued repairs to the railway
) station at Burlington preclude the ide'
that union depot is to be built there by
! the Central Vermont and Rutland rail
roads.
John Fenton of Brattleboro stepped
on nail the other.Fday which pene
= trated his foot to such an extent tina
c it had to be pulled out with claw ham
mer.
I. &c A little daughter of f. p. Squiers o
. Guilford had the little finger of he
left hand cut off while playing with
young brother. who was trying to use al
axe.
o AT recent postal stamp auction II
Hamburg, the first of the kind ever hell
G in Germany, Il Brattleboro stamp o
4 1916 brought 1000 marks (S242 500.
e The University of Vermont baske
: ball team met defeat at the hands 70
Dartmouth Saturday evening at Hanover
n. H., by score of 46 to 10.
Il An inventory of the Cornelius Van
;. derbllt estate shows a holding of 46
j, shares of Vermont Valley railroad stock
a Can't Have the Reward.
'. Edward Schumb of Wallingford is no
entitled to the reward of $50 which wa