Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-07
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

4 Lucrative business for Vermont Farm !
ers at This Seasonal Zig Thanksgiving
Gathering-A sulphur Mine at Bellows ,
FaIls-Another Wood-AIcohoI Victim.
Large quantities of Christmas greens
are being sent to the New York market
from Vermont This industry furnishes |
quite a source Of income to some enter
prising farmers and it be easily made
most profitable business for the
picker. good picker can make 81
day. -Four cents per pound is paid for
good greens delivered and the work can
be done at season of the year when
the farmer would otherwise have consid-
able spare time on his hands. The only
strange thing about it is that more of the
farmers do not engage in it. The woods
are full of the greens, no capital is needed
for the work except willing hands and
a man with family can put all the able
ones at the work and truly reap golden
harvest.
One of the largest family Thanksgiv-
ing parties reported was held at the
residence of Representative James Ranger
of Mendon. Mr.. Rangers family con-
ssts of II children, n grandchildren,
and one great grandchid, and as II of
the children and some of the grandchil-
dren are married the family is fair
sized one. Mr.. Ranger carved five
turkeys. Forty sat down to the table,
two of the children and nine of the
grandchildren being unable to be present.
A sample of ore from the sulphur mine
in the "Bellows Pipe" owned by Lewis
Perkins and sister, Mrs. Martha p. Locke,
near Bellows Falls, was recently assayed
IN Boston and was shown to contain AZ
per cent. of sulphur. 1t is said that the
work of developing the mine will begin
/ in the spring, and it is expected that some
gold will be obtained in addition to the
sulphur. In prospecting for ore discov-
cries of gold have also been made in
Readsboro and surrounding localities.
1t is announced that Gen. II. 5. Peck
of Burlington is a candidate for the office
of collector of customs for the district of
Vermont. The term of the present col
lector, DIN Merrill of Enos burg, expires
in 1901. Mr.. Merrill also announces that
he is a candidate for the cOllectOrshp
for second term, and says that the Gus
tom has been for the collector and other
United States officials to retain their
places when president is reelected.
a Wallingford merchant purchased
turkey OF man by the name of Meran-
vile last week and paid for it Sl.70.
On opening the gizZard he found two
nuggets of pure gold in it which were
worth SO. The gold pieces were evident
ly the natural metal that had been picked
up somewhere by the bird and did not
look like parts of any articles of iewelry.
1t is needless to say that the purchaser
was pleased with his bargain.
There are those who can never profit
by experience. This time it is Elmer
LecOmb, an employe at Speedwell farms,
Lyn'ouville, who, in consequence of
drinking too much wood alcohol Nov.
%. died two days later. The alcohol
was plainly marked "poison" and the
unfortunate man had the example of
George Brainerd, who died in a similar
way last summer, as warning, but to
no avail.
Mrs. Mary Culinan. widow of Thomas
Cullinan, for many years section boss on
the Bennington and Rutland railroad
was instantly killed by a south bound
freight train at Arlington one day last
week. Mrs. Cullinan, who was so
years old, attempted to cross the track
Just as the train was coming in the depot.
She leaves several children all residing
near Arlington.
Mrs. Olive NJ. Puffer of Bennington,
department president of the Woman's
Relief Corps of Vermont. announces the
names of "A corps that have contributed
$40 for the Galveston relief fund She
also announces the resignation of Mrs.
Priscilla Blackner as department secre-
tary, and has appointed Mrs Lucy j.
; Gibson to fill the vacancy.