Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-15
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

| Masonic Week ut Burlington-Dr. Webb
Completes Task of Planting los, 900 Trees
on His Farms-Carnegies May Make Ner-
mont Their summer Home-other Items.
Masonic week opened at Burlington
June II. Monday afternoon the Council
of Deliberation, 4. e A. 5. r. was in
session, and in the evening Burlington
consistory conferred the 3lst degree.
This meeting marked the close of 25
years of organized Scottish Rite Masonry
In Vermont. Tuesday morning the grand
commandery, Knights Templar. began
its session. The grand lodge F. and
A. NJ. sat Wednesday and Thursday
The convocation of the grand chspter.
Royal Arch Masons, is scheduled for
Friday.
The work of planting about 155, 900
pine trees on the Shelburne farms of DR..
w. Seward Webb has been completed.
The work was In progress for four weeks
with a force of nearly 100 men. The
trees, which are between two and three
feet high, are laid out in 2l groves,
situated on the various hills that dot the
farms. They are planted several feet
apart and will offer in time fine cover
ing for small game. The trees were
purchased this spring in Illinois ard are
of the White and Scotch pine variety.
1t is reported that there is prospect
of the Carnegies purchasing a summer
residence on Shelburne Point, near the
famous estate of DR.. w. S. Webb. \
nephew of the famous steel manufac-
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party of five who were in Burlington
recently, and who, in company with a
local real estate dealer, made a tour of
investigation on Shelburne Point. Among
the places taken into consideration was
the farm of Capt. Robert White.
News has been received of the death Of
the first native of Bennington county to
die in the Philippines. private Thomas O.
Bates of Company f. 13d L. ;. V. He
died May 3 as the results of wounds re-
ceived In action April IS, when out of a
force of 80 Americans every one was
killed or wounded except seven. The
deceased was born in SALISBURY in 1876,
but for several years had resided in
North Adams, Mass. He will be brought
to North Adams for burial.
BY the aid of the big mastiff of Samuel
Geno, four-year-old boy, who was lost
in the woods in Rutland, was found re-
Gently and restored to his relatives. The
dog evidently saw the youngster in the
woods, and knowing something was
wrong. he went to his master and by his
strange actions and barking told the
story in the best way he could and in.
duced Geno to follow him to the spot
where the crying waif was found.
The secretary of the Vermont State
Fireman's association sends out notifica-
ton that the executive committee has de
cded not to hold the annual tournament
this year. The convention will take
place at Rutland, Sept. II, and a fireman
of national reputation probably will be
secured to address the boys on practica
fire-tighting. The people of Rutland
will give the firemen a banquet In the
evening.
\ lunatic by the name of Blanchard
! who escaped from the asylum at Water.
bury Tuesday, June }, and who couC
not be found for day or two, was founC
to have returned to his home in Yer
gennes. Friday afternoon one of tn,
women patients escaped by jumping from
a window. She ran up the street somt
distance, but was caught by one of the
nurses and returned without any trou
BILE.
Mrs. IIetty II. Il. Green, who last yea
declared her place of residence to b.
/ Hoboken, y. j., has again decided to b,
j taxed in Bellows Falls, and the lists o
herself and family are given this year a
100000. Mrs. Green pays on $50, 900
her husband. Edward II. Green, as trus
tee, on $40 ,000 and for himself on $1,000
and her daughter, Sylvia y. ii. Green
as administrators, on 5000.
Frank \. Balch, y. B., professor o
history and modern languages at Nor
wch University, is to sever his connec
ton with that institution at the close o
his home in Jonesville to remain durin.
. the summer. Prof. Balch has been on
3 of the faculty for five years.
The bridge gang of the Central Yer
mont railway has completed the erection
of new iron bridge over the thirC
branch of White River, near the pas
senger depot at Bethel. The bridge i
1913 feet long and is 4G feet above low
wateB mark. The iron weighed over Isl
I tons.
i George Miner of Swanton and Jerr,
McNally of Alburg were blown up Will
blasting on the Rutland-C Canadian rail
road recently. McNally is probably
fatally injured as pieces of stone wer
/ blown through his body and through hi
t head. Miner is delirious.
The Hardwlck small pox scare is over
, the suspected case proving to be severe
attack of chicken poX. Physician
vaccnated several hundred people in
+ couple of days. The affair was consider
able of an interruption to the ordnar!