Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Death-IuberCulOsfs Among Our tattie
Other Items of Interest.
At meeting in Burlington last Friday
the state board of health appointed Ed
gar B. Moore health officer In Rutland,
to succeed DR.. w. w. Townsend, re-
signed. Because of the prevalence of
small pox In Canada and neighboring
states 1t was voted to recommend to the
People of Vermont through the health
officers general vaccination or revacci-
nation. The board decided to make
thorough investigation into all the pub
lie waters of the state, and to have the
water from these supplies analyzed at
the state laboratory four times during
1900. The board considered the advisa-
bility of publishing a quarterly journal
on sanitary work, but took no definite
action.
Hazel, the four-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and MRS. Edward Elwell, was burned
to death . nr home on Branch street,
Ber~' other day. The child
haL the kitchen, while her
grant no was in the house with
her, was essipg herself. Her night
clo'hor from the stove, but in
wha, not known. She fingered
in great agony until toward night, when
she died. A little over year ago the
child, with her mother, was taken out of
the third story of the Hawks building
while the structure was mass of
flames.
The necessity of the law forbidding
the importation of cattle into Vermont
without permit was illustrated last
week. Two officers of the cattle COM
mission went from White River Junction
to Norwich to inspect COW that had
recently been smuggled into that town.
The animal was killed and post NOR
tenn examination showed that the creature
was badly infected with tuberculosis.
One animal illegally brought into
neighborhood NAV be the means of in
fecting others with this disease whose
consequences are so disastrous.
The following new corporations have
been organized under the general law of
Vermont: Berry Hall Co, Burlington,
dealing in teas. coffee, spices and tobac-
co; capital. $4,000. Howard Hardware
company, Bellows Falls, buying and
selling i, - steel, hardware, etc. cap-
tai, S35, 5,0UU. +. Adams Furniture COM
paDy, st. Alhans. manufacturing and
dealing In furniture: capital, S25, 900.
Bethel Lympus Cooperative G eamery
association, Bethel, manufacturing but
ter and cheese; capital, $500.
A pin that holds the striking mechan-
ism of the Rutland town clock at the
courthouse broke last Thursday after
noon and made lively time in Its vicn-
ity and let an 800 pounds weight fall
from the tower to the basement of the
building. AS the weight went down it
was the means of breaking five cog
wheels and otherwise iniuring the ma
chinery. The cost of making repairs
will be about S35, and it will be some
days before the striking of the town
clock will be heard.
1t is understood that the Central Ver-
mont management expects to change the
narrow gauge railroad from Brattleboro
to South Londonderry to the standard
gauge in the near future. With the ad-
vent of electric power as a practical
means of transportation the day of the
narrow gauge road is at an end. Indeed,
III is UdTu W COuCtlNt lHt duNdutu1t VI
such road at any time when its incon-
-veniences are compared with the slight
saving made in the original cost Of build
ing it.
The VermOnters who so largely com
prise the 26th infantry now In the Phil
ippines have had an opportunity of active
service. During the last two weeks they
have been at Jaro near IlOilO. and were
daily fired upon by the Filipinos. They
have been engaged in making barrlcades
and entrenchments. The health of the
boys is said to be very good. Before
Christmas company d, Capt. Brownell
fought the enemy at Saia. Panay, and
routed the latter, capturing many rifles
Vermont Chimes, the fast steppel
owned by Col. LeGrand b Cannon, wa'
given an exhibition eighth Saturday Just
the day before it was four years old, a
Col. Cannon's farm near Burlington
The horse was exhibited to william
Andrews, the driver of John r. Gentry
and Manager Weston, both of whom ar
in the employ of the owner of the famous
horse. Vermont Chimes did the eight
of a mile IN 14t seconds, which is indi
cation of marvellous speed.
George ii. Farrell, aged 40 years, wei
known throughout Vermont as teacher
and tor some time connected with tn
Troy Conference academy at Poultney
died In Havana last Thursday from ye
low fever. He went to that city las
spring in the interest of the pos tofiic
department. He was one of the me
: from this stata whO had pharpp Of li
xhibits at the Worlds Fair in Chicago
Ie leaves a widow.
The 100 inmates of the Vermont So
dier's Home at Bennington were we
remembered Christmas day with box
of fruit, jellies, cigars, candy and rea
ing matter which came from all over Il
state. Many of the gifts were from Il
WOman's Relief COrps. Judge Hug