Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-20
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE.
Happenings of "a Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain State.

The members of the University of Yer
mont summer school have returned from
a trip of two weeks to Greensboro, where
they have been doing surveying on Cas-
plan lake and the surrounding country.
a complete survey of the town was made
and photographed survey of the lake
was taken. The greatest depth of the
lake, which was determined, was 40
feet Bar Hill, which has been until re-
Gently the highest cultivated place in the
state. was found to have an elevation of
1920 feet. The fishing during the past
week was very good. Thursday, Prof.
j. w. Votey caught an eight pound
trout.
II. II. Forester of StrattOn one night
recently noticed that some animal was
following his sheep. As it drew near
the animal. which he had supposed was
one of his young cattle, proved to be
black bear as big as a twO-yearold heifer.
So intent was bruin on his pursuit that
he followed the sheep, passing within 10
feet of Forester, who jumped up and
yelled and threw his milking stool
against the bear. which jumped owe"
the fence. When Forester had loaded
his gan and started in pursuit, the bear
had passed out of sight.
There was hearing in chancery
court before Chancellor Taft Saturday
afternoon in Burlington. The bearing
was held because of the petition for an
Injunction against the RutandCanadian
railroad restraining them from quarrying
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The proceedings arose from the fact that
f. r. Goodsell has lease of the same
property which was transferred from
Mr. Phelps to the Rutland Canadian peo-
pie who wish to get construction stone
there.
State Auditor O. NJ. Barber, of Ben
nngton. has bought 100 acres of wood.
land and clearing In the adjoining town
of WOodford, and is building a summer
cottage on the property. 1t is known as
the Galen Cutler place, and was formerly
owned by Thomas Trenor, who operated
the Bennington furnaces in early times,
and was the scene of many charcOalng
Job. The property Is located about 2000
feet above sea level, and the view takes
in a wide sweep of the country.
DR.. w. Seward Webb and n party Of
friends were out on the Elfrda Monday
| for sail about the northern part of the
lake. On the return from Port Kent TO
Burlington the Elfrida and the Chateau-
gay had a very pretty race. For time
the two boats ran along very even)v.
then the Chateaugay took the lead and
was not overtaken, although the Elfrida
reduced the lead considerably before
Burlington was reached.
Charles Wilson was the hero of the
hour Saturday evening when he brought
into the village of Randolph a bear
which weighed 325 pounds before it was
dressed. F. y. ,Jerd purchased the ami
nal to supply his customers with bear
steaks. With the bounty, Wilson will
realize a tidy sum for good shot, The
animal was killed near the farm of Del
bert Harawen in Bethel Gilead.
The Merchants National bank of Rut-
land, which was looted last March by
Charles W. Mussey, now serving a seven
years sentence at the house of correc-
tlOn. is about TO declare a dividend of 30
per cent 70 creditors and depositors.
Another dividend, it is said, will be de-
cared in October. The bank expects to
pay dollar for dollar.
Lewis Beaudette of Pomfret has re.
ceived a letter from the war department
stating that his son, Napoleon Beaudette
who enlisted in the 10th regiment and
went to the Philippines early last winter
had died of fever in hospital at Manila
He was i'll only few days. He died
May |. He was about u years old.
The work on the stone wall. which the
contractors for the Rutland-C Canadian
railroad are building near Cranes mills
Burlington, is progressing rapidly
About $50 yards of it have already beer
completed. There are about fifty mer
employed in its construction.
Lieut.. W. n. Batchelder, who ha;
broken down in health during his stay
in the Philippines, is now in the United
States hospital at Washington, d. c. A
message received by his father, f. A
! Batchelder of Chester, said that hi'
condition was fairly good.
About $4,000 is being laid out in in
stalling a new heating and ventilatina
system at the Bennington graded schoo
building. The job will probably not b'
completed by the time school will begil
In September.
The brick chimney opposite the Col
: ton Manufacturing company's shops il
Montpelier has been felled. 1t was G.
feet high, was built 40 years ago ant
was landmark in the vicinity.
The Stark Paper company is buildin!
, new dam at the works in Sodom, nea
North Bennington. A part of the oil,
structure was swept out by a freshe
some time ago.