Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-03
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE
Happenings of a Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain state.

Happenings of a Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain state.
William II. Bradley of Woodstock has
two large scrapbooks which are of pecu-
liar interest. They contain about l2N0
letter envelopes issued during the war of
the rebellion, each having printed there
on some patriotic picture or political
burlesque applicable to those stirring
times, the Illustrations accompanied in
most cases by some current patriotic
phrase or explanatory lines. Many of
them were exceedingly pat and ingenious
and quite a number are of good artistic
merit. Doubtless many of the older cti-
znns remember when these things were
in vogue, but to the younger generation
they are u genuine curiosity.
L. f. Langdon was drowned Sunday
afternoon near Balls Island in st. Al
bans bay. He was bathing. could not
swim and got beyond his depth. Mr..
Langdon was , years old and leaves a
wife and one child. He went to Georgia
Saturday night on his way from New
Haven, Conn. to Madrid, n. y, where
he had obtained position in bank, and
being unable to make connections. re-
mained over Sunday, intending to leave
Monday morning for Madrid to assume
his new position. His wife and child
are visiting on Long Island, their plans
having been to Join the husband and
father later.
A Rutland bool;-hindery has received
from the town of Cabot. for binding, a
copy of the road survey records of that
place from l7SS down to the present time.
The first record in the book is that of the
building of what was known as the
IIazen road, which is described in the
text book history If the state. The book
is bound with heavy cotton cloth, Over
which old newspapers have been pasted.
II is very interesting relic and is of
great value as a historical work.
During the month of June l63S imml-
grants from Europe, via Quebec. were
admitted TO the United States through
the district Of Vermont, The countries
from which they came were as follows:
Russia, 1851: Italy, 93 Austria, 90;
Arabia. SO; England, 30; Roumania, 20;
Finland If; Syria. IS: Holland, IL;
Iceland, Il: Ireland, $ Germany, s;
Turkey. >: Greece. ,: Sweden. ,; Ar
menia. t ; Galicia, 3; Hungary. Denmark,
Poland, and Norway, each.
II is reported that a fine deposit of
copper has been discovered on the farm
of John Riley at Mount Holev and there
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mine being opened up at that pOlut. An
alysis shows the ore is rich with copper
and the deposit seems large enough 20
warrant opening the mine, hich j. only
half mile from the railroad.
Meetings of the state b0ad of agrlc.
ture will be held during the week Aug.
13 10 Is as follows; Bradford. Monday;
Craftsbury. Tuesday: Brandon. Wrdues-
day: Ludlow. Thursday: WilmingtOn,
Friday, Chester. saturday National
Master Aaron Jones of Indiana aud John
Gould of Ohio will assist the board in
conducting the meetings.
For a number of years Or. W. Seward
Webb's private car has been Illuminated
with electricity generated ny power fur
nished by the revolutions of the aXles of
! the car. 1t is now stated thar number
of the big trunk lines are making expert
ments looking to the general adoption of
this method of lighting cars.
By special request of the Vermont
state committee. acting in cooperation
with the Republican national committee,
John Barrett. former United States min
/ ter 70 Siam, will open the state campaign
at Bellows Falls August 6. Mr.. Bar
rett will speak once IN each of the If
counties of the state.
The big wall embankment now being
constructed near the Crane mills in Bur
| lington by the Rutland Canadian railroad
will be 1000 feet long, which is longer
than was at first designed. over 600
| feet are now constructed. The work is
delayed ar present on account of stone.
The body of viii Marshall, aged 80
years a farm hand, was found at Fairfax
Monday morning in the Lamoille river.
The body was badly decomposed. 1t
had been in the water long time. Mar
shall had been missing at least three
weeks. 1t is supposed that death was
accidental.
The +. w. Bssell Manufacturing com
pany of Rutland will cut and skid 2,000,-
600 feet of timber this season on Shrews-
bury mountain, to be drawn to Rutland
during the coming winter. Twenty men
are at work there at present and the force
will soon be increased to 50.
Luther Beals of East Hardwck was
thrown from rake last week and died
from his injuries.