Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-29
A GLANCE OVER THE STATE.
Happenings of IA Week Among the Citizens
of the Green Mountain state.

of the Green Mountain state.
Oliver G.. Ricketson, the sOn-in-law of
Andrew Carnegie. the steel magnate. has
rented the Brooks house on Pearl street,
Burlington, for five months and will
take possession July /. Mr.. RicketsOn,
in company with Mrs. Ricketson, +. NJ.
Carnegie of P%ittsburg, Pa, and +. G..
Blandy of New York city, a short time
ago looked over properties in Burlington
and Shelburne with the intention of pur
chasing and erecting summer residences.
Owing to the lateness of the season they
decided rot to build this veal, but were
so impressed with the beautiful surround
ings of the Queen City that they will
spend the summer there. 1t is probable
that both Mr.. Ricketson and Mr.. Car
negie will build handsome summer resi-
dences in Burlington next year.
Charles f. Turner, United States CON
sui general at Ottawa, narrowly escaped
death at Alburgh Springs last evening
while en- route to Boston via the Canada
Atlantic railway. Mr.. Turner was
standing OF "A car platform when a mis-.
step threw him between the cars. He
was dragged some distance before he was
discovered and the train could be stopped.
His escape with nothing more seriOu
than a severe shaking up and several
bruises was well nigh miraculous.
Several cottages have been built at
Mallets Bay this spring and some of
them are already being occupied for the
season. Two more are now in course of
construction. Several of the cottages at
Roles resort are occupied and the camp
ing season has also been opened at
Thompson's Point, which has a new les
see this year in the person Of Charles OS-
borne of Essex Junction. The roads
leading to these resorts have been great
" improved.
The Hon. Z. Pangborn, L. V. NJ. $3.50,
for many years editor of the Jersey City
Journal, and famous Of late as Admiral
Dewev's teacher and discipliner, in the
%latter's school days, is in Burlington to
attend the fiftieth anniversary of the
graduation of his class. He was the
only man present of the class of 1870,
and so far as he knows he and one other,
Rev. w. Y. Sleeper of Worcester, Mass,
are the only survivors of the class.
William Rowen of Barton Landing,
aged about Is years, was shot in the head
last Wednesday afternoon by the accI-
dental discharge af a rifle in the hands of
a companion and lived but a short time,
the ball penetrating his skull and lodging
inside his head. Young Rowan's mother
is in feeble health and fears are enter
tanned that she may not survive the
shock.
The announcement of the graduates
from the medical department of the Uni
vesity of Vermont has been made. Eight
of the IS men failed to pass the required
examination and there is left a class of
exactly 40 members. The class is smaller
than usual this year on account of the
change from the three to the four years
course.
\ part of the discomfort of Essex
Junction is to be removed by the Cen
trail Vermont railway. 1t will be eff
fected by the disc|ontinuances of the
former arrangement of changing ears
at that point on several trains. Pas
scngers in and out of Burlington will
in future be saved that trouble and
delay.
The lease of the Rutland Canadian
Railroad company 70 the Rutland Rail
road company for 90 years from the first
day Of July, 1899, was filed at the county
clerks Office at burlington, Saturday.
The lease is IN consideration of the lessee
having assumed the principal and interest
of the bonds of the road.
Prof. ". G.. kitchin of the University
of Vermont. who has had the chair OF
French, Italian and spanish, has rendered
his resignation. and September ] will as
sumo the duties of the general agency of
the Connecticut General Life Insurance
CO., in New York state.
James Cadron, the horse thief, late of
Dannemora prison, y. y, who fingers
in Chittenden county Jail. will undoubt-
edly stay there until cold weather. His
case now awaits action by Governor
Roosevelt for his eXtTadition from Yer
mont.
Robert Jennings. who is employed ON
the Rutland-Canadian railroad cOnstruc-
ton. was injured Saturday. His collar
bone was broken by a falling stone.
Jennings was taken 10 the Mary Fletcher
/ hospital,
Edward Carey, aged 30, a car runner at
the Elizabeth mines at StratlOrd, re-
Gently was instantly killed by a
1000 pound rock which fell from the roof
and struck him on the back of the head.
r The Burlington. Winooski and Col
chester mills, the cotton mill and over
> gaiter shops al Winooski were obliged to
. shut down Monday afternoon on account
of low water.
Jesse \. Robinson OF Barre, a granite
manufacturer, filed his petition in bank
ruptcy. Tuesday. His liabilities are
e S2l53.72 and his assets Sl75s, with S3i'
exempt.
\ fine buck deer was recently seer
r feeding among a number of colts anC
horses at Silver Lake, Barnard.
: Al suffered for months from sore throat
r Electric Oil cured me in twenty-fouI
hours NJ. ;. Gist, Hawesville, Ky.
Ambitious ana enterprlsing young mon an,