Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-05-11
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

State--ACcidents and incidents Through
out the state.
Game wardens of Orleans and Essex
counties are being kept busy by poachers.
Two hunters were captured and held
under 5000 for county court last week.
These men were found on the shores of
Norton lake. Apparently they had taken
no game. hut had a complete outfit for
taking deer. In certain sections some
complaint is being heard ab ut lack of
activity on the part of town officers.
which is explained by those Interested
by the statement that deer are causing
considerable damage to farmers.
II is hoped that 200 .00o 900 wall eye q
pike eggs can oe obtained from Lake
. Champlain this season. and for the past
few weeks officials connected with the
United States ti,h commission have been
collecting them from that lake. They
have promised the state fish and game
commissioners the fry from - 0O0, 600
eggs and the commissioners will stock
the large waters of the state with these
fish. \ few largo fish have been placed
in .Ioe'S pond AT West DanYille. IN Tickle
naked pond in Rvegate and at Island
Pond.
The Wavside Inn in Powual, better
known as the "Iine House" from the
fact that it was situated ON the line be-
tween Vermont and massachusetts,. was
burned early Thursday morning last
woc'1 0f late years it had heeu a source
Of much ANNOYANCE to officers on account
of the sale Of liquor. and had been fire.
qucntlv raided. 1t was one of the oldest
houses in Pownai. and was recently sold
with several hundred acres of land to \.
G. Iloughton of North Adams.
Post Joyce. No ~. G \. r.. of Poult-
nev will present the name of Col VI. j.
Horton for department commander of
Vermont at the coming eucampment TO
he held at Newport this summer. Col.
Horton is now commander of his pcst
and was the first commander of the post
organized in ISIS He served in the II It
Msssachusetts regiment during the war
and has been prominent in Grand Army
circles in Vermont and in New England
for many years.
4 Young man named Hawthorn received
nearly fatal injuries in the Tiffany knit
ting mill Benninl ton. He was working
oL staging wh ! he fell on winder
that was in operation. one OF the own
ers of the mill seeing him fall had the
presence of mind to stop the machinery
or he would have been drawn through it.
One arm was broken and cuts on his face
and head required lG STITCHES. He was
taken TO the Soldiers home hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Putnam of Estey-
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers of Barre.
Mass. were married May ;. 1870. They
observed the anniversary bv "A double
golden wedding celebration Tuesday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam. Rela-
tives were present from Chicago. Boston
and other places. Mrs. Putnam and Mrs
Rogers are twin sisters. and there has
not been a death in the family for -
years.
While placing cap weighing 1Ol
pounds on an upright boiler at the e!ec
: tric station at Springfield Superintendent
Frank Barney and his assistant. llerber
= Parker, were thrown to a cement floor .
= feet below. superintendent Barney re
, cpived ugly gashes on his head and in
ternal injuries His assistants righ
, hand was horribly mangled, necessitat
/ ing the amputation of the arm above the
, wrist.
! English newspapers report the deatl
, in London, England of lmmanuel Baron
Won I.iehich. for many wears pianist Il
her majesty, Queen Victoria. and wei
known throughout the united kingdom
both "a pianist and composer. BY hi
uch'n huublD1 Won IItultu. IA Pi'NtHl
resident of Burlington, inherits the la
o ronial title.
: VI f.. Wheeler has stocked the stream
l. on his farm- in Mendnn with trout, hav
VI ING placed in them 1000 vcaring trou
from :. l.. Griilith's preserves in DANNY
lie has been put To considerable cXpenS
in stocking the streams and viii ina few
wears have ~ tine trout fishing "a ther
is in Vermont.
\ COW died in Montpelier the other day
An autopsy wa, made To ascertain IN
> cause of her death. In her stomach wer
found > ordinary nails, one S-pcuny nail
one piece of wire about two inches lon
aud a couple of quarts of gravel. some O
d the stones being aS large as robins eggs
l. Charles SAWYER and George Hedge
e were arrested Al NOrthtield charged wit
arson. The arrests are the results of IN
o recent investigation by the selectme
into the cause of the fire in SAWYER
marble shop a few weeks since Bot
l. are out on $500 bail each.
Bushrod Fletcher committed suicide q
South Woodstock by hanging himself
barn. Fletcher was - years old an
had been iii all winter. and this is SUI
posed 10 be what led him to commit 81
eide
Rutland may have an automobile MAJ
ufactory employing at the outset Il
men with pay roll of $1,000 or NOR
= and additional hands promised within
Y year or two.
y The body of George Thurston, aged ?
was found in pasture near his father
e house at Bradford. He had been mis- sin
nearly week For several years he Wa
Insane.
DR.. GEORGE H. SPlllER,