Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-12
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

state Items.
Wilton A. Wall and John Davis of
Bennington shot and killed black bear
on the mountains in the vicinity of He'll
Hollow stream, some eight or nine miles
from Bennington, last week Monday sf-
ternoon. The hunters had tracked the
bear in the light snow nearly all day and
finally came up with him Just as he had
taken refuge In high and hollow stub
of an immense birch tree. The bear was
shot as he was peering from the stub at
the hunters, and the tree was cut down
the next day. The pelt is thought to be
one of the best ones ever secured In the
section, the fur being thick, long, smooth
and rich in color. The bear weighed
nearly l53 pounds.
Fred Wilder and James McCartv of
Mortified are in Jail in Montpelier on
the charges of burglary and receiving
stolen goods. They were arrested Sat
urday and their bail fixed at $1,000 each,
5000 each in the burglary cases and Si00
in the receiving cases. In default of
bail, the men we've committed to Jail TO
await trial, The amount set up 10 the
charges against the men is S20. These
cases are the outgrowth of the burglariZ-
ing of the cigar and confectionery store
of william SPEEDING at Mortified last
summer. and the authorities have con-
nected Wilder and McCarty with the
affair.
From the Scientific American comes
the information thatsJames S. Young of
Barre has just patented an improved
stone-sawing machine specially designed
for saving granite, marble or other stone
blocks used principally for monuments.
The machine is arranged to cut the
blocks in such manner that the center
portions become detached as solid blocks
for use as monuments or other purposes.
The machine also serves to make angular
cuts. A number of saw-beams are
pivOted at their ends to rock; and each
carries number of aligned saws bodily
movable transversely. The beams can
be locked in position.
The conditions at the insane asylum at
Waterbury are in congested shape, as
far as the number of patients is con-
cerned. There are now in the insti'u-
ton 534 patients. When the buildings
were constructed they were planned to
accommodate 4S0. There are, of course,
many patients in the asylum that are in
a state of dementia and are dangerous
to none but themselves. Attempts have
been made to lessen the number of these
patients at times by sending some of
them to their homes, but they invariably
return in from one to three weeks.
The medical department of the Uni
versity of Vermont opened with ad-
dresses by President Buckham outlining
the policy of the college, which is now
under the direction of the university
trustees, and bv DR.. III C. Tinkham de-
fining the course of study and its ar
rangemeut under the new control.
About ll5 students have matriculated.
Under new rule matriculations will not
be received after 30 days from the open
ing The class is only about 10 less than
last year at this time.
The Vermont Produce company has
been organized in Burlington, with II.
&. Hathorne as maLager, to buy and
sell farm and dairy products. The cold
storage building, erected by the Buring-
J ton Cold Storage company about ten
years ago, at cost of $4,000, has been
purchased from the Central Vermont
Railway company for $500, and will be
slightly altered for the use of the COM
pany.
There have been two women in Yer
mont who have filed their petitions in
bankruptcy since the bankrupt law was
esta' i.shed, but tha first "hOusekeeper''
WHO has gone broke G'ed her petition in
The Office of the district court clerk in
, Burlington Saturday. The petitioner is
Sabina G.. Knowlton of Chest ter, whose
occupation is set down as housckeeper
Her liabilities are $2IS5 and assets Sl00
which are exempt.
Martin Hayes of Hydeville was fatally
3 Injured las week by an accidental dis
{ charge of blast at the Bolger quarry al
{ Fair Haven. Mr.. Hayes, at the time OF
! the accident, was removing the tamping
from blast which failed to explode
[ when lighted. When the drill which Mr.
Hayes was using struck the powder the
= blast was in some way discharged, blow
ing of both of Mr.. Hayes's arms and
{ burning him severely.
j n. p. Leach of Sheldon was in Swan
. ton looking about for location for q
i smokeless powder factory. Mr.. Leach
i is "A representative of large concern
4 which is soon to begin the manufacture
i of new kind of smokeless powder on
:, large scale. The capital of the concern
il is largely furnished by Canadians anC
they want location as near the border
as possible.
The state board of agriculture is plan
u u ming to hold series of farmers meet
j. ings In the eastern part of the state mex
y week. The meetings will be held al
8 follows: At Vernon, Monday and Tues
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