Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-11
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

| Pollard Manufacturing Co. TO Increase
Plant-Some Peculiar Freaks of veguta-
BILE World-Other Items of Interest.
The cattle commissioners will visit
Williston again In the near future and
test number of herds of cattle for tu-
berculosis. They have been working in
different parts of the state and have
found several cases of the diseases. 1t
Is stated that In several instances affected
cattle have ,been found that could be
traced to Williston, where they had been
sold in hopes that by this method the
members of the commission would be
unable to find them and so the owners
would not be at a financial loss. The
cases at Williston were the worst that
have ever been found by the commission,
but they anticipate that the disease is
largely disappearing from that vicinity.
There are several herds yet to be in
spected and veterinary surgeons will be
sent there to do the testing.
The Pollard Manufacturing company
of Chester, makers of women's wrappers,
has leased the building recently occupied
by the Eureka manufacturing company
at Bellows Falls, and will at once begin
operations, running it as branch of its
Chester factory. About 80 people will
be employed, and later the number will
probably be increased.
j. A. Thwing of Bellows Falls has lust
finished cutting field of corn contain
ing five acres and the stalks of corn
reached an average height of 141 feet,
some of them measuring oyer 16 feet.
The ears weighed from Ii to 2t pounds,
and two hills were all that any of the
harvesters cared to handle at once.
Alvin p. Cummins of Montpelier found
a freak of nature in his potato lot re-
Gently. In one hill he found only one
potato. This was in the shape of large
frog with bunch on its back, seven
other smaller potatoes having grown to
the larger one. 1t weighed one pound
and thirteen ounces.
The steamers Vermont on Lake Cham
plain and Horizon on Lake George were
withdrawn from service after making
their regular trips Saturday. At the
close of next season the Vermont will be
Withdrawn from service permanently,
the new boat now under construction
taking her place.
The Vermont Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution held its Sec
ond annual conference at Brattlebor,
Oct. 10. a business meeting was held
at the Brooks house in the afternoon and
in the evening the state regent, Mrs. Jul
Illus j. Estey, held an informal reception
at her home.
The Hon. Elias Lyman of Burlington
was Injured in street car accident in
New York one day last week, two
ribs being broken. 1t appears that
heavily loaded dray collided with the
car on which Mr.. Lyman was riding, but
no further particular have been given.
Mrs. NJ. S. Davis of Montpelier is the
possessor of a piece of petrified wood
which came from a petrified forest In
Arizona. 1t is so hard that the sharpest
steel is dulled and when the chunk of
petrified wood is brought in contact with
glass 1t cuts like diamond.
1t is said that rock sent from Eden by
the New England Asbestos Mining and
Milling company to be milled yielded
twenty per cent. asbestos. 1t is calcuat-
ed by them that three per cent. asbestos
will pay for working.
\ curiosity in the shape of an ear of
corn was found recently on the farm of
Arthur Stratton 10 Montpelier. The ear
had four distinct tops, all forming into
one cob at the base and growing from
the same stem.
Edward H. r. Green of Texas, who
was called to Bellows Falls by the prob.
ably fatal illness of his father, Edward
II. Green, has been taken i'll since his ar
rival there and is now confined to his
room.
Ten or more cases of scarlet fever have
developed In Chester during the past
three weeks. At the present time it is
mostly confined to children. One case
in Brattleboro Is reported.
An attempt was made to wreck the
morning passenger traing on the White
River Valley railroad between Rochester
and Bethel, Monday morning, by spk-
ing tie across the track.
Willis Vittum of Vergennes brought
down three cartridges with one shot. He
saw but one, fired at 1t, when, to his
amazement, two others shared its fail
and were duly picked up.
1t is rumored that copper mine has
been found on the farm of Calvin Drown
of East Charleston, and that company
has leased the land about it for term Of
years.
Cadet n. l.. Thomas of Norwich Uni
versity, Mortified, is of military duty
owing to broken collar bone received
in foot ball game Saturday.
The parishioners of st. MIchael's Epis-
copal church in Brattleboro have Just
paid off the church debt in response to
an appeal from their rector.
During the month of September there
were 30 births In Burlington, IS girls
and II boys. The Oldest mother was ~
and the youngest II years.
The Edmunds high school foot ball