Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-03
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

tember-Bear Killing In Mendon-A Sui
eide at waterbury-Other state Items.
John w. Titcomb, president of the
State Fish and Game league, has re-
celved telegram stating that Vice
President Roosevelt had accepted an in
vltatioD to be present and speak at the
annual banquet of the league to be held
Sept. G. The day previous he will
speak at the Vermont officers reunion
at Burlington. II is expected the Fish
and Game meeting will be held at Isle
La Motto again. DR.. w. S. Webb has
invited Colonel Roosevelt to be his guest
at Shelburne farms during his stay in
vermont, and 1t Is probable he will
accelt
j. p. Rooney of Mendon killed three
bear cubs near his farm Sunday and
wounded the mother. When Mr.. Rooney
came upon the bears they were eating a
doe, which the mother bear had evident
ly killed quite recently. He killed the
cubs without difficulty, but the Old
bear got away after being wounded
twice. The cubs we're quite young,
weighing only 30 pounds apiece. Mr..
Rooney says that bears are very plenti-
full in Mendon this spring. He collected
the bounty of $l2 apiece on the cubs.
Frank b. Taylor, highly respected
citizen of Waterbury, attempted to take
his life by hanging in his barn last week
Thursday. lie was discovered by his
wife, who succeeded in cutting the rope
before life was extinct, but the cords in
his neck were broken al d he died at :I5
in the afternoon. Mr.. Taylor had been
In very poor health for some months, and
was greatly detected at times. 1t is
thought that his act was committed dur
ing temporary alteration of mind.
The postotlice at Wells. Bennington
county, was broken into Thursday night
and robbed of nearly $50 in bills and S25
worth of stamps. Assistant Postmas ter
O. X. Hopson on going to the office early
the next morning found that 1t had been
entered. The safe was opened by means
of Blowing off the lock. Some Sl7 in
pennies was also taken. No trace of the
burglars has been found The affair
caused much excitement in that locality.
The Wright memorial gateway, which
has been placed at the entrance to Oak
Hill cemetery in Pownal, Is completed
with the exception of the mounting of
the wrought iron gate. The gateway is
a gift to the association from Solomon
Wright, in memory of his wife, who died
few years ago at Luxor In Egypt.
The structure is the most imposing of
any similar one In Vermont and cost a
large SUN of money.
Sportsmen report that the quail that
we're distributed at various points in
Bennington two or three years ago have
thrived and multiplied TO very crafty
ing degree. The birds inhabt the flats
between Bennington and North Benning-
ton and the uplands in the western part
Of the town. As the birds hatch from II
to II eggs a year 1t is thought the
number of quail must be quite large at
present.
An otter was killed in Vernon hy
Ralph Clark's cog last week, near the
source of DRY Brook" 1t was very
handsome, although not "a very large one.
Weighing Isl pounds. These valuable
fur bearing animals, once plentiful, are
rarely seen I'm this region now, and very
few people have ever seen one. This
one was sold by young Clark to Col.
Miles of Bratt 'etoro.
\ liter has been received by Bishop
Mchaud from the Rev. a. j. Barron of
Bennington, d ted Manila, March 6. in
,,Ih i.h ha -, l., l.
ling companion. Father Pamondon of
Readsboro, expected to remain in that
city two weeks or more. Father Barron
i making special study of our new pos
sessions in the East.
Assays from the Brown Mining com
pany at Reads boro are very hitterng
and large per cent of gold and silver is
reported in recent assays. William Davis
has rented the farm on which the mine
is located and arrangements are being
made to work the mine the coming
summer.
In Offering "A reward of $500 for the &c
lection of the persons who make it a
point to fire the mountain every spring,
the citizens of Bratteboro and IInsdale
put themselves Enthusiastically on r. cord
AS to what they are ready TO do for the
protection of our natural scenery.
A mild case of smallpox has appeared
at Poutney. DR.. Henry d. Holton of
BratllebOro, who is secretary of the state
board of health, went to Poultney last
week and saw that every precaution
was taken to prevent the spread of the
disease
Brainerd Avery, formerly private sec
rotary to Senator Redtield Proctor, and
now member of the New York city bar.
has an interesting article in the Yale
Law journal on the committees of the
United States senate.
At meeting of the state board of
agriculture held In Burlington, the ex-
animation of several herds of cows in
Essex and WillistOn suspected of being
affected with tuberculosis, was ordered
There is rumor current which can
not be confirmed that the Rutland rail-