Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-01-18
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


Endeavor Society a Profitable Lead
Mine in Nermont-Other Items.
A statement prepared by the United :
states commissioner of internal revenue
shows that last year there were 4i2 spe-
cial liquor licenses issued by the federal
government to retail dealers in Vermont.
The previous year 800 such licenses were
issued. The com missioner has no record
OF any reCtitiers in Vermont last year,
and there was only one wholesale liquor
dealer in the state " no had an internal
revenue license. This is the same as the
previous year There has been a little
increase in the number of dealers in malt
liquors in the state. The government
issued 232 licenses for dealers in malt
liquors last year, where there were only
22l the previous year. The number of
wholesale dealers in malt liquors in the
state last year was %, a decrease of three
from the previous year.
The officers of the state society of
Christian Endeavor, elected at the close
of the meeting in Burlington, are Presi-
dent, Col E. G, Osgood, Bellows Falls ;
vice-presidents, Rev. G.. III. Scholefeld, |
North Shrewsbury; Miss Marion Hall, |
South Ryegate; f. l.. Paysley, Lyndon
Centre; Edgar Chiott, Burlington; secre-
tary, Dana S. Brownell, Springfield |
assistant secretary, Miss Greta Moore,
Wells River; treasurer, Arthur l.. May
nard, Brattleboro; assistant treasurer,
Fred 5. Knight, Brattleboro; auditor,
5. II. Pope, Barre; excursion man
ager. Rev. c. II. Peck, North Ben
nington junior superintendent, James
T. Maynard, Jr., Westminster; assis-
tant junior superintendent, Miss Mary
w. Ellis, Springfield. The next meet
ing will probably be held at Brattle
boro.
Years ago there was a profitable lead
mine in Thetford. The shaft was sunk
to about $50 feet, then run along a short
distance on a level. The ore showed
large percentage of silver, so much that
the silver paid the running expense, leav
ing the lead Il clear profit. About $50 feet
below the surface the vein "spattered
out" The company had little capital.
They opened the hill here and there, but
did not find good vein and gave it up.
Since then men of large experience and
plenty of funds have looked the property
over and tried to buy, but the whole
region is covered by mineral rights"
sold to parties or companies who are
dead, and it has been found impossible to
get a title, so they dared not invest any
thing.
The following official appointments
have been made by the Champlain
Transportation company for the lake
steamers Nermont-Captain, r. Ar
buckle; purser, w. II. lIorton; first
pilot, f. Il. Rockwell; second pilot. f..
+. Mention; steward, Henry Motley.
teaugay-Captain, L. j. Baldwin ;
purser, F. +. Fuller; first pilot, f. l..
Rockwell; second pilot, John Rushlow.
The steward has not been appointed.
Captain HGwley will run the Maquam as
usual and the rest of the officers will
be made up later with probably no
e change.
Hon. Charles Dewey of Montpelier.
4 president of the National Life Insurance
| company, retired from that position
Tuesday. Mr.. Dewey is - years old and
failing health compel, him to retire from
active work. j. c. Houghton, vice pres.
ident of the company, will probably be
. his successor For 30 years Mr.. Dewey
a has been an executive officer in the
: company and for nearly 20 years has
: been It's president with a salary of 5000
r year He Is a brother of Admra
= George Dewey.
: Harry Nj. Cross of st. JohnSbury has
[ just received letter which through a
postoilice error has been half around the
7 world and back. 1t was mailed in Co.
lumbia, Mo-, October 20, addressed to st
! Romuald, +. G., and was sent by mistake
i to Manila, p. |. 1t bears the Endorsement
J. mot in 18th cavalry" The letter has beeu
t on Its journey over two months and has
e travelled about y, 900 miles, all for two
1 cent stamp.
The store of Columbus Huling in North
> Bennington was burglarized last Friday
u night. Twenty suits of clothes, sly
overcoats, and quantity of iewelry
tobacco, and cigars, with other plumber
y were taken. Entrance was Effected by
:, taking out rear window. The tota
II loss was over 500. Officers are looking
:, for traces of the thieves, who were appar
II emily amateurs.
!. w. +. Balch of Lunenburg has wor
. the first prize in the "Recreation'
:, magazine competition, for photo
graph of beaver taken from life Will,
on an expedition to the Maine wood
- "A year ago. Mr.. Balch has just PLACED
in the natural history room of tn
University of Vermont a group o
these little animals which is much ad
:, mired.
:. A change has been made in the man
"a agement of the Essex Publishing com
= pany at Essex Junction. For the pas
" two years the institution has been unde
N the management of l.. Nj. Hays and j. II
- Chafey. MIR. Chafey retires from tn
!. firm, Mr. Hays having purchased hi
! interest.
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