Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-19
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

u"y, Sopy VI BlDle once owned DIV
John Milton, being the Geneva version
of loss, and having Millions autograph
INSIDE the cover, was bought by b. F.
Stevens, Esq for f225 (Sll25). At the
same sale Mr.. Stevens paid the extra
ordinary high sum of f620 for copy of
Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.'' 1t is
described as fine example of the second
KNOW edition, printed in 1911. Never
before has Shakespeare quarto realized
anything like this sum. 1t is minated
that these books were bought for an
American purchaser or purchasers. B.
+. stevens Is son of the late Henry
stevens, the famous Vermont antiquarian
and a resident of Barnet and Burlinton
while resident of the state.
Mildred Bres ster's request for release
from the asylum at Waterbury, made to
Washington county court through the
supervisors of the insane, will probably
not be pushed for settlement at the pres
ent term of county court. Miss Brews-
ter's father has died, and If she should
be released she would have nowhere to
go, at least until she obtained a position.
She is said to be as rational now as she
ever was.
Leslie, the 12-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Relation of NorthfielG,
caught on a south bound freight train in
the yard there Sunday afternoon and
was thrown under the wheels. Both legs
were cut OIL one close to the body and
the other below the knee. He lived Is
minutes and was taken to his home. He
was one OF four or five youngsters who
caught on the train.
In Bartonville last week a Scotch collie
dog, detected at being abandoned by its
master, S. G. Morrison, who had re-
moved to Tacoma, Wash, deliberately
threw himself in front of train and was
killed. The act was clearly premedtated
for the dog had been trained from a
puppy to keep away from the railroad
tracks and had always evlnced fear of
approaching trains.
w. w. Tower of Rutland, state humane
officer, is going on a campaign against
brutal hOrsemen, of whose behavior he
has received a great many reports. He
says people have no idea of the amount
of brutality which is used with horses
and cattle in and about Rutland.
Two young women were recently
caught by an express train on the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad bridge at Barton.
They bad the presence of mind to lie
down Oh the narrow timber at the
side of the track and thus escaped
death.
Benajah S. Phelps, who went to Colo
RADIO from Alburg two years ago, re-
Gently observed his l0lst birthday at
Colorado Springs. He is the father
of Mrs. ID. II. Trombly of Isle La
Motto.
When Frank Miller, who was acQuit-
ted of the murder of Seth johnson at
Montpelier, returned to his old home 10
Mortified Friday, a crowd of 100 per-
sons was at the station to congratulate
him.
Nearly ton of pike were caught with
seines near Alburg one day last week.
The fish, some of which weighed five
pounds, were sent to Burlington to be
shipped from there to New York.
George Low, the celebrated profess
sional golfer, will be at the EkWanok
links, Manchester, again this season.
The playing distance of the links shas
been increased to 6Ol2 yards.
/ In 1899 an apple orchard of If acres,
owned by Mrs. l.. f. Allen of South
Hero, yielded a net profit Of 500 an acre.
This year the same orchard yielded
profit of SlS3 an acre.
While rolling logs into the river at
Worcester, John W. Utton fell into the
water and was droW ned. He was 26
Years old and was to have been married
May |.
The rate of taxation in the town of
Belvdere is four dollars on the dollar,
the highest IN the state with the eX-
ception of that of Searsburg, which is
81 %.
recent rainstorm caused a landslide
in Hartland over 100 feet long, render
ing the road impossible and leaving
big rocks that will have to be blasted
out.
By the will of the late John f. Hub
bard the city of Montpelier will prob
ably get $50 600 10 be used in laying out
and maintaining Hubbard park
Inc Poultney postoffice Increased Its
business the past year sufficient to in
crease the salary of the postmaster 500
for the year beginning July |.
The Rutland lodges of Odd Fellows
are arranging TO celebrate April 2G, the
SD anniversary of the founding of Odd
Fellowship in America.
Constable B G. Rogers of Bethel has
In his possession very complete set of
20 burglars keys, which were found in
the street.
The bu' mess of the La baree Veterinary
Company, tlourishiug Bellows Falls
industry, showed an increase of $2l 900
last wear.
The grist mill at Wolcott has been |
damaged by fire twice within week,
In" last lime The fire caused loss of
$1,000 4