Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-15
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND TIRE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


Jail-Rural Free Delivery for Grand
Isle County-Senator Grimth Gets More
Lumber Land.
Congressman ID. j. Foster of Burling
ton has returned from Washington,
where he has been In consultation with
superintendent White in regard to i'm
proved mail service for Grand Isle county.
Several plans were discussed, and al
though no definite action was taken 1t is
probable that changes will be made that
will afford service that will be much
more satisfactory than the one in use at
present.
woman about seventy years old and
insane was found wandering about three
miles from Woodstock Saturday after
noon and is detained at the county Jail.
No one in the neighborhood knew her
and she refused to give her name or say
where she came from, though she had
plenty of violent abuse for the officers
who arrested her. There have been no
inquiries concerning her and there is no
clue to her identity.
| S. l.. Griffith of Dandy has just closed
a Ceal for 5000 acres more of timber land
in the town of Stratton adjoining the
large purchase he recently made. There
are 10000, 900 feet of spruce on this last
purchase. This with land adjoining it
/ in the towns of StrattOn and Arlington
already owned by Mr.. Griffith gives him
e. 900 900 feet of standing spruce in a
solid tract.
John Peters. who was killed in the
massacre at Samar In the Philippines,
was formerly resident of Bennington
and was a spinner in one of mills there.
He was a member of the 9th infantry.
lie enlisted in the regular army about
ten years ago. A sister resides in Man
chester.
a young man from Burlington went
duck hunting at Shelburne pond few
days ago. He shot two ducks and was
going after one of them when he met a
woman who said the ducks were tame
and her property and asked the young
man to settle. This he did without a
mu1mur.
Fire destroyed the barn of f. f. Kimble
In Newbury last week. Eighteen horses,
one hundred head of cattle and forty hogs
were burned. Three hundred tons of
hay, a large lot of grain and farm tools
and carriages were also destroyed The
loss exceedsISl5, 900, and is only partially
covered by insurance.
Lieut. II. r. Smalley of Burlington
, who was recently appointed second lieu
tenant in the regular United States
cavalry, has been assigned to the %
regiment of cavalry, now stationed il
} Cuba.9 Lieutenant Smalley has not beer
ordered to Join his regime MT yet but will
! be within short time.
According to the reports received thu:
far by Fish and Game Commissioner
Tltcomb, the number of deer killed thi:
year during the open season is 1876. The
largest number reported from singl,
: town was % from Plymouth, Windsor
county.
A patent for an electric railway trolle y
has been granted to Edward II. Coon o
Burlington; and a patent for a fuel
saving compound to Charles p. Harris Of
Rutland. Edwin S. Berry has assigreC
to r. w. Putnam of Putnamvile one
half interest in saw mill carriage gear.
ten. Miles mas arranged 10 stHu
squadron of the Seventh cavalry at For
Ethan Alien to the Philippines, leavin!
New York Dec. |, as part of the numbe
to replace four regiments to be brough
y home.
The expense to the city of Burlington
, for special police, vaccination, physicians
= attendance, nurses, etc, accruing from
! the recent smallpox epidemic, total
= $500.
William Noonan of Vergennes plowo,
up watch recently which he lost clever
years ago. The watch was in good con
;, dition except for rust on the hands.
Burlington, Barre and Montpe.ie
bowling teams are considering tn
n matter of organizing state league.
Out of herd of forty cattle twenty
z six were condemned and killed for j
!. Landon of Talcott.
r Forest fires have been raging on tn
n mountains west of Rutland for over
s week and great carnage is being done b
|. them.
# A. III. Keller of Hardwick has turni
raised in his garden which weighs l6
pounds.