Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-05
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

| Robert Burns Nelson mot Guilty
Rockingh am Fails on Old Home Week
old style Stage Coach.
A. NJ. Tenney recently sold to the Nor
cross Bros, of Worcester, Mass, several
acres of land on Mt. Ascutney, and the
firm is about to open another green gran
| lite quarry on the mountains side to fill
an order for 200 columns of the handsome
stone. 90 feet in length, for public build
ing New York city. The demand for
this beautiful granite is constantly in
creasng and shipments of the stone
from other parts of the mountain are
made nearly every day. Mr.. Tenney has
been awarded the contract for build
ing road from the highway to the pro-
lected new quarry.
The factory of the H. c. White COM
pany in Bennington, manufacturers of
stereoscopes, is unusually busy for this
time of the year. Over one hundred
hands are at work on full time. The
principal material of which the stereo-
scopes are now made is aluminium. Red
birch was for some years the favorite
wood used in making these instruments,
but is fast losing lis popularity. The
aluminium is something of a novelty, and
is attractive in appearance and does not
tarnish.
Milo G.. Remington has Just completed
for II. II. Wade of Londonderry an old
style thoroughbrace stage coach, a per-
feet counterpart of the style used over
the highways before the railroads came
into use. The coach is hung on leather
straps. with the usual trunk rack in the
rear, and is provided with an effective
foot brace. Mr.. Wade will use this
vehicle for the conveyance of passengers
Manchester and Londonderry.
The commencement concert under the
auspices of the \ class of the state nor
nal school, at CastletOn, was held at the
Congregational church Wednesday even
ing. July 3, at 5 10 o'clock. Those who
took part included Mrs. Caroline lIaufler
@ Brien of Boston, soprano solost, and
Miss Hoftense VI. Drake of Middlebury,
cOntralto soloist. The Shubert concert
orchestra of Troy, n. Y, also assisted and
an elocutionist.
VIM. II. Bradford of Bennington, has
entered his trotting mare, Janett In the
grand circuit, which opens at Detroit in
July, and goes the rounds through Cleve-
land, Columbus, Glens Falls, Readville,
Providence. Hartford, Syracuse, Cincin
natti, and ends at Terre Haute. These
purses amount to $40, 900. Janett, though
eligible in the , :2G class, has worked out
easily this spring under =: AZ.
a silver badge marked sc. F. Latin,
company A, 9Th Regiment of Vermont
Volunteers" was picked up on the wild
erness" battlefield in Virginia years ago
by F. L. Parker of Virginia. who now de-
sires to return it without charge to the
owner or member of the family, if any
are alive. information can be obtained
from w. f. Bradley, of Fredericksburg,
Va.
In Orange county court the case of State
against Robert Burns Nelson, charged
with the murder of Charles Bastock. at
Wells River, Sept s, 1900, which went
on trial June IS, was given to the Jury on
Friday last at 80 a. N. \ verdict of
''not guilty" was rendered after the Jury
had been out twenty-four honrs.
The First National bank of Bennington,
has declared a semi-annual dividend of >
per cent, the Bennington County Nation
al bank one of , per cent and the Ben
nington Savings bank one of II per cent.
! During the last six months the deposit,
in the bank have increased about $50. 900
over the preceding six moaths.
The United States Fidelity and Guar
anty company of Baltimore. Nd. de-
posted $4,000 with Insurance Commits
sioners j. L. Bacon of White River juno
ton and Fred l.. Rowland of Montpelier
this week, to be used as security for the
company in it, business transactions in
! this state.
Captain William II. H. Hall has Just
been elected and confirmed by the
national headquarters as Junior brigader
general of the division of New IIamp-
shire and Vermont Union Veterans
union. Captain Hall is a member of
George T. Hebard Command, No. l, of
! Chelsea.
Edward Rice of Bennington, aged so
years, died Friday morning after long
| llluecs' l lie utCedseu WAS lOWu sur
veyor forty years, town lister twenty,
selectman three and postmaster at Ben
nington Center five years. The funeral
was held Sunday afternoon.
The second Randolph Savings Bank
dividend will be paid depositors on and
after July -. This Is a 80 per cent. dlvi-
dend, making so per cent. paid thus far.
1t is probable that the final dividend will
be at least 10 per cent.
The Burlington Humane Society placed
a dozen drinking pans for dogs under
hose faucets in front of stores on Church
and College streets Saturday. The pans
are of galvanized iron and are lettered
"B. Ii. So
The last few days have opened the
bathing season in Lake Champlain in real
earnest and parties of young men and
boys take advantage of the privilege
both along the north and south shores.