Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-06-07
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES,

Sentence for Truants at Burlington-New
state Ofcers for Catholic Order of For
esters-Other Items.
A year ago last winter a party of |
Barre Scotchmen made wager with |
several Barre Irishmen that the British |
flag would fly In Pretoria before the 4th |
of July. The stake was picnic din
ner and other refreshments for the en-
tire party and twenty INVITED guests on
Paramount Park. The Scotchmen won
and the Irishmen fulfilled their obligs-
ton and the picnic was great success.
While it was in progress another bet
was made that the war in South Africa
would be ended before June l, 1901.
This bet the Irishmen have now won and
the Scotchmen give their picnic some
time during the present month.
Two boys, Eddie Foote and George
Centebar, were in the Burlington city
court Saturday morning charged with
being truants. Both were found guilty
and sentenced to the State Industrial
school at Nergennes. The Foote boy
was little over II years of age and his
sentence was until April S, 1904, when he
will have become 10 years of age. The
other boy was under II and the mayor
appeared for him. He was sentenced to
the Industrial School for 26 weeks.
Henry f. Burgess is constructing a
half-mile trotting course on the Job Hart
farm in Bennington. The soil is dry and
the place well adapted for the purpose.
Horsemen of the village have contributed
literally toward the project. The trot-
ting course on the flats between Ben
nington and North Bennington was so
badly damaged by the freshet that it will
probably not be repaired. The new
track will be much nearer the village.
State Chief Ranger Lewis n. Provost
of the Catholic Order of Foresters has
made the following appointments of state
officers State senior conductor, Napol-
con Jolly, of Court No. 4Sl, of Rutland
state junior conductor, William Don
nelly, of Court No. 1877, of Rutland
state inside sentinel, j. J. Gleason, of
Court No. 9G5, of Proctor; state outside
sentinel, John B. Condor, of Court No
,053, of Pittsford.
One of the largest seizures of liquor
Cured last week when Sheriff Reeve;
visited the wharf of the Champlar
Transportation company and removed
ten quarter barrels of beer, one half bar
rel beer and one 45-gallon barrel of Gold
en- Wedding whlskey. Searches were
also made at the two railroad freigh
warehouses, but no liquor was found a
either of them.
A sad accident occurred In Hartford
May %, by which Mr.. and Mrs. Martil
Kaveny lost their only son, John Law
; renee, bright little fellow of four years
The child was playing, and stopped sud
! denly and coming to his mother told he
he had swallowed a marble. As soon a
possible a doctor was called but on hi
arrival some 10 minutes after he wa
1 summoned by telephone the child wa
dead.
$ A special train containing between tw
= and three hundred immigrants arrived a
t Island Pond Sunday evening. The immi
e grants landed at Portland from tn
steamship Dominion Sunday morning
a The majority were Russian Firms ar
Y Scandinavians bound for the Canada
o northwest. There were some Englis
: immigrants, including 81 children fror
n one of the homes in England.
g The Canadian Medical company Q
d Rutland has leased new building for
n term of years. A new corporation
e called The Grants Gold-Cure company
f is now being organized under the laws c
5 Maine, which will take over the bushes
b of the present company, and extend II
field of operations to Mexico and Sout
f America.
/. His eXcellency, the Earl of Mimic
i governor general of Canada, accompar
# led by the Countess of Mimic and Cap
e Bell, aide de camp, arrived at Shelburn
d Saturday afternoon on special trair
n They were the guests of DR.. and Mrs. "
: Seward Webb at Shelourne House unit
o Sunday, when they returned to Ottawa,
e Major C. NJ. Bennett of st. Johnsbur
will take company of Spanish war We
n Grams to Island Pond this week to atten
r the funeral Of James o. Hall, who wa
y recently killed in battle at Pekin, Chins
VI The body was sent home for burial an
J. will arrive at Island Pond this week.
Russell Porter, who has been visitin
Is mother and sister in Springfield for
week or ten days, has gone to New Yor
d to Join the Baldwin expedition to ii
It North Pole. After they reach Norwa
d their friends can not hear from them fC
q a year or more.
j. David Haselton, stonecutter of Hare
wick, aged about 80 years, was struck
the face by base ball Thursday and h
jaw broken. He was about to witness
:. ball game between Hardwick and New
h port. He was injured during the prelin
mary practice.
J. Rev. r.. F. Lowe, pastor of the Brattl
e hnrn Mnthndist chnrnh l-illad rnttL