Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-13
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Vermont I,aptIst state Convention to Meet

Vermont Baptist state Convention to Meet
at Burlington wild Carrot Weed
Spreading in the state-Boy Mangled
by Dynamite at Rutland.
The 18th annual meeting of the YER
mont Baptist state convention and aux
iliary societies of the church will be held
in Burlington Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept n to 2G. Sessions will
be conducted in the Baptist church. The
societies which will observe anniversaries
are the Vermont Baptist State Conven-
ton, the Vermont Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union, the Vermont Baptist Minis
ters' Aid Society and the Vermont Bap-
fist Historical Society. Among the
leading speakers to participate in the
program are the Rev. X. G.. Seymour,
d. D., Philadelphia; the Rev. f. b. Hag-
gard, Boston; Mrs. William Scott, a
colored orator of note, Boston; the Rev.
Edward Ellery, PHI. D.. principal of YER
mont Academy, SaXton's River, besides
the leading clergvmen of the church
throughout the state.
Considerable anxiety is shown among
land owners, owing to the advancement
in growth of the wild carrot weed now
in the soil around Woodstock. 1t is a
well known fact thai it is the most dan
gerous of all wild running weeds" 1t
proves death to cattle that eat it, ter
rible grass destroyer, and the poisonous
juice of the weed acts upon the system
the same as poison ivy. People are now
indignant with their neighbors because
they are not cutting the weed before GO
ing to seed, to prevent further spreading
The state of Massachusetts has law
obliging owners of lands bearing the
weed to cut early to prevent spreading.
The 12-year old son of Michael Sher-
man of Rutland was terribly mangled
recently by the explosion of dynamite
cartridge which it is thought he had stolen
from the street department. The flesh
and muscles of the inside of the right leg
were torn and lacerated, the end of the
index finger of the right hand was blown
of, the thumb and finger of the left
were blown of at the first Join, the flesh
of both hands torn and the right eye so
badly Injured that it had to be removed
The lads face and ears were also cut and
bruised.
Humane officer W. w. Tower of Rut-
land recently visited lumber camp in
Shrewsbury and found several horses
which needed attention. Mr.. Tower
started in the night and arrived at the
camp before the horses were hitehed up
in the morning. Five of the horses were
so badly CALLED that Mr.. Tower ordered
them put into the barn and not to be used
until the sores are healed. Mr.. Tower
will keep watch of the lumber camps in
the vicinity and of the Jobs where heavy
teaming Is done.
The new steamer which will take the
place of the Ticonderoga on Lake George
will be a companion to the Chateaugay.
Pres. II. G. Young is now in Europe.
4 meeting of The directors will be called
. soon, and immediate steps will be taken
to replace the burned steamer, which. it
! is announced. will be duplicate Of the
; Chateaugay. which boat is POS feet long,
: with steel hull.
The Hebrews of Burlington will hold
their annual observance of the Jewish
: New Years beginning Friday night
at , o'clock and continuing till
o'clock Saturday night The time inter-
venlng between these two dates business
will be suspended and special attention
: will be paid to religious observances.
: Two little Chinese boys, about ten
| years old, clad in the customary celestial
I attire. pig-tails, wooden shoes, bloomeI
: trousers, and all, walked about Bur.
lington the other day apparently as
or hODNa n n Palm Ihat-
. brought from New York that morning
and were to be taken to Canada to ioir
. relatives.
| \ new granite cutting plant has Just
: been completed by George Straitor il
Barre, and he has moved in. The MAR
building is is lG0XG0 feet and there are
several wings. IL is equipped with {
q thrty-hOrse power electric motor ant
z ten-ton travelling crane.
The Rev. |. Wallace Cate left st
Johnsbury last week for Vancouver, B
c., to sail from that port for Japan. HI
: has been missionary in that country
n for a number of years and goes bacl
. after rest of three years, accompanied
b. by his family.
e Miss Emma Hale of Montpelier has s
magnificent hydrangea bush on the Hall
: farm which has attracted a good deal o
. attention. One of the punches of bios
: SONS from it was exhibited in the CITY
@ recently and measured % inches In cir
conference.
The annual meeting of the corporation
of the Fanny Allen hospital in Wlnoosk
/, was held Monday afternoon. The oil
e board of officers was reelected and al
h departments of the hospital were founC
d to be in most satisfactory condition.
- A. S. Atkins of DuXbury took hi
n child, Ill with scarlet fever, from quar-
y antined house at Hardwck last weel
e against the orders of the health officer
s. The Duxbury authorities were prompt.
:, notified and he may be prosecuted.
y A son of James Thurston of Waterbur.
n fell from the top of a silo that was beinI
constructed and received what are nrOr