Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-06
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

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Change in House of Correction at Rut-
land-Citizens' Bank wrecking Cases
Postponed by Judge wheeler-Beigian
Hare Company ut Waterford-Items.
The addition to the work buildings at
the house of correction In Rutland Is
nearly completed. The institution is
crowded, it now being necessary to
quarter several of them in the hospital
owing to lack of other accommodations.
The new building is of brick, two stories
high, and about 50x50 feet in dmen-
sions. The first story will be used as a
Woodworking room for the prisoners.
The second story will be made for
woman's workroom, with a large room
partitioned of for boxing marble. The
! structure will be finished within
couple of weeks. There are l75 pris-
oners In the institution, and of this num-
Der twelve are kept in the hospital ward.
The cases against J. w. Ketchum of
Vergennes and Lieut.. Gov. NJ. f. Allen
of North Ferrsburg, for alleged COM
plicity in the wrecklng of the Farmers
National bank of Vergennes, was not
tried at the session of the United States
district and Circuit courts in Rutland
last Monday. Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler
has been visited by counsel representing
the defendants who represented to him
their unreadiness to have the cases
brought to trial. Judge Wheeler has
consented to continue them until Jan. 6,
next, about five weeks later than the
date originally set
The latest industry to become incor-
porated under the laws of Vermont is the
Green Mountain Belgian Hare company
of West Waterford, which was recently
incorporated with an authorized capital
of 5000. This company will raise and
sell pure-bred Belgian hares for breeding
stock, pets, or meat, This promises to be
avery profitable business even when only
meat stock is raised, but as yet the de-
mand for fine breeding stock is all the
breeders can supply.
Pursuant to the orders of the state
cattle commission, l45 head of cattle
that have been tested for tuberculosis
and found to be diseased were be to killed
the other day on the farm of Dan o Brien
in South Burlington. Humane Agent
John Fuller of Burlington was pres
ent at the slaughter, as complaints have
reached the society that some of the
animals at recent killings have been
skinned before they were dead
Two freight trains on The Delaware &
Hudson railroad collided at POultney
Sunday and John Jones, brakeman OF
Granville, n. V, and Charles Mcclure
| of IutlapH Sprionu1y- ipiuraI no
| southbound freight was waiting on
siding for the other to pass and as the re.
suit of an unlocked switch the north
bound train ran into the siding and
crashed into the other. One engine and
three cars were wrecked.
The marble mill of Norcross Brothers
at Manchester Depot will be completed
within three weeks. 1t will contain eight
gangs of saws besides rubbing beds and
other machinery and will be one of the
best mills In the country. There will be
a long travelling crane for hauling,marble,
and everything that will facilitate work.
The machinery will be ready to put in as
soon as the building is completed.
The state cattle commissioners are
continuing the test of cattle in Williston
and Jericho, having four veterinaries
testing six herds last week Tuesday
night. Tuesday they condemned
thirty-two out of a herd of forty-fve
cattle owned by Hosea Wright of
Jericho. In the herd of C. NJ. Bliss only
four young cattle were found diseased.
Will May Of Dummerston has killed SO
skunks this season. The best record in
any one evening this fall was 10 and on a
few occasions eight in a single night. A
white skunk skin sells for 10 cents and
black one for 81. The average p~ice is
about 30 cents. A gallon of the oil sells
for $2,25.
a strange vehicle has arrived in East
Wells. 1t is a prairie schooner" occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Perry, each
over 20 year of age, who drove in it from
California. Mr.. Perry is a native of
Wells, having left there over 81 years
ago.
The late David McAlpin, well known
as tobacco manufacturer, left an estate
valued at $4,000, 900 His personal
property included l0l shares of stock in
the +. &. L. Fairbanks Scale company
of st. Johnsbury, valued at $50 900.
Emery Moflatt of Lahdgrove recently
found some golden rod in full bloom.
1t was in a sheltered SPOT and was un
touched by frost. Some butter cups
with blossoms of about half the usual
size, were also picked in that place.
Thanksgiving day DR.. and Mrs. w.
Seward Webb had large party of young
people, including Mrs. Webb's niece,