Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-26
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at the Pan-American Exposition-A Yer
mont Musical Composer for London
Other State Notes of Interest.
Mrs. A. S. Bingham, chairman of the
committee to furnish the Vermont room
in the New England building at the
Pan-American Exposition, has returned
from a visit to the room, and while there
arranged in proper cabinets the display
of about 100 pieces of pottery, made in
Bennington over 80 years ago. The
room is in charge of the Vermont Asso-
citation of Buffalo, which numbers 100
members. The entire building is to be
used for the reception of guests on Ver-
mont day, Aug. s, when Gov. Stickney
and staff Will be present.
Charles II. Bennett of Bennington,
who has been in Paris most of the time
for two years, completing his musical
education, returned home for a six weeks
visit. He was for some time a pupil
in Boston of the late Prof. Adams. Mr..
Bennett will return to London, where he
will settle, and where a good situation
awaits him. Recent London papers
speak very highly of his qualifications as
a musician and composer.
The body of the man found floating in
! Lake Champlain near the mouth of the
Ausable river has been identified as that
of John Carter, who for the past few
months has lived with his sister in Peru.
Carter was an architect. and fOrmely
| lived in Burlington. He is thought to
have committed suicide in a fit of de-
spondency. He leaves brother and three
( sisters living in Peru.
While at work on log, which was
being sawed in his own mill. Frank
Evans of Bennington had every finger
cut oil on the right hand close up and the
upper half of the thumb, by coming in
contact with a circular saw. About two
weeks ago his uncle, who was at work in
the same mill, received serious injury by
a belt breaking, and has been cOLtined to
his bed since.
On July % the family of Hon. John 4.
Sleicher, editor of Leslie's Weekly, will
arrive at Lake st. Catherine from Ocean
Grove and take up their abode at Pine
Point cottage, where they will pass the
remainder of the summer. For six sue
cessive years Mr.. Slelcher has selected
this quiet spot among the green hills of
Vermont in preference to the seaside re-
sorts.
Henry j. willing, a wealthy resident
of Chicago, who passes his summers at
Manch, ster, has promised to give 5000
toward increasing the endowment of
Burr and Burton Seminary, provided
that so, 900 more is raised before July |.
1902. Mayor j. B. HOLSTER of Rutland
has subscribed like amount, under the
same conditions.
Thomas w. Rogers of Brandon has
been awarded the contract for the new
building of the Ottaquechee Savings
Bank at Woodstock. Work will begin
about Aug. |, and the outside of the
building is to be completed in October.
Buff brick will be used. The second
floor will be devoted to offices.
The new $4,000 parochial school
building in Burlington is completed.
The building is imposing in appearance,
substantially built and will accommodate
easily 600 pupils. \ feature of the
school Is the tewer l5G feet high, sur
mounted by large copper cross which
is covered with gold leaf.
Admiral Dewey will be unable to at
tend the Old Home Week celebration in
Montpelier, but Captain Charles F..
Clark of the Oregon, John NJ. Thurs
ton of Nebraska, and the Rev. George
B. Spaulding of Syracuse, y. y, have
accepted Invitations TO visit the capital
city.
r. j. Humphrey, editor of the Poult.
neY journal. who for several months has
been critically III. is daily growing weak
er, and it is feared that he cannot long
survive His trouble is Bright's disease
with other complications, and the pres
ent condition is very serious.
The new golf house on the links of the
Billings estate at Woodstock is complet-
ed, and is gem of influences, conven-
fence and beauty. The house is of blue
lime stone and was built entirely by
regular employees of the estate. The
golf links cover fifty acres.
Twentythree boats laden with spruce
and pine lumber have arrived at Burlng-
ton from Canadian ports for local dealers |
since the season opened. Each boat
carries at least 5000 feet of lumber, !
while some carry as much as ZOO feet /
The three barns of William II. Ander.
son of Waterbury Center were struck by
July IS during the storm and !
burned to the gnound, together with their
contents, including one hundred tons of |
hay. The property was insured for 5000. |
w. E. and Fred Terril of Montpelier |
made record as fishermen a few days |
ago. They tished for one day in Stowe
and secured 800 trout which weighed |
twenty-seven pounds.
William LAWN, husband of Mary Howe |
LAWN, the Brattleboro singer, has been
engaged as tenor soloist in the Nine Patti
and will begin the season in
October in London.
The annual regatta of the Lake Cham
plain Yacht club will be held at Burling-
ton, Tuesday, Aug. 6. Interest in yacht
e