Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-25
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Dear Hunting Season Opens in Vermont
eminent Position in Porto Rico-Peculiar
Find of n West Milton Man-Other Items.
The open deer season began Monday
and will continue the remainder of the
month. That the supply of deer is
fast increasing Is evident from reports
received from different parts of the
state. In some places the deer are
getting to be a nuisance, so much so
that it is almost impossible to raise
garden truck or orchard fruit with any
success. The hunters are prepared or
the season and 1t is believed that many
more will be killed this year than eyer
before. A good supply of partridge
has been bagged but fewer grey
squirrels than usual have been shot
thus far this season.
o. w. Barrett, w NJ, exec, has
been appointed by the secretary OF
agriculture to the position of agent and
expert at the agricultural experiment
station of San Juan, Porto Rico. From
his three years experience as entomolo-
gist for the Mexican government Mr..
Barrett has become well fitted to deal
with the problems of tropical agrlcul-
ture. lie enters at once upon his official
duties. Mrs. Barrett (nee Stearns) re-
mains in Massachusetts for the winter,
intending to join Mr.. Barrett in the
spring.
d. O. Bullock of West Milton has for
long time complained of choking SEN
sation. The last attack was so severe
that he applied a large quantity of strong
camphor to his stomach. \ day or two
after he vomited up the partly digested
body of lizard, about four inches in
length. The head and eyes were perfect
but part of the flesh was gone from the
body. He has been in the habit of getting
up nights and drinking from the water
pail without light and probably drank
the egg in that way.
Copper and iron ore have been dis
coverered at 1.-THE Cobble,' point few
hundred feet west of the foot of the
Green Mountains, some four miles from
Mddlebury. From the specimen of
quartz taken from the spot an examin-
alton shows free copper in large guam
llIItSs Will COuSlutldDlt nun VIZ -NO
assay has been made as yet. The quartz
is of an exceedingly soft nature, and can
be easily handled IN stamp mill.
The state board of medical censors,
composed of DR.. Henry James of Wat
erbury, DR.. w. H. Vincent of Orwell,
and DR.. 5. w. Hammond of Rutland,
held All examination in the Y. Nj. G. A.
building in Burlington last week, at
which eleven applicants appeared. The
examinations consisted of the following
subjects: Anatomy. physiology, materia,
chemistry, practice of medicine, surgery,
obstetrics and pathology.
The census bureau has issued detailed
statement of the population of Vermont,
the total being ,G4l. The figures for
Vermont which have not been before an
nounced show population of 175, l3S
males, ,503 females; total white,
. 342,77l native white, DOS, OF; total
colored element Gncluding negroes,
Chinese, Japanese, etc., SO.
The elm tree that stands by the road
side between Dandy and South Walling-
ford is said to be the largest tree Of the
kind in the five New England states
west of Maine. 1t measures 26d feet
in circumference two feet above the
ground. Forty years ago an old elm
stood in the northern part of Benning.
ton that measured nine inches more in
girth than the Dandy tree.
&. w. Hudson of Brattleboro was
picking walnuts under tree on Wan.
tasiquet recently when he found himself
within 30 inches of a rattlesnake that
was running away. Killing the reptile
with club he found it to measure two
feet and three inches long and to have live
rattles.
The Bennington soap property is to
be sold at public auction. The property
is located between the towns of Ben
nington and Salisbury and consists OF
soap factory and a double tenement
house. The machinery contained in
the factory will also be sold.
The Hon. Elias Lyman, who was
seriously injured In street car accident
10 New York city, is resting comfortably
at his home in Burlington, but il
will be several weeks before he will
be able to resume his business.
AL organ TeCltdl was given III t0t
Brattleboro Methodist church by Lucler
Howe recently. The organ was placed
In the church about three weeks age
and Is the first pipe organ completed by
the Estey Organ company.
George w. Taisey of Groton has cur
iosity in the shape of an ear of corn
There are nine ears of corn grown to
gether In solid ear and we'll filled, ant
at the silk end they were separated into
nine distinct tips.
Mason S. Stone, superintendent Of
instruction of the Island of Negros, il
the Philippine Islands, is at present il
the charge Of the schools in Manila, II
the absence of the permanent superin
tendent.
The postmaster general has directed
that postal station be established a
Malletts Bay in connection with thu