Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-18
THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


Piant-More Trouble Brewing in the
Farmers National Bank Case-Anti-sa-
loon League to Meet in Burlington.
A 100000 marble mill will be built by
the hutIand-Florence Marble company
this winter at Pittsford. The contracts
nave practically been given and work on
the structure has begun. The new mill
Will be located at the Kinds farm, re-
Gently bought by the marble company,
and on the Brandon and West Rutland
railroad. The mill will contain GO gangs
ana VIII be fitted with all the modern
appliances for working marble econom-
lcally. Electricity and compressed air
Will be used in lifting and moving the
large blocks at the mill. A 1000 horse
power engine will furnish power for the
industry. An official of the Rutland
Florence Marble company states that the
company expects to have at least 30
gangs in operation at the new mill be-
fore Jan. |.
John w. Ketchum OF Vergennes went
to Brattleboro last week with his at
torney, j. f. Cushman of Burlington.
ance of former Cashier David II. Lewis
OF the Farmers National bank of YER
gennes' f. S. Platt of Poultney, Bank
Examiner Frank l.. Fish of Vergennes
and Lieut.. Gov. M. F. Allen of Ferris
burgh before the grand jury In Rutland,
has started all sorts of rumors as to
nurture prosecutions in the Farmers
bank case. The United States marshal
and his deputies refuse to give out any
information concerning the case.
Burlington will be rallying point for
the State Anti-Saloon League early in
November. The evangelical churches
will unite in holding services in the in
terest of the league on one Sunday morn
Ing and in the evening a grand mass
meeting will be conducted similar to the
one held last year. Prominent speakers
will be engaged, such as National Super
intendent of Saloon Leagues DIR. Russell,
the Rev. DR.. Barbee of Boston, and the
Rev. DR.. Plass of New York, who has
been prominently identified with league
work in New York.
Angus Mcleod of Granlteville has
brought civil suit against DR.. G. L. II.
Hayes Tor alleged malpractice in treat
ing his son, Molcolm Mcleod, about two
years ago. Young Mcleod was struck
by the doctors team. Doctor Hays at
tended the boy and now Mcleod brings
a $4,000 suit for actual expenses in
Cured in the treatment. Papers were
served by Constable w. II. Buchanan
and Doctors Reid and Daziel went surety
for Doctor Hayes's appearance at the
March term of Washington county court.
S. l.. Griffith, known as the lumber
king of Vermont, has just completed ar
engagements with the New England Tele-
phone company to put in a private line
from the railroad station at Arlington
to the lumber plant of Mr.. Griffith on the
mountain, 10 miles from the station. Mr..
Griffith has II mills in operation this
season, and will cut over 2O,OOO,OOO feet
of lumber. Every mill is connected with
his main office in Mt. Tabor by tele-
phone, the total length of wire used be-
ing 40 miles.
William Sheldon of Highgate was
accidentally shot and killed. He and his
younger brother were cleaning a gun
which the younger brother held, when 1t
was unexpectedly discharged and shot
William in the abdomen. He died before
a physician could reach him. Deceased
was about II years old and was a son of
Charles Sheldon, prominent resident of
the town, who at one time represented
the town in the Legislature.
Ex-Goy. f. j. Ormsbee has accepted
All appointment by the United States as
special assistant to the United States
attorney for the district of Vermont in
the cases of the United States against
John w. Ketchum formerly clerk of
the Farmers National Bank of Ver-
gennes, and Martin F. Allen, one of the
directors of that institution.
w. F. Hendee has received from Cart.
j. w. Heard, quartermaster of the Sd
cavalry in the Philippines, a sample of
what Filipino women and girls smoke.
1t is cigar about 30 inches in length
and of about an inch dImeter. The
tobacco is of dark color and looks to be
exceedingly strong.
The verdict IN the case of the town of
Clarendon against the Rutland railroad,
to recover the cost of building a bridge
which was torn down by the railroad,
was rendered in Rutland county court in
favor of Clarendon.
Private Sink of Troop f, Eleventh
cavalry, stationed at Fort Ethan Allen,
made an unsuccessful attempt to commit
suicide recently by shooting himself.
He has been in the service six months.
j. E. Holten of North Wolcott found
In his hennery an egg measuring 9x6t
inches; inside of this shell was another
perfect egg measuring 63x51 inches.
The records at the town clerks office
in St. Johnsbury show that in the first
nine months OF. this year there were II
births, 20 marriages and 1l5 deaths.
S. l.. Griffith of Dandy has recently
purchased 5000 acres of virgin forest
from which he expects to cut 10000 900
feet OF spruce this season.