Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-08-16
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

at the Home-An Industrial school Boy
Breaks his parole of Good Behavior
--FIotsam and Jetsan of the states News.
At the Gill |. o. O. F. Home, Lud-
low, Aug. |, +. X. Smart, the old
est man in odd Fellowship in the state,
celebrated his 18th birthday. In the
evening fifteen members of Altimont
Lodge, local, gave him very pleasant
surprise, by going to the Home to
spend a social hour with him, and taking
him several very nice presents as a
memento of their esteem. Noble Grand
Reardon presented the gifts in very
pleasing manner, after which Mr.. Stuart
thanked the members of the lodge for
their kindness, and gave them some
good advice, which was kindly received.
Ernest Miles of Wheelock was ar
rested and taken to the State Industrial
school at Nergennes, to which he was
sentenced last June for breaking into
William Sanborn's mill at Wheelock and
stealing money. The court let him go
home on probation on his good behavior,
but he forfeited his liberty by stealing
dynamite caps and selling them to a
boy named Willie Peck, who lost his
life by using them.
NJ. j. Pond of Lunenburg has relic
of the Civil war which he values very
highly. 1t is copy of The Daily Citi-
zen, &. NJ. Swords, publisher, printed at
Vicksburg, July 2, 1868, on wall paper.
1t contains on article about Gen. Robert
E. Lee, also rebel war news with a few
digs at the Yankees.
The entire capital stock, $40, 000 has
been raised for the new company at
Ludlow which is to convert the silk
mill property into a wooden mill. 1t
will be called the Nerd Mont Mills.
The equipment will comprise three sets
of 60-inch cards and looms. A dyehouse
will be built.
Harry Lackey's left hand was caught
in a trimming machine while working in
the quarries at South Poultney Saturday
and was cut OIL Just below the wrist. He
was working at the machine, when he
slipped, and to save himself put his hand
under the knife, which completely sew
cred it.
1t Is estimated by sportsmen that there
are over 1000 quails in the territory
surrounding Burlington and by Sept. |,
when the law permitting them to be
shot is in effect, hunters are anticipating
great sport. Last spring l20 birds were
bought and placed In different localities.
Mrs. Axis Allen of Stowe observed the
Tooth anniversary of her birth Saturday.
She was at home to the residents of the
town, and a large number of persons
called to meet the old woman. Mrs.
Allen is very well preserved and assists
daily In the active household work.
Roy, son of Clarence Z. Bugbee of
Montpelier, was struck in the neck by
flying axe blade, cutting a cash three
inches long and an inch deep in the
muscles on the left side of the neck.
The accident was very narrow escape
from death. The boy will recover.
The diminished treasury of the Rut-
land Congregational church has been re-
plenished and it is predicted that another
week will see the deficit entirely made
up. At a recent meeting about $1,000
was pledged among the committeeman
in less than fifteen minutes.
Joe Rlzzi Il Co. shipped to New York
last week the largest and finest cut
granite monument ever sent from Groton.
1t was of sarcophagus design and all
finely hammered work. The monument
was in eight pieces and filled three cars.
Bert Il. Kicker, the young man shot
through the right lung by COM
panion while hunting ducks at Groton
pond Aug. 5. died Aug. 5. He was a
years old and leaves a father and
mother, three sisters and two brothers.
Agents of Boston commission houses
are going through the farming sections
buying all the early potatoes they can
find. Potatoes are quoted from 81 80 to
s. per barrel in the Boston market and
anybody with a good crop is lucky.
John Preston, the l2-year-old son of
Frank c. Preston of Bethel, fell through
hole in barn loft and struck on his
head fifteen feet below, being picked up
for dead. He was only stunned and
sustained no serious injuries.
The Battenkill Lumber company of
Manchester is now shipping daily about
five car loads of pulp wood. The wood
is cut in logs four feet long, the bark
being taken off before it is placed in the
slide.
Troop G, eighty men and three officers
with three four.mule wagons and hospi-
tai ambulance from Fort Ethan Allen,
will go to Windsor to participate in
the Windsor fair, Aug. % and 30.
Burlington teamsters are complaining
because contractors for different kinds
of work have imported so many cheap
teams from out of town, while the local
teams are comparatively idle.
The advance sheets of the Chittenden
county court docket for the September
term show 255 cases on the law docket
up tor date, which is little above the
average.
Henry Kingman, who has carried the
mail and RIM the stage to and from the
station in Pttsford for II years, has