Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-24
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

New Troops ut Fort Ethan AlIen-water-
bury Packing Company's Prospects for
Year-Vermont Crack shots to Compete
at seabright-Other Items.
Two additional troops of cavalry ar
rived at Fort Ethan Allen Sunday. They
are troops F and G of the Eleventh cav
airy, which like the four troos already at
the post, were organized at Fort Meyer,
va. The men are accompanied by three
officers, one captain and two lieutenants,
Like the other troops they have far from
the full complement of officers and
others Will probably soon be assigned to
the companies. These additions make a
garrison of six troops, to which there is
added detachment from Co. +. Elev-
enth infantry, which has been at the fort
some months.
The Demeritt & Palmer Packing COM
pany of Waterbury has nearly finished
contracting for this years corn for the
factory. 1t has already put out seed corn
for nearly POO acres, and if an average
crop is harvested will put up some 350,-
600 cans, thus doubling last years out
! IhAs isiNNNliN lISntS ult W NC put lu(O
the factory, and during the busiest part
of the season both day and night forces
will be run. The company reports
receiving orders from parties who
used the corn last year and in many
instances they are doubling their orders.
Wells n Lamson, "A granite manufac-
turing firm Of Barre, has secured the con-
tract - cut and set the mausoleum in
which is to rest the body of the late
Nice-President Garrett A. Hobart at
Paterson, n. j. At the request of the
family the price is not made public, but
from the size and character of the job it
is estimated to be not less than $50, 600
The mausoleum will be 40x22 feet and
Is feet in height, with a front of fluted
Ionic columns with carved capitals.
There is also considerable other carved
work on the front of the mausoleum.
1t has been decided that the eight men
from Vermont who will participate in the
International rifle shoot that is TO be held
at Seabright, y. j. next September VIII
be taken from the expert marksmen that
qualify between now and the annual
muster in August. Should there be more
than eight men who qualify unusually
high, a comparative shoot will be held in
camp to decide who shall make up the
representative team. 1t is not expected
that the members of the team will
pay their own expenses or the entrance
fee.
NJ. F. Preston of Randolph has an
ancient diary which his uncle, David
FELTON,, kept in 1916. 1t gives interesting
details of II trip taken from Illinois by
Mr.. FELTON, to his home In Randolph He
made three days stop and was month
en- route, making the journey by stage
and canal boats. He has two sons in ILL.,
nois to whom Mr.. FELTON, will present the
keepsake.
The work of ballasting the Rutland
Canadian railroad from Burlington to
Rouses Point continues and it will be
several month before the road is in first
class shape. The spring rains and freshets
did not do as much damage as was antici-
pated and the trains have run pretty
nearly on time.
Gen. o. o. Howard of Burlington de-
clined a reelection to the office of presi-
dent of the Congregational Home Mis-
sionary society at the meeting in Boston
last week and the Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills of New York was chosen to sue
coed him.
Five boys, all under Is years of age,
were taken to the House of Correction
from Windsor by Deputy Sheriff Canary
last week. They will serve sentence
of not less than three nor more than six
months for tramping.
The employees of the killrgton Manu-
featuring company at Rutland have
organized a garment workers union. and
have applied to the United Garment
Workers Union of America for char
ter.
Ernest l.. Days of Brattleboro has
taken a position as French horn soloist
with the Brooks Marine band of Chicago.
The band will play at the Pan.American
exposition.
benjamin Alvord, formerly of Rut-
land. who was captain in the regular
army and is now in the Philippines, has
been appointed major in the volunteer
| infantry.