Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-29
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

ne is DullulnR duu Will bltcOhb w th"t
town, perfected by the addition of
dome as the browning feature of the
structure. This dome, which will beau
tlfy the interior as well as give finish
ing touch to the exterior of the library,
is to be of copper with glass top that
will light the rotunda, or delivery room,
below. The base of the light shaft Will
he closed with glass which will diffuse |
the RAYS of light but prevent the escape |
of heat. and around the base electric !
lights will be placed, giving very pretty |
effect. Alexander Milne and son OF
Boston, eptionally good artists In
their particular line OF work, are now
carving the red sandstone trimmings OF
the building.
T. f. Lonergan, of Oswego, NJ l.,
division superintendent of motive power
on the Rome. Watertown & Ogdensburgh |
branch of the New York Central, VIII
succeed George w. Kenney, of Rutland,
as superintendent of motive power and
rolling stock of the Rutland system about
September |. Mr.. Lonergan is railroad
man of twentv.siX years experience, all
but five of which has been with the New
York Central Mr.. Kenney has been
with the Rutland road for thlrty-seVen
wears in every capacity from fireman up
to Superintendent of motive power. lie
will probably continue with the road.
]. II. McCarty OF Bellows Falls, a
weaver lately employed in the Saxtons
River wooden mills, received injuries
Aug, %. at theUnion depot which re-
suited in his death. McCarty mad been
about the station during the evening ana
about 10 o'clock, as the Central Vermont
special went through the yard, ne swung
on the head end of the private engine 81.
fntx mir later
found diving between the rails and II Is
thought that both the special and south
bound freight trains passed over MN.
He was picked up mangled and bleeding
and lived but short time.
DR.. Tracy +. Hazen has resigned as
curator of the Fairbanks museum IN 81.
Johnsburv to accept an appointment IN
the scientific department OF ColumDla
University. New York. Doctor llaZen
was graduated from the University OF
Vermont, Burlington, and Is especially
informed in the biological and botanical
lines The trustees of the museum nave
engaged Miss Della |. Griffin, OF Newton,
Mass. az his successor, and she VIII De-
gin her work the middle of september
Miss Griffin has been supervisor OF science
in the Newton schools and was teacher
in nature study in the summer schools
out the state.
The 17th annual reunion of the sur
vivors of the Third Vermont regiment
was held in Grand Army hall, st. Johns
hurry. Aug. %. and nearly fifty veterans
were present. The following officers
were elected for the coming year iresl-
dent. Owen r. Nespcr. Springfield, Mass. ;
vice-prcsident. Col. L. O. Seaver, Wood
stock: secretary and treasurer, ex-Gov.
s F. Pinpree. Hartford; executive com
mittne. II. G.. Newell, Carleton Felch,
Charles Woodbury., all of 81. Johnsbury.
Considerable apprehension is felt over
the disannearance of Costa Silva, a
wealthy Portuguese of Barre, who has
been missing from his home there since
.Julv14. Because of the large amount OF
money which Silva was known to nave
carried on his person. it is possible that
the man has been murdered. Distrlct
Attorney IIoar, with Barre and Mont
pelier police officials, are now investigat-
ing the case and developments are looked
for within a short time.
Edward j. Petty, moulder in the EN-
plov of the + q L FAIRBANKS " com
nanv. at 81. Johnsbury, was fatally in
jured Aug 81. He was braklng loaaeo
hat ear into the factory yard when the
brake slipped and he fell in front OF
the ear. The wheels did not pass over
him but pushed him along the track fol-
several feet nearly serving one leg anc
cutting into his body. He died in hall
an hour. lie leaves a wife and three
children.
Humane Agent Fuller is investigating
revolving case of cruelty in which th'
eyesight of a dog belonging to oscar
Guyette. of North Winooski ave., Bur
Ungton, was destroyed. The animal wa
on Pearl st. with little girl when per
son came along, deliberately threw some
liquid with q syringe into the animal
ewes. A rigid investigation is to b'
made and the perpetrator OF the hendlsi
act will probably be prosecuted.
There was shipped from Randolph las
week: Forty hogs, six calves a TO &C.
and Is milch cows $50 apiece, SIX 0
them going to the experiment statlol
farm in Burlington and the rest to dit
ferent parties in that city. NJ. c. Rowel
shipped - milch COWS from Bethel Satur
daV. paving the same price, $50 TO
them.
The Cabot creamery made 22,Gl
mounds of butter during the month
July. paving therefor 10 cents per poun
or 81 So cents for test highest test, 81
cream. % 80; lowest, 800; cream. l4.OO
average, 4 co; cream, 1917; gain pc
cent Is The patrons of the Plainfiel
creamery received 234 cents per poun
coil test for July butter.
J.. Grace Paige of Barre, who disal
peared two years ago, and nothing ha
been heard from her since, was locate
last week in a town on the Isle OF Nlgh
She wrote Barre parties that she was we
and happy and bad married man name
Chance. A search for her was kept u
two years. Much relief is felt by he
friends.
This last execution for murder in We
mont was in January, 1891, when Sy
vester Bell of Fairfax was hanged IN IN
state prison at Windsor for murder OF h
wife The last woman to be hange
here was in 1884, Mrs Meeker of Waite
bury who killed her adopted child,
The quadrennial appraisal of Hyt
IL ctat 70 chnUC rho fiUnrpG n