Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-01-10
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

FhOW oON CNSIlfNNoGO'
A vermonter Back from Johannesburg,
South Africa-vermont Rural Free De-
livery Carriers to BE Paid from Burling-
ton-Big Tree Cut in OrwelI-Items.
Robert M. Catln, formerly of Burling-
ton, but now located In Johannesburg,
South Africa, is renewing old acquaint-
ances in Burlington, after an absence of
10 years. He was graduated from the
University of Vermont in 1873. After
practcing his profession of mining en-.
gineer in the far west for some years
subsequent to his graduation, he went in
1896 to South Africa, where he now
holds the position of general manager of
the Consolidated gold mines. Mrs. Catln
and her daughters, who were compelled
to escape to Cape Town at the outbreak
of the Boer war, are now in Boston,
where the Misses Catlin will complete
their education before returning. Mr..
Catlin contemplates returning In about
a month.
Word has been received from Wash
ington to the effect that the Burlington
postoffice has been made the pay office
for all the rural carriers In the state.
There are about sixty routes in Vermont,
so per cent. of the applications for routes
having been granted. OF that number
about thrty-five are In the second con-
gressional district. Heretofore the car
riers have been paid from Washington,
and they did not receive their money
until about the middle of the month fol-
lowing the time the work was done.
Under the new arrangement they will be
paid about the first of each month. 1t is
not known when the new system will 60
into effect.
William Morton Fullerton, who has
just been appointed Paris correspondent
of the London Times as successor to M.
de Blowitz, resigned, Is a nephew of Mrs.
George Phillips of Rutland. Mr.. Fuller
toms father was classmate of the Rev.
DR.. Phillips and the two men married
sisters. This position is one of the
highest in the newspaper world and Is
a great honor for an American. 1t is
stated that the salary of M. de Blowitz
was $4,000 per year.
A monarch of the forest was cut on
the farm of Plummer Vail in Orwell for
for derrick for the Royce quarry in
Brandon last week. 1t measured sew
enty-seven feet in length, two feet in
diameter at the top, and four feet at the
base. Five spans of horses were attach
ed TO the wagon which hauled it and it
was attended by two teams and a party
of men. Much difficulty was experienced
at the turns in the highway.
Rupert, with population of about 500,
is said to contain more old people within
its borders than any town of its size. 1t
Is an old saying of the residents that
there "the good die old, and the old die
good" OF the deaths recorded In the
town for 1901. there were seven whose
united ages were sos years. Two of the
number were each 80 years of age, one
So, one was So, and the youngest over so.
James Buck, who is confined in Jail in
: st. Johnsbury awaiting trial for the
murder of his wife at Hardwick, at
, tempted suicide by cutting his throat.
The deed was committed with dull
pocket knife. Deputy Sheriff WOrthen
, discovered him early in the morning with
, his throat cut from ear to ear, but the
wound was not deep enough to insure
death.
: Mrs. Mary w. Chaplin died at her
home in Rutland last week at the ad-
/ vanced age of 81 years. She was prob
= ably the oldest resident of this city. Mrs.
l Chaplin was born at Shrewsbury Aug 10,
r 1904. She was married May l, 1925, to
} George w. Chaplin, who died in 1888.
Che 1, curyivod hv fOur obilIrap
1 1t is said that the widow of Henry Bell
will bring suit against the Central Yer
mont Railway company for $4,000. II
1 will be remembered that Mr.. Bell was
injured in an accident near East Granville
: the latter part of last summer, his back
being broken, and he died in the hos.
d pital at Montpelier.
: Work on the large stables being erected
at Shelburne Farms by DR.. w. Seward
Webb is being pushed with all rapidity
:. and it is thought that the building will
=, be completed about March l. This
= structure will cost about Sl50,000 and il
;, intended to rival everything in the state
: C. S. Bethel has a sleigh built by
w. w. Bean fOrty-two years ago that has
v been in constant use ever since, and is il
O good condition. 1t is called the Mont
o peler pattern. Mr.. Bean says he thinks
it is good for twenty-five years yet.
|, The number of new buildings erected
l. in Bellows Falls and the amount o
money expended in building and making
r repairs during the year 1901 is said Il
surpass all previous records.