Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-11-07
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

their 3Oth reunion held at Rutland on the
Goth. Charles f. Youtt, of this village,
was chosen one of the vice-presidents
The regiment has a record hardly equaled
by any that served in the Civil War.
During its career the regiment was in
76 general battles. including Gettysburg,
Winchester, Bull Run. Cedar Creek, Five
Forks, Cold Harbor and in fact all the
principal battles of the army of the
Potomac. The records show that G3
members of the regiment were killed in
battle, 81 died from disease and wounds,
800 were wounded, 70I were taken
prisoners, and If were reported missing,
making a total loss of 142S.
Vermont newspapers are asked to give
circulation to the following DR.. f.. j.
Foster, of Waterbury, who attended the
G.. a. Il. encapment at Washington, met
a Confederate veteran who was inquiring
If there was Nermonter present. The
doctor told him he was from Vermont.
when he said that during the war he took
a Bible from the knapsack of Almeron G..
lmeran, Co. c., 18th Vermont Vols. and
he gave his address as David b. Berry,
Fredericksburg, Virginia. If any one
who reads this Will write Mr.. Berry he
will be pleased TO return the Bible.
Al a session of the United States court
and the district court at Rutland. two
cases, +. l.. Fish, of Vergennes, re-
ceiver of the defunct Farmers National
Bank VS.. David II. Lewis, the former
cashier, were disposed of by Judge
Wheeler's directing a verdict for the
plaintiff. In the first case, an action TO
recover on an assessment of stock, the
receiver got S9,Gl1. In the other case
the contention was over four notes, and
the plaintiff received S5,72G.
Royal Towle and c. u. Fisher of Vic
tory are getting to be record breakers in
the hunting business. They commenced
trapping this season October II. In the
first nine days they caught seven foxes.
seven coons, eleven mink. sixteen musk
rats, and two skunks. Last week they
killed big black bear which they took
TO st. Johnsbury and sold 1t dressed
2l5 pounds.
w. A. Shay has resigned his position
as reporter for The Montpelier journal,
but will not sever his connection with the
office for two or three weeks, until his
successor becomes familiar with the
routine work. 1t is expected that II. II.
Husband, of st. Johnsbury, will be his
successor. Mr.. Husband has been en-
ployed on the Caledonian in that town.
The Rev. w. f. Douglass, of Windsor,
has copy of the Minutes of the Metho-
dist Conference annually held in America
from 1913 to 1874 inclusive" presented
to him by Mrs. NJ. F. Burt, of Ascutney-
vile. The little volume of about 200
pages is In board covers, leather bound.
and was published in Philadelphia in
1893.
y young rascal named Edward Reid,
who says he came from Montreal to
Burlington, and was moneyless, stole an
overcoat, watch and dollar in money
from young man who took him in to
sleep after hearing his tale of woe. Reid
was arrested, found guilty Of the crime
and sent to the house of correction for
year.
Residents of Bennington Center are
much exercised over three burglaries
committed Thursday night. The resi-
dence of c. b. Hall was entered and 81
taken. The Mt. Anthony club house
was entered and 81 taken from Janitor
Mcdonald. The residence of NJ. Il.
Swift was also entered, but nothing was
taken.
The committees of the Rutland Ma
sonic association which had charge of
the various matters in connection with
the recent dedication of the new temple
there, believe that the receipts from the
ball. clambake and other entertainments
Will pay all expenses-an unusual result
of such events.
G. NJ. Chase, for 10 years the editor
of the Lyndon Union, died November |,
aged - years. He was one OF the ablest
and best known editors in the state: a
veteran of the Civil War; charter
member of the Vermont Press Associa-
ton, and the author of several widely
read books.
Francis Walker has been foreman of
the Fairbanks scale works i'm St. Johns
bury for 81 consecutive years. One of
the mouders has just completed 50 years
of service, and there are - men in the
factory who have been there over 40
years each.
a contagious eye disease known to the
medical profession as trachoma, but
called "granuated eyelids."
Is spreading among the school children
OF some of the large cities. Occasional
bathing of the eyes with pure CASTLE soap
and water, is preventative.
\ case of small poX in family In St.
Adams, named LARGE, is the only member
Of the family that did not have the dis
ease last spring. This would indicate
that the germs of the disease have been
retained among the clothing or bedding
Of the house.
The Bellows Falls Times gives whole
page in publishing the proceedings and
the recent Teachers meeting
at that place. The half-tones of the four
school buildings of the place show that
the town is up-to-date in its educational
facilities.
The Woodbury. Granite Co., of Hard
wick, of which John 5. Holden, of this |
village is president as well as principal |
owner, has just completed Its contract to |
supply the granite for the new station of |
the Lake Shore terminal in Chicago.
EX-Gov. Josiah Grout has been APP
pointed by the Judge of the probate court,
of the estate of the late |
sen. w. W. Grout, and l.. ID. Hazen, of |
st. Johnsbury, and Horace w. Bailey, of |
Newbury. commissioners.
The prices of apples this season are in