Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-18
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

a reception OF the Rellef corps VIII DE
held at the Pavilion. where the encamp-
ment headquarters will be. On the llth
there will be an assembly in the Blanch-
ard opera house, at which routine bust
ness will be transacted. The Keller
Corps will hold a meeting at the same
time in the Church of the Messiah. In
the evening public meeting and camp
fire will be held. The programme of
speakers has not yet been arranged. 1t
is expected that the business will be
completed before the 18th, so that the
day can be given up to pleasure. trip
to the Barre quarrles being planned for
that forenoon.
Notice has been received that the judg-
ment of the United States circuit court
for the district of Vermont in the case of
ID. d. Muir receiver of the defunct Mer-
chants National Bank of Rutland, against
the United States Fidelity q Guaranty
company has been affirmed in the United
States circuit court of appeals. The
opinion was filed April s. The receiver
sued the guaranty company to recover
the amount of former Cashier Charles w.
Mussey's bond, $40. 900, and the Vermont
court gave him judgment. The com
pany then took the case to the court of
appeals. When this money is paid to
MIR. Muir it will undoubtedly mean
another dividend to the depositors of the
defunct bank. 1t looks now as if the
depositors would eventually be paid in
full.
Bids were opened March "a at the
treasury department at Washington
for the construction of the new public
building to be erected in Newport.
No bids were put in from Vermont.
Richardson & Burgess of Washington
city bid Sl13,350; j. w. Bishop & Son
of Worce ster,' Mass, bid SllG,3OO;
G.. p. Bullinerv & Co. of Worcester,
Mass. bid SllS.500; S. +. Moore of
Kokomo, Ind, bid $4,000, and Peter
Kelley & Co. of Albany, n. Y, bid
Sl14,G51. 1t will be seen by this that
the lowest bid stands with the Indiana
| firm.
An attempt will be made at the next
session of the legislature to secure an en-
aiding act for the removal of the Wind
ham county buildings to BrattleborO, 10
make Brattleboro the shire town of the
county, instead Newfane. 1t is the idea
of those interested in the proposition
that the general conveniences of the
county would be conserved in this way.
1t is proposed that Brattleboro furnish
the site and build the court house, bear
ing all The expense, and that the county
build the Jail The expense that Brattlc-
boro would be called upon to bear Guild
be about $50, 600.
\ copy of certificate of increase of
capital stock of the Chittenden Power
company has been filed at the office of
the Rutland city clerk. The document
certifies to the completion of increase
which was voted at the meeting of the
company's stockholders in December.
The agreement at the meeting was to
increase the capital stock from $4,000
to 81 900 900. The object of the increase
is to secure funds to enlarge and increase
the capacity of the company's plant at
Chittenden. Practically all of the addi-
tional stock has already been sold at par.
A rug of unusual value is being shown
by l.. p. Wood of Burlington. 1t is ~
feet long by II feet wide, and is of the
finest wool. The constant labor of two
men for 80 years was required for Its
completion. There are Il borders and
the rug averages 2sS knots to the square
inch. This unusual piece of tapestry is
about l25 years old. and was made for
the then reigning Shah of Persia 1t is
valued at $50 900. and is thought to be
one of the most valuable rugs ever
brought to this country.
A meeting was held Monday to organ
ize the First National Bank of Bristol
The incorporators are C. p. Brush, G
p. Colby, f. b. Patterson, w. f. Hanks
Ralph DEMO and Mrs. Alice +. Roseman
of Bristol, ii. G.. Smith, p. w. Clement
F. II. Button. Nj. F.. Wheeler, c. F. and
G. II. Harrison of Rutland. Bartlett Stat
ford of Tinmouth and +. DEMO of North
Rupert. About S25, 900 has been SUBJ
scribed. The bank will be situated in
rooms now occupied by the Bristol ex
press Office.
The old high school building at Bel
lows Falls has been sold to the Catholic
diocese of Burlington for parOchial
school purposes. the consideration being
SIS 600. This was the result of recent
conference between the town committee
and the church committee. There is {
provision that if the property ever ceasc'
to he used for school purposes it shall
revert to the town. 1t is said that the
sale appears to meet with general salts
faction among all classes.
The final contracts for the rails to bC
used in the extension of the Rutland
street railway from West Rutland tC
! Fair Haven have been awarded. There
; have been in all about 1000 tons Of rail;
: purchased. the last contracts being fol-
! GOO tons. The company has also awarded
J the contracts for the two large iron
bridges over the railroad track and over
the river at Castleton. \ force of abOu
100 Italians is now grading for the pro
posed extension,
The report comes from Milton that {
: farmer there, Is years of age, has founC