Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-03-28
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

ThOM OOTN G|NO'' FN'NO1O'
A sad accident occurred in Norton Bros
ouarries in Granville Friday. A caee-in |
covered several workmen, all of whom
escaped but Thomas Owens, who was
dead when taken out. He had been
struck on the head by heavy stone.
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
Mr.. Owens was about forty years old and
native of Wales. He had lived in
Granville about seven years. The fun
occurred Sunday and was in charge OF
the local lodge of Foresters, of which he
was charter member.
The village of Waterbury is stirred
/ by the discovery of three well developed
cases of small poX within its limits.
One of the parties resides in Moody
block on the principal street of the
village and another was at dance Satur-
day evening when it was discovered that
he was coming down with the same
disease. The three cases are strictly
uuarantined but the exposures nave
been Wholesale and the doctors are
working overtime vaccinating those
who apply.
What resembled a jewelers. convcn-
ton in Burlington last week was in
reality an auction sale of 29l unset
diamonds recently seized by the United
States customs authorities from the
somewhat notorious smuggler, Stavitz
sky. The bidding was carried on at
lively rate until the figure of $4,000 was
reached, when the stones were knocked
down to a representative of New York
firm,
George X. Cummings of Rutland
Center has been granted patents for
making sheets or panes of prisma tic
glass for use in making prismatic win
dows; also for making prismatic WIN
dows. Patents have also been granted
to Howard Parker of Bellows Falls
for a couch roll, for a machine for
making paper, for pulp and paper
making machine, and for paper max
ing machine.
A big farm barn in Poultney on the
Hampton road owned by Earnest Boyce
was burned Saturday night. The fire
is believed to have been accidentally set
by Patsy Kennedy, who was smoking in
the barn. He was in an intoxicated
condition and narrowly escaped death,
his clothing being partly burned. He
was taken to the house of correction,
Rutland, Monday night.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Vermont Association of
Boston, held Saturday evening, 1t was
voted to have dinner at Young's no.
tel, Tuesday, April II, at which real
maple sugar" will be served, and the
question of the associations going to
Vermont next August during Old Home
Week will be discussed
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bell of Halifax died Saturday,
March -. Mr.. Bell, who has been await
ing trial for criminal neglect of the child,
was arraigned in county court last week
and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced
to not less than nine nor more than
twelve months in the house of correction
, at Rutland.
Miss Beatrice f. B. Thomson of Bur
lington has applied for patent on an in
genous device, something like glove
: fastener, which is applied to a pair of
shoes and holds the shoe strings and
keeps them from getting united.
Plans are being made for several new
buildings to be erected at Shelburne
a Farms this season. A large new grapery
Is one. The new coach barn is already
occupied, although not quite completed
Congressman d. j. Foster, who was
in Burlington to attend the funeral OF
, Chief Judge r. 5. Taft, is reported a:
saying that the new federal building fol
that city is an assured fact.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy anc
Mrs. Charles II. Darling were the
guests at dinner given by the Jap
n anese minister and his wife, Madame
Takahira, at Washington.
A valuable st. Bernard dog belong
ing to Paul f. Odell of Rutland, trail
dispatcher for the Rutland railroad
was poisoned recently by some un
known person.
A large number of sheep, belonging
to Nj. A. Newton of West Rutlan(
was killed or Injured recently by tn,
falling in of the walls of the owner
barn.
S. F. Moore of kokomo, Ind, was tn
lowest bidder for the construction of tn
: new public building at Newport, hi
price being $4,000.
The game of ping pong has reached
Burlington in earnest. Local sporting
t; goods stores find it difficult to suppl,
the demand.
= Homer Collins of North Craftsbur,
reports that one of his pullets laid an egl
measuring Ska inches and weighing
ounces.
lie STRIKES A RICH FIND.