Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-01-17
AROUND THE STATE.
ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


Progress of Burlington's New Carnegie
Library-A Proctor Or-Tank Driver
Badly Hurt-Rutland Humane Officer
Still vigilant-Other State Items.
A site has been selected for Burling-
toms new Carnegie library. The board
of aldermen decided to construct the
building on the old city market grounds
at the foot of Winooski avenue and
fronting on Main and College streets.
Notice has been received from Mr.. Car
negie that he will not present the city
with lump sum of $4,000, but re-
quests that all bills be forwarded to him
for payment. Mr.. G. e. Woodhouse
generously offered to loan the city any
sum up to 100000 at ! per cent. to aid
In the project. Plans will be prepared
without delay and work will be begun as
soon as practicable. The very old build
ing now,occupied by the Fletcher Free
library will in all probability be reftted
and used for city offices.
Harry Cady, driver of the oil tank sled
of the Vermont Marble company's store
at Proctor, was badly Injured last week
and is at the hospital for treatment. He
was evidently coming down the road
from the pond, when his sled was upset
or his horse ran away. He was thrown
from his seat against a tree by the side
of the road, the tank falling partially
upon him. Just how it happened cannot
be learned, as nobody saw the accident
when it occurred and Mr.. Cady was I'M
conscious when found and until late in
the afternoon.
Humane Officer w. w. Tower of
Rutland was at Dandy last week Inves t.
igating an alleged case of cruelty to
animals. He found that horse belong
ing to Richard Stone was being left out
in an open pasture night and day with
absolutely no protection. Mr.. Tower
found two horses belonging to another
farmer in a starved condition. The
owner promised to feed the animals
better and not work them for week.
Stone will be prosecuted by the humane
officer.
A curious parsonage was brought to
Burlington for safe keeping pending a
trial before the United States commi s.
sioner, In the person of Hierst Stavitziy,
an unkempt old man who was pulled off
freight train at st. Adams by customs
officers. Upon being searched, under
each armpt of an old, ragged shirt,
were found sewed two cloth bags, filled
with unset diamonds, estimated to be
worth about $4,000.
Judson Galusha, aged 30, while chop
ping wood on East mountain near Ben
nington, nearly severed one leg above
the knee, his axe CHANGING. He attracted
the attention of man near by,
The wounded leg was tied tightly
and the man was able to get to his home
much weakened by loss of blood. Sur
geOns expect to save the leg. Mr..
Galusha was two miles from home.
The state board of medical censors, con.
sisting of DR.. Henry James of Waterbury
DR.. w. II. Vincent of Orwell, and DR.. S
w. Hammond Of Rutland, conducted ex
amnatiOns in the directors room at the
Y. M. G. A. building, burlington last
week. Seven doctors who contemplate
the practice of medicine in this state
appeared before the board and took the
examinations.
The first regular meeting of the Yer.
mont Bird club will be held at Burlng
ton in connection with the Botanical club
Saturday, Jan. %. Short addresses and
papers will be presented. Prof. G. II
Perkins of the University of Vermont is
president of the CLUB. All interested in
the study and protection of birds are re-
quested to attend the meeting.
The manager of the Glens Falls (N.Y.)
Opera House. man with considerable
capital, and large experience in opers
house management, has offered to inves
a large sum of money in building an up
to-date opera house in Rutland providing
number of local business men unit
with him in furthering the scheme.
A large force of carpenters is at worl
at Shelburne harbor, turning out lumber
with which to begin the building of thu
new steamer Vermont. The vessel will