Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-09-25

There are 1926 pupils in the Burling-
ton schools against 2,229 year ago.
Gov. Mccullough has pardoned Harry
NJ. Hicks, convicted of breaking into
house near Manchester and sentenced
in the Bennington county court to serve
three years. His time would expire next
January. Martin Camarilo, of Reads
borO, cUnVicted.of assault and sentenced
to serve wo years. Time would expire
in December William Barry convicted
in the Bennington municipal court of
larceny on two charges, and sentenced
to serve two years. Time has about eX-
pred
The military post of Fort Ethan Allen
near Essex Junction is undergoing a
great change. % new buildings are
under construction and work will
shortly begin on six more. The artil-
lery quarters, which were the first, on
which work began are fast nearing COM
pletion and within two months will be
occupied. AS soon as the old artillery
quarters are vacated two more troops of
cavalry possibly from Fort Sheridan,
ILL.,, will be sent to the post. Over $500
600 will be expended there by the gov
eminent.
The dwelling and barn of Oscar NJ.
Paine, near the bridge at Hartford, were
burned about midnight September 70
The household goods and farming tools
and implements were nearly all saved.
but 10 cows and all the produce were
burned. The origin of the fire is un-
known, although there is a strong sus-
picion that it is due to tramps, as it
started in the barn. The loss is $4,000,
insurance $1,000. The house burned is
notable as being the improvised hospital
for victims of the terrible Hartford rail
road bridge accident, Feb, 3, 1887.
Collector DIN S. Merrill of the dis
trlct of Vermont has announced the
following appointments to the United
States custom service: Frank w. Cove
of Essex Junction, to succeed E. II.
Murphy at Montreal, resigned after 1G
years of service; Charles G. Taylor and
Elton l.. Corse of Richford to fill va
cancies caused by the separation from
the service under charges of H. w
Ballard and Selim Newell of St. Adams
Col. Merrill now has 6S deputy collectors
, and inspectors under him, ranging in
age from "a to 50 years.
Charles H. Robb of Vermont the assis
tant attorney general for the post office
t department, has decided to continue per
manently in that Office instead of return
ing to the department of justice at the
completion of the post-Office investiga
f ton When the changes in the administra
ton of the assistant attorney generals
Otficewere made shortly after the incep
ton of the investigation. Mr.. Robb, VIII,
, has been the constant legal adviser of tn,
4 department, accepted the office of as
sistant attorney general with the under
= standing that he should be allowed t,
resume his old duties as soon as the in
. vestigation was finished.
: An interesting occasion took place il
the little village of Castleton Tuesday
when a handsome monument to tn
memory of Col. Noah Lee was unveile
: and dedicated by the local Daughters O
! the American Revolution assisted b.
d members of the Rutland aud Poultne
:. chapters, Sons of American Revolutio
and Lee lodge, F. and A. NJ, which wa
/. named after Col. Lee, who with Co
q Amos Bird was the first man to vis
1 the town, coming here in 1867. Hi
q family came there in 17,2 from Newarb
s Ct The monument is of granite an
bears the following simple Inscription
- Noah Lee, 1910. erected by his CRANE
. son, S. X. Lee, Howell, Mich
n The American Wooden company hav
s broken ground at Winooski for a ne'
r boiler house to be located Just west {
the Colchester mill. When complete
A, five or six large boilers will be installe
:. and large engine put in to replace I'll
=, old one now in use. With this increase
- power capacity, the grist mill power ST
Il ton will be able to use practically all til
- water in dry time. When this work
completed the company will have e!
II pended nearly half a million dollars
l. repairs and alterations on the mi
, property. The work at the grist mill
N progressing nicely. Another carload {
II machinery still remains at the depot
It complete this work.