Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-08
BELDENS.

Mrs. A. B. Nash is in Norwood, N. Y,
for visit,
Henry Lorraine went to Burlington last
week to undergo an operation.
Mrs. Hathaway and daughter of Burl-
ington were the guests of Mrs. ID. w.
Nash recently.
Mrs. Anna Sturtevant has returned to
Bristol after a brief visit with relatives
in this vicinity.
T. H. McCray and O. c. Dickinson
have returned to Middlebury with their
household effects
E. f. PritchaId has returned from
Townshend where he visited the family
of Homer Ambrose former residents
here.
Miss Margaret Churchill of New York
has arrived at the home of Mrs. G. c.
Fits and will remain through the sum-
mer.
Miss Elizabeth Farnsworth is at the
Corner for few days enlivening the
vacation of her cousin, Miss Ostrander,
who is visiting here.
T. r. Willis is looking after the affairs
of the Sterling Marble Co. during the
absence of f. w. Smith, who is making
a tour of the western States.
The highway into Beldens has BEEN
given an Overhauling under the direction
of Road Commissioner Flint, long felt
want and job well executed,
\ six days count of mail matter passed
through the local Office for New Haven
Mills authorized by the p. O, department
shows about $50 pieces handled during
the week ending June 25th.
\ heavy guard wire has been strung
over the suspension bridge at the west
dam. This will enable the timid ones to
cross the raging waters without those
ugly visions of the past and future
Haunting before them.
Miss May Calhoun and several school
associates. with Miss Lulu Calhoun as
chaperon, had an enjoyable outing at
the Falls recently. Among the parti-
cipants were the Misses Taylor, Seelev,
Martin, Casvel and Misses Patterson
and Bond invited friends
Business was resumed at the marble
mill Monday of last week after shut
down Of several days owing to various
difficulties with the machinery, a pulley
in the tower III the rear Of the mill gave
way and the huge belt being released
whipped around and nearly wrecked the
tower before the machinery could be
stopped
y Western Union construction force
which left Rutland nearly six months
ago has been operating in this vicinity
for two weeks past every pole on the
west side of the railroad has been chop
ped down and reset and numerous other
important changes in the line are being
made The work which is labOriOus and
expensive is in charge Of L. Fobare.
\ bolt of lightning out of a clear sky
ran amuck within a twO-mile radius
recently and created something Of a stir
among the inhabitants. The main shock
was felt near the Brooksville highway
bridge, where a number of poles of the
Postal Telegraph were splntered and
considerably damaged, and the electri-
cal fluid then took to the telephone
wires for Beldens, where it found an
outlet after pulverizing a couple of tele-
phones. The contact with the instru-
ment at the depot was followed by a
deafening explosion, badly frightening
some waiting passengers whose hearing
was not fully restored for some time
thereafter. The lightning descended on
the marble mill win stunning flash
and disappeared after few unheard Of
stunts first laying low one man, G NJ.
Stone, who, however regained himself,
and claims to have been completely
cured Of rheumatism as a result of the
shock