Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-04-19
STATE NEWS.

Passengers on the B. & l.. train going
north Saturday morning were surprised
to see p large sized deer running and
jumping through the underbrush Just
north of Essex Junction. That spot is
said to be a favorite one for deer, which
have become so tame that they are not
afraid of the trains.
Sheriff Frank Tracy late Saturday
afternoon arrested Mrs. Agnes Neverett
and s. Congo, both of Barre, at Leo
minister, Mass, where he had followed
them after their departure from this city
about two weeks ago. Both are charged
with adultery. Trace of them was Sc
cured by means of shipment of goods,
from Barre to the Massachusetts, city.
They will be held in Leominster until
extradition papers can be made out, and
the hearing on that was continued for
one week. The woman is said to have
been accompanied by her three children,
and the man is said to have wife and
several children In Barre.
The employees of the Vermont Marble
company, located at Beldens, Brandon
HOLSTER quarry Sand Pit, Dandy, East
Dorset and at the lumber Job in Sher-
burne, received Monday the pay due to
them for the first eight days of the
month. The men in the Proctor finish
ing shop, building marble shop, tile shop.
machine shop, all located here were paid
off Tuesday for the first nine days of the
present month.
1t is announced that beginning May
prices of granite in Vermont will he ad-
vanced on all rough stock. The quarry
owners have notified the manufacturers
that the.advance will range from cents
a cubic foot, for ordinary small stock
to 10 and Is cents for larger stock. 1t
is understood that the chief reason as
signed for the advance is the increased
cost of quarrying, owing to material ad-
vances in the wages of the quarrymen
during the past few years. The manu-
facturers, it is said, are not contemplate
ing an immediate advance in the price of
the finished product.
The maple sugar season of 1907 will
long be remembered as the bumper sea-
son, both for quantity and quality, that
the makers have known, says a st. AL
bans dispatch. The weather conditions
have been ideal and almost without ex-
ception, every maker has established a
new high record. While the season in
the extreme west side of this county is
nearing its close. the sugar people over
the hills are just getting busy and will
average yield of three pounds per tree
is the general result and this will be
beaten in many localities. The farmers
are more than pleased with their crop,
which is bringing from Is to 90 cents
per gallon and an average of q cents per
pound more than last year.
The duties collected in the customs
district of Vermont during the month
| of March lust passed, amounted to S51
$50 So. an incr, ase of s., 929.74 over the
collections for March. 1906, which were
SOL ,6j0.S2. The merchandise exported
through the district last month was
valued at S5l6,119.
The county road meeting held Satur.
day was one of the largest and most
enthusiastic ever held in Vermont. Over
thirty commissioners and selectmen from
all parts of Windsor county We're pres
ent and about fifteen from Orange
county There were others present max
ing total attendance of fifty-seven
The outlook for better work in the county
is excellent.
Dr. George F. tale. aged 70 years,
died Sunday afternoon after ali illness
of one week. He was formerly sergean,
> of the Sth Vermont regiment and prom
inent in his profession. He had prac
ticed in Brattleboro since 1858. longer
| term of activity in the town than that
. of any other physician. DIR. Gale wa;
born in Petersham. Mass, May 10, 1927
He attended Petersham academy anC
Middlebnry college and was graduated
from the Berkshire Medical college, al
Pittstield, Mass, in 1859