Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-16
STATE NEWS.

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The Hon. w. S. Washburn, of Wash
ington, d. c., recently appointed civil
service commissioners by President Taft,
delivered the opening address at the
Conference of United Superintendents
Monday afternoon at Willoughby lake.
Mr.. Washburn is the guest of the Hon.
and Mrs. Mason S. Stone at the lake all
this week
Henry Russell, of Cambridge, aged so
years, died Friday evening at the Fanny
Allen hospital, Winooski park, where he
was taken about three days ago suffering
from the effects of an accident which
resulted in hemorrhage of the lungs from
which he died. The body was sent to
his home in Cambridge. Mr.. Russell is
survived by his wife and two children.
AS the result of celebrating the Fourth
the young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Greenough of Colchester, who was visit
ing in Winooski, was shot in the hand
by some unknown boy with toy pistol.
The wound is in the heshy part of the
hand and is a serious one. Another ac-
cideht occurred to the young son of
Arthur Delage, who was shot BY bow
playmate in one eye as he was looking
through screen door. 1t is probable
that the boy will lose the sight of his eye
The case against the Burke lad, of
Montpelier, who threw a lighted cannon
tirecracker into the lap of Mrs. Carl
Knapp Monday evening, has been drop
ped and the warrant issued for the arrest
of Burke has been recalled. City Grand
Juror Bailey, who investigated the case,
is convinced that the act was thoughtless
and unintentional and Mrs. Knapp has
no desire to press the case. The Burke
boy called on Mrs Knapp the next day
and paid for the gown ruined by the ex-
ploding cracker.
During the month of June returns
were made to the Montpelier city clerks
office of l l births and in May of 26 births.
According to the returns one couple have
had nine children, the mother being only
80 and the father 80 years old. Two
Others are parents of seven children and
one of five. In June two are reported as
having been parents of eight children.
the mothers being 81 and AZ years old.
respectively; one, parents of seven child
rem, the mother being 36 years old, and
another of six at 80 years old.
Ambassador James Bryce. and Mrs.
Bryce, who have been attending the
Champlain tercentenary celebration. were
IN Montpelier Friday in their private car
on their way to Bar Harbor for the sum-
mer. They visited the state house, Kel-
logg- Hubbard library, and other places
of interest. Ex-Mayor Seth Low. of
New York, has been guest of Prof. and
Mrs. j. W. Burgess in Montpelier while
on his way to the White mountains af-
ter attending the celebration at Crown
Point and Burlington, making the trip in
an automobile.
A 75.horse power stationary engine,
which operated the knitting department
OF the Cooper Manufacturing Co.'s mill
at bennington, ran away" Friday
morning and was badly wrecked.
Pieces of the engine were driven through
the sides of the engine house and through
the roof when the big fly wheel exploded
because OF the momentum. One section
of the wheel was thrown through the
roof and landed on the opposite side of
the river When the load was taken
from the engine by the shutting down of
the night shift in the knitting room. the
belt operating the governor slipped and
before any one could reach the throttle
so much speed was acquired that the
wheels, both the fly and the double pull
ley on the opposite side, went to pieces.
Fortunately there was no one in the en-.
CINE room at the time.
People in Burlington on Saturday from
Wditshtiu tOlu Ol mOunu OF earth, sup
posed to be grave, and situated between
Brooksfield and Williamstown, that
served to excite all the inhabitants there
abouts and to make creepy shivers chase
up the backs of the nervous ones. The
new made mound, about six feet long
and three and one half feet wide. re-
sembled the mounds seen in the ceme-
teries and considering its isolated loca-
ton, the country people whereabouts had
it that murder had been done and were
agog with suspense and excitement iSHu
With due ceremony am
the proper amount of reverence a sma
group of stalwart men gathered abou
the mound and proceeded to dig. Only
the stout OF heart looked on, for no one
knew what horrible sight might greet
their eyes. After digging four feet, the
shovels struck solid, compact earth,
which apparently had been untouched
since the glaciers crunched their ways
across Vermont. 1t was the finish of the,
grave; the end of the excitel
ment and the complete explosion of al
possible sensation. The thin veil of
mystery still prevails though, for they
are all wondering what the mound
meant and who made it.