Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-31

ing machines for the season, The de-
mand has been so large this year that
many orders could not be filed. The
output for the season is upward of six
millions: The company has experienced
some difficulty in procuring sufficient
help and is considering installing come
improved machinery to facilitate the
handling OF brick as well as to increase
the volume of business.
Sergt. T. w. Jordon, quartermaster
sergeant Of the quartermaster corps and
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, has re-
ceived his honorable discharge after &c
years Of service, and will go in few
days to Washington, d. G. His retire.
ment pay is $67 100 a month, and he will
receive this until his death.
The st. Johnsbury Young Mems
Christian association has Just fitted up
a dark room IN its building for the use OF
the photographers who are members.
The association has recently added a
large number Of technical magazines to
its reading room list. The st. Johnsbury
association has begun the publication of
a monthly association bulletin.
Frank Carpenter Of Concord is suffer-
ing from serious injuries to one leg
caused by falling and the wheel of a
wagon loaded with stones passing the
length of his leg. No bones were broken
but the leg was badly bruised and the
bones of the ankle crushed. Had they
not been at work on plowed ground, Mr..
Carpenters injuries would undoubtedly
have been more serious.
<. r. Murray of Boston, an apple
buyer, who has visited Vermont reeu-
lariy for II years, says that the apple
in hn ofo 70
quarter of the average. The price paid
for the frst-class apples by BUYERS ia
S255 to 1926 a barrel Mr.. Murray
predicts that No. winter apples of the
Northern Spy type will bring SIS barrel
In the larger city markets by December.
F: w: Dutton of Mortified, president
OF the Vermont Hosiery & Machine Co.,
Friday afternoon closed the sale of the
company's stocking factory of North
Bennington, whose factory in that vii.
lage was totally destroyed by fire Satur
day afternoon. The Z Waist com.
pany will begin at once the equipment
OF building machines in order to begin
work at the earliest possible date. Many
orders are on hand.
A large barn on the Roy Wells farm
in the Arnold district in Brandon was
totally destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning of last week. Mr. Wells was in
the barn a short time before attending to
his stock and left lighted lantern hang
ing in the stable while he went to break
fast. 1t is supposed that the lantern
exploded, causing the fire. The con-
tents of the barn were all saved except.
ing a surrey, pig and quantity of
hay.
Navigation between Lake Champlain
and New York city will be possible this
year until November 80, according to the
announcement of Duncan w. Peck.
state superintendent of public works in
New York. This will be the latest season
since the commencing of work on the
barge canal, eight years ago, although it
Will not be the longest season, as it did
not open until June IL The canal has
been kept open this season since that
date with few exceptions when it was
closed for only few hours.
According to unofficial but authentic
Information, the Tenth cavalry, which
has been at Fort Ethan Allen since July
OF 1909, will be changed, probably in
December or January, to Forts Huachuca
and Apache, Arizona. Eleven troops
will be stationed at the former post and
one at the latter. The Second cavalry.
which relieved the Third at Fort Ethan
Allen when the fort was young, will re-
turn to Burlington under the command
of Col. Frank West.