Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-12-02
Vermont News
B"icf H. ms IF Interest FrOm
ArOHnd he STATE

week.
The stone business in South Ryegate
is picking up little. Robert Farqu-
harson has received an order for a
mausoleum, which will employ several
men for a month.
The Groton Manufacturing company
has received an order for 100000 pipe
stems from one firm besides smaller
orders, and business prospects are
brighter there than for some time.
S. Burton Heath, former owner Of
the Groton Times and also editor since
the paper was taken over by the Graf
ton Publishing company, has resigned
to take up other work He is succeed
ed by A. c. Hazeltine.
Harold W. Slocum secretary of the
Vermont tuberculosis association, has
recently received a message from Sena-
tor Page, congratulating the associa-
ton for the splendid showing they have
made concerning tuberculosis.
Allen Bartlett of Harvey had close
call while hunting last week in the
Lanesboro woods. A fellow hunter shot
at deer and the bullet hit Mr. Bart
let's coat collar, going through the
coat, frock and sweater, but not max
ing so much as a scratch on him.
The Prospect house on Prospect
Point, Lake Bomoseen, has been sold
by Edward A. Ellis to Loren r. Johns
tom manager of the Ormond hotel,
Florida. 1t is understood that $4,000
is involved in the transfer, one of the
largest realty transactions in summer
property in several years.
Christmas boxes will be sent to every
eX-service man now in a Vermont hos
ptal by the Woman's Auxiliary of
the American Legion Each unit of the
auxiliary will have the names of two
men for whom to provide boxes, All
boxes will be mailed on the same day
bV different units
The building on the corner of Main
and Pine streets in Burlington at pres
ent unoccupied, collapsed at midnight
with a crash that was heard several
blocks away The structure at one
time was a barn and later garage.
No one was in the building at the time
of the collapse Sunday
The State Board of Education decid-
ed at a meeting held in Burlington Fri
day of last week to hold the annual
summer school for teachers in Burling
ton in connection with the University
OF Vermont. 1t is expected that the
coming summer will see about 600 stu
dents enrolled.
A pearl weighing % grains and worth
probably $1,000 has been found by two
young boys in Woodbury. The pearl
was found in fresh water clam she'll
and when it was submitted to a jeweler
in Montpelier, last week, he estimated
its value A few years ago Is grain
pearl was found in Calais.
The work in the life of a cavalryman
viii be portrayed by the soldiers of
Fort Ethan Allen in a series of ex-
hiOitions to be given during the winter
in the riding hall The first eXhibi-
ton will take place December IA, and
will be given before the members of
the Burlington Chamber of Commerce
Miss Sarah Strong, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, f. w Strong of East Mont
pelier, was winner of the prize in the
recent weight reducing contest con-
Quoted by the health commissioner of
New York, having reduced 81 pounds
There were "a women who finished the
contest out Of the so who began.
F. L. Davis of White River June
ton, secretary and assistant treasu-
rer of the state fair commission, has
been appointed by Gov. James Hart
ness as delegate to the annual meeting
Of the international and American As
Sociation of Fairs and Expositions to
be held in Chicago Nov % and 80 and
Dec. l.
An older boys conference will be held
IN Barre on January ID, IA and Is.
Byron Clark, of Burlington, secretary
Of the state Y NJ. c. A. states that he
believes there will be at least $50 boys
present at the conference this year and
it is planned that among other sight
seeing trips the boys will take in Barre
is trip to the granite quarries
AS result of an automobile collision
vi ANutAdllu jury ~ lblluCl JuuSG LEU
A. Pratt of Fair Haven has brought
suit against George Ryan of Rutland
Tor $1,000 damage to his Franklin car
and second $1,000 for personal in
jures. The estimated value of the
Pratt car was $27S0 and he alleges that
Ryan was driving n a negligent man
ner.
Attorney General Frank c. Archi-
bald has announced His intentions of
running for a third term, according to
statement issued from Montpelier
Mr.. Archibald was in Rutland recently
consulting with prominent republicans
relative to the possibility of seeking a
third term. If he should be elected to
a third term it would establish a pre-
cedent in Vermont
Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman died last
Thursday evening at the age of So at
her daughters home in Brattleboro.
Mrs Coleman was a physician and
practised nearly all her life When she
was IA years of age she went to Bran
don from her home in Andover, and
completed her education, studing
medicine in that town For several
years she practiced with her uncle, DR.
Edison, in Brandon and surrounding