The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-04-04
STATE NEWS.

There is an elm tree at Kendrick'
Corners, q hamlet on the edge OF Wealth
ersfield, which has q curious history. i
is fourteen or sixteen feet In circumfer
ence, with large spreading top nearly
or quite one hundred feet high. Year
ago, when the first fork was close TO thu
ground, a workman placed there o in
bottle Of whiskey, which was left for I
few days, When he went to get th'
bottle it was fast, and it was let alone
The wood finally enveloped the bottl'
entirely, and the whiskey is now EN-
bedded in the solid wood, awaiting thu
circular saw, which may one day FIND
there the wOrknan's beverage.
st. Johnsbury is disQuieted by the re-
ported elopemsnt Of Harvey s, Hartman
and Mrs. g. E Gould week ago last
Thursday, Hartman is said TO have
bought q ticket for Montreal and left on
the night train. The same night Mrs.
Gould drew from the savings bank about
$500 and left town, report says, on the
same train for Montreal What adds 20
the singularity Of the case is the fact
that Hartman Is an almost helpless
cripple. Mrs. Gould leaves behind her
WOibug duu uAkhiy OotOChSu Ao"J
The New England Trout and Salmon
Club" has been organized at BTAttleboro,
with Colonel George w. Hooker as
president. The Marlboro South pond
has been bought by the club for fishing
purposes and il is proposed TO erect
club. house near the poud next season.
The membership Of the club 10 limited
to 100 and the capital stock is placed at
$4,000.
The forty fifth annual session Of the
Vermont conference will open at Nor
risviIle on Thursday morning, April IS,
with Bishop Ninde presiding. Glasses
will meet for examination the day be-
fore, and on Wednesday evening the
annual conference sermon will be preach
ed by Rev, r. l.. Bruce of Springfield.
Charles R. Davis OF Essex named his
infant son Benjamin Harrison and in
formed the great original OF the fact.
The President responded courteously,
thanking him for the honor and express
ing the wish that the young hopeful
might be "a comfort to his parents and
an honor 10 his country"
John Clifford OF Rutland, a freight
was knocked from the top OF
q car by the archway Of the depot at
Manchester, N. H., and died Wednes-
day morning Of last week. Clifford was
about twenty-five years old and unmar-
ried. He leaves q mother in Rutland.
Among the recent post office appoint
ments are Oh. Hubbard, Ascutney vile,
N, NJ. Batchelder. NewfAme; Mrs. Nancy
West Brattleboro; U, N.
Brown, Evansville; r. B. Smith. Green's
boro Bend, and R. B, Williams, West
Corinth.
1t is reported that Secretary Proctor
has found it necessary to notify candi-
dates for federal offices that he cannot
undertake TO interfere with appoint
ments, and that he must refer the sppli.
cants to Congressman Stewart.
George s. Morris professor of philoso-
ply in the University Of Michigan, who
died recently, was born in Norwich, w.,
in 1910, and graduated from Dartmouth
in 1861. He served in the Sixteenth
Vermont Regiment in 1928.
David Clark OF Schenectady, N. Y,
brakeman on the Delaware q Hudson
road, fell between the cars at West Rut-
land, recently, while the train was NOV.
ing. He was instantly killed, his head
being cut off.
The fine residence of DIR. James Il. Eos
burgh at West Rutland was entirely de
stroyed by fire at two o'clock Thurday
None of the contents were
saved, as the occupants had to leave In
great haste.
Charles Kenner q conductor on the
& Pittsford railroad, had a
hand 80 badly crushed between the bun
ters OF freight cars at Center Rutland,
Friday, that amputation was necessary.
The police OF Rutland made 176 arrests
the pest municipal year, against 75l
arrests the peViour year. The Change
for the better is measurable due to the
Of the liquor law.
A largely-attended meeting Of the
fourth Masonic district, comprising the
lodges in Rutland county, was
held at Rutland last week Thursday.
Notwithstanding the lateness OF the
season the usual amount Of ice was bar
vested from Lake Champlain, most Of 1t
being Of excellent quality.
Adolph B. Alger of Stowe was hand
ling a cartridge loaded with shot, las
when II exploded, badly
bis hand.
Colonel Wheelock g. Veazey Of Rut-
land is promising candidate for COM
in-chief Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic.
The number of births in the village Of
for the year ending, February
%, was 1877. There were four pair OF
twins,
The Rutland village election held last
week was conducted according to the
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