The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-05

Haven river at New Haven Mills, which
cannot be fioated down on account OF
low water.
"A valuable horse belonging to John
Moore of South Newfane, lay in miree
hole five days before 1T was discovered
and released.
&C. E. Hesselgrave, student of Mid
dlebury college, has been installed as
regular pastor f the ,WeybridGe NJ H.
church.
"A union meeting of Washington
county Good Templars is to be held IN
the Methodist church at Waitsfield, June
18th.
Sneak thieves have entered several
barns between Montpelier and RoXbury
recently and stolen whips, blankets and
robes.
The grand division of the IndePend-
ent Order of Railway Conductors will
hold its first annual meeting at st. AL
bans Tuesday.
Somebody scattered fertilizer on the
grounds at Eden the evening before
Memorial day, with the intention of
breaking up the exercises.
The steam saw-mill of Slayton
Brothers, at Cambridge, with 100000
feet of lumber, was consumed by fire
last week Thursday evening.
"A State lawn tennis association was
formed at Burlington on Saturday, and
it was voted to hold tournament at
Rutland on or about August 10.
The second contest for the Dem
crest silver medal" prize was held at
Essex Junction the other evening. The
prize was awarded to Harry Athertion. ,
The grading of the grounds for the
new school building at Bellows Falls is
still going on. 1t takes a great quaint
ty of sand to fill the building site Sc
lected.
The body of Eldridge Houghton OF
Putney was found in the Connecticut
river near Vernon Saturday. He fel
from a boat about 10 days ago. He
leaves a widow and two sons.
Prof. Brainerd E. Kellogg of Brook
Ign, N. Y, will 60 to Middlebury abou
the 18th to drill the prize speakers O
Middlebury college for commencement
The road from Brattleboro to thu
top of Wantastiquit mountain has been
completed and hundreds of people hav'
been to the pinnacle to view the surround
ing country from the signal station.
Arthur F. Childs of st. Adams hai
gone to Boston to take the position o
assistant engineer on the works of dc
Tense of Boston harbor under Lieut.. Col
S. NJ. Mansfield, corps of engineers
U. S. A. -,
Repairs have begun on the Canadian
Pacific railroad at North Troy with
force of 20 men, which will soon be in
creased to 60. A long siding is to b.
put in, the depot building to be lowered
and the yard cut down.
There was big blaze at Barre Mon
day morning in the old Park house block
occupied by the stationery store of w
I'M. Emerson and the furniture store o
w. L. Colby. Mr.. Colby estimates hi
loss at $4,000; insured for $500. MI
Emerson estimates his loss at 5000; in
sured for $500.
"A reward of 5000 is offered for tn
conviction of the person or persons VIII
have been poisoning dogs in Brattle6oro
During the last week six dogs have died
some of them valuable ones.
The Barre Trotting Park associa
ton offers 1915 in purses for two days
attractions, June 9th and July 4th
Among them is race for horses Ownet
by stone cutters, tool-sharpeners and pol
ishers, and bicycle race.
Col. Ii. E. Taylor, of Brattleboro
who has been stationed at Montreal, T
O., for the last two years as Specia
| Treasury Agent, is hereafter 10 max
| his headuuarters at ST. Adams, and lOOl
after the trontler geheraly'
The Brattleboro wheelmen are pre-
pairing to entertain party of 30 NewtOl
cyclists next month, when they vii
stop in town on their way to tn
White mountains. Both men and VIC
men will be in the party and among on
of the proposed pleasures is trip to tn
top of Wantastiquet 49,. -..
Tho animal catalopue of Goddar,
seminary is ont. The faculty consist
of II instructors and the average mum
Der of students for each term is 1913. !
Gymnasium has just been finished an,
seVeral friends have given the schoo
I large sums during the year. The exeI
cises of graduation come juno "a.
/ A landslide occurred at the mouth O
the river. ON !. IS. Derway's land in Bur
Lngton. some time Tuesday night
Ahont Is rods of the road, extendih,
from the gate TO the mouth of the river
with the bank below it,. became under
mined and dropped into the river. !
large windmill, used to pump water an,
saw wood, just escaped and it wa
thought best TO take the tower and whee
down at once.
The trial of Lyman G.. Clark, indicte,
for the murder Of Mrs. Marston. Novem
her 23rd. 1890. near White River juno
tion. is set by the county court, now il
session at Woodstock. for Monday. Jun
I5tb States Attorney w. w. Stickney o
Ludlow will be assisted by W. b. Stick
new of Bethel. his predecessor in th
prosecution. and w. Il. johnson O
Woodstock; Henry Ballard of Burlinp
ton and John J. Simonds Of Whit
River function will defend.
Henry Ieno a Frencbma was a,