The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-04
DEFERRED VERMONT NEWS.

The tobacco crop of Vermont is
ready for market.
About 5000 logs were burned on the
mountain in West Enosburgh recently.
"A spruce tree was cut in Belvidere
the other day from which II 12-foot logs
were taken that measured 1854 feet.
There has been more typhoid fever
in Vermont this fall than for long time.
Low water is the probable cause.
The Central Vermont railroad pays
Middlebury 5000 per year for the water
used by it at the station in that village.
Rocks are being blasted out of New
Haven river so that logs can be floated to
the Middlebury pulp mills with less diff
Guilty.
The Mortified NeuS says that
Charles N. Cilley of West Berlin recently
cought a panther in fox trap. He went
to his house to get gun, but when he
had returned the panther had disappear
ed with the trap.
Daniel AFRO Ashley Buck, born in
Norwich, April 10, 1889, was the first ma
tive borr speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives in Vermont, having held that
position from 1920 to 1928, 1925 to 1927
and 1929 TO 1880.
The 22d annual meeting of the Yer
mont Dairy men's association is to be held
in Brattleboro about the middle of jan
uary. Efforts are being made to secure a
large list of prominent speakers, and so
far the principal officers have been sue
cessful in this respect.
H. b. Williams of the board of cattle
commissioners visited the farm of Joseph
Cross at st. Adams Bay the other day in
company with DR.. C. L. NORM, and Or
dered killed 20 hogs which were effected
with cholera. Twenty-Five of the drove
of 40 had died before the officials were
notified.
John G. Borden, formely we'll known
throughout Vermont, died the other day
at Waikiki, N. Y, leaving considerable
wealth. He bequeathed his home, st. Elmo
as home for Knights Templar, IN men,
DRY of his father.
One of the finest school buildings in
the state is one now nearing completion
in Barre. 1t will cost 10000 and will be
ready for occupancy in few months. In
addition to the recitation and assembly
rooms there is library and natural his
tory collection. The building will be
called the Spaulding graded school, in
memory of DR.. Spaulding.
The st. Johnsbury Republican says:
1.-THE republicans of Brattleboro have
made a most excellent move and one
worthy of imitation through the state.
Right on top of the election returns they
proceeded to raise $500 and lease rooms
for republican headquarters, and they
purpose to make things hum from this
time until the republican candidate for
president is elected next November"
The future of Vermont was never
brighter than now. 1t has heretofore
been claimed that the state and its inter-
ests were on the down grade, but if
judge the signs of the present time cor
rectly, the state is again moving up the
hill of progress and is sure to attain a
prosperity greater than it has enjoyed
for years. Vermonters only need to
stand by her, represent her advantages
in their true light and her future will be
all right.-MGj. Joseph GroW.
One Brattledoro young man expects
to realize within few days that virture
is something more than its own reward,
in his case at least, says the Pheair. A
year ago he casually remarked that he
could give up smoking if he chose, where
upon his grandfather remarked that if
he would do so for year S25 should he
his reward. The young man has not
touched, tasted or handled the weed for
800 odd days, and is now stretching out
his palm in righteous anticipation.
"A few nights ago Mr.. ROundy from
his house at Hardwick saw men at work
in the cemetery. and taking lantern
went out to find out what they were do
ing, but they fled as he approached. A
small mound of earth showed where the
men had been at work, and the use of a
shovel disclosed grave containing a salt
box, in which was the decomposed body
of an infant. The case is undoubtedly a
one, and it is expected that it
will be thoroughly investigated.
The second wife of DR.. DIN w. Daley
of Montpelier and Boston has been sued
by the divorced wife of the doctor for
of the doctors affections.
The damages are placed at $4,000. The
second Mrs. Daley was Miss Mae E. Gates
of White River Junction, and is tile
daughter of George w. Gates, promi-
nent man in that town before his death.
The present Mrs. Daley inherited 100000
from her father DR.. Daley is the son of
well known Montpelier people. His first
wife was Miss Nellie c. Ray of Hines
bnrgh, whom he married in 1886. He
lived with her until last spring, when he
notified her that he would no longer sup
port her and left for Dakota, whe he
secured divorce from her. He then re-
turned to Vermont and prepared to mar
ry Miss Gates. Just before the cere-
mony, which took place Thursday, Miss
Gates was served with notification that
the first Mrs. Daley had began suit
against her. The wedding went on,
however, and the suit will be tried later.
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