The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-04

STATE NEWS.
The liquor agency of Barre netted a
profit of $Sl76.39 during the past year.
e. J. Poor of Williamstown has six
sheep, the income from which was $43.-
81 the past year.
There were 10 deaths in Chester dur
ing the past month, the largest death
rate since the town was settled.
-One-half the capital stock, $1,000,
required for the new shoe factory
at Barton Landing has been subscrib-
ed.
so far the Howard Relief of Bur-
lington has distributed one or more pairs
of shoes and clothing to 351 school chill
dren.
-Lyndonville is the coolest place in
Vermont, the mecury registering 10 de-
grees lower than anywhere else in the
State.
"A horse owned by Isaac Lavonche
and Robert Towle, of Middlebury, broke
through the ice on Otter Creek last week
and was drowned.
-Zebedee Bowen, of Ripton, had one
leg caught between load of logs and
gate post, and both bones were broken
near the ankle.
Robert Thomas, of East Middlebury,
last week Wednesday caught his fourth
wild cat this season. He has this win.
ter also killed 81 foxes and so coons.
To purify
Your blood
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
H. w. Kempton of Montpelier has
sued the village of Barre for $1,000 for
allowing its sewers to empty into the
Winooski river, causing the ruin of his
ice crop.
The house of b. H. Nelson of West
Pawlet was burned Wednesday noon.
The fire caught from stOve-pips in the
attic. The loss is about $2500, insured
for 800. All of the furniture was saved.
james Agan, Central Vermont
railroad brakeman, fell from his train at
White River Junction and his right arm
and left hand were terribly crushed.
The arm was amputated.
"A slight fire, which but for timely
discovery, might have been very dis
astrOus, broke out in the store of Mr..
Negus, in Middlebury, last week We'd
nesday and good deal of damage from
MdlCl IoSuIGcu UClOI6 IIO lldIneS were
subdued.
A heavy manufacturing industry, en-
ploying 400 hands, is talking of moving
to Bellows Falls from Massachusetts,,
and the board of trade is in correspon-
dence with several firms that are think
ing of moving to Bellows Falls.
The Vermont life underwriters will
hold their next quarterly meeting in
BrattlebOrO, about the middle of March.
They will have banquet in the evening,
when there will be short speeches by
members of the association and invited
guests.
H. McQuillan's stage, running be-
tween Port Kent and Burlington, got in
TO Lake Champlain about one mile south
from the Burlington lighthouse Wed
nesday afternoon. 1t was three hours
before the stage and horses were got
out. There were four passengers, but
they escaped getting wet by jumping
from the sleigh.
William Pitt Brown, who lived for
many years in Tunbridge, died recently
at his home in Colusa, Cal. He was born
in Canterbury Vt, in 1905, and came to
IN 1911. Although a Demo-
republican town, and was highly esteem
ed by all for his integrity.
Charles p. Harris wrote letter to
Commander Morgan during the encamp-
ment at Montpelier Offering S25 toward
the chapel at the soldiers home at Ben
nlngton. provided the necessary $500
was raised during the encampment.
But it was not intended to raise any
funds at the encampment and Mr.. Harris |
renews his gift, provided the necessary
amount is raised within year.
j, K. Butler, representing recently |
formed company working under license |
from the New England Telephone COM
pany, and intended to furnish telephone
service to smaller towns at low rate,
has been working in Middlebury this |
week with view to establish an ex-
change. The plan of the company in
,ludes the connecting of the several |
towns of the county with MIddlebury |
md of that town with Vergenues and |
Brandon and though them with Rutland |
md Burlington.
According to the census of 1890 there !
we're 1922 persons living in Vermont |
over so years old. This was the greatest
number of old persons, in proportion to
he total, to be found living in the United
states; Minnesota stood next to Yer.
mont with l, l4S persons over so years
If age.
Rome Clough, Albert Peck and one
emery, of Norwich have been held in
300 bail for ClOugh and Emery and 5000
or Peck on charge of breaking into the
louse of Henry Valley, at Norwich,
MASKING furniture, etc. Clough fur
lished bail but the others are in Jail at
Mrs. Mary Eddy Huntoon. an alleged
pirtualist medium from Rutland, came
0 grief last week at East Middlebury.
he gave seance which was attended
y several youthful skeptics. One of
he latter asked communication with a
deceased sister and when hand which
urported to be that of the dead, was
hown, he seized it and pulled, the re-
ult being that the medium was found
0 own the hand, and she was pulled out
f the cabinet. Lights were turned on
nd the fraud was thoroughly exposed.