Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-01
Vermont News.

The Central Vermont have Just COM
pleted new and modern station at Pitts
ford to take the place of one burned about
a year ago.
A 10 year old son of Joseph Currier of
West Derby was drowned at Newport last
Thursday morning while skating. The
body was recovered.
Walter E. Libbey of Newport, aged %,
was killed by the accidental discharge of a
gun last Sunday morning. While cross
ing field he slipped and fell upon some
ice.
Pensions have been granted to the fol-
lowing Vermonters-Original, widow,
Mary A. Howe of Sharon, Elizabeth III.
Baird of Holden and Emily E. Lazelle of
Brookfield.
Stephen Forsyth and j. Frank Hunton,
two well known granite dealers of Barre,
had fight last Thursday night and were
locked up. The next morning each were
fined $40 and costs.
A special town meeting was held at
Brandon Saturday afternoon to see if the
town would vote to establish and maintain
free library. The expression was against
the library for some time to come.
In the municipal court at Bennington
Walter Robinson pleaded guilty to stealing
a horse and carriage and was sentenced to
one year in states prison. The horse and
carriage were found in North Adams, Mass.
w. H. Hughes of Bennington has re-
ceived an order by cable to ship as soon as
possible 5000 squares Of sea green slate to
London. This is the first shipment of slate
ever made from Granville to 90 across the
water.
In the county court at Bennington Satur-
day after session of 26 days on the
divorce case of Della Lindley against A.
l4indley for adultery, the plaintiff was
allowed a bill. Lindley is prominent
contractor of Bennington county. Con-
siderable interest was attached to the case,
as both parties are prominent.
The students of the University of Yer
mont number 53 seniors, 55 juniors, 60
sophomores, 75 freshmen, and two gradul-
ate students, a total of 245 in the academi-
cal department. OF this number, 81 are
classical students, 81 literary-scientifc 45
engineering, 16 chemical, 80 agricultural,
10 special, 1S5 medical, 80 daily, grand
total of 4S0 for the university.
Sheriff Wilson took Walter Robinson to
Windsor Monday morning to serve a years
sentence for horse stealing Tuesday
morning he took to the house of correc-
ton in Rutland Mrs. Mary Wetherbec,
who is to be confined there until her trial
in June by order of Gov. Woodbury., who
was not satisfied with the Bennington Jail
when he inspected it two weeks ago. Mrs.
Wctherbee did not want to go.
United States Marshal Harris arrived in
Bennington "Wednesday of last week, hav-
ing with him Wung Gung Dark, who is to
be deported to China. Dark was arrested
for violation Of the Chinese exclusion act
and by Commissioner Crane of Newport,
sentenced to 80 days Imprisonment and
then to be deported. He appealed and
Judge Wheeler heard his case in Brattle-
boro and upheld the commissioners de-
cision, except the Imprisonment. The
Judge gave orders to have him deported at
once and as soon as necessary arrange
ments can be made Marshal Marshal Harris will
start him for China via Tacoma.
An old lady went into savings bank at
Rutland Monday and presented book
that she had taken out over 20 years ago.
She said that she had deposited $500 in
| the bank at that time and had been told by
friends in New York state, where she lived,
that the account had outawed. A clerk
examined the book and found that the last
entry had been made in 1878. He figured
up the interest, which amounted to little
over $1,000, and handed it to the depositor,
together with the $500. The old lady was
overjoyed and concluded that she would
leave the money. She refused new book
saying that the old one was good enough
| for her. The woman had not been in Yer
mont since the last deposit was made.