Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1899-04-14
STATE STORIES.
Some of Them.Short-AII Of Them of
More or Less interest.

stituted at Rochester April IS.
Jerry W. Dumas house and contents
in Granville were burned while the
people were away. The barn was
saved.
The Nineteenth Century Club of
Rutland has recently been admitted to
the Vermont Federation OF Women's
clubs
The receipts of the Woodstock post
Office for the past year exceeded S., 800,
which is $500 more than the receipts
of any previous year.
W. E. Phillips, of Randolph, had
very good luck last week shooting
Crows He shot between 80 and 40
and 10 OF them with three shots.
1t is among the probabilities that
: new stone shed will be erected in
Mortified within short time and be
occupied by a firm which will employ
about 10 men at the start.
1t is claimed that the first sewing
machine was made by Rev. John A.
Dodge of Monkton, in 1878 Mr..
Dodge never applied for patent ard
only made one Machine.
DR.. James B. Mckenzie, FIRST assist
ant physician at the Vermont state
hospital for the insane at Waterbury,
has rendered his resignation to the
trustees to take effect about the mid
die of Nay.
The biggest fish caught at Spofford
lake III the past 90 years was taken
through a hole in the ice recently by
Will 6. TarwelI. The fish was pike
Al inches in length, % inches in girtb,
and its weight was 2615 pounds.
J G. Oliver of Woodstock is dis
playing some winter grown potatoes,
which developed in the dirt beside a
potato barrel in his cellar, and he
thinks that two crops year breaks
the Vermont record.
Capt. Robert W. Laird of st. Johns.
bury died April 9. Mr.. Laird was at
enc time the most important granite
dealer in Vermont and many of The
Barre stone cutters learned their trade
of him.
Upward of 10 feet Of snow has fallen
as recorded by the instruments owned
ny Brattleboro man, and the heavi
est fall in "a years, 1850 inches in
1886. IS likely to be exceeded by
April's installDent, carrying the win
ter's total soowfalI above IL feet.
John L. Bacon, state treasurer, has
received among other contributions to
the Dewey memorial hall fund,
check for 5000, to be casbed when
sufficient funds are received from
other sources to warrant the construc-
tion of the building.
The Third UnitSS.nSsat2s. Cavalry,
which has been rendezvousing at Fort
Ethan Allen, has been ordered to
make its headquarters at Fort Meyer,
Va, aud its removal will leave at
Fort Ethan Allen four troops 1.-The
same number as we're on duty there
precious to the breaking out of the
Spanish American war.
Thh Baldwin Refrigerator Company
OF Burli ing ton. closed a contract Sat
urday for the construction of IL large
double coolers They are to be ten
feet wide, seeyn feet deep, and eleven
feet high These are to go to some of
Uncle Sans new possessions. 1t is
understood that contract for 26 SINH
lar refrigcrators will probably be
closed little later.
The gentlemen who have been APP
pointed to examine candidates for adj
mission to the bar are William W.
StIckuey of Ludlow, Fred II. Button
of Middlebury, for one year, ending
November 30, 1899; George M. Powers
of Morrisvil!e, Fred A. Rowland of
Montpelier, for two years ending No.
vember 30, 1900; Willard harrington of
st. Adams, David j. Foster OF Bur-
lington for three years, ending No
vember 30, 1901.
Saturday was day OF sentences in
Washington county court. Michael
Golnmings, who was convicted of
, breaking and entering the Tomasi
restaurant in Montpelier, was sem
fenced to the house OF correction for
hot less than three, nor more than five
years, Pnd to pay costs Of prosecution.
Frets Patterson was sentenced for
bHrglsfS to not less than one nor more
than tive and one-half years in the
house Of correction and to pay costs of
prosecution. Bridget Butler, of
Barre, for five first offences of selling,
was sentenced to pay. a fine of $500
and costs of prosecution and to be con-
fined for 80 days in the house of cor
rection. 'Nelie WEIGH, of Montpelier
city, nuisance, selling and keeping
was sentenced to pay fines of $50, $50,
and $50 in zach case and costs of pros
ecution. Joseph Prue of Burlington.
selling, was septenced to pay a fne of
800 and so days Imprisonment in the