Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-30


George Truman swasey of Barre,
who was selected as a candidate for
admission to the Annapolis Naval
Academy has gone to Annapolis, where
be will enter the preparatory school
of Professor Wrentz to study until he
takes the entrance examinations in
July.
Bristol is the horse center of that
section of Vermont There are two
dealers, W. A. Lawrence and Fred
Landou & Son. These firms have re-
ceived and sold % carloads Stree No
yember last, or a total of 462 horses
Many strangers are attracted in conse-
quence, and the amount of money
which changes hands annually figures
up handsome sum.
A real daughter Of the Revolution
has been discovered in the person of
Mrs Hannah Fellows, living near Pas
sumpsic. Mrs Fellows is 50 years old
and is active for her years She last
saw her father in 1887, at which time
he was drawing a soldiers pension.
Mrs Fellows will soon become a mem
Der of the st Johnsbury chapter, max
ing the second real daughter to belong
to this chapter. Mrs Fellows will be
entitled to a gold spoon from the Ma
tional society in Washington,
demand for the nine hour day has
arisen in st Johnsbury and the scale
Makers union has presented a petition
TO Z. & I. Fairbanks & Co, asking for
a nine-hour day. The plumbers have
received a similar request, but there
is no union Of tnis craft 10 the town.
The granite shops are all unionized,
and have been working on a nine hour
basis for some time, and early in the
winter the employees of The Caledon-
ian newspaper Office we're voluntarily
placed on nine and Oue-half hour
day.
Mr. and Mrs william Brooks, who
live on the outskirts of Waterford, 10
the town of Concord, found a baby
girl reposing in a box on their door
step at midnight. There is 90 clew to
the psrentage. With the child was a
note saying she was born April g. She
was dressed in plain clothes and had
one change OF clothing. Ne Brooks
told the neighoors that slQ0 in bills
was in the box The couple have no
children and will keep the baby. They
lost twin boys seven years ago.
When Chsuncey LUugee was digging
3 grave in the East Hill cemetery in
WilliamstoWn last week, he came up
on human skull about three feet
from the surface Of the ground, it's po-
sition indicating that the body when
buried was placed with the head to the
north, instead of the west, Is custom
AIRY in the cemetery. TDe teeth we're
in a good state of preserVHtien, GOT an
other bone of the body was found, uor
any trace of a coffin. Nor was there
any indication on the ground Of any
burial there in the past
Two sons of dustin White of North
Clarendon we're poisoned Friday morn
ing by eating deesyed apples aud for
ti@e their condition was serious. Mr.
White was cleaning out he's cellar and
in the course of his work Carried Oat
some rotten apples. The two boys,
who were about two and -four years
old, we're playing outside. About 8
O'Clock the children we're seized WITH
violent pains and DR. w. r. Blossom
Of Rutland was summoned. He at
once suspeetsd ptomaine poisoning
aOd ON inguiry learned that tlse child
rem bad picked up some of the apples
sHd eaten them. He worried over
them for several hours add finally de-
elared them out OF danger.
A large part OF CuttiAgsville was
destroyed by fire Saturday night,
which burned for several hours I'm
checked The Union hotel and barn,
store and barn. Fosters
house and barn, the BBeklin place and
the ''Old Vestry'' used for storage
were totally destroyed
The lost buildings stood close together
on the east side Of Main-st, opposite.
the postotfice, and extended from the
mill river bank. The loss is partially
covered by insurance. The loss on
.he hotel, owned and run by t. K.
is about $4,000, with $1,000 in
John c. Stewart who ran
5he store, puts his loss at about $500,
with $500 insurance on his stock and
1900 on his furniture. The building
to A. r.. Adams estate