Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-19

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The building attaining Leslie
Smiths general store and SIR o.
borDe's carriage shop was burned al
an early hour Saturday 10 Tunbridse.
The loss is $1,000 with about 1890 In
surauce.
The Committee Of Fifteen, Who had
charge of the prohibition interests in
the recent campaign, met at Montpel-
Ter Wednesday and closed up their
CAM aigu affairs. They decided how
ever to continue the organization.
James X. Pirie has bought the in.
terest of the George Lamson estate in
the Wells & Lamson dark granite
quarry at Graniteville, Rarre, and is
now sole owner The transfer was OF q
OF the largest ever made in Barre, over
800, 600 changing hands.
Il. W.. Hammond, John O'Coppor
and f. j. Matthews, all representative
men, have been selected as license
commissioners in Middlebury. It is
expected there will be 10 open saloon
in the town as licenses will probably
be issued to three hotels.
Prof G. Il. Perkins of Burlington
received the appointment as Vermont
agent for the department of hydro
grapby in the United States geolog
ical survey which is examining the
water resource of the United States
including an investigation Of under
ground currents and artesian wells.
The Vermont Association Of Boston
calls the attention Of the people of
Vermont to the fact chat the head
quarters recently established are open
not only to the members of the ascot
tion, but to the people of the state of
Vermont when they visit this city, and
that it will be their aim to make the
benefits Of the association rsciprocal.
Something Ike 200 hundred persons
visited the headquarters last week.
The association is making plans for a
sugar party about the last of this
month, and a committee consisting Of
Messrs Joseph f. Scott, James NJ.
Gleason, Everett Q. Benton, Wade
Reyes and n, L. Sheldon, have uLder
consideration a "trip to Vermont Old
Woma Waok
Although Rutland's chief executive
is democrat, no members Of this
party are included 10 the license con
missioners appointed 10y Mayor Temple
and confirmed by the aldermen. The
long term member, DR. j. 4. Thomson,
is surgeon. general Of Gov j. G Nc
Cullough's staff ard man we'll known
throughout the state. C. W. Penniug-
ton, the four year member, is labor
leader OF that city, while James P.
Sawyer, the short term commissioner.
is young man prominent 10 business
and society of this section.
The latest acquisition Of silas L
Griffith Of Dandy, known throughout
Vermont and New England as the
"lumber king is a large fruit ranch
in California, located between San
Diego and National City Mr. Griffith
has been spending several months in
California for tue benefit of his
health. In addition to a large and
fertile tract of land, MIR GriHth's pur
chase includes furnished house and
a full line Of tools and equipments for
the business of fruit culture. 1t is
not known whether or not be will
make his home at the ranch for a
time, except the fact that Mrs Griffith
left last week to join him IN Cali
fornia would indicate that be will not
return in tbe'near future
The newly elected license board of
Montpelier met Thursday evening and
organized by the election Of ". T.
Dewey chairman. 1t was voted that
all applications for licenses must be
accompanied by a certified check for
the amount of the license fees and to
cover the cost of advertising. This is
in addition to the amount of the bond.
All applications for licenses must be
in the hands Of the board by Thurs
day, March 10, and the Hrst date of
advertising the same will be March
20. The fee for first class licenses
was fixed at 81, 900, and for licenses of
the fifth class or druggists licenses at
$40. All others are fixed by law The
city is entitled to six licenses, exclu-
e;,o &c dru1giets