Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
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William r. Adams, town clerk of
Bethel for the past 30 years, suffered a
stroke of paralysis Sunday, since
when his condition has remained about
the same, not having regained con-
seriousness.
Frank A. Larrow, who has been con-
fined in the Newfane jail awaiting
trial upon the charge of assault with
intent to kill, was taken to the Wind
sor county Jail at Woodstock Satur-
day by Sheriff wilkins of Putney.
The officials Of the Orvillo Marble
quarrying company, which was recent
ly formed in Rutland for the purpose
of working quarries in the vicinity of
Clarendon Springs, are much elated
at the success which has thus far at
tended the venture.
Preparations are being made by the
owners of the South Dover marble
quarries in Wallingfor1 to resume OPP
erations within a few weeks, after a
period of idleness of several years
duration. The quarries contain a
good amount of notified marble of ex-
cellent quality, but they have not been
worked of late because of lack of
capital.
Mrs NJ. H Daniels, wife of Captain
Daniels of Vergennes, and daughter
of Judge ] w, Lavigne of Winooski,
Saturday was appointed pilot of the
steamer Alexander, running from Yer
gennes to Westport. N. Y. She is As
years old and has five children. Her
mother-in-law, aged GA years, is also
pilot in active service. These two
are the only women pilots in the
United States known to the inspectors.
Advices from all over the state are
to the effect that the heavy and con-
tinued rains of last week have greatly
encouraged the farmers of Vermont
and they do not now consider the crops
of this season as hopeless as they did
two weeks previous. The hay crop is
of necessity light, but the deep and
thorough soaking the ground has re-
ceived within the past ten days has
given the growing crops a great i'm
petus.
Benjamin Gates, deputy county
clerk of Washington county, is ar
ranging for reunion OF the judges,
court officials and petit jurors Of the
March term Of 1901 of Washington
county court, This term was remark
able because of the fact that three full
panels of petit jurors, or l3l men,
were required before the business of
the term, which lasted five months, was
completed. This reunion will be held
at Berlin pond, Saturday, June 81.
Warren willard OF Putney claims
TO hold the record in Vermont for the
number Of horses Shod by one man.
\ He is 20 years old, has been a black
| smith So years, and has shod during
that time more than so, 600 horses. He
began in the business when shoes and
nails were made by hand and worked
| from in the morning until at night.
He has also shod a large number OF
| oxen, but at present there practically
no demand for OK shOeing.
c. d. Cushing OF Bethel received
5000 trout fngerling last week from the
state hatchery at Roxbury which we're
put in Silver Lake at Barnard. This
lake was once famous trout ground,
but was unfortunately stocked with
/ pickerel at one time, and these soon
| deyoured the trout. IL is supposed
that few pickerel are now left, and the
/ present experiment Is made for the
purpose of seeing If trout cannot be
made to thrive again,
The listers fled the grand list of
Rockingham in the town clerks Office
of that place last week. A comparison
with last year shows a material gain
in both the grand list and the number
of polls The polls this year number
1879, and last year l640. The total
real estate valuation for 1908 is 81
S99, 200 and for 1902. s2,Sl2,370; per-
sonal property for 1908, 81 083, 1926, and
for 1902, $3.50, 705, and this Increase in
spite of the fact that Mrs Hetty a. r.
Green has Withdrawn her residence
| from Bellows Falls.