The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-20
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun.
ties Of State.

The strawberry crop In Rutland this
year is the best In eight seasons. For
| the past eight years the yield has been
so poor that many Of the farmers have
given up raising berries. The price
obtained at the Rutland markets this
season is higher than for number OF
years.
Al the first business session Of the
Wing family OF America In Boston
| Wednesday, G.. w. Wing of Montpel-
! Ter was elected director OF the associ.
alton for the year over three hun
dred members OF the lamily from all
parts OF the country are gathered nj
the Hotel Vendome for the annual re-
union.
The Rutland Motor Co. has perfect.
| ed n device for the storing Of gasoline,
which II claims insures freedom from
dirt or water and allows no evapOra.
ton whatever. The tank Is buried In
the cellar TO prevent ignition In the
case OF fire and the oil Is drawn from
the top. being forced mp by hydraulic
pressure The device will be put on
the market.
Edgar Sanford. aged SO years, who
died Wednesday at his home In Mid.
dlebury. was formerly prominent In
Prohibition circles In Addison county
and was for many years one Of the most
widely known breeders OF Merino
sheep In Vermont lie Is survived by
his wife and one son, Harry Sanford
OF West Cornwall
A turkey buzzard was recently cap.
tured between Chester and Windham
In steel trap set on the roof Of q
building. This bird which Is so num-
erous In the Southern states and is so
valuable as scaycngcr. seldom wan.
dcrs as far north even as Southern
New England aud It's presence Ia Yer.
mont Is very rare.
A large hedgehog wandered into Rut
land the other morning and visited the
residents OF Burnham avenue Several
dogs shifted al the animal suspiciously
but the prickly armor did not Invite
attack and IL went its way. finally tax.
ing refuge In maple tree. II was
dislodged with n bullet lest its sharp
teeth should destroy the bark OF the
pretty shade tree.
The state laboratory Of hygiene AZ
burlington has received some samples
Of cheese from Sudbury which has
been causing trouble among several
families there. People who have eaten
the cheese has developed symptoms of
ptomaiue poison becoming violently
ill soon after eating a. Five people
have been affected from eating cheese
bought az the same place.
". s. Coleman has arrived In the
state 10 become the county work sec.
Rotary uud, the auspices ~ the state
Y NJ G. A. His headquarters will be-
in Burllng 5I though be- will be- On.
gagged in his new work loo all parts of
Vermont tie will FIRST visit the two
organized counties. Windsor and
Franklin and then gradually extend
the work into the other counties in
the state.
Clyde llarrigan. aged one and one.
half years. the SON Of States Attorney
and Mrs llarriran 81 North Hero. was
} drowned Tuesday morning In n tub oi
water The funeral was held az the
house this afternoon at o'clock The
little fellow was out playing and wan
dored into the barn % the tub of water
out Of which the horses drank and Tell
Ia and vas drowned lie was dead
when found Mr. and Mrs Harrigan
have one older son. Mark
Everything r. on the rush order al
the state fair grounds at White River
Junction. Fifty wurkmen are busy
i a.. a..
annual fair under the direction of the
state. The date selected b. Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday. October
and 3. The new half mile track u
ready and b. n trotting course that
meets with the enthusiastic favor oi
the horsemen. This has been pet
with Secretary Fred T.. Davis aud
while be- b. dcyotlng his entire time a.
all the details Of getting things ready
he has found time to make the track
a special feature. The premium list
viii be- out in few days and there will
De- 10000 IN premiums The exhih.
its are sure 10 be- the largest ever
made IN Vermont The new grand
stand Will have n SEATING capacity NJ
1000 and this structure u fast nearing
completion. The purses Tor the races
viii be- the largest ever offered In the
state. New stone foundations have
been placed under all the buildings
Horticultural hall has been arranged
40 that exhibits may BE- shown 10 ad.
vantage and conveniently. A new
poultry building ~ to be- erected with
all the latest improvements IN caring
for fowl The Kite shape track will be-
used for automobile races This has
been widened M the short curve 10 en-.
able safe driving. II Is expected that
the automobile races will be- one Of the
strongest features In the racing line