The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-12
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen cOun-
ties Of state.

en- window panes, and other miscel-
laneous damage Is the result OF dy-
Mantle explosion in the streets of
Fair Haven.
A. j. Croft of Enosburg Falls, who
Is In charge Of the Vermont maple
sugar exhibit at the jamestown Ter
centennial Exposition, is at his home
for brief visit.
Merritt Robbins. veteran bear hun
ter OF Ripton caught another good
specimen last week. IL weighed 1877
pounds. This makes l0l bears that
Mr.. Robbins has killed.
A reward OF $40 has been offered
for information leading 10 the arrest
OF yandals who are stealing flowers
and ribbons placed on graves In Pros
peet cemetery, Vergennes.
The returns TO the Burlington city
clerks Office for the month OF June
show that there was total OF As
births In the city during that month.
twentyseyen OF the new arrivals are
boys and n girls.
The premature discharge OF n toy
cannon at Proctor inflicted deep
wound In the back OF 10 year old John
Swanson's neck and he IL now In the
hospital. The cannon was one OF the
lads own manufacture. Blood poison
ing Is feared
Woodstock's first tavern. the old
house near the Woodland factory now
owned by @. w. Marble. Is to be torn
down TO give way TO a modern struc'
ture. The building Is about 100 years
old and was used as hostelry In 1920
by stephen Paddock.
William Wilson OF Woodstock plac.
ed a cannon cracker under a tin pan,
and lighted the fuse. When II did
not explode within the usual space OF
time he went 10 investigate. lie re-
ceiyed the charge OF powder In the
face and was badly cut over one eye.
The Rev. r. NJ. Bartlett. for the
past six years pastor of the Baptist
church at brandon. has resigned. his
resignation to take effect August I.
Mr. bartlett expects To go 60 Whining
ton. having received call from the
Baptist church Of that place.
State Fish and Game Commissioner
". q. Thomas. OF stowe. has received
the following recent fines for the
catching Of short trout Otis futile
Brattleboro. $3.50; Charles A.
Sprague. Bmttleboro. Si2lO. -Alpa
Powers. Gilmore. {i252. oliver Hood
Randolph. 1871: David Cooley Brat
tlcboro. Sl5.gG.
When Joseph Duprc Of Rutland re-.
tired the other night he found In his
bed two battered 3S.calibre bullets and
another just sticking through the plas.
ter In the wall above his bed. Three
holes appeared In the wall where the
bullets entered Il ~ thought some.
one did not understand the carrying
powers Of the weapon used
In turning on an electric light r..
Gently W =. Mason Of llardwlck sui.
Tered the burning Of the finger and
thumb of one hand To the bone. When
discovered by Mrs Mason sparks we're
apouting form his hands and feet She
Immediately icrked the wire from its
socket and possibly prevented Cat.
ality. The accident iH a mystery az
the wire h. supposed TO carry but 100
volts.
oliver Duriyage Of Rutland died
Monday morning NJ the Proctor hos
piial as the result Of injuries rcceiv.
I'd Saturday Ia a twenty hycfoot fall
when a staging gave way while he was
At work at the plant Of the Columbian
Marble QuarryinE company lie Huf.
fcrcd n fractured skull aud broken
ribs. Mr. Duriyage vas 81 years old
and u survived b. his wife and three
children ..a
The rhetoric cannon az Randolph
Center which has been used IN an the
Fourth 81 July celebrations since the
oldest inhabitants can remember gave
~ farewell salute on the morning %
the Fourth. II vas fired three times
in the usual manner ON the common
back of the Congregational church.
but on the fourth charge the cannon
burst into about ten pieces. Owing 10
~ antiquity and service In cclebra.
lions for several generations. the piec.
~ we're gathered together. photograph
I'd and are Ia b. bound together aud
the pieces set up Ia some place In the
village.
George Mayhem Moulton who will
b. the first major general of the lilin.
OILS National Guard. h an architect and
builder 81 grain elevators aud has
been connected with the National
Guard since 1856 tie was born In
Roadsboro In 1851 and when two years
old vas taken 60 Chicago by his par.
enta General Moulton has b.gn brig.
adler general since 1902 aud previous.
" was inspector general Of the state
forces and colonel Of the Second Reg.
lment he ~ one OF the most honor.
I'd Masons In the country having been
exalted Ia the 33rd degree. aud he ~
also grand master 1T the Grand I'm.
campmcnt Of Knights Tcmplar u the
United States.
The directors Of r. a. 7. Fairbanks
a Co, 81 St Johnsbury have had un.
der consideration for some time the
establishment OF n branch scale fac.
tory inCanada. and they have decided
10 locate the plant nj Shorbrooke. The
company'a Canadian trade has been
steadily growing. but the 30 per cent
duty has given the home manufacturer
an advantage. The plant will be-
equipped with all the necessary ma.
chincry for the manufacture Of scales,
brass valves. power hammers. saw
tables. all Of which are now made at
the 81 Johnabury plant. and any other
standard goods The st Iohnahury
corporation acquired about a year ago
a scale factory nj Moline. H.. which
u has just equipped with electric pow.
err u also owns n plant nj Rome. Ga.