The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
VERMONT NEWS.


Ex-Gov. G. j. Bell of Walden is
is attending the National Tax asso-
citation convention at Middle Bass,
O., as delegate representing the
national grange.
A meeting of the state board of
railroad commissioners was held in
Brattleboro Wednesday to consider
the petition of the Central Vermont
railroad company to have two rail
road crossings in West Dummers-
ton abolished. An act of the Leg
islature of 1906 provides that each
railroad company operating more
than 80 miles of railroad in the state
shall remove at least one grade
crossing every year for each 80
miles of railroad. In West Dunn
merston is a road which crosses the
West River railroad track twice
within short distance. The COM
missioners ordered that both cross
iugs be abolished and that high
way be laid alongside the track on
land of Albert Fits. There was no
contest in regard to the order, ard
the damages were settled privately.
The Vermont convention OF rural
free delivery mail carriers will be
held in White River junction Sep
TENDER 2, Labor day. ]. c.. Car
penter, of Irasburg, president of the
Vermont Rural Letter Carriers As
ISOLATION, has the program in
charge.
Another consignment of tainted
cheese has been received at the state
laboratory of hygiene, Burlington,
for analysis from Brandon, where
the cheese has caused much sick
ness. Samples of the same cheese
were recently sent to the laboratory
from Sudbury where people who
ate it were threatened with pto-
maine poisoning. The cheese was
made in factory in Ira.
The surprising growth of the ice
business in the past 40 years is
shown by F. V. Dunklee Rut-
land ice dealer, who has been selling
ice during that period, and who
says that 40 years ago he used to
dispose of 50 tons of ice in twelve
months while it is now estimated
that the sale of ice in Rutland for
1907 will aggregate $4,000 tons.
While working in haying for F.
NJ. Wright, Enosburg, last week F.
6. Simonds backed the team out of
the barn, the floor of which was COW
cred with chaff. One of the horses
stepped on plank which had moved
end ways from the sleeper, causing
the hind quarters of the horse to
drop into the basement, raising the
other end of the plank and pulling
her mate in likewise, both horses be-
ing suspended in mid air, the base
ment floor being about eight feet
below. By the aid of the telephSne
and good neighbors help was soon
obtained. A false floor of plank
was built beneath the headquarters
of the horses, tackle blocks
were adjusted, and the pair
were rescued from what might east
ly have proved fatal affair. One
of the horses struggled more than
the other and was considerably
scratched and bruised, but no bones
were broken.
William Rogers and Jack Shea
of Barre arranged to race their
horses to Montpelier on a wager,
the winner to take both horses.
When about half way there, Sheas
horse gave out and Rogers took the
horses home.
While canoeing on Spectacle pond
in East Wallingford, Miss Christine
Mellen of Boston and Wyatt A.
Kent of Proctor heard a noise and
going towards the spot, found them
selves in the midst of herd of deer
The animals, surprised at the intru
sion, tipped the canoe over and the
young people went into the water
up to their necks. They were able
to wade ashore.
G. j. Hubbard of Ludlow has
for his apiary an italian
queen bee from Ohio whose mother
was valued at 500.