The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-04
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of interest From Fourteen
Counties Of the State.

| ABOUT $4OO from tel-nlBhl ldlr nelu
In that city recently
The quarterly conferences Of the ev-
angelical Advent churches in northern
Vermont and Quebec win be held at
Hillwest, Montgomery December ~
to 10 inclusive.
Charles w. Selinas OF Montpelier a
harness maker. has filed a petition in
bankruptcy. He has liabilities OF
S9l5.75 and assets OF 1851 50, OF which
S55 are claimed exempt.
| w. l.. Gibson has been appointed
postmaster at Londonderry, Mr.. Glib
son Is the father of the Hon. b.. w.
Gibson of Brattleboro, judge Of the
municipal court in that place.
The Rock Hill school, Westminster,
has been closed on account Of scarlet
fever, but it is now thought the dis
ease is under control Thus far II has
been confined to two families and both
are still under quarantine.
The hide market is said to be ex.
ceedingly dull In Hyde Park, the price
now being four cents a pound. This
is a reduction OF one-half In about a
month. A year ago the price was ten
cents. Hides are plenty but there is
no demand.
The king OF Saxony has conferred
the Royal Albrecht's order ON Prof.
John w. Burgess OF Columbia Univer-
| sity whose summer home is In Mont
pelier In recognition of the services
OF Prof. Burgess at the University OF
| Leipsic last summer.
Carl S. Hopkins of Brattleboro has
organized three oranges In vermont
during the past few days and THIS
week will conduct similar work In Ad-
| Olson county. The charter member
| ships OF the three new grange are:
| West Townshend 81; Williamsville,
| 81; West Haven II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Lockwood
narrowly escaped asphyxiation at
their home in Brattleboro Thursday
night when the coal gas from the par
lor stove filled that room and the ad-
| joining bedroom in which they were
sleeping The services OF a nurse
| and a physician were required before
| relief was gained
Beginning today the Brattleboro
postoffice will have the service Of an
additional carrier six days week in
stead of three days week as has
been the case since July l. The Office
had the services Of an additional car
rier during the first six months OF this
year but he was reduced to half time
July |.
Capt William II. Taylor who died
| suddenly FRIDAY evening at his home
in Bellows Falls had been prominent
in G. A. r. circles and a popular camp
| fire sneaker Al the time of his death
he was commander of the E. II. Stoug-
| ton Post. G. A. r., of Bellows Falls and
was many years its chaplain. He drill
ed the first company of cadets at Yer.
mont academy, Saxtons River.
Charles Smith. who had been a
workman at Mountain Mills. Whining
| ton. for some time, was drowned at
that place Tuesday night. November
&c He attempted TO cross the pond
and walked into an opening where
| logs had been taken out and went to
the bottom of the pond in about thirty
| feet of water. The body was recovered
and sent TO Lincoln. ~ H., where he
| resided.
A report has become current in
Brattlehoro that William French who
| formerly conducted a milk business IN
that town, but later went to Columbia,
| s c., to engage in carpentering was
stabbed to death a short time ago.
| Brattleboro people who have tcen in
| correspondence with French say that
few weeks ago his letters stopped
coming and that letters addressed 10
him were returned.
| Miss Florence Dickinson OF Williams
vile is suffering from arsenic poison
About a week ago she washed shirt
waist set embroidered with green and
before removing her hands from the
basin Of water which she was using
for the purpose, noticed prickling
sensation in her hands and arms and
later discovered scratch on one hand.
A few hours later rash appeared and
| 81 pug oitidl WIN was tuipuitcu hN'iu
ed that she had been poisoned by the
arsenic preparation In the green dye.
Her condition is now improving.
Miss Adelaide r. Hasse, librarian
of the department of public docu
ments in the New York public library
has sent TO the Vermont state II
brarian volume containing an index
OF economic material contained in
documents published by the state OF
Vermont This index, which Is sent
out by the department of economics
and sociology of the Carnegie insti
tute of Washington, d. c., deals with
the messages of the governors the
printed reports of state officers, legis
lative committees etc. and will be Of
great value to students of Vermont
history.
Dr. Luther Stowell Arnold, aged Z;
years, of Londonderry, died Saturday
November 30 In the year 1865 Doctor
Arnold associated himself with his
father, DR.. jeremiah Arnold, in the
practice of medicine and he continued
in active practice until within abou
two years of his death. He was elect
ed to represent the town of London
derry in the state legislature in 1889
For many years he was an active mem
Der of West River Lodge f. & A. NJ
holding at different periods many o
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