The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-09
VERMONT NEWS
Items of Interest From Fourteen coun-
ties of State.

Principal Isaac Thomas has disband
ed the Burlington high school football
team, some OF the students being be-
hind in their school work.
Mrs Hattie Lurette OF Westfield
who. drank iniment and whose life
was despaired of, has rallied from the
effects OF the poison. Her mind Is
apparently unbalanced,
A petition In bankruptcy has been
filed by Gilbert j. Cutler of Barre town
quarryman. He has liabilities OF
$425 and assets of $3.50 Of which 1885,
Is claimed exempt.
Hay that is being shipped from Bos-
| ton to Montpelier and vicinity In
large quantities of late Is netting the
farmers $t3 a ton delivered on board
the cars at Montpelier. II Is said
that prices will probably be lower la
| ter.
A quiet work for good is being ac-
complished in Woodstock through
weekly classes in drawing, carpentry
and manual training. George Il.
Winslow has nearly twenty whom he
is teaching carpentry. Drawing is
under the direction of the Rev. I. ).
Lewis and A. b. Wilder.
Nora Williams, the nine year old
daughter of Allen Spooner OF East
Bethel, has been designated by Gov.
Fletcher ID. Proctor as a beneficiary
to be educated at the American School
for the Deaf and Dumb at Hartford,
Conn, at the expense of the state.
Ira Hosley, OF Brattleboro suffered
serious accident Monday when the
horse he was driving became fright.
ened at an automobile. The terror of
the horse was increased when barrel
fell from the load, striking on the an
imals launches. Mr.. Hosley was
thrown to the ground, the wheels pass
ing over his right hand and leg, frac-
turing bones in each member,
There are 16 cases on the calendar
for the special term of the Vermont
supreme court which will sit in Rut-
land next Tuesday for the first time
in IA years. Only three OF these cas-
es are noted for hearing: Edward S.
Marsh VS.. the Rutland Railroad, neg
ligence; Mary Shum, admir-, of W. II.
Shum VS.. the Rutland Railroad neg
ligence George B. Post and W. Ais
ton Flagg VS.. the Rutland Railroad
bill in chancery.
Considerable excitement was caus'
ed at the gravel pit near the new lake
in Morrsville the other day when a
large stump and tree caved and
slid down about ten feet stopping in
nr ,f hprcnc which hanD me
frightened and backed over twelve
foot bank into the lake, the water be
ing about eight feet deep. The hor'
ses were cut free from the heavy wag
ON and made TO swim nearly 20 rods
before they could be landed. The
team was one of several that were
drawing gravel and belonged &c
Charles Earl.
Huntington Smith who died at his
summer home, "Glenbrook,' in Cas-
Teton, recently of apopleXy, was mi
lionaire clubman of st. Louis and had
a varied career which included long
period of service in the United States
navy Since the death of his father
in-law few years ago, he had devoted
his entire attention TO the manage
IlltUI vi HIS tSldlt at ~ lsOulH anu ms
beautiful country place in Castletor
where he passed six or seven months
each year beautifying and improving
the house and grounds and had done
many other things in a philanthropiC
way for the town.
John Dillingham; of Waterbury Is
recovering from the effects of a dos,
of medicine which he recently tool
by mistake. He had been SUFFERING
| intensely with a headache, to which
he is subject and took some morphine
tablets to quiet the pain. This he fol
lowed with as he supposed some tab
: lets for the headache and soon became
critically i'll, physicians working ovel
him for several hours before he was
out Of danger. A few minutes aftel
taking the medicine Mr.. Dillingham;
realized that he had made mistake
and notified his family of the fact
Probably the quick action in the mat
ter saved his life.
A Bethel dispatch says that Wallace
: n. Batchelder, LAWYER in that town
Is being actively supported by loca
Republican leaders for a $4,000 pension
/. agency at Concord, n. H. This is thu
position which Hugh Henry of Ches
ter held for two terms, completing
service June 80, 1906 when c. A. Cur
tice was appointed to the office. Mr.
Curtice died few months ago. Mr.
Batchelder was Vermonts only rep
! resentative in the Rough Riders in thu
war with Spain. 1t will also be rem
embered that he was somewhat act
i've a few years ago in the attempt Il
organize young mems Republican
club in this state.
The bankruptcy case of Fredericl
Fem, Rutland liquor dealer, whicl
was recently filed, developed feature
so unusual that the referee, Ernest Fl
O'Brien, of Rutland took counsel witt
Judge ]. t. Martin of Brattleboro be
, fore deciding them. When the cleo
ton of a trustee came, Assistant Cit,
e Judge Willis NJ. Ross and j. Edwar,
Cops appeared as candidates. Copp
got % votes and Ross eighteen, blu
Ross had claims representing 1884
: SO while Cops claims aggregate
. only $1,S04.S0. Based on the amour
of claims represented the majority o
votes for Cops was not considere'
fair so it fell to the referee to appoin
trustee and Mr., Copps was chosel
on Judge Martins recommendation
Mr.. Fenn's liabilities are SIG,
and his assets are $S,35950