The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-18
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun-
ties of State.

Items OF Interest From Fourteen Coun.
ties Of State.
Mrs. Mary p. Greeley of Montpel-
Ter Is visiting her brother, George
Dewey In Washington, d. c.
Adj. Gen. w. n. Gilmore of Fairlee
has received, notice that the war de-
partment has shipped the new three
inch guns for use OF the artillery
squad at Norwich university North
field, and that they will arrive there in
few days
The twelve year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Almanzer Piche of Winooski, has
just suffered the fracture OF his left
leg between the knee and hip by fall
ing from wagon on which he was
stealing ride. He had already suf-
fered the fracture of an arm and two
ribs this year.
The Montpelier city council has
authorized the water department to
purchase a portable boiler at a cost OF
s235, for thawing the ground around
frozen water pipes. The steam roller
was used for that purpose last win
ter but it vas unwieldly. A pair OF
horses can easily haul the boiler that
will be purchased
The girls basket ball teams OF Mont
pelier seminary. Goddard seminary,
Barre. Montpelier high school and
Spaulding high school, Barre, VIII all
play basket ball during the coming
season under rules governing the play
ing OF girls. These rules provide for
seven players on a side instead OF hve
thus dividing the work and making
the play less strenuous.
Madame Eleanor Fletcher Bishop
Nicholas VINO has made her home win
friends In Montpelier since she was
Obliged TO yacate the Nicholas block
before il was torn down, has gone 10
Albany. n. Y, TO pass her few re-
manning days with her daughter there.
The life story of this venerable woman
Is well known. She is now feeble with
extreme age and in abiect poverty ex'
cept as she is assisted by those VINO
are charitably disposed.
Nelson Griffin of Cambridge was ar
rested yesterday on charge OF STAB
bling his cousin, Ashley Griffin. Mon
day. The cousins got into dispute
over something the former had said
and he drew a knife, 1t is alleged ana
stabbed his cousin, twice in the arm
and once in the hand. At hearing
he was put under $500 bail and bound
over to the county court in December
and as he was unable to furnish pan
he was taken to the county jail al
| Hyde Park.
Beginning Monday. the Fairbanks
Scale company of st. Johnsbury VIII
begin running half time which is an
nounced as a temporary arrangement
there being no lack of orders ahead. II
is also said that this arrangement IL
not due to local conditions but because
of the difficulty Of converting ac
counts receivable, which today are laI
ger than at any previous period. into
money for immediate use. The com
many employs 1900 hands and its weei
ly payroll often exceeds $4,000.
The revised plans for new cit!
hall In Montpelier which has been ac
cepted by the building committee. cal
for two story structure, with base
ment. with frontage Of 80 feet ant
depth of 121 feet. On the first moo
of the building will be an auditorium
with a seating capacity of 1900. INT
headquarters for the police depart
ment. water department. etc, VIII d.
in the basement and on the floor abov'
the auditorium will be the headquar
ters of the various city officials, cit,
court room, etc. The committee doe
not propose to break ground for tn
new building until the frost is out mex
Spring.