The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-20
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun-
ties OF State.

ties OF Otatcs
II will cost the town of Ludlow
about 81, 900 to repair damage done by
recent heavy rains.
The women of the Universalist
church, Ludlow. netted $50 from a
rummage and fancy goods sale two
evenings last week.
J. A. Parker, of Windham, who Is
rs years old, has made a record for
men OF his years by digging 1O5 bush
els of potatoes in nine and one-half
hours.
Adit. Gen. w. II. Gilmore of Fair
lee, will accompany Lieut.. Leslie A. |.
Chapman this week in his inspection
OF companies OF the First Vermont
Regiment at Brattleboro, Bradford
and Newport.
Exceptions were taken by the at
torneys for George T. Howard of
Craftsbury, ex-rairoad commissioner,
/ found guilty in Orleans county court
last week and the case now goes to
the supreme court
The Rev. A. NJ, Watts who taught
in Craftsbury Academy in 1903 and in
the fall OF 1904 entered Newton
| (Mass) Theological seminary, will be-
gin his pastorate over the West Brat.
telboro Baptist church next Sunday.
In fight at Burlington Sunday af-
ternoon between some Italians and Sy
rians and several Burlington men, Hen
ry Muir and William Shequin were
wounded by bullets fired from revolt
yer, but neither was seriously injur-
ed.
| The eye and ear test made in the
grades Of the Rutland city schools
shows the following: Number Of pu-
pills examined 1886, defective 245; mum
Der of boys examined GA, defective,
112; number Of girls examined 622, de.
fective 1873.
None of the directors OF the Inter
scholastic Basket Ball League OF Nor
thern Vermont appeared Saturday at.
ternoon and the adjourned annual
meeting of these directors that was
scheduled TO have been held In Mont
] pelier have been cancelled.
The Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Homer A.
Flint, OF Montpelier, celebrated Sat
urday the seventh anniversary OF
their marriage. Among their guests
was the Hon. Frank Plumley. OF North.
field. father OF Mrs. Flint, Doctor Flint
is the rector of Christ church Mont
pelier.
A grave 131 years old was discover
oI in Salisbury
this fall by a hunter. The broken
stone bore the following inscription
I'm memory OF Samuel Smith, who
was born in Sunbury, Conn, 18th jan,
1928, departed this life 18th April, II
76."
Bee keepers in Burlington and also
in different sections of the state report
that the honey crop was a failure this
year. No particular reason Is given
as the cause except the continually
rainy and cold weather. Good honey
from farmers has been scarce for sew
eral years past and 1t is thought that
the price will go higher this winter.
For years the amusing custom has
prevailed In Windham county court OF
I tilt Sutl III lul WA Va PNPPti
minis for the lawyers and court of
ficials and Sheriff A. Fl. Thompson, OF
Bellows Falls, had to supply three
boxes of the sweets at the term 1usI
closed at Newfane on account of the
unusual length of the session.
Beulah Day, aged six years, mar
rowly escaped drowning recently dur
| ,,,er hn bferh in EaGt NNilm in ~
ton After floating down stream fol
some distance she was rescued by hel
two brothers. The little girl bears
the distinction of having been born OF
the first day of the week. the first da,
of the month, the first day of the yeal
and the first day of the century.
George Sully Vermont farmer has
bought and sent to market this fal
five tons of wild cherries. He pay
three and half cents per pound fo
all the boys can bring him. Will
cherries are used for the making o
cocoa cola and some other soda foun
tain drinks, also in the manufacture
of certain flavoring extracts.
South Londonderry trappers con
| SlutI tillo a PoOl cNdsOh III thSA
/, business. Charles Aldrich has caugh
eight foxes and twenty skunks whicl
is considerably less than his usual fal
record. A continuous close season TO
several years is urged by hunters, a
game appears to be about extinct owe
large stretches OF good breeding places
A young man of 10 years inveigle
| 81, hin RING from n Rtxf1avi1
! at dance and then pretended h
could not get 1t off his finger. Fl
later returned the ring with piec
of glass in it having sold the dis
mond to jeweler for $50 The jew
, eler had to give up the stone. TIL
names of the principals in the affai
are withheld from the public.
Women of Elizabeth's Court.
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