The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-29
VERMONT NEWS.
Items OF interest From Fourteen coun
ties OF State.

Items OF interest From Fourteen coun
ties OF State.
Miss Annie Benson, the rural mail
carrier at Bellows Falls has route of
"a miles 10 be covered each day.
This Is much longer than the average
and beginning July | her salary viii
be increased from 5000 10 $500 In ac-
cordance with graded increase
which goes into effect all over the
country.
While picking cowslips with his two
little nieces In q swamp on the old
town farm on Burgce hill Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock, John Nc Laugh
lin OF West Rutland, aged 80 years,
suddenly dropped dead OF heart dis
ease with which he had been suffering
for some time II Is believed the exer-
ton OF the long walk was too much
for Mclaughlin who had had several
faintIng spells recently.
The Rutland board OF education met
Saturday evening and reelected Samu-
el II. Erskine, principal for the Rut.
land high school for a year increasing
his salary from $500 TO $1,000.
When the other teachers were named
for the year short time ago, the
teachers committee failed 20 recon.
mend Mr. Erskine, who has served IA
years This brought forth an lmmed.
late protest from the citizens, parents
and pupils petitloning the board for
the retention OF Mr. Erskine.
Paul S. Dillingham; of Montpelier
has been appointed clerk OF the Sen.
ate con. nittce ON immigration In the
place made vacant by the appointment
of Walter w. Husband OF Montpelier
as one OF the secretaries OF the Joint
commission OF the senate aud House.
now abroad for the purpose OF inycsti.
eating immigration conditions. The
salary OF the clerk OF the senate com.
mittee on immigration Is $500 a year.
For being booted out OF the Ameri.
can house M 81 Adams without Just
cause or proyocation, Charles Young
OF Swanton has been awarded dana.
gcs OF $40 and costs, assessed against
NJ. H. Spencer. proprietor and acces'
sorry before the fact. and Samuel Ma.
lor. general hanger-on and principal.
Il appeared that Young having lost
the last car for home went into the
American house Office and asked for
a room. that Instead OF being given
one he was at the order OF Spencer
grabbed by Major. run rapidly 60 the
door aud that said Major as farewell
planted his boot where he thought II
would do the most good In the max
ing Of rapid exit Spenccr's defense
was that Young entered the house
with other parties whom he thought
undesirable and thinking him one OF
them Spencer turned him out. The
ease was tried by jury before Justice
Gates and a verdict returned as above
No appeal was taken and the price OF
a kick u now established.
The war department has nj last de-
cidod TO mark all the graves of the
soldiers and sailors Of the confederate
army and navy during the civil war
who died In federal prisons and mill.
tary hospitals In the north and we're
buried near their places Of confne
ment The contract for 10000 white
marble hcadstoncs will shortly be-
awarded and II Il expected that the
Vermont Marble company az Proctor
will get the contract. they being one
OF the three bidders. The work will
take years and the contract II n biz
one. The law which provides for the
erection 81 these monuments also pro.
vides for the appointment OF n com.
missioner az n salary Of $1,000 year.
The commissioner IL Col William ~
iioti who was a colonel In the confcd.
crate service aud a veteran OF many
battles. The territory In which are
buried the remains Of the confederate
soldiers and sailors extends as far
west ~ Sante Re. Mexico. and as FAR
east and north as Boston. Mass.