The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-30
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun.
ties Of State.

II is said that Col. c. W. Scarf for.
merly of burlington, Is on his way
home from Seattle and that he will
not take his family to that city until
next spring.
Glenn Booth, son of Alba Booth of
Milton, was drowned while bathing
In the river at that place Tuesday. The
young man was ? years old and went
to Milton last Friday ON visit from
Manchester, y. H., where he had a po-
sition.
Brandon claims to be the mother Of
five Inventions. II Is said that the
first electric motor was made there
and the first idea of electricity as mo-
tive power was there conceived and
successfully applied. II Is said also
to be the birthplace OF the marble
saw, the first cook stove and a gas
heater
Endless chain" letters which have
been circulated all over the country.
containing an appeal for aid I'm erect
ing at Canton. Ohio. OF Masonic
monument to President William Me.
kinley and several Of which have been
received In Vermont and passed
along are wholly unauthorized by the
grand lodge of Ohio and have been de.
nounCed as an obnoxious pest.
A young man said to have given his
name as Brock who came TO Milton
with the Margaret Kramer show last
Saturday and remained over Sunday.
skipped his board bill Tuesday and left
town with an officer In pursuit lie Is
wanted la connection with the taking
Of $li IN money from the clothes OF
Glenn Booth az the time OF his drown
/ Ing Tuesday morning while they were
laying ON the bank of the river When
/ he found he was being looked for be-
LEFT town as soon as possible.
At the hearing before the state board
| of railroad commissioners held In Rut
/ land late Tuesday afternoon 90 TAX,
testimony ON the headon trolley col
lisi0n az Center Rutland August Z
! MOtOrman J r. Stewart and Conduc
tor Ernest L. Crandall who were on
the regular car which preceded IN,
extra. both testified that In passing
the loaded car. which was later wreck
ed. they forgot 10 notify the crew thai
the extra was on the line Stewar
and Craudall we're closely questioned
ls 90 the system in vogue for giyini
Notification la such cases and IL deycl
uprd that 10 was customary for crew
tU tell each other when passing ui
switches. holding az fingers 90 indI
cate the number of extra cars as wei
las FupakiuE
Mrs Peter Hunter OF Rutland mar
irOWly escaped death Saturday from
lopIum poisoning How the Womal
got the opium is n mystery which th,
officers have as yet been mabl. q
clear up AZ the order uf Health on
Ger & O. Blll the woman was tak,l
10 the Rutland city hospital where sh
b. now recovering from the effects 20
the poison Mr. Hunter admits tab
Ing som, liquor Saturday bat denir
that she Intentionally swallowed au
|0p.um. Her suu. Percy Hunter Who .
addicted ca the opium habit and Wh
was iu the house when his mother
condition was discovered was detair
ed hy the officers and sent to jail fu
IutuNicatiuu Mrs Hunter had decide
her hom. Go her sun. Percy Satnrda
morning 4 little liquor which va
lrft Boo the flask. aud the contents q
the wumau's stomach when she b.
came 900 have been sent to the stat
laboratory of hygiene at burlington IA
analysis