The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-19
VERMONT NEWS
Items OF Interest From Fourteen coun-
ties Of State.

ties Of State.
Apple growers In the vicinity OF
Middlebury are making large ship
ments every day. From $3.50 to "a a
barrel Is being paid. The quantity of
apples Is much less than formerly and
the quality poorer than usual.
A demurrer has been filed by The
Montpelier Journal Publishing Co. in
the case OF Robert T. Gordon, by next
friend against The Journal Publishing
Co., In the suit for libel growing out
of the publication OF an article which
the plaintiff considered derogatory and
for which he wanted $4,000 The de-
muryer had 27 points. chief OF which
Is that the alleged libel did net men.
ton any person.
Fl. G. Thomas of Stowe state fish
and game commissioner says the
amount paid out under the new law
which provides for payment of dam
ages to crops done by deer has been
larger than In any year since he has
been state commissioner. On the
other hand total amount of fines col.
lected from July !, 1906, to Septem.
Der !. 1907, from violaters Of the, fish
and game laws has been $2,153.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf has
promised to visit Brooklyn this week
to inspect the incompleted dry dock,
No. 4, to see whether any adjustment
can be made with the American
Surety Co. of Montpelier, VT, that
went on the bond of ]. b. Spearin,
the contractor, for $150,000. Senator
Dillingham; and former Assistant Sec
rotary OF the Navy Charles II. Darling
urged Mr.. Metcalf to arrange some
settlement for the Montpelier com.
pany.
Lemuel s. Drew, the veteran hotel
man and cattle breeder, died at his
longtime home, Lake View farm. South
Burlington, October IA In his saith year
Mr.. Drew attended the state fair al
White River Junction. week before
last. The cold, which he had previ
ously contracted, became aggravated
while he was at the fair; upon his re
turn pneumonia developed. his hear,
became weakened, and on Sunday he
lapsed into uncOnsciousness, from
which there was no recovery.
Mrs. A. Il. Clark of Barton. was
severely frightened and shaken up b.
an angry. bull Monday but fortunate
ly escaped serious injuries. She was
on the street near the tub shop when
a bull which was being driven to the
stock yard made for her. She ran
but the animal struck her. threw hel
down, and tossed her with his horns
for some time until help came. Mrs
Clark was somewhat bruised. terribly
frightened, and the wonder Is that
she was not killed by the enraged
animal.
Dean Trip, 14.year-old son Of
w. G. Trip of Barton Landing. wa:
accidentally wounded by ball from
a rifle eheld'in the hand OF another
young man Saturday. The boys were
examining a 22-calibre rifle and Rus
sell Conner pulled back the hammer
to see II II was loaded Somehow the
gun was discharged and the ball pass
ed through the feshy part OF Deans
hip, making wound six inches long
from the joint where the ball entered
to where II came out. 1t Is though,
the injury will not be serious IL blood
poisoning does not develop.
States Attorney William E. Tracy
of Johnson and Dr. b. II. Stone, di
rector of the state laboratory at Bur
lington. are investigating the death o.
the infant child OF 4. c. and Mary
Moore. who lived for short time II
the Pleasant Valley neighborhood. The
husband and wife separated and theil
child, aged three and one-half months
died September Is after an illness o.
two weeks Suspicious circumstance!
led to a complaint being made agains
the woman and the states attorne.
and selectmen ordered an investiga
ton. Mrs. Moore Is held pending thu
outcome of the autopsy. portions o
the baby's body being taken to Bur
| lington for examination as to thu
cause of death.
The horse back riding test for feel,
officers of the United States arm.
department of the East, from post
and barracks In New England ant
northern New York took place at For
Ethan Allen October l6. The ties
was put through under the supervis
ion OF Major Gen. F. ID. Grant, com
handing the department of the East
and was entirely without incidents
accidents, or unusual features. Thirty
seven officers participated. The rout
was toward Colchester, around tn
Malletts Bay road, and back thrOug
Winooski. The 15-mile ride wa
covered, five miles at a walk, fiv
miles at trot and five miles at ga
lop. All Of the officers who took tn
ride had previously been examined b
medical officers at their respectiv
forts or barracks. Upon their retur
to the post hospital they were agai
examined by the surgeons.
Johnson Post, No. 20, G. A. R., {
Mortified, one Of the oldest In tn
state, has voted to disband and wi
surrender Its charter at once. Their
are now, ~ members In the post an
everything Is moving along harmon
ously, but the membership is seattle
| GU Outy iOui pCt oOtAS uCiOu6Ah6 " I'll
post being residents of the village.
number of members are In feeb
health and thus the attendance at tn
meetings is usually very limited, s
much SO In fact that 1t was decide
best not to attempt tocontinuethepo'
longer. The charter of Johnson Pos
No. %. was granted by Gen. w.
veaxey Vermont department cor
mander. and Dated, Rutland, May
1879 Some 20.years ago the Villa
H.sBoynton Post, @. A. r.. was orga
ICED and thus for many years Mort
field has had two posts,
Carnegie to Re At Princeton ReEatt
PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. 19.--It
announced that Andrew Carnegie w
be present at Princeton's first regatt
to be held on Carnegie lake. which
J presented to the university.