The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-16
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun
ties OF State.

ties OF State.
Two new regulations will be In force
this year at Goddard seminary, Barre,
the enforcement of evening study upon
day students and the prohibition of the
use OF tobacco by the boys of the city
who attend the seminary as well as
those who board there.
Peter McEnrue, n former Montpel
Ter man, met death at Waterbury. Ct,
recently by pot OF molten German sil
yer spilling on him from head 10 foot,
terribly burning every inch OF his
body He lived ten hours, suffering
circulating pain.
Charles c. Wilson OF Bethel, a mem
Der OF this years class at the Univer.
city OF Vermont. Burlington. who was
awarded the Rhodes scholarship for
Vermont. will leave Monday for oxford
England, TO enter Christ church college
this fall.
In accordance with n recent order
from the war department requiring de-
partment commanders to make tests
regarding the abilities OF field officers
of the army In horsemanship Mai Gen.
Frederick ID. Grant and one OF his
aides will visit Fort Ethan Allen. Octo-
Der lG. TO conduct such a test
A fraternal organization known as
Sigma Chi Is In fair way 10 break up
the athletic prospects of the Montpel-
Ter high school. Many OF the schools
best athletes threaten to leave because
of the hold this fraternity has taken.
rhe charge Is that inefficient men have
been thrust into the best Offices.
After considerable heated discussion
the village OF Bellows Falls has grant
I'd a franchise To the Bellows Falls
Gas company Work will be- commcnc
"a At once on $l25.00O plant The
irst price asked will be yl.,5 pr 1000
cubic feet but this rate will be- grldu.
ally reduced.
Harley. the two year old Gon OF II.
W. Kicker II Barton tipped the cover
on a spring six feet deep and tumbled
la heal hrst There was three aud
one half f,ot Of water In the box and
the younEster was pretty thoroughly
lOakrd before pulled out By Charles
Dunu!orc who heard his cries.
A number OF Rutland Fishermen have
taken steps ~ protect the trout IN Chit.
tendon pond aud tributary streams.
Manv q h have been taken fr.m this
'". p ID 'n the past few years Ia spawn
80. time. being bailod out Of the shall
low .4.,. o. the pailful a man has
been engaged TO watch the spawning
beds during the next two months and
money has been raised to place a large
number OF iingerlings In the Chitten.
den streams.
Mrs. j. O. Stafford OF Brattleboro
has received word of the sale Of the
big ranch Of the Sage Greek Sheep Co.
la which her brother. Leslie " liamil-
ton. native OF Brattlchoro. D. princi.
psi OWuer The ranch located az Lew
ifion. Mont. contains 10000 acres sold
Tor go. 900 aud Is the biggest land deal
ever recorded IN Montana. The Bill.
nss a. Northern Railroad company b.
the purchaser and will work coal de
posits In the tract
Ina the slate belt In Southern Yer
uout aud eastern New York where a
large percentage OF the population b.
W flhNs the annual flhlfuuihut VI NAunlN
festival d. a great event AZ one oi
these gatherings Prof Proihcroc re-
emily returned from Wales. told the
following from an old Welahman he
met on his trip; ! had funny dream
a fes nights ago that o. causing me
lOme trouble. a. ! am afraid there Will
b. no rest for me when cross the riv
~. I dreamed that / Wa In heaven
and Gabriel was lcading the choir
There we're millions az rlI fluos. NOR,
than you could zoo. IN o., Was IN army
OF altos. thry cached Tor miles. th.l
would cover the Atlantic ocean.
couldn't beli'Ny there we're 20 many
tsnOrs iu the world since creation. The
funny part Of u was that waa tn
0nly bass. Hiard7 No that was funnl
81 still After We had sung the FIRST
two OF three bars Of the 'Halleluiah
Chorus Gabriel stopped the choir and
looking az me said. Mr.. Jones. not "a
much bass. please