The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-24
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of ln,erss, From Fourteen coun.
ties Of State.


Mrs Elmlra Fowler. an inmate OF
the BrattlebOrO home for the aged and
disabled. was 90 years old MAY "a
Mrs Fowler ioll In her room In March
and suffered a broken hip and al.
though both the accident and the
shock we're severe she rallied and a
nov able 10 slt up Ia bed.
Clyde Hormon. Harry Brier. Louis
Kerr and a Cushman boy. all OF
BroWningt0n. ran away from their
school last Friday and. vent 20 New.
port oni the train. one OF the boys
selling his bicycle 20 get a little ready
cash. Friday hiEht they slept beside
the road In regular hobo style. buying
a few dourhnuts ior their supper
They had started for Canada and the
West but Saturday morning decided
to return home. having n longing for
some Of mothers cooking
Search for the body Of William
O'Ncill Who was drowned three weeks
ago In the Barton river has been
abandoned The river has been
searched thoroughly many times from
the point where be- fell In 10 a point
several miles below. every inch Of the
river having been drhgged. II II
thought the body lodged under some
bank or against some object aud was
covered by dirt and drift from the
river. or that the bank fell over the
body. the bank having fallen Ia many
places caused By swift current and
high water.
Following the twelve inning victory
Tuesday with 81 Lawrence university
Canton. y. Y. the FIRST victory OF the
season. the Norwich university cadets
celebrated IN tae evening by making a
bonfire Of the barn In the rear OF the
university buildings used for storage
purposes The loss viii not prove
great but the building vas useful az a
store room aud az result OF the -.
capade all the students. about 200.
have been placed under arrest and a
court martial viii be- held 10 an AZ.
tempt 90 place the blame where Il b..
longcd Pending this the cadets oil
remain under arrest
Alone IN the world with the only
known friends believed 20 be- scattered
throughout Vermont. O.arlcs Clarke
worth over $4,000. IL dead In Man
chester. y. u. His home Il said 10 b.
In Bethel but no relatives Of the man
can be located. Mr Clarke became m
IN Manchester aud was sent TO ths
Elliot hospital where be died. IT,
had In his possession bank book,
showing over ti0.000. lie had gone
10 Manchester two weeks ago 10 pur
chase a farm. Ills body lies ut ths
morgue and the authorities are cndca,
orlng TO locate relatives Of the man
The dead man was apparently about
81 years old.
Prof George II. Perkins. state gcoi
ogiEt OF burlington will sail June
from Boaton on the steamer Roman
tic Of the White Star line for an cxtoI
ded trip abroad. Prof Perkins will VII
Il the Azores and Gibraltcr enrout'
for Naples. lie will then 20 10 Yes
uyious and pass some time studyinI
the yolcaho His Itinerary will IN
clude later Italy and the Italian lake
and several weeks viii be occuple,
IN studying the glaciers Of Switzof
land. Prof Perkins will then trave
through Northern Europe TO Pari
London and other cities. lie VII
then go 10 Scotland. returning q
America early IN September. Pro
1 Perkins will make the trip for his owl
pleasure and profit 10 add 10 his rio
store Of knowledge Of botany. mincl
alogy and kindred subjects.