The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-12
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun-
ties Of State.

tSe " Stahcs
Frederick l.. doughton OF Brattle-'
boro was unanimously elected secre-
tary of the Holstein- Frlesian associa-
ton of America at the annual meeting
Of the association In Syracuse.
II Is expected that Mr. and Mrs +. G.
Partridge who were married a month
ago, will reach their home some time
this week after passing some time ut
Atlantic City, Lake Mohonk and other
resorts.
Meetings will be held In Grange hall
Brattleboro, through June, July, and
August by two Mormon elders. At
their first meeting held Thursday night
the audience consisted OF one man and
four women.
Scott Welch. of Mortified, whose
from smallpox. has become Ill of the
disease and Is suffering rather sew
ere attack. The condition of Mrs
Charles Milne who became III OF the
disease last week is much better.
Frightened by an automobile
horse driven by Mrs Charles O'l,rien,
of West Rutland. ran away Saturday
afternoon. dashing the carriage
against telegraph pole. Mrs OBrien
was unconscious when picked up. II
feared she has internal Injuries. She
is 60 years old.
In recognition OF the work Prof J.
w. Burgess has done and is doing In
Germany and In appreciation of his
scholarly attainments. Emperor VIII
liam has decorated him with the Order
OF the White Crown. Prof and Mrs
Burgess expect TO be nj their summer
home In Montpelier during September.
or fourteen samples of milk fur
nished by the milkmen OF Brattleboro
four were up 10 the required standard
OF richness and cleanliness combined
Three out OF the ten samples which
did not pass were declared deficient
In the solids as well MS being dirty and
the other seven OF the rejected ten
were dirty.
The bonds OF the Connecticut River
Power company. recently chartered In
Vermont and New Hampshire TO build
dam across the Connecticut river
south OF Hrattleboro. have been taken
by the banking house Of Baker. Ay.
ling A company OF Boston and the
work OF developing power will now be
pushed rapidly.
The Grand lodge of Vermont. hide.
pendent order OF Good Tcmplars has
received n bequest Of $500 fromthc es-
tate OF DIR ID. II. Mann OF New York,
for several years chief templar Of the
International order OF Good Templars.
lie took especial interest In the work
OF the Vermont grand lodge and the be
quest will be- used IN establishing new
lodges and extending the work Of the
order
Mr. and Mrs II. Perry Grifiith OF Dan
by observed the G2nd anniversary OF
their marriage Monday evening. June
3. at their home just south OF the VII
lage. A number Of their friends call
ed 90 congratulate them and presented
them many useful gifts. Mr. and Mrs
Griffith have resided In Dandy nearly
all their life. They have one child
Mrs william II. Bond. three grandchil
dren and four greatgrandchildren.
The sixth annual convention of the
Vermont State Branch. American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor will be held In Bur
Al n meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the branch held In Burlington
Saturday evening there was n general
discussion Of the weekly payment bill
and II was announced that the commit
tee would take n strenuous stand for
the thorough enforcement OF that meas
ure.
The Rutland Railway. Light and
Power company has made n comprom
Use agreement with % electricians who
have been out nj Rutland for three
weeks and they resumed work this
morning The men asked for n raise
90 become effective May rs and the
company laid them on 10 avoid the
strike. Twice since the electric wires
have been cut and the entire business
section has been without light for n
night
II II not unlikely that Beauseani
Commandery. Knights Tcmplar. OF
Ilrattleboro will attend the tricnnlal
conclave nc Saratoga. II was voted re-
Gently TO give up the proposed trip but
plans are now under way for n trip by
Beauscant commandcry OF Bellows
Falls and Vermont Commandcry OF
Windsor. II n expected that the com
manderlcs will 40 by the way of nei
lows Falls the second week In July nj
cost OF So for each person for car
fare and hotel expenses aud that the
Communicates will occupy the rooms
engaged By the tricnnial club OF Brat
tlcbOro some time ago.
The Norwich authorities are looking
for n woman who left Norwich ON the
evening train last week Wednesday
leaving her six months old child be
hind. Toe woman gave her name NJ
Mrs George Warren. She went to MOI
wich early IN the week looking foi
work and found employment IN the
family Of George Hunt about n mil,
from the village. The woman went q
the station Wednesday evening. lcay
ing word with Mr. Hunts daughter q
meet her al the 10 o'clock train and
bring the child and the luggage. Thi,
Mrs Gleason did. but failed Ia find the
woman. When she left Norwich she
wore n light coat and black skirt. Sh,
was a woman Of about "a years old