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

n tlHnBe was OTBuHlDeu ut oOuLn
Woodbury. recently with thirty char.
ter members.
City Clerk II. b. Whittier, OF Rut-
land issued thirteen marriage licenses
during November
The state convention of the Ancient
Order OF fiibernians will be held in
Rutland early next August.
The Congregational church at
Greensboro has voted not to accept
the resignation of the Rev. r. j. Bar
ton.
Very few foxes have been caught
this fall by Benson trappers. Skunks
have been plenty but prices for their
skins have been low.
Miss Margaret Doty of Montpelier
who for two weeks has been danger
onsly Ill OF ptomaine poisoning, Is
now considered out Of danger
S. e. Chamberlain of Wilmington,
says he very distinctly heard the notes
Of robin, the morning of November
%, in an apple tree near his house
Sewer work at Woodstock has been
finished for the season. 3,32S feet Of
pipe connecting with the system put
in several years ago having been laid.
Chemists at the state laboratory of
hygiene, Burlington, are examining
several turkeys which were secured in
Burlington markets and found to be
diseased.
II Is announced that no exhibition
will be held this year under the aus
pieces Of the Vermont Poultry and Pet
Stock Association. The show is u.s.
ually held In January.
The epidemic of measles which has
been raging in Montpelier, is practi-
cally at an end. There have been as
many as twenty-five cases all told.
The disease has not effected children
alone.
Henry A. Wellman, who died No
vember 20 at his home In Wilmington,
was a member of Company +. 10th
Vt. Vols. In the Civil War He parti-
cipated In the battle of Gettsburg,
escaping uninjured. He was "A years
old.
Ten cases OF contagious diseases
were reported TO Health officer c. +.
Ball, OF Rutland, during November.
There were four of typhoid fever, two
of scarlet fever, two OF whooping
cough, one of measles, and one OF
chicken-pox.
What Rutland sportsmen consider
the poorest season in years for par
tridges, woodcock, upland plover and
| English snipe closed Saturday. The
gray squirrel season also closed Sat
| urday. about the average number OF
these animals having been killed.
The children and great grandchil-
dren, neighbors, and friends OF Mr..
and Mrs. Abel Bicknell gathered at
their home in Norwich the evening of
| November %. to assist that worthy
couple in celebrating the sixtieth an
| niversary of their marriage.
Mrs. Abigail j. fStylesl Stone
aged 9S years. who died Sunday at
her home in New Britain, Conn, was
a native of Danville, and also at one
time resided in Montpelier with
daughter, Mrs. l. II. p. Rowell. Of
thirteen children born to Mrs. Stone
seven survive.
Two Pennsylvania acrobats, claim
| ing that they We're engaged TO do an
act for at least one week in Rut-
land theater, are now suing for the
recovery of 5000. Their weekly sti-
| pend was TO be SEQ. they say, but fol
lowing one performance they were
told they were not needed longer.
After considerable correspondence
| and personal conference with repre-
sentatives OF the Central Vermont and
Rutland railroads, the state board of
| railroad commissioners has brought
| about an agreement between the two
roads whereby each will wait from ten
to fifteen minutes for connections with
the other in Burlington.
Gov. Fletcher ID. Proctor has made
the following reappointments: Wilfred
+. Root OF Brattleboro, as a member
OF the state board of pharmacy for
five years from December /; and DR..
l.. f. Mellen, of Mddlebury, as a
member of the state dental examining
board for five years. beginning De-
cember |.
William c. Horton and Harry L.
Piper, Brattleboro bird lovers, have
list of 100 distinct species seen by
them in Bratteboro this year The
tide of bird migration begins early in
March and gradually increases in vol
ume until the last of June. 1t sets
southwark the last of the summer and
is now practically at an end until
spring.
The international Paper Co. has
notified its men at Bellows Falls that
it intends to shut down indefinitely
three of it's machines for the making
OF heavy paper, This step will be
taken about January l and thirty-fve
men will be thrown out of employment
thereby. The increased cost of pro
duction owing to the adoption of the
three.tour system is given by the
company as the cause for this step.
An immense amount of work is be
ing done at the Wantasiquet Trout
Clubs preserves in Peru, over $4,000
having already been spent on the dan
The flow will be over one hundred
acres and as the fishing rights on al
the infowing streams have been
ACQUIRED the success of the scheme is
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