The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-19
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of interest From Fourteen coun
ties of State.

Colby Stoddard. OF Barton has TAX
en- n position as editor of the Middle.
boro, Mass News.
Albert Martin, a Williamstown
blacksmith Is using hammer OF his
own manufacture, made when he be-
gan work over half century ago. He
is now rs years old
Williamstown has bill of from $50
to $50 to pay Nelson M. Carleton be-
cause dogs got into his flock of over
100 sheep and killed nearly a dozen.
Others were torn and crippled
Many dogs in Montpelier are suf-
fering from distemper that in some
cases battles the skill OF the veterin-
airy No cause Is assigned for this
epidemic which appears to be spread
ing.
At reception rendered to the Nat
ional Grange convention in session at
Hartford, Conn, Governor and Mrs.
Woodruff were assisted in receiving
by ex.Gov. and Mrs. c. J. Bell, of Wal
den.
David Massey brick layer engaged
| in building a chimney on the Y. M. C..
A. building at st. Johnsbury made a
misstep Friday falling about thirty
feet to the ground, and escaping with
a broken collar bone and severe bruis-
es. He is about 55 years old.
J. A. Pearl who has been connected
with the |. l.. Pearl wooden mills at
Johnson since his boyhood has closed
out his interest there to d. A. Barrows
who has been his partner for two
years. The business will be conduct.
ed under the old name OF |. l.. Pearl
e. Co.
The Rev. j. NJ. Brown of Rutland
announces that census of St Peters
Roman Catholic parish recently COM
pleted, shows 564 families, including
2570 individuals. This, with the can
vass of the two other Catholic parish
es of Rutland, shows that the city has
$40 Catholics In 1894 families, exclu-
sive of Italians.
During thunder shower In Derby
Thursday morning lightning struck a
tree In the Grout pasture ON the Char
lesion road. A man named Cook was
going along the road on the way to
his work and the bolt threw him to the
ground, affecting him so that he was
obliged TO crawl on hands and knees
to. a neighbours home where 1t took
him some time TO recover from the eff
fects.
Another rural free delivery mail
route has been ordered in Vermont to
start from Newfane and become elfec-
tive January 9, 1908. The route Is TO
be Q miles in length and serve IS
families
The session of Windham county
court which was to close today was the
longest ever held in that county and
also the most expensive. The opening
day of court was September 10. Ii Is
estimated that the cost to the state
will be $4,000.
Annoyed at the deficient standing of
Company |. LIST Inf, V. n. G.. Brattle-
boro, and in view of the inspection
which was TO be held Tuesday TO de-
termine whether the company had re-
deemed itself since June. Capt Louis
Henkel has sent In his resignation TO
Governor Proctor, to take effect at
once. Capt Henkel's enlistment dates
back further than that OF any other
man in the company service, almost
continuously from 1887. He served
in the war with Spain and has been
promoted from private to each office
until he reached that of captain.
Mrs, George Hinkson of Braintree
has been arrested on the charge OF
the theft of a purse containing two
valuable rings. a mileage. money and
some checks from Mrs. Carl Still of
Barre, while in the Randolph station
about six weeks ago. Mrs. Hinkson
pleaded not guilty but was convicted
and sentenced to serve two months in
the house of correction at Rutland. IL
will be remembered that Mrs. James
Amsden OF Randolph under the guise
OF an agent for clock firm, In which
she took jewelry in payment, found
that Mrs Hinkson had the rings in her
possession.
The American Fidelity company of
Montpelier may suffer heavily as the
result of drastic action taken by Sec
rotary of the Navy Metcalf. He is
said to have declared forfeited the con
tract of George b. Spearin of New
York, who on February z, 1905, agreed
to construct concrete dry dock at
Brooklyn for $757,900. Mr.. Spearin
furnished bond of sl51,560 by the
Montpelier concern. He completed
only a small portion of the dry dock,
when he stopped work. Judge Chas.
H. Darling of Vermont appeared be-
fore the secretary, urging that the
Montpelier company be, not held for
the completion Of the work. Harlan
w. Kemp secretary of the American
Fidelity company, says the statement
above quoted that Spearin's contract
has been forfeited is incorrect. The
matter is still In process of settlement
and may yet be satisfactorily adjusted.
If the Fidelity company eventually los
eS IN this bond for SDearin IL will not