The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-26
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun-
ties Of State.

James s. Morrill, and aunt, Miss Lou
Use Swan have closed their summer
home at STAFFORD and returned to
their home in Washington, ID. G.
Miss Il. f. Folsom of Burlington has
been engaged as head nurse at the
Randolph sanitorium and will enter
upon her duties Monday, December 2.
During the past week an unusually
large number OF tramps has been CIV
EN- a nights lodging in the Bellows
Falls lookup, from two to six each
night.
George Kidder a well known Grand
Army man OF Montpelier has gone TO
the soldiers home at Taugus, Me-, for
the winter. rheumatism has incapa-
citated him for labor.
II is reported that Charles A. Boun
has been appointed postmaster at Man
chester Depot in place of j. c. Black
mer deceased. Mr.. Bourn was assis'
tant TO Mr.. Blackmer for good many
years.
Captain Ashton and Lieutenant Lang
ton have arrived in Montpelier from
Jersey City, n. j., where they have
been for the past year and have taken
up the work of the Salvation Army in
Montpelier.
o. b. Huxley Of South Randolph,
who was arrested this week for al
legged cruelty to animals was released
on his own recognizance. He Is charg
ed with not providing proper stables
for his livestock.
Nearly two tons of out Of date gov
eminent insurance reports, federal
statutes and other documents for
which the state could never have any
possible use, have been taken from the
dome of the state house, Montpelier,
and sold to a junk dealer.
The postponed session of the United
States court OF claims will be opened
at Montpelier next Tuesday when 1t Is
expected the full board of judges Will
be present Auditor II. F. Graham OF
Craftsbury will be present on behalf
of the state ON certain cases.
Mrs. NJ. F. Preston of Randolph was
lay lllS oOillt bldChDtIIy UuohNS -
for the winter In her garden the other
day when one of them slipped from
her hold, and springing back, drew lts
thorns through her left eye, laceratmg
the ball in three places but not des'
troying the sight.
The pulpit OF the Methodist church
at Bellows Falls made vacant by the
appointment of the Rev l.. DIN Sher'
burne to the secretaryship or the YER
mont Bible society will probably be
supplied each Sunday by the Rev j.
s. Cole of Williams college No reg
ular pastor will be appointed until the
next conference in April. 1908.
A young man who said his name
was Harry Parker, Wilmington his
home and his business that OF lum-
Der dealer, was arrested at the North
Adams National Bank Thursday on a
charge OF attempting TO utter forged
check for 5000 purporting TO have been
drawn in his favor by r. l.. Edwards OF
Charlemont. Mass, who has an ac-
count at the bank. The check was
repudiated.
George Il. Whitney Of Burlington,
the well known horseman, will dispose
of his racing stable which had the sec
ond largest winning of any establish
ment in New England the past season.
All his horses will be disposed OF at
the Old Glory sale in New York city,
November % to December 6. Angus
Pointer 2:02%, and Jennie W. 2.04,
one of the Alexander family, are to be
included in the sale.
Dennis brisbane who has run a milk
cart into Bellows Falls for 30 years
and who is still selling his milk. all of
which is from his own dairy, at the
uniform price of five cents a quart, al
though others are charging six and
seven. has rs regular customers 10
whom he delivers about one hundred
quarts. The same customers have
been with him most of the time and
are of the sure pay" sort, so 1t Is pro-
bable he is netting as much for his
milk as some who get higher prices
and lose more bad bills.
More room is needed for repair work
at the shops of the Rutland railroad in
Rutland and they are to be enlarged
within the next year or two. All of
the engines and passenger cars OF the
company are repaired in Rutland while
the freight cars are fixed at Malone,
n. Y. About $4,000 was expended
last year in charging the shops at Ma
lone. The railroad has made a ten
years contract with the Rutland Rail
way Light & Power Co.. for electric
power and it is estimated that from
Is to 100 horse power will be required,