The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-20
STATE NEWS.

Live eaterpillars have been seen In
Ripton within the past few days.
A son weighing loi pounds was born
recently 10 Mr. and Mrs Horace Elliott
OF weybridge.
The vergennes graded school has re
ceived sl ,035 10 tuition fees from out
OF town pupils during the past year,
the largest amount ever received.
C.E. Brown who has been post.
master at South Newfsne for about
tiiteen years, rendered his resignation
10 the department some time ago and
II has been accepted.
The will OF Fanny Hale which gave
all her property 10 the Congregational
church In Morrlsville, will be contest
cd by her children, the appeal being
made In wirdsor county.
10 IL reported that Ice In a pond at
hyde Park has formed 70 a thickness
OF eight feet. II Is said that the Ice Il
that thick 10 the pond and that the
bottom Is practically clear OF water.
Robert Lincoln OF Townshend who
vas injured 10 q railroad accident Jan.
1. aud as a result was obliged 10 have
one leg amputaied, Is now undergoing
treatment and IL likely that he will
have 10 submit 10 q second operation
since the wound Is not healing proper
ly.
Three u the Oldest boys al the state
industrial school, Nergeunes, named
4 .....frs Karwo, .,a Ltaraa- h.w. a.
capped. Lapolnt who IL a chronic run
away, has caused the officers no end OF
trouble and was undoubtedly the ring.
leader. They escaped from the sleep
Ing hall aod IL IL thought they had
keys TO the door.
The horses on the windham hotel
bus ut Bellows Falls became frighten-
Ell aud rau away the other evening,
and crossing the railroad yard, plum
ged down the bank toward the Connec
tlcut river, one hundred feet below.
They we're caught by trees ADD rocks
half way down. The horses will live,
but the driver vas seriously hurt
John Emond OF Burlington who has
been missing from his home since
March 4. vas seen In q railroad train
-on that date by q blacksmith In the
employ OF J. Is. Party. Mr. Emond
then said be was going TO Canada.
Ills parents reside 10 Montreal but
they say he has not been there and his
wife who IL In Burlington has not yet
heard from him
The Initial attempt OF Rutland sports
men 10 introduce quail into the coverts
OF that part OF Vermont has been q
failure, about 30 per cen, of The birds
fore arded from Alabama dying before
the weather moderated sufficiently so
that they could be relied upon 10 shin
Tor themselves out OF doors. Rutland
ornithologlsts Who are we'll informed
In bird lore have made a careful study
OF The matter and believe that The birds
contracted some disease before ship
ment 40 effort will be made TO pur
chase more quail but this Il difficult 30
late Ia the season.
The house Of Bernard II. Porter OF
Burlington vas entered at about ! o.
clock Sunday morning by q man sup
posed 70 be "Patsie" Pasqual, . sec
lion boss on the Rutland railroad.
The man effected an entrance 10 room
occupied by one OF the Misses Porter.
by removing 40 outside window.
While IN the house the Intruder fired
out blank shots terrorixIng Miss Por-
ter and the other members Of the house
hold. The man escaped. Pasqual IL
AZ Italian about IS years old, OF dark
complexion, weighs from 1856 70 100
pounds and IA from feet 10 70 3 fee,
II inches 10 height.