The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-12
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun.
ties OF state.

Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun.
ties Of State.
The freshman class nj Norwich Uni.
yersity. Northheld this year numbers
90 men OF whom 90 are now present.
This is one of the largest entering
classes In recent years.
William Shuster, Brattlcboros fay.
yorite baritone, opened the season last
week In Vanderberg's opera company
In New York, and this week is booked
In the leading bass role OF The Mas.
cot"
Admiral Charles Il. Clark. who at.
tended the banquet of the Vermont
Fish aud Game League at Blum Point.
n. Y. and who has since been visiting
In Montpelier, returned Sunday noon
To his home In Greenfield. Mass. 4
number of his friends were anxious
10 give him a public reception at the
Pavilion hotel Saturday evening. but
10 this the modest hero would not
consent
Joseph A. Dellocr OF Montpelier.
secretary of the Vermont Historical
Society. is distributing the printed re-.
port Of the proceedings OF the last
annual meeting In November. 1906.
In addition TO the list OF officers and
report OF routine business the volume
contains In full the address by Judge
w. r. stafford ON "Thaddeus Ste
ycns:" the address by Prof q. H.
Perkins. of Burlington. ON "PrchiB
torls Vermont" and list Of Reyolu
tionary soldiers buried In Vermont
The health of Mrs Fletcher d.
Proctor. Of Proctor. who has been
suffering from nervous prostration
since her narrow escape from drown
INK at Keelors bay August 10. IL very
much improved and Il II now an
nounccd that Governor Proctor will be-
able to attend the exercises Of Yer
mont day at the jamestown cXposl
ton September rs LieutGoy. G.. a.
Prouty. OF Newport. and the COVER
nor's stan. II Is also expected. will be-
present. Joseph a. Dclioer, Of Mont
peller. will deliver an historical ad
dress
Five men are nc work In the Orange
copper mine about one mile northeast
~ the upper village In the town OF
STAFFORD This mine was worked
lmany years ago and an inclined shaft
Is down one hundred feet from the
| foot OF which a cross cut has bccu
ldrlyen back on level forty fiyc feet
| Drifting has been done right and left
/ from that. fifteen feet In each dircc
/ ton ON the vein This ~ one Of IN,
properties owned by John u. Roy
nolds. John A. Peterson. and Loyal
/ Fraser. all Of New York. Mr. Frasei
began work the FIRST Of last July by
installing a steam boiler hosting ca
CINE. air compressor. dupleX'pump
and power drill
Senator W. =. Dillingham; returned
io his home In Montpelier Sunday
| after three months tour Of the old
World az chairman Of the national
commission on immigration. lie wil
remain at his home for a few days
before going 10 New York aud Wash
.ngtou and will BE- In Montpelier most
/ Il the time until Congress meets III
l December preparing n report Of IN,
l findings Of the commission. Senator
/ Dillingham; L. in excellent health
] ". W Husband. his private secretary
sho was abroad with him. has Joined
his family No St Iohnsbury. Tor few
days.
Eugene Murtaugh OF Montpelier
| the nincycarold boy for whom dili
gent search was made all day SUNDAY
/ aud for whose body the Minuuak
river was dragged sunday afternoon
vas found Monday morning alive ant
| veil at Gruton and was safely return
I'd 90 his parents nt noon. The hos
/ boarded the mixed train Saturday az
tcruuon when u stopped az the Contra
/ Vermont crossing and told the con
ductur his father wanted 10 send hin
to Grotnn aud did not have time e
gct n pass for him. The conductor
suspicious we're not aroused and ~
be- vas az Wells River over SUNDAY
aud knew nothing about the anxiety
1t the boys parents. be- did not com
munlcatc with them. The lad was Nerl
humble when he reached home an,
promised a. never run away again.
A libel suit against The Montpeliol
| Journal publishing Co. tor tH.Wun daui
ages has been entered on the dock"
I1f Washington county court u d
brought hy Robert z Gordon q minor
through g. a. Gordon. bis next fricn,
aud father The plea sets up tina
iuly a.. a.. and ~ last The IOurua
published false. malicious. dcfama
tory and libcluus statements In chars
ms the Gordon boy with assault ans
battery aud intent 90 MI JOSEPH
Grr,n. About July 10 the Green DO.
vas severely injured by falling or b.
ng pushed from a roof AZ the rear O
the blanchard building ON Main ~
and II was alleged at the time tina
the Gordon boy had band In the nj
fair iic nov claims that he has sal
forcd IN bis good name. wages. rcpu
iaiiun. and income by versions of IN
affair again published In The Journal