The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-15
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of interest From Fourteen coun
ties Of State.

Congressman ~. j. roster was one |
Of the callers at the White House Sat
nrday.
The Black River Bank, Proctorsville |
has declared semi-annual dividend |
Of 3 per cent.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by Martin j. MCGOWAN of Barre
grocer. He has liabilities OF $6,7l5,-
IS and assets of $5,3l5.25, OF which
1858 is claimed exempt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton H. Farr Of
Westminster have sold their farm In
that town and February will become
assistant superintendent and assistant
matron of the Kurn Hattin homes
where there are now 40 boys.
During 1907 there were ST births in
81 marriages, and 81 deaths,
against "a births, % marriages and 80
deaths in 1905. Aside from the 81
deaths which occurred In Brandon
during 1907. ~ bodies were taken
there for burial.
jeremiah Brown. Rutland hostler,
is under arrest, charged with larceny
Carpenters working at stable where
he was employed have been missing
tools some days and 1t Is said that
Brown has stolen little by little enough
for full outfit.
County Clerk F. ID. E. Stoves audit
of the expense of the last term of the
Windham county court shows that It
was $6,0S1.40. The items were Grand
jury, 171.52; petit jury, $2,214.64; wit
nesses. $2.606.S3; county judges, $414.-
20; reporters, $674.21.
During the month of December the
duties collected In the customs district
of Vermont amounted to $47,938.52.
For the corresponding period In. 1906,
the duties were $36.02S.72. The mer-
chandise exported through the district
last month was valued at $529,736.
With the recent sale of the farm on
the Newfane road in North Dummers-
ton from John Taft to his son, Charles
+. Taft, the latter Is the fourth gener-
alton In direct line to come into poss
ession Of the property. In the SOS
Calb Taft, greatgrandfather of the
present owner, kept tavern" there.
Because of the illness of the wife of
the respondent the case of State vs.
Eddy Barr Of Woodbury., for allowing
his beagle hound to chase deer.
which was to have been tried Friday
at Woodbury., has been continued for
few days. Barr had been notified by
the state that his dog had been chas-
ing dear. and to this 1t Is said he paid
no attention.
The report Of P. j. CAVITY. building
inspector of Rutland, shows that 20
new dwelling houses were erected in
that city between April l and Decem.
Der 81, 1907. This is a decrease OF
four over the preceding year. Although
there were six business buildings con
structed during the year 1906 only one
was erected during the period covered
by Mr.. Canty's report.
Stephen w. Kimball, clerk of the
Center Rutland Congregational church
at Brattleboro for % years, gave a re
port at the annual meeting last week
covering Is years. In that period 80.
persons have united with the church
LAT have died. and the present mem
bership is 375. Mr.. Kimball, who Il
80 years old, is one of the most con
slant attendants the church has.
The Northern Vermont Log Rolling
Association held its annual meeting a
Barton Landing Tuesday afternoon an,
; evening, January Z. Fourteen candl
dates received the degree. Fourteen
lodges were represented at this meet
ing and about 100 members witnesse,
the ceremonies. The next meeting
will be held at Roaring Brook park
Barton, some time next fall.
After freight bills on the James
, town exhibits, which are now all bac
in Montpelier. have been paid, tn
state exposition commission will
able to close its accounts and make
detailed statement of It's expenditures
which will be filed in the Office Of tn
state auditor. The commission is cor
hdent II will be able to meet all bill
out Of the original appropriation {
$4,000.
BY a skilful presentation Of arg
ments against vivisection, Miss. Len
A. Britton of Springfield, has won
prize of 5000. II was awarded to he
by the American Humane Educatio
Society in competition which sougl
to gain essays both for and again!
lvivisection for general distribution
The prizes were awarded on the merit
lof the essays alone, the names of ii
writer's being unknown to the judge
I until after their decision was made.
Capt E. J. Waterman is recruitir
Company l. LIST. Inf, v. N. G., Brattl
lboro, as rapidly as possible but Il
work is somewhat slow. The officer
room at the headquarters has bee
Equipped with desks and chairs tn
week, and the mems room has bee
supplied with chairs. A quantity
: folding chairs has been bought for III
in the drill hall at dances and 9th,
gatherings. Sixty-one lockers for Il
officers and men will be installed wit
In few days.
The Montpelier city hall buildiI
committee in looking over plans al
specifications found the contract whit
has been signed by the architect W,
not satisfactory, in as much as 1t CALI
\ for payment to him Of more than 5
y 900 in fees in case the city hall shou
not be built. II the committee goes I
and builds the hall at cost of abO
$4,000 the architects fees will
1880 1t is expected the features
the contract which are not clear W
be eliminated and new one signed,
The younest mother in Burlingt'
In 1907 was only Is years old, viii
the oldest was but "A years old. The
we're 102 more births than deaths dt
ing the year. the number OF brit
being 55S and deaths 456. The nul
Der OF marriages was 229. There we
IA less deaths. one less birth. and
more marriages than In 1906. OF Z
deaths In 1907 there were 235 NAL