The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-21
VERMONT NEWS

Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun
ties Of the State.
The ice in the bay at Newport went
out Tuesday night and leaves Lake
Memphremagog cuear inside Of Far
rants point.
Ernest II. O'Brien has been reap
pointed by Judge ]. l., Martin referee
In bankruptcy for Rutland county.
He succeeded the late Joel c. Baker
in 1904
H. H. Fuller, of Milton, is men.
toned as a possible candidate to sue
coed Judge John II. Lyon. of Colches-
ter. as assistant Judge of Chittenden
county court.
The growth OF the Young Mems
Christian Association In White River
Junction and other places Of Windsor
county II is said emphasizes the need
of building in White River juno
ton.
William Lyman Underwood ad-
dressed the Vermont Association at
smoke talk in Hotel Westminster,
Boston, Thursday evening. The in.
teresting illustrated lecture was on
Two Weeks with the River Drivers
In the North Woods"
The state board of railroad COM
missioners has denied the petition OF
the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
and the Barre railroad that they be
exempt from abolishing grade
crossing on the lines of these two
roads this year. The commissioners
ruled that these roads did not show
sufficient cause why such an exemp-
ton should be granted.
At the annual meeting OF the Brat
| tleboro Board of Trade the report OF
| the secretary outlined the work that
had been done during the year. speak
ing in particular of the establishment
of the Lowell scale works. the improve
ment In train service, and the COL
lection system for the benefit Of the
local merchants. The treasurer's re-
port showed q balance of $2,30794.
The three sons of Peter Rockwell,
of Randolph were fooling with gun
when II went off. the bullet going
across the right wrist. of one OF the
boys. and glancing across his chest,
piercing, fortunately only the lapels
of his coat. The tendons OF the I'm
gers were barred and those governing
the action of the thumb were torn out
FOR three or four inches.
II. n. Deayitt, who represents the
creditors In NJ ,ntpelier and vicinity oil
the Vermont Creameries Co. Of Bar
ton was in Brattleboro Thursday op
posing the proposition Of the Barton
bank that the bankruptcy proceed
ings against the creameries cOmpan!
should be vacated. The creditors o
this company in Montpelier and vi
entity believe that the only way the.
will be able to realize anything OF
what is owing them from the Shad.
Ril creamery, which is a branch o
| the Vermont Creameries Co., Is 10
| the parent company to go through
J bankruptcy.
Jed p. ladd, of Burlington, will b.
a candidate for the Office Of state
; attorney for Chittenden county. MI
Laid has been resident and ha
practiced law in Burlington for three
years, He was born In Alburg No
vember ., 1865 was educated in thu
St Adams high school, Rock Pom
Institute and Cornell University Law
School. He was states attorney o.
Grand Isle county for nine years
served as school director, and held
various offices. Mr.. l.add was a mem
Der of the house Of representatives IN
1902 and 1904 and was chairman oil
the committee on election while such
member. He was also member Of
the state Republican committee for
eight years and member OF the execu
tive committee While in the house OF
Representatives he served as clerk on
the judiciary committee.