The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-19
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen Coun
ties OF the State

ties OF the State
Joseph Lakey, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Lakey of Newbury was drown
ed Tuesday night, June 9, while bath
ing. His body was recovered immed-
lately.
Mrs. c. n. North OF Shoreham state
regent. and Mrs L. b. Lord of Burling
ton, state chaplain, have organized the
General Lewis Norris Chapter, Daugh
tiers of the American Revolution in
Springfield. The new chapter has for
ty-seven charter members.
Humane Agent W. w. Tower passed
his 18th birthday anniversary Thurs
day with his aunt. Mrs Laura Gilmore
OF Ira, who was 80 years old last Sat.
urday and with her daughters. Mr.
Tower Is still in good health and ac-
tive in the performance of his duties
f. II. Hodgson, a member OF this
years graduating class at Dartmouth
college, Hanover n. H., has been en-
gagged by Principal Il. A. Bishop OF
Montpelier seminary to teach classes
in sciences and higher mathematics,
which have been conducted by +. NJ.
Howe who has resigned to go TO Kim
ball Union academy. Meriden. ~ II.
William b. S. Celley of Fairlee for
merly member of the Vermont legis-
lature, was found dead in his garden
Monday by his son. Death was due to
natural causes. Mr.. Celley who was
retired farmer and widely known, was
seventy years old. He was in the
Vermont state legislature in 1876. He
is survived by his wife. son and a
daughter.
The graduating class of the Spauld-
ing high school Barre, numbered i5
members this year. The first honor
OF the four years academic course was
won by Porter Wheaton Averill, the
second honor Of the department being
awarded to Miss Eva Gertrude Smith
and the third to Robert +. Watt. The
highest rank in the commercial depart
ment was won by Miss Jessie Stuart
Anderson.
John G. Schofield whose promotion
to the new position of assistant secre
tary of war and chief clerk, created
for him by congress at the session
just ended, becomes effective July l.,
was born in Pittsford December 81,
1860, and was educated in the public
schools OF Philadelphia and at Middle
bury. He was graduated from Middle
bury college in the class of 1880 and
was a member Of the Chi Psi college
fraternity.
Articles of association for a chapter
of the Delta Epsilon Alumni associa-
ton of Middlebury college have been
filed in the Office of the secretary of
state at Montpelier. This chapter will
have capital stock of $4,000 and will
erect a fraternity house at Middlebury
The Athletic Park association of Bur
lington has also filed articles of incor.
poration. This association has for its
object the conducting of an athletic
park at Burlington and Is to have a
capital stock OF not less than $500 nor
more than 100000 The incorporators
are all Burlington men.
While driving Monday afternoon
on the road to Moretown, j. ]. Farrell
of Montpelier came across a fox chas.
ing young fawn Mr. Farrell res.
cued the frightened animal, took II
into his buggy, and took 1t home
where he has since had it In his barn
1t Is tame and takes milk with rel
ish. inasmuch as Mr.. Farrell saved
the fawn from death, he has asked
II. G. Thomas of Stowe, state fish and
game commissioner for permission tC
keep the animal. II this is granted
! he will build an enclosure for IL al
the rear of his barn. The fawn Is
now about four weeks old.
The grand list of the city of Barre
shows an increase over that of a veal
ago, and for the first time in the ex
istence of the city passes the fifty
thousand mark. Owing to the grant,
strike which began March l, at the
time OF the beginning to take polls the
number of polls fell off SO, but the
loss to the grand list because Of thi!
was more than made up by new builC
ings and other real estate bettermelt!
during the past year. The total CRANE
list is $50,05S.30. Last years wal
$49,931,26. In reaching this amour
last year the assessors doubled $160,
on real estate, 112 polls and $9S04 OF
personal property. This year the nun
Der of polls doubled was only 35 ant
the personal property doubled amour
ed to only $2770. The offsets thi,
year exceeded those Of last year s97,
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