The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-04
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of lnteres From Fourteen Coun.
ties Of State.

ties OF state.
The Wetmore & Morse Granite Co.
at Montpelier has declared an annual
dividend of six per cent on the capital
stock, payable on and after January /.
The ice has broken up and gone out
OF the MiSsisGuoi river at Swanton
again, making three times up to Janu-
AIRY |, which is an unusual occurrence.
Jacob Fowler of North Troy. a lad
about ID years old, was severely injur.
ed December 81 while coasting. One
hip, or his leg near his hip, was brok.
en-.
The Sons of Veterans organization
at Randolph he's disbanded because of
inability to make the organization a
success. The furniture, piano, etc,
of the organization were presented the
Grand Army men.
Fire which broke out in the press
room of the Essex Publishing Co.. at
Essex Junction New Years morning
caused about 5000 damage. The fire
was caused by some gasoline used TO
clean type, press, etc, overlooking
from can and the gasoline catching
fire from the furnace.
Thirtythree prisoners watched the
old year out in Washington county Jail
On the same day only one year ago
| only nine men were confined there.
| More than four-fifths of the prisoners
now there have been sent from Barre
city court to serve alternative senten-
ces in intoxication cases.
The bill of long standing against the
Barre & Montpelier Traction & Power
Co., in favor of the city of Barre for
the roads share of repairs on Washing
ton and Main streets in Barre has just
been paid by 4. II. Deavitt, director
of the company. This bill, which had
been running since 1905 amounted to
! s322.17 and the city accepted one.half
of that amount in final settlement.
! Mention of the disappearance of
Benjamin billiard of Evansville in Bos-
ton, and his supposed presence In Yer.
mont, has brought word from relatives
that he has not been found The re.
port that he was seen In st. Johnsbury
last Friday proves to be incorrect The
last time he was seen was In Boston
December 20. Mrs. billiard has re-
turned to Evansville. He is 62 years
old, feet, inches tall
1t appears that Washington county
Jail is unawares, harboring a hero,
John Hunt, one of the seven men who
were sent down from Barre city court
| Monday to serve alternative sentences
in intoxication cases, was with Admiral
Dewey's fleet In Manila bay at the
time of the bombardment of the Span
/ ish fleet. Hunt was on the Baltimore
and since that time has twice made
| the trip between the Philippines and
| New England. He Is serving SEN
tence of twenty days at the expiration
of which he declares his intention of
again enlisting as a blue jacket.
A final examination of the home of
Edward Butterfield of Sutton who last
week Saturday night murdered his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Lydia Ann Dur.
kee, later killing himself, revealed
more shooting irons than the published
report, there being five magazine rifles
two shot guns, and two revolvers, all
loaded to their full capacity and about
500 rounds of ammunition. These
weapons were placed in position by
Butterfeld after ne had killed Mrs
Durkee and at the time the officers ar
rived at the house to attempt to arrest
Butterfeld.