The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-18
VERMONT NEWS
ltsms OF interest From Fourteen
Counties In the state.

Counties In the State.
Town Clerk j. F. Simmons of Wood
stock reports that during the year
1907 there were A births, 80 mar
riages and 40 deaths in the town.
The financial report Of st. Peters
parish at Rutland shows the total in
debtedness OF the church to be 3d..
000.05. Expenditures exceeded re-
ceipts the past year by $3,000.05.
Montpelier Seminary and Montpel-
Ter high school, first and second basket
ball teams, played double header
Monday evening, the high school win.
ming both games, SO to 70 and ~ to II.
January being the fiftieth wedding
anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H,
| Spaulding Of West Bridgewater their
children and grandchildren were with
them with the exception OF one daugh.
ter and her family.
The report Of the marriage records
for 1908 at the Montpelier city clerk s
Office shows that "a licenses were is.
sued that year against 81 for 1906.
Ages ranged from 16 to 68 years and
included many nationalities.
A. c. Osgood of Westford found q
doe In his orchard Friday with her
jaw broken by bullet She was un-
able to eat and was put out of her
misery. The wound was fresh but II
is not known who shot her.
No attempt has yet been made in
Rutland to prosecute the druggists and
others who last Sunday by selling Gig
airs and soda violated the Sunday clos
ing regulations, made by the mayor on
request of the clergymen. The mayor
and City Attorney f. G. Swinnerton
say that no complaints have been lodg
ed with them.
| City Attorney j.. H. Macomber OF
Burlington has effected settlement
of d w. C. Clapp's claim against the
city for services as superintendent OF
streets in 1905. Mr.. Clapp receiving
1920 for such services. Mr.. Clapp's
original bill to the board of aldermen
was for the entire years from May /
1905, to May /, 1906. This bill was
referred to the city attorney by the
payment to Mr.. Clapp for the period Ol
a little over a month. during which
time he exercised the functions of the
Office.
Ida Grenier. of Lynn. Mass, announ
ces that she will soon come to Yer
mont in search Of her only, sister. Del
la Grenier whom she has not seen fol
ten years. Ida Grenier has learned
Il ,<xh oh hot
her sister has lived In Ludlow with q
man named CharlesBrooks who adopt
ed her from st. Anne's convent schoo
at Worcester, Mass. Brooks at tina,
time lived in Woonsocket, R. l., and Is
later said to have moved to Ludlow
When adopted, Della was two years
old and she is now fifteen.
Two changes in the Roman Catholic
diocese of Burlington have been an
nounced at the episcopal residence q
st. Marys cathedral, Burlington. The
Rev. DR.. A. ]. Glynn Of Richmond Il
appointed chaplain at the Fanny AL
len hospital to succeed the Rev. Johr
Gelot, who died at the hospital severa
months ago. Father Glynn has beer
rector of the parish at Richmond fol
seven years. Father Glynn will b,
succeeded by the Rev. J. B. McGarr!
of Proctor. who until year ago wa
In charge of st John the Baptis
church at Enosburg Falls. Father d.
Garry retired at that time because o
Ill health and has since been confine,
to the hospital much Of the time. Thu
changes will take effect at once.