The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-14
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun
ties Of the State.


ties Of the State.
The Memphremagog Yacht Club
house at Newport Is completed
Judge w. II. Bliss of Middlebury
has announced that he Is candidate
for the office OF probate Judge.
Frank Rowe, who left his home In
Northfeld last Thursday night, has
not been heard from since by his rel
atives.
]. w. Haskins, Of Bristol, who was
released from the Addison county Jail
recently on bail. following the shoot
ing OF his wife, has returned to Bris-
toll and is at the home OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Josie Chase.
The Greenfield. Mass, police are
good TO a Nottingham farmer whose
name they decline to make public.
cause he backed his pool playing with
1926. The stakeholder disappeared
with the money.
w. Dorr Perry, who retired last
week as village clerk of Brattleboro
after nineteen years In Office, missed
but one regular meeting OF the bail
IFS during his long term and that
was when he was on vacation. He
Is succeeded by his son. William Fl.
Perry.
Mrs. Ashton Il. Taylor, aged As
years and Arthur Morse, aged 90,
kau AtpannAarAH nraf lahA L.,
a manner which has excited consider
able commen<A Mrs. Taylor leaves a
husband. She has been of very
nervous temperament and for eight
years was an invalid. Morse is said
10 be something Of hypnotist.
Principal f. G. Ham OF Randolph
has been notified by the secretary OF
the college entrance certificate board
OF New England that the Randolph
high school has been placed upon the
approved list This entities high
lschool graduates TO admission to thir
teen OF the leading New England col
leges without entrance examination
Miss Florence Barber. matron OF
Heaton hospital. Montpelier. who few
weeks ago placed her resignation In
the hands OF the trustees OF that In
stitutiOn, has consented to remain In
her present position until February
10, 1909. This will give the trustees
an abundance of time to secure a
competent successor to Miss Barber
Judge Walter X. Farnsworth of Rut
land says that his name will certainly
be proposed for the Office of secretary
of state at the Republican state con
vention. He will be backed he says
by solid delegation from Rutland
county. All this is drawn out by a
report that his name was not to be
presented, statement which Judge
Farnsworth brands as absolutely un
true.
Henry J. Snow, died Sunday eve
uing AT his home in Montpelier from
the effects of n cat scratch. Five
weeks ago pet cat slightly scratched
the back Of one Of Mr. Shows hands
and blood poisoning which developed
caused his death. Mr.. Snow was q
native OF Williamstown and was sc
years old. During large part of his
life he had resided In Middlesex and
Montpelier.
Perhaps In anticipation OF the In
creased local traffic between Montpe
lier and Montpelier Junction since 8
saloon was opened in Middlesex. just
across the line short distance below
the Junction, an order has been issued
by the Central Vermont Railway Co
that cash fare of five cents he col
lected from all passengers on the
branch train who have not tickets on
the main line.
Returns to the Chittenden county
clerks office for the month OF April
show that during that period thirteen
holders of fifth class, or druggists
liquor licenses, filed sos prescriptions
Two holders of such licenses In
Richmond whose property was des
troyed In the Richmond fire, did moi
recover either records or prescription
books and were, consequently, unable
to make any returns for the month Of
April.
A reward of $50 is offered to the
person discovering the body OF Ovat
Inkle who was accidentally drowned
In the mill pond of j. V. Stevens, al
Belvidere, April %. Owing to the ex
tremely high water which prevailed a
the time. II Is thought possible the
body may have been washed down In
to the Lamoille river. The reward 1!
offered by ii. NJ. Guernsey Of Belvi
dere Center by whom Ovat was EN-
|ployed
Sadie Peake Cochran of Montpelier
who has long police court record, |!
again In trouble. Her residence was
visited by officers shortly before mid
night Saturday night and from wha
they saw and found charges of keep
ing a house OF Ill fame and OF keepint
Intoxicating liquor with intent to sci
were preferred against Mrs. Cochran
and she was arrested and taken int
city court. Bail in the first case wa.
fixed at $500 and in the liquor cas'
ut $50.
Without announcing his anticipated
arrival the Rev. w. j. O'Snllivan WHIT
has been absent from Montpelier sinc'
June 20, 1907, reached home Saturda!
noon. Father O'Sullivan Is in excel
lent health. Very few of his parish
toner's were at the train, and his ar
rival was not generally known unit
later in the day. He was greeted b.
a large audience ut st. Augustine
church Sunday The reception tina
was planned to be given him on hi