The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-22

The death OF Mrs Levi B. Steele oc-
Cured in Phoenix, Ariz., Thursday.
She was the widow OF a Baptist min.
ster who died In Rutland year ago.
State Fish and Game Commissioner
H. G. Thomas, OF Stowe, has shipped
$4,000 lake trout to Lake Caspian and
SO, 900 to Lake st. Catherine this week
The condition OF Rt. Rev. j. 8.
bishop of Burlington, who
has been passing several weeks In
Virginia IN the hope of benefltting his
health, Is no better. Bishop Michaud
has returned to Burlington.
The. Rutland police are looking for
q man who registered at the Bardwell
house as Y. c. Carpenter of Boston,
and claimed to be sellingsmining stock
He left suddenly this week leaving an
unpaid board bill amounting to $50.
An inside inn would, In the opinion
Of many people. solve the problem of
adequate hotel accommoda.
tons for visitors to the state fair at
White River Junction. Work upon
the buildings and grounds there, 1t is
said, will be begun In the near future.
Marble from the Norcross- West
quarry, Dorset, has been selected for
the interior OF the bureau OF American
republics building at Washington, ID.
G. II will be recalled that this is the
building toward which Andrew Car
negie contributed $4,000.
Next May d. l.. Morgan will com.
plete his fifteenth year as superinten-
dent OF the house of correction, Rut.
land. During that time there have
been 1854 commitments to the county
jail and 7046 persons have been COM
mitted to the state institution, max
ing total OF 10000 commitments to
the two institutions In the fifteen
years.
John r. Wilson of Worcester sec
rotary and treasurer OF the Washing
ton County Veterans association, has
sent out the official notice OF the 18th
annual reunion OF this association
which Is to be held at Dewey park
Wednesday and Thursday, July 80 and
30. The list Of speakers at the camp
fire Is not yet complete, but some first
class talent Is promised.
George Cutler, a lineman In the EN-.
ploy of the Burlington Traction COM
pany, fell from the top of repair wag
on, a distance OF twenty-five feet Sat.
urday, but, although bruised about the
legs and body no bones were fractur-
ed. Mr. Cutler was repairing troll
ley wire when the wire broke. He
was unable to save himself from TALL
ing as he held a soldering pot in one
hand
Edgar Il. Stearns of Rutland. aged
3S years. was found dead In his room
at the Berwick house Saturday morn
ing. He had been Ill since the night
preceding but was supposed to be in
comfortable condition when left by
his physician. The body was removed
to the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. n. p.
Kinsley where he had lived two years
since coming to Boston. His wife is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsley.
The proprietors OF the Bardwell
house, Rutland, who thought they had
been swindled out OF $40 last week
when man who represented himself
to be brokers' agent with mining
stock for sale after stopping at the
hotel for several weeks, left town un.
der pretense OF calling on prominent
Dandy man and did not return. were
made happy when a day or two later a
representative OF the firm backing the
agent said that he would guarantee
the payment of the bill.
Edwin f. Rockwell, formerly OF Bur.
lington and nephew of Capt w. War
rem Rockwell now with the United
States. feet, has remarkable record.
He Is sailor on the Rhode Island
and he made the highest score of the
entire crew In his turret in firing the
big eight inch guns. He fired five
shot in two minutes and five seconds
and scored four clean hits, which won
rim the rank OF first class gun pointer.
The target practice was held while
the fleet was In Magdelena Bay, Cal
The greater part of Oak hill In
Bellows Falls was swept by forest
fires Sunday during which many
homes were threatened. A strong
wind caused the flames to spread with
great rapidly. The hose cart was
called out and many men engaged In
controlling the fire which 1t is believed
was set by boys. A snow storm dur
ing the night extinguished the flames
and no great damage was done.
Mrs J. w. Haskins, of Bristol, who
was shot three times by her husband
has been moved from the home Of
G. w. Norton to her own home. II Il
thought she will recover. Her in
| juries are flesh wounds except the
one In her hand where the bulle
shattered the bone. Friends of tht
family now admit that Mr.. and Mrs
Haskins did not live happily together
but that sharp differences existed
over property and money matters
They had been married only foul
years, Mr.. Haskins first wife having
died some years previous.
The body of Thaddeus s. varnum o.
Detroit, native of Peacham, promi
nent as one of the most brilliant. writ
ers In Michigan journalism, was fount
In the Huron river near Geddes by
two Ann Arbor students Saturday at
ternoon. Mr.. Varnum had been miss
ing since February IS. when 1t was
thought he plunged from the bridge
in Ann Arbor during an attack o.
acute depression. Mr.. Vamum wen
TO Detroit about twenty years age
from the Minneapolis Tribune Fol
several years he had been writing
editorials for the Detroit News unit
his health broke down about veal
ago.