The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-22
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourtes,
Counties Of the State.

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New Haven people are agitatine the
question of electric lights, taking fbe
power from Bristol.
c. ID. Robinson has sold Hotel Rob.
inson, Waterbury, to Fred NJ. Hunt.
who viii take possession November /
Mr.. Hunt has had several years ex-
perience as keeper Of the hotel at
Queen City rark. The consideration
of the sale vas S45OO
The two story wooden house owned
by Dr. Mary NJ. Plat of Shoreham,
and occupied by Otis Root. was des-
troyed by fire early Thursday together
with a horse barn, COW barn. milk
wagon, three sleighs, four hogs and
some hens. The fire started from the
explosion of a lantern in horse barn
The loss is about $35OO; partially in
sured.
The dam at Sharon, which is to fur
nlsh power for the Ely Copper Mining
Co., at STAFFORD, is completed and the
pond is being filled AS result the
bed of White river below to its june
ton with the Connecticut is nearly
bare. The company also contemplates
building a dam about a mile back of
Hartford village for additional DOW.
er.
Willis Davis of Bethel met with a
serious and it is thought fatal acct.
dent while managing a horse Satur.
day. Mr. Davis, though a skilled
hOrseman, lost control Of the horse
and was thrown out being rendered
unconscious. No bruises are found
upon his body but the surgeons pro
nounce it clot of blood upon the
brain, the result of the accident
Two women strangers arrived at
Bristol Friday night on the 5 o'clock
train. One of them had a child about
four months old. They procured
team at the Bristol house drove to
the home of Sylvester Atkins in Lin
coin and left the child on the door.
step. They remained at the Bristol
house over night and left on the morn
ing train. They did not register.
An indictment has been found in
Essex county court at Guildhall
against Chauncey Bryant of South
Canaan who was held for the grand
jury for the shooting of Melrose Bliss
in August. The case is continued un.
Til the next session of court when it
is expected the boy will be released
on probation if his conduct in the
meantime appears to justify such a
cause.
Richard Martin of Calais, died sud
denly in the Office of Doctor Wheeler
in North Montpelier. where he had
gone to have some teeth extracted
He had taken chloroform before the
operation and never revived from the
effects of the anesthetic. The young
man was apparently in excellent
health and just why he succumbed 10
the chloroform is not definitely known
Martin was 20 years old
A burglary was committed in the
jewelry shop owned by Charles Keene
OF Waterbury, presumably during the
excitement occasibned by the burn
ing of the Randall buildings Sunday
evening Hr Keene and family are in
New York and the store is closed for
a few days. The fact of the burglary
was discovered Monday by +. l..
knight in whose block the store is
situated There is no means of know
ing the amount of the goods taken un-
til Mr.. keene's return
United States Consul Frank c. Den.
nison who has been passing some time
with his brother, w. T. Dennison OF
Pittsford, has gone to Scotia, n. Y,
and expects to start from there this
week to Fernie, b. c. Mr.. Dennison
will there take up the work OF estab-
fishing new consulate which was
interrupted in July by the forest fires
which broke out the first day after his
arrival. Mrs. Deunison will not nc.
company him, but will remain with
Friends and relatives i'm the east this
winter.
Edward Ellis of Sims hill, Leming.
ton. was fatally injured Monday. Oc
tober 8. As he was alone at the time
IL is not known exactly how the acct
dent occurred but 70 is supposed thai
his horses became frightened as he
was drawing turnips from the field
They plunged down an embankment
the wagon struck on a large rock and
Mr. Ellis was thrown between the
crossbar and the rock. His back was
broken and death was probably i'm
Simultaneous. He is survived hy his
wife also an aged father and several
brothers.
A Revolutionary relic Of much In.
terest may be seen In Burlington. It
being a barshot from the Royal say
age, Gen. Benedict Arnolds flagship.
which was taken from the hulk OF this
vessel by James h. eastman while ex.
ploring the wreck, preparatory to rails
ing It for exhibition during the ter.
centenary celebration The ROYAL
Savage was burned after the heroic
fight at the south end OF Valcour is
land on the evening OF October II.
l176. where ii has remained undls-
turbed until this time.
A statement by State Treasurer Z.
II. Deavitt OF Montpelier saws thai
the taxes paid by all the railroads I'm
the state up to and including June 80
1908, were less by about $4,000. than
the amount for the corresponding per
iod the previous year The exact
amount paid was SS5.560.60 Last
year the amount was S9l,59L2S. The
taxes of the savings banks. witch
were also due October Is. were I'm.