The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-27
Regret Report That In Speaking
VERMONT NEWS
Items or Interest From Fourteen Cour
ties Of the state.


Irwin ]. Pine, for 80 years builder
of Mardi Gras pageants in Mobile,
La. and other cities and scenic ar
tist OF note Is dead. He was IL years
old and native OF Middlebury.
The janitorship Of the city building
at Barre Is so desirable position that
20 men have applied for the job The
salaries asked range from $45 month
to $1,000 year.
According to Thomas CAVITY, care
taker of the Rutland country cluD
grounds, hounds are running deer ev-
cry day on Pine hill. He frequently
sees the animals In the open near the
club house with dogs close behind.
Aside from flock Of wild geese
which flew north last week, birds seen
at st. Johnsbury included golden
crowned kinglet, hermit thrush, say.
annah sparrow and white throated
sparrow.
Mrs. Veleria French OF Proct0rs-
vile in Cavendish passed her sSth
birthday anniversary April Il. she
is a very will preserved woman Tor
one of her years. Several friends and
neighbors called to offer congratula
lions.
Ten year old d. l.. lmlah OF Barre,
in a recent communication to the ed
itor of the Times, expresses his indig
nation over the act of two men VINO
took a rat, put 1t in a box, poured
oil over 1t, set It on fire and watched
the animal burn.
Charles l.. Suasey. of Norwich, drop
ped dead OF heart disease Sunday af-
ternoon. April 10. MIR. Suasey was
commander of l.. ID. Cove Post, G. A.
r. OF Hanover. N. H., and was In co.
X. 10th Regt. VT Vols. Beside wife
ten children survive.
Harrison Thayer, son Of editor l.. P.
Thayer of Essex Junction. is in Wash
ington, d. c., filling the position OF as
sistant doorkeeper at the House OF
Representatives, having succeeded In
that place Charles Black, Of Burling-
ton who has been promoted to the mes
sengership of Senator John w. Stew
arts committee.
Edward Manley OF Tyson recently
shot three legged buck deer. one leg
undoubtedly having been shot on by
some sportsman during the deer sea
son as the wounded knee joint had
healed up near the knee joint. Mr.
Manley was ordered to kill the deer
and shin 1t to Ludlow to Game Warden
Wilcox, who disposed of 1t at a local
market for poultry food.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Barrett are on
their way to Portuguese, East Africa
where Mr. Barrett has charge OF the
establishment Of an agricultural ex-
pertinent station. Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
rett are both graduates Of the Uniyer-
sity of Vermont, Burlington and 1t was
at this institution that they first met
Mr.. Barrett receives form the POrtu-
gese government $4,000 for two years
work and also his expenses. Mrs.
Barrett is a granddaughter Of Merrill
A. Owen Of Bethel.
A calf owned by Henry w. Dutton
Of Royalton, died under very peculiar
circumstances q few days ago. The
calf was about two months old and
had been kept In the barn behind the
COWS, and Mr.. Dutton is firm In the be-
lief that no dog had ever had any
chance to get at 1t. About an hour
after leaving the calf in apparently
good health. Mr.. DuttOn heard bleat.
ing in the barn and upon investigation
found the animal had broken its strap
and was free in the barn. 1t was act
ing in crazy manner. running around
butting its head against the walls and
trying to climb the side Of the build
ing. The calf was driven into the
barnyard where 1t soon died. The
symptoms were like those OF the rab
'ies.