The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-09
VERMONT NEWS
Items of Interest From Fourteen Coun.
ties of the State.

Items Of Interest From Fourteen Coun.
ties of the State.
l.. Harrington of Dandy who was in
iured by the accidental discharge Of
rifle February %, is in critical con-
dition.
Mortified at the annual town meet
taxation the property OF the f. b. Ellis
Granite Co.
r. w. Bishop, patent attorney, of
Washington, ID. c., reports the issue
of patent to NJ. l.. Wood of Montpel-
Ter on gas engine.
A daughter born recently to Mr., and
Mrs. Ernest Sykes of West Windsor.
has eight grandparents as the parents
and grandparents Of both Mr.. and Mrs
Sykes are living.
A few Clarendon farmers have be-
gun tapping their trees and they say
that during these sunny days the sap
runs somewhat where trees have
southern exposure.
Mr.. Porter who resided with his
granddaughter, Mrs. Lester Wheeler
in Barnard. died March from the eff
fects Of stroke of paralysis Mr.. Por
ter was 81 years old.
The directors of the Champlain Val
ley Traction Co. met in Middlebury
Thursday afternoon to make arrange
ments for building the road the COM
ing season. The directors say the
outlook is favorable for the new road
A special city meeting in Vergennes
has been called for Tuesday evening,
March II. to see If the city will vote
5000 for permanent highway in excess
of the amount to be raised by highway
tax under the provisions of section
1908 of the Public Statutes of Yer
mont.
BY order of the Randolph board of
health and civil authorities all doge in
the village have been quarantined for
80 days and all dogs in the outlying
district are to be kept at their homes
and not allowed to follow teams. By
this means 1t Is hoped that no more
animals will spread rabies caught
from the Marsh dog of Bethel.
1t is now learned that North Hero
Is among the towns that voted yes"
on the liquor license issue. The vote
was: Yes" q: mo- 90. 1t is said
however. that no one there will take
out license. 1t was voted to raise
tax of 200 cents on the dollar on a
grand list Of $2,475.75, making $4951..
so. This is the largest tax ever raised
there but last years tax of sl.65 was
too small
David T. Montague, a graduate of
Goddard Seminary, Barre now law
yer In Boston, has been appointed
health commissioner of Boston to sue
coed M. w. Morris, removed. Mayor
George A. Hubbard says that he select.
ed Montague SO that he might have an
attorney a member Of the commission
and also believes that Montague can
assist materially In reorganizing the
health department.
G. w. Gray, aged 63 years, was kill
ed in the woods of Faystun Wednes-
day morning, March 4. He was chop
ping In company with another man
and they had sawed tree His com
panion noticed the inclination of the
tree and warned his companion but
the later seemed dazed and the tree
fell and killed him. He is survived
by three sons between the ages of 10
and 16 years and an aged mother, sc
years old, who resided with him.
The Rev. Eben C. Slower was found
dead at his home in Monmouth, Me-,
Thursday morning. Mr.. Slower was a
Baptist clergyman and went to Mon
mouth a little over a year ago from
Vermont, and had been preaching in
the Baptist church at South Mon
mouth and at Litchfield. He was
about fifty years old. He is survived
by his wife and one daughter. For
some years Mr.. Slower preached in the
West He was a graduate of Colby
University.
Sometime Friday night February IS
Miss Jennie Davis, eldest daughter OF
G. II. Davis, of Hubbardton, left her
home unknown to the family. She
was not missed until they called her
in the morning. Later it was learned
that she was married to Ralph Gibbs
In Whitehall, N. Y, Saturday morning
February 29. Their friends have not
learned their whereabouts since. The
young woman was student at the
Castleton State Normal school,
At the town meeting in Moretown II
was voted to exempt from taxation for
a period of ten years any new power
plant and pole line which the Moody
e. Almon Co. may construct within a
period of two years. The Moody &
Almon Co., owns an undeveloped wat
er privilege on Mad river just above
the one which it now operates, The
company purposes to build dam and
power house which will develop 1906
horse power. This power II will take
into Montpelier together with the sur
plus power II has at its present plant.
Deputy Sheriff Strain of Littleton
N. H.. and Sheriff George F. Winch
of McIndoes, visited the home of An
son Moore. Thursday and arrested his