The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
NeWs Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

day.
J. J. Stakeholder was in Troy today
on business.
Jones Ordvay Of Proetorville was
visitor in Gown Tuesday
C. c. Everest Of White Creek IS I'm
town today on business.
Mrs. George Jepson of North Ben
nington was in Troy today.
Mrs John Eddington of Union street
is recovering from her recent illness.
Mrs. Edward Burgess Of West Main
street is laid up from the effects OF a
fall
Donald Ferguson has presented the
Y. NJ. c. A with new volume for is
library.
Joseph Green Of Grove street has
gone to the Adirondacks TO remain
few weeks.
Leon H. Boyd of SALISBURY was in
town Tuesday evening to attend the
Co. X drill.
Mrs Newton Cottren Of South
street has accepted a position at Bot
tum & Torrance's.
William HOLMAN OF Rutland is in
town today on a combined business
and pleasure trip
Rev, c. f. Provost and Rev. A. J..
Barron left this morning for ST
Johnsbury to attend the funeral of
the late Rev. j A. Bissonault Thurs
day morning.
Attorneys o. VI. Barber and Robert
Healy of Bennington aud Attorney
General John G. Sarsait of Ludlow
have been in this city for several day S
on legal business. -RI:AGd Herald.
Early risers encountered much ice
on the sidewalks and streets this
morning on their way 10 work. Many
fell but no se.juns accidents due to
the bad condition of the walks hay,
been reported.
The fog early this morning was the
densest seen here IN seine ,inle and
gave the morning the appearance OF
a dark day. Lights in stores aud
manufacturing plants had to be kept
lighted nearly all the morning.
At meeting Saturday the citizen.
lof Vergennes. Vt, planned to cele
brate the tercentenary of the discov
cry OF Lake Champlain Saturday. july
B. This will be the day previous L
the opening Of the general celebration
Vergennes is the Oldest city in Yer
lmont.
A large number Of the members Of
the local council Knights of Colum
bus attended the regular meeting anC
installation Of officers in their room.
| Tuesday evening The installation
was in charge of fra II. LaFeurle Of
Middlebury, district deputy for the
state of Vermont
G Walter Willis will leave Hoosicl
Falls in about two weeks for AIgiers
North Africa. in the interest of tho
| Walter A. Wood company of Hoosicl
Falls, TO introduce aud experiment
with the new machines which the
Wood company is now preparing fol
shipment to that country.
Today is the p anniversary of tb,
beginning of the storm known ever
since It occurred as the big blizzard
According to reports Of those who re
member, snow began TO fall on Sunday
night, March 10. 1883 az s o'clock and
continued until Tuesday. the 18TH
| II showed necessarily for fully Is
hours All means of transportation
were suspended and also business and
work in many manufacturing plants
The roads were with difficulty broken
out with oxen in all the country dis
tricts. Warm weather followed. how
lever, and the snow soon melted.
eat one o'clock this afternoon Their
mometers on Main street registered 3;
degrees in the shade and the sun was
shining bright and warm The snow
was running down the cutters in tn,
form of water at the rate of about 40.
600 gallons a minute (by actual meas
uremenD In less than a half al
hour the wind changed to the ives
and a storm having every feature o
a thunder shower except lightning
! broke over the town Torrents o
rain fell and filled the cutters to over
flowing. Tomorrow according to al
weather men much colder weathe
may be expected.