The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-09
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen
Counties Of the State.

itcms OF interest From Fourteen
Counties Of the State.
mr. and Mrs. George d. Wright of
burlington quietly celebrated Wednes
day, the 6lst anniversary Of their mar
riage.
No services were held in Shoreham
sunday because OF the measles and
the schools have not reopened. Many
families are afflicted with the disease.
The records Of the Burlington police
department for the year 1908, show
that over 975 complaints were receiv-
ed during the year The whole num-
Der Of arrests was 7S7.
A well developed case of smallpox
has been discovered at White River
Junction. The sufferer is Mrs. JOS
eph Lmd and it is thought that the
disease was contracted while the WON
an was on a trip to Canada.
The persons interested i'm the will
of Mrs. Sophia NJ. Pease of Hartford.
have been able TO make settlement
satisfactory to all parties
Mrs. Pease bequeathed all her estate
to Goddard seminary, Barre.
The sixtieth wedding anniversary
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Paige was aui-
city observed with family gathering
at their home in West Salisbury. Sun
day January g. Mr. and Mrs Paige
are both remarkably active and well
preserved
Smith Warren the thirteen year old
son of William Warren of Morrisville
is in critical condition as the result
of injuries suffered by being struck
by a falling tree. He was watching
his father fell the tree and in trying
to get away from il ran directly under
it.
The Vermont Marble Co, Proctor
through the medium of its New York
branch, has just secured the contract
for the furnishing Of the marble work.
both interior and exterior, of the Ives
library, to be built at New Haven. CT.
The price TO be paid for it is approx
mately 100000.
DR.. and Mrs. d. w. Prime of Bran
don celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
OF their marriage Tuesday. January 5.
at their home Owing to Mrs Primes
feeble condition, the day was passed
in rather of quiet way, although sew
eral OF their friends called during the
day to offer their congratulations
About one hundred relatives and
friends met at the home of ]. f. Cros-
sett of DuXbury, New Years evening.
the gathering being in honor of the
52nd anniversary of the marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Morse The wor-
thy couple were presented a purse of
$40, Mr.. Morse is IS and Mrs Morse
70 years old,
State Fish and Game Commissioner
II. G.. Thomas of Stowe, has appoint
ed wardens as follows. J. r, Applebee
Of Island Pond, for Essex county; w.
b. Nichols of Essex Junction, Chitten-
den county; o. r. Packard and Fred
W. Hayward of Rutland, Rutland coun-
~; H. J. Parcher of Waterbury, Wash |
ington county
Among the changes made in the Ro-
man Catholic diocese of Burlington re
Gently are the following appointments:
The Rev. A. p. Clermont of Newport !
appointed to Richmond. locum tenes;
the Rev. j. NJ Bastien of Alburg, TO |
Newport; the Rev e. Boiyin, recently |
will go to Alburg. The Rev |
J. b. McGarry who was at Richmond |
will probably go to West Rutland to |
take the place of the Rev. r. r. Carly |
,r+n hnnr ID oF oh
sence because of i'll health.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Champion of |
Hartford village, celebrated their 5Sth |
wedding anniversary Saturday Janu-
airy 8. About sixty-fve relatives and |
friends were present. Mr. and Mrs |
received many gifts and |
light refreshments were served On |
the table was a cake bearing the two |
names and the dates 1851 and 1909. |
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Champion are SO |
years old and old time residents of |
Hartford. On the day of the anniyer-
sary, Mrs. Champion herself cooked a |
dinner for twenty-siX people
The relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. Arm
DID b. Fish of Randolph. happily sur
prised them Tuesday, January 5, it |
being the ifty-first anniversary of |
their marriage. A program given in
Guided a poem, "reminiscences" by |
Mrs. Fish's sister Mrs F. A. Keyser, |
Of Rochester. who is the only person |
now living who witnessed the mar
rage ceremony. Aside from silver
and other useful articles, fifty dollars
in gold was presented the host and !
hostess. Mr.. and Mrs. Fish have four
f. p, who lives with his
parents, G. b., Of Stockbridge, Ernest |
If Richmond and Mrs. H. c. Allen of
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