The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-10
VERMONT NEWS
Items of interest From Fourteen
Counties of state.

Items of interest From Fourteen
Counties Of State.
Bert G. Akley of West Brattleboro
shot a horned owl there few days
ago which measured So inches from
tip to tip.
The Congregational church and so
ciety of Johnson have extended call
to Rev. ]. X. Fuller of Lyndon to
again become their pastor.
William Sanderson Of West Milton
had narrow escape from fatal re-
suits last week when he took a dose
of .horse liniment by mistake for an
attack of rheumatism. Prompt med
ieal aid saved his life.
Some of the farmers complain of
rot in potatoes this year. The yield
is not considered to be at least the
average. AS a whole, farm crops
have been unusually good and the
price of produce of all kinds has run
high.
The Mount Ascutney association
held its seventh annual picnic on that
mountain Labor day. About $50 per-
sons were present. A meeting will
be held soon to consider a PROPOSE
tion to buy 60 acres at the top OF the
mountain.
Work on the gymnasium at the
Brattleboro retreat grounds is pro
crossing steadily. The fireplaces will
be striking features of the building,
being large enough to take in four
foot wood. Over 100000 pounds of
mountain stone have already been used
In the construction Of the two lower
stories and chimney.
, The preparation which has been
used in the reservoir at Rutland for
purifying the water has improved It's
condition but it is not yet safe to use
without boiling and the bleach" Is
being put into the water every fifteen
I minutes. day and night New cases
of typhoid fever are developing less
rapidly. There are now nearly &C
I cases.
Fred Miner employed by Parker &
! Stearns in their hard wood dressinl
mill in Johnson, fell last SATURDAY.
} from platform and came in contac
q with a belt, causing his neck, arm ant
side to be blistered, and then strucl
, against cement post, injuring hi
q spine. He was seriously but no
crltically injured.
! James w. Walsh, aged % years,
, burlington young man. Jumped frou
b the coping Of bridge at Hartford
= Conn.,. distance OF fifty feet, Nor
> day. fracturing three ribs. Walsh 1
D said to have been badly intoxicate
b at the time and there is every reaso
, to think that he had no thought {
y committing suicide when he mad
+ the leap. He was taken to the cit
: hospital.
III There is one case and possibly tw
OF lnfantile paralysis In st. JohnsbuI
III The five year old son OF Mrs. Eliz
beth Clifford Is In serious conditio
He has been III for several days but
was not decided until Monday VIII
the real trouble was An older chi
in the same family has the san
symptoms but his case has not su
HI ficiently developed to decide positiy
III ly whether he has the same Athletic
/ Although the outlook is good for
| large apple crop in Charlotte an
along the valley TO the south, app
growers on the islands estimate the
N crops as not much better than ha
the average. Isle la Motto expec
TO be able TO ship about 5000 barre
which is just about half the averae
II crop and Grand Isle estimates hi
crop at 1000 which Is slightly bett,
III than half the usual crop.
II John Jones. giving his address
st. Johns, p O., was severely iniu
ed about the head Labor day Will
walking on the platform of the Ce
II trail Vermont passenger station
Rutland. He stepped upon a deca
ed plank which flew up and stru,
him. rendering him unconscious Z
over two hours He was taken to Il
II Memorial hospital. He had a tick
from Brattleboro to Greenfield, MAJ
Fire destroyed the house OF Geor
Hawkins In West Brattleboro Sund
August 2S with all It's contents. N
and Mrs. Hawkins we're away frc
home at the time and the fam
spread so fast that nelghbors We
unable to save any OF the proper
~ The property was insured for only
small part OF its value and the C
tents were a total loss. II is =
q known how the fire started. T
house was new one. not yet enti
ly completed. although Mr. and n
j Hawkins had been living there sir
Y March.
Governor G.. II. Prouty while
A Brockton, Mass, on business Il
week. dined at the Commercial G
4 with Ex-Governor w. A. Douglass
u Massachusetts, whose guest Cover
Prouty was. He visited the ST.
n farm at Bridgewater with n view
Y making recommendation 20 Verml
4 which has no institution OF the hi
Y Saturday, he was present at the III
A annual convention OF Atlantic Dee
Waterways association at PROVIDE
r. !. Gov. Pothier OF Rhode Isla
Governor Ansell OF South Carol
and Commander Robert Il. Pc
were among the speakers. A feat
OF the meeting was the largest eli
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