The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-02
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen
Counties Of State.

Items Of Interest From Fourteen
Counties Of State.
The Rev. E. A. Hoyt of Dover. \.
H., has been engaged TO deliver the
Memorial day address at ST. Johns
bury
The farm house of G. NJ. Towne at
Stowe Hollow was destroyed by fire
at two o'clock Sunday morning, the
loss being $4,000 Insurance to the
amount Of $1,000 is carried
A large oak tree marks corner OF
the towns Of Baltimore, Weathers-
field. Chester and Springfield. Balti-
more has the distinction of being the
smallest town in area in the United
States.
A suit has been entered in Wind
ham county court by L. NJ. Carpenter
Of Brattleboro, against the Central
Vermont railway for $4,000 on &C.
count of an accident at South Lon
donderry January s, 1909 when he suf-
fered the loss of one leg and other in
juries
During a stubborn fire in the Barry
block at Bellows Falls, Mrs. James
Chapman an invalid, was carried
from the building by the police
Damages of about $500 resulted to
the stock and $500 on the building.
The fire started from a match thrown
down an air shaft
The total number of eligible voters
in Burlington is 1868 which is 264
less than last year. The decrease is
partially accounted for by the large
number of delinquents who are dis
qualified to vote and by the fact dur
ing the past year many mechanics
have moved from the city. In 1907
the lists numbered 1896 names the
largest number ever qualified.
The March term of Rutland county
court will open Wednesday, Judge A.
A. Hall of St Adams will preside
The most important case will be that
of state VS. Robert Eddy who is char
ged with the murder of Miss Mary
Jane Johnson of Wallingford At a
former trial the jury failed to agree.
| AbOuA oV NAAif1oto nave UtGH ouD-
poenaed by the state.
A Boston and Maine locomotive
was frozen so solidly to the rails just
south of Brattleboro Friday morning
that it took combined efforts of two
other engines to move IT, The mach
inc was taking water when the trou-
BILE began. The valve in the pen
stock became frozen and it was inn
possible to shut off the flow when the
tank was full 1t ran over onto the
track and low temperature soon did
the trick.
South Fairweather hall, Dartmouth,
was destroyed by fire Saturday morn.
ing Many Vermonters were among
the fifty students chartered there. f.
H. Harris of Brattleboro intercollegi-
ate tennis champion, was one Of the
number and he aroused most of the
students. The other Vermonters in
the building were H. J.. Vail of Ran
dOlph. j. d. Brewster of Windsor, II
NJ Perkins of Windsor, F. d. Post OF
st. Adams and H. S. Rixford of East
Bethel.
Saturday made the 95th consecutive
day of sleighing in or about the city
OF Rutland Sleighs were out for the
first time this winter Wednesday eve.
ming, November "A. the night before
Thanksgiving and they have been
running ever since There have beef.
short intervals of day or two when
the snow was pretty well gone on
Merchants Row and Center street but
on the streets off the main thorough
fares, sleighs could run without inter
mission. There is every indication at
the resent time that il will continue
to the century mark at least and pos.
sibly even longer. Old residents say
that 50 much continual sleighing has
not been seen in 20 years in the city
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Knight Quinn.
by passed their 50th wedding anniyer.
sary February 10 at their home in 81
Johnsbury The same day was the
anniversary of Mr.. Quimbys birth
which occurred in Barnet, SO years
ago. Mr. and Mrs Quimby were
married in Waterford February 10
1851 and their entire married life has
been passed within few miles OF
where they now live. Mrs. Quimby
was born in Ashtabula Ohio January
is, 1928, one of fourteen children.
Grand Secretary H. H. Ross of Rut
land of the Grand Lodge of Mason.
of Vermont, attended the celebration
of Washingtons birthday at Alexan
dria, Va. The grand masters of al
the different states were invited t
meet there and as the grand master
of Vermont was unable to attend h,
asked Mr. Ross to reresent him. Tn,
object OF the gathering was TO form
an association for the establishment
of some kind of a memorial to Wash
ington, the Mason. In Alexandria Il
the lodge over which he presided a
master.
Erastus Keith, one of Barre's old
est residents has looked up his rec
ord as a voter and says, Il was borl
in Barre in Septeber. 1926 and cas-
my first ballot in 1S4S and have miss
ed but one March meeting since ant
then ! was at Washington, at the Gal
field inauguration as president, maxi
ing 62 years, And | expect TO be a
the polls next Tuesday" Mr. Keit
. besides having such a remarkable re