The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
VERMONT NEWS
Itsms Of Interest from Fourteen coun-
ties Of State

ties Of State
The Rutland Humane society Ia to
hold its annual Christmas dinner for
the poor Of that city and vicinity, De
cember 2s.
DR.. r. C. Flagg preached hts iare-
well sermon at the Congi egational
church at Newport, December IA. DR.
Flagg has been pastor at Newport
for five and a half years.
Thomas ]. Commit Of West Rutland
a meat dealer, has filed petition in
bankruptcy. His liabilities are ST.
07S.46 and his assets are given as
$3.50, with $3.50 claimed to be exempt.
George A. Westover of st. Adams
a carpenter, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy in the office of F. S. Plat
clerk of the United States court. He
gives his liabilities as $l79.SO and
his assets as $780, all exempt.
The new shirt factory at Bellows
Falls has opened for business and 30
girls are now employed on the mach
ines. This force will be daily lncreas
ed as those now at work gain the ex-
perience necessary to teach new
girls.
One hundred years ago next June
William Small came to Morristown
from Amherst, Mass, and located on
the farm which his son. William
Small and grandson, Fred NJ. Small,
now run. Three generations have oc.
cupied the farm for century
The moth pest Is so widespread in
Rutland that the shipping of laurel TO
the large cities will be stopped. H.
Edward Wheeler, Superintendent Of
the work of DISCRIMINATING the gypsy
and brown tail moth, found 40 nests
in the southern part of Rutland.
Helen Newcomb, formerly of New
port, is one of the few VerLonters
to win fame in grand opera. She
has been singing in the west and in
Los Angeles won considerable praise
from the critics. She is the daugh-
ter of Orem Newcomb, a longtime
resident Of Newport.
In accordance with its annual Gus.
tom the Middebury Historical socie-
ty will observe "Forefathers day"
Wednesday, December 81, at the
Congregational church. The Rev.
John B. Sewall of Boston will deliver
an address on THE Pilgrim as a
Business Man"
Because he refused to leave the tin
can factory when ordered by the pro-
prietor, Fred Manley Of Rutland was
fined IS and costs of S.. Manley
had been discharged for negligence
but he INDUCED in 4 free for all
fight when expressing his unwilling
ness to leave.
Ice cutting will probably begin in
Rutland in about ten days. At Ed
dy's pond, south of the city eight in
ches OF ice is reported and II is said
TO be of the best quality. The ice on
Otter Creek Is ten to twelve inches
thick in some places and cutting Will
soon begin If the cold weather con-
tinues.
Rather than pay what he consid-
cred an exhorbitant freight charge on
pair Of three year old Normandy
steers which he had bought in Gull
ford, Phil J. Hewitt walked from that
place to his home In Torrington, Ct.
driving the steers. He left Guilford
November u, reaching home Thanks
giving day.
Frederick ]. Bailey who has been
chief clerk of the immigration com
mission, has begun work as secre-
tary to J A. Holmes, the director of
the bureau of mines which was ere
ated by the last Congress. Mr.. Bail
ely is a Wells River boy and was at
one time one of the late Senator
Proctor's secretaries.
Annie, the little daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Mccormick OF Dan.
by was badly burned one day last
week. Her mother had placed a cup
OF hot grease where she thought II
was out OF the way of the children,
but the little girl climbed up and
pulled the cup down. spilllng its con
tents over her neck and shoulders.
The intense cold OF the past two
weeks has forced the Rutland Rail
way, Light and Power company to re-
sort to its steam plant. the water sup
ply at Chlttenden being exhausted
The city system has not been affect
ed but the farmers In the vicinity
have In many instances been Obliged
TO drive their cows. long distances for
water.
Just after the last big snowstorm. a
nock OF pine grosbeaks. rare birds
from the far north. were seen about
the streets of Rutland and one OF
them, which had been injured In
some way, was found nearly dead. II
was picked up and placed In cage
In the house OF Matthew Hussey
where It seems perfectly at home and
has become quite pet
Rev. A. c. Larned. rector OF St
Marks church, Newport, and who al
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