The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-23
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen
Counties OF State

Items Of Interest From Fourteen
Counties Of State
DR.. D. w. Daley OF White River
Junction and party Of guests caught
forty and three quarters pounds of
trout in Greensboro pond recently
said to be the largest one days catch
OF the season. The largest trout OF
the string weighed eight and q quar-
ter pounds.
The mystery surrounding the dis
appearance OF Giuseppe Guidotta
from the home OF c. Vogina OF Barre,
was cleared up when he walked into
his boarding place and related tale
of three happy days passed on farm
not far from the city. Guidotta who
is not yet II years old, came but re-
Gently from Italy. A quiet search for
him had been In progress for several
days.
While cleaning a pair OF trousers
with gasoline In the basement OF the
New England fruit store in Barre. +.
MACPHERSON Laws soon had a serious
fire on his hands. The basement and
the store above were completely fill
ed with smoke when the gasoline
soaked garment took fire, caused pro
badly by the excessive heat In the
cellar Single handed Mr.. Laws sub
dued the flames with sacking.
II. l.. Samson OF Samson's Lake
View house on Lake Champlain near
St Adams has received notice from
the United States commissioner OF
fisheries at Washington that his ap-
plioation for an assignment OF bass to
be placed In Great Back bay, Lake
Champlain, had been granted, and
that the fish would reach st. Adams
within the next 10 day. IL is the pol.
Icy OF Mr.. Samson to put in the wat.
err OF the bay various kinds OF game
fish. For 1912 he has asked for $780,
900 white perch fry as only one varie-
" is allowed each year.
Considerable excitement was crea.
ted Sunday morning as the patrons OF
the cheese factory In North Shrews-
bury were going TO the factory with
their milk. AS they neared the
"Nourse lot bars" so-called, the hor.
SEES refused TO pass certain spot In.
vestigat0n showed that n bear had
dragged n sheep across the road and
eaten about one half OF IT, While
watching ut that place In the evening
Julian Hall saw a bear cross the road
nearby. lie fired at Bruin several
times but failed to bring him down.
The NJ w. A. battalion, organlza.
ton OF which was begun some time
ago In northern Vermont by Capt ].
A. Evarts OF st. Adams, is now com
pletely organized, and has been as
signed to the national organization by
Mai. Gen J. H. Mitchell on general
orders No. 1917 and designated as the
l9lst battalion Modern woodmen OF
America. The battalion IL at present
composed OF four companies. Com.
pany A and Company c OF ST. Adams
Company b OF Swanton and Company
ID OF Highgate. but Il is expected that
three more companies will Join soon,
making the organization one OF the
largest in the country.
MIR and Mrs. NJ. II. Miller OF Ran
dolph. celebrated their 50th anniyer.
sary Monday. August IA, in a very
quiet manner, but the occasion prov.
ed an enjoyable one. Melvin H.
Miller and Miss Julia Ware were mar
ried In Woodstock by a Christian min.
lister resident there. and known as
Elder kidder." They went TO live
on farm in Pomfret, where they
continued until few years ago when
they went to Randolph to reside. One
son was born TO MIR and Mrs. Miller
who Is now a successful man In Rich.
mond. Mr.. Miller has one brother In
Washington and sister In San An
tonic. Tex, who were unable TO be
preaent.