The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-10
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest from Fourteen
Counties of State

lfUukt VI I4arA wi AntA1 onNA - rNAA 20
Thursday, breaking his right leg be-
tween the ankle and knee his right
arm below the elbow and injuring
his shoulder
Perhaps the highest chimney in
the state is that on the plant OF the
American Wooden company at Win
ooslSi It is l7S feet high. The one
on the cotton mill in Burlington is
but a few feet lower.
Judson A. Wright of Middlebury
shipped a carload of merino sheep to
New York recently. He will put them
on board ship with another carload
of sheep purchased in the West and
send the entire lot to south Africa.
For the first time in its record the
st. Johnsbury Young Mems Christian
Association has attained a member
ship of 500, a recent seyenday cam
paign by a membership committee
having brought about this gratifying
result
Further news of the condition of
Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A. Hall of Bur
lington, who is recuperating at Tx
bridge. Mass, from his recent ill.,
ness. is to the effect that recently he
has been able to walk something
over two miles.
owing to the shortage of the water
! supply. the Van Camp Packing com
pany of st. Adams is again obliged
to partially suspend the operation of
! its plant Unless relief comes soon
/ the plant must be forced to suspend
indefinitely for lack OF water
It has been suggested that should
a railroad from Troy and Waterbury
be built through Stowe an electric
road to the summit of Mount Mans
field would make a valuable adjunct.
1t is said that feasible route could
be from Lake Mansfield to the noun
tain
The Mortified weather bureau re
ports eight clear days for October,
II partly cloudy and II cloudy Rain
occurred on 10 days. The highest
temperature was 6S degrees on the
10th, and the lowest, 10 on the 2Sth.
The average temperature for the
month was 22 inches.
Frank William Gilman, aged 80
years, who died recently at Castle
ton. was a former midshipman on the
battleship Michigan He was obliged
to retire from the navy two years ago
on account of i'll health Mr. Gilman
was a native Of Rutland 4 brother
William Gilman of Rutland, is his on
~ near relative.
MILFORD Henrichon OF South Had.
ley Falls. Mass, is under arrest on
the charge OF breaking into the
stores of j. Il. Macriarmid & CO., at
Newport Henrichon had "A trifie
over $13 in his possession and after
several attempts to account for his
actions on the night OF the burglar
les. he confessed his guilt to the
sheriff
The operating revenues for the
Rutland railroad for the month OF
September we're 1881 ,07536 and the
operating expenses were S20S, S07.S9,
! giving a net operating revenue OF
| $122,257.47 For the nine months
ending September 30 the expenses
were $1.S7O,5l993, the revenues 81
3742205, giving net operating
revenue OF $66,92212.
Mrs. Lizzie Devino Witt, of Stowe
has been sentenced TO not less than
one nor more than one and onehalf
years in the state prison at Windsor
for bigamy, and Willis Hoisington
has been sentenced to the house OF
correction at Rutland for adultery
tor the same length of time. Hois
ington's sentence was suspended and
he was placed on probation
+. c. Adams, treasurer of the Val
1 ley Fair association, has prepared a
statement of the attendance OF the
last fair The total attendance was
22,22S, which was III more tnan last
year The plan was adopted OF ad
hitting children free for he first day
ard $50 took advantage OF H. The
total paid attendance was 1880, Z
decrease Of 266 from last year
c. c. Bonette. of St Johnsbury, tn,
aviator and we'll known parachut,
jumper, has a surprise for his friends
according to the Observant Citizen OF
The Boston Post He has a new typ,
OF biplane which he calls tandem
and expects soon to try out at Rock
ingham racetrack at Salem n. II
II has the advantage of automati,
stability, which is lacking in all th'
types familiar to the public at pres
ent
A. l.. Bragg, a contractor and build
er OF st. Johnsbury. while on a hunt
ing trip In the Maine woods. becam,
lost and wandered about a night ant
a day. He was finally guided by IN,
y hstle of train to settlemen
from where he was taken back to hi
camp. Meanwhile a searching part,
was securing the woods for him. MI
Bragg was much exhausted by his eS
perience, but will suffer no perma
; nent serious effects.
, II is announced on what is said L
/ be reliable authority that st. Alhan
viii have an opera house in the nea
future, a well known syndicate hay
Ing plans under way which appear L
assure a new and thoroughly moder
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