The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-02

Items Of Interest From Fourteen epun
ties Of State

ties Of state
After IS years of teaching in the
Rutland public schools Miss Inez M.
Taylor has rendered her resignation
to accept a position in the Pittsheld,
Mass, schools.
Cheslhan Johnson has an apple tree
in his yard in Jericho Center, which
is attracting no little attention, one
side being in full bloom, while the
other side is loaded with fruit.
Abraham Burbank has resigned as
manager of the Hotel Vermont, Bur
lington, the resignation to take effect
October / and Max l.. Powell, presi-
dent, and Robert Collamer will man
age the house this winter.
Mrs. Laura Skeel Pomeroy, former
ly of Rutland, who died August 20,
was the sculptor who made the bust
of Matthew Vassar which stands in
the college that has his name. She
was the widow of Walter III. Pomeroy
a Greek scholar and literary critic.
The protracted hot weather reduced
the supply OF ice in Brattleboro to
point where it will probably be nee
essary for the Chrystal Springs Ice
Co, to buy about 500 tons to finish
the season. The company cut about
1900 tons last winter, the largest crop
ever cut.
The docket for Windsor county
court, which is to convene at New
fame September II, contains 1913 civil
cases, SO divorce cases, 81 entries on
the chancery docket and II state ca
SEES. Judge u. S. Stanton Of Roxbury
will preside If he RECEIVERS his health
sufficiently.
Lucius o. Livingstone, of Paterson,
a summer resident of Peacham,
dropped dead in church at Peacham
Sunday. Mr. Livingstone was about
rs years old and was planning to re
turn to Pittsburg soon. He expected
to build cottage at Peacham in
which to pass his summers.
Prof r. Nelson Dale of the United
States geological survey has been
spending some time in the state, Sc
HDtCiultllo vi anu all-
lite which he forwarded to Washing
ton, d, c. He is the author of work
soon to be published by the geologi-
cal survey ON the marbles OF Yer
mont.
Mr.. Burns of South Dorset attempt
ed to change seats in a trolley car at
Castleton Sunday when the car lurch-
ed and he was thrown to the ground.
He was unconscious for q time and
was taken to a Rutland hotel. His
left elbow was dislocated and he was
cut and bruised about the face and
arms. He weighs about 200 pounds.
For removing a switch light Will
liam Gould of Shrewsbury must serve
two years at the House of Correction
AT Christmas time he removed light
from the switch at Clarendon and
had been in the hands of the proba'
ton officer, but on the 18th he broke
his parole by assaulting companion
A curiosity n trees is a white birch
growing on the farm OF A. ]. Magoon
in Stowe, which encloses a stone in
the lower part of the trunk. Three
feet above the ground the tree meas
ures 171s feet in circumference and
NEARER the ground, 10 feet. The stone
can be seen only on one ide OF the
tree, being nearly all covered by the
trunk.
Rev. Charles w. Colt. rector Of st
Pauls church, Windsor, has rendered
his resignation OF the rectorship &c
take effect September 20, and his res
ignation has been accepted by the
vestry. Mr.. Colt has resigned to take
lcharge OF the department OF instruc
ton in the New Testament at the
Nashotah Theological seminary In
Wisconsin, to which post he very re
Gently received an urgent invitation
The First Presbyterian Church d
Barre has sent a call to the Rev. G.
c. Schelbrede of Monica, Pa The cal
has been made through the Boston
Headquarters of the church. IL Ii
hoped that the services OF the new
pastor will be available by October /
He conducted services at Barre July
% and 80. and made a favorable i'm
preston. The church has been with
out pastor since the beginning OF
the year.
William A. Moore, who for eleven
years has been employed In the print
ing establishment of L. l.. Hildreth
& Co, in Brattleboro, has resigned his
position there and will enter Mont
pelier seminary in September, prepar
atory for a course OF study in the
Boston university theological school
to prepare himself for the Methodist
Episcopal ministry For a year he
has been taking correspondence
course in physics, biology. history and
English, to ft himself to enter the
third.year class.
A painful accident was narrowly
Iaverted in Rutland by a boy scout A
ldrawing.room car was being shunted
at the West street railroad crossing
by an engine which had moved on
ahead OF the car at the switching, the
car running so or more feet back OF
IL. A young woman was walking near
the track. The Hagman stationed
there cautioned her, as he feared she
mlpht stem i'm front of the car after