The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-22
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of interest from Fourteen coun
ties OF State

Items OF interest from Fourteen Coun
ties Of State
The Flanders Automobile associa-
ton has filed articles Of association
with the secretary OF state to do
general automobile business in Bur
lington. The capital stock is $4,000,
and the signers are NJ. G. Flanders,
J. II. Allen and y. H. Kent, all of Bur
lington.
Fred Il. Cheney OF Barre entered a
plea Monday morning against himself
for breach of the peace because he
had a quarrel with his wife. The
court accepted his plea, and he was
fined SIS and costs of 1853 AS a re-
suit OF the quarrel he had badly bat
tered eye, but he is still an idealist
Leona, tho &c months old daughter
and the youngest OF q amily of ~
children Of Mr. and Mrs Oliver Mar
celle OF MONTPELIER, was severely
burned about the face, right shoulder
and right arm Sunday afternoon
when she pulled pail off stove
spilling the contents Of hot lard in
her face
Jed Wright, a long time resident
of Swanton, drop I'd dead Monday
morning as he was about to start the
kitchen fire. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright have been deaf and dumb
since childhood Mrs Wright felt
the jar as her husband fell and has
tening down stairs found him at the
sink where he had evidently started
TO get some water
Henry w. Clement OF Rutland has
received word from State Fish and
Game Commissioner John W. Tit
comb of Lyndonville that a shipment
of wild celery seed will come to him
within short time. The commits
sioner asks that the seed be planted
in the ponds in this vicinity, speak
ing in particular of Lake Bomoseen
and tn pond on Pine hill. The wild
celery is food for ducks.
That the farmers have made on an
average of two pounds OF maple sug-
ar to a tree this season seems to be
the general belief Now that the sea
son may be viewed more especially
by the output il ranks with other
good seasons in quantity and quality
made. Farmers of Fletcher report
having made two pounds to tree al
ready and Newport farmers report a
brisk business with one and one-half
pounds to tree. Some farmers
sugar off twice day
Phenomenal catches of pickerel are
reported from Grand Isle and large
shipments are being made to the big
cities. At this season of the year the
fish go from the broad lake TO the
marshes to spawn and often go
through narrow sideways. These
places have been spotted and fisher
men are busy spearing them. The
sports look for late season for pike
this year as they do not usually bite
until the water becomes fairly
warm, and that will probably not be
until the latter part of May.
In accordance with the recent or
der issued from the office of the post
master general, the st. Adams post
office was closed Sunday with the ex-
ception of the general delivery win
dow which was open from $3.50 until
10 o'clock in the morning The car
riers' windows were closed, and there
were only a few calls at the general
delivery window A few people have
rented lock boxes for their Sunday
mail but no one took advantage of
the special delivery privilege
A young man from Braintree nam
ed Woodwork having unwittingly
gone by the Randolph station to
which his ticket was purchased last
Saturday evening, was put off the
train at Bethel. He entered a toilet
room in the station there and refused
to leave it. Being taken in charge
by John D. Wheeler, one of the con
stables OF the town, he awaited all
day Sunday a hearing before Judge
Flint. Monday morning when tried
he paid a fine including costs OF s12
for breach of the peace.
Billy Roberts, the Morgan stallion
owned by c. V. Kent, Or. l.. A. New
comb and c. G. Taft of Montpelier
died Thursday night in the stable oil
Frank II. Towne of acute peritonitis
Billy Roberts was % years old and
was bought about two years ago oil
Il. A. Darling by the three Montpelier
men. He was entered at the state
fair at White River Junction last fal
and took first or second in every
class in which he was entered. DR.
]. G. Whitney was summoned by tele
phone and worked over the ANNA
some time without avail.
Prentiss c. Dodge OF Randolph,
former well-known newspaper man o
Burlington, and NJ. G. Reynolds of the
Reynolds FISHER Advertising service
have purchased the Encyclopedia We,
mont Biography of Jacob G. Ullery o
Brattleboro and Offices have beer
opened in the Strong, Burlington. Mr.
Ullery, who compiled and published
Men of Vermont" in 1894 will be re
tanned as editor-in-chief and manag
ing director of the work Mr. Dodg,
expects to go to Burlington in tn,
near future and remain until thu
work is completed, lille still re
tanning his residence in Randolph.