The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-29
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun
ties Of State

fighting bees with pitchfork, pierced
his eyeball with the fork Serious
results may follow and his escape
from the loss of his eyeslght was very
narrow.
About half an acre of the Beedle
granite has been uncovered at Ran
dolph and the deposits have been
found to be solid underneath the dirt.
It is hoped 1t may extend beyond
narrow ledge.
Charles S. Chase native of Spring
field, whose death occurred recently,
left $4,000 by will to erect a monu-
ment in the Chase lot In that town,
81, 900 for the care of the lot, and ST.
600 for the public library there.
The Davis Ham company will move
its plant from Cavendish to the Plum
ley and Sargent land about mile be-
low Ludlow, where the old soapstone
quarry used to be. The business is to
be enlarged and will be called the
Davis Packing company; capital stock
will be $4,000.
Rev. William H. Wight, q superan-
nuated member of the Vermont Meth
odist conference, has died at the resi-
dence of his daughter in Springfield,
Mass, age n. Mr.. Wight had long
and useful career in Vermont, filling
pastorates In Brattleboro, Barre and
Bellows Falls, as well as other places.
While taking down fence near the
Gassetts depot recently. w II. John
son discovered the trousers. which
were stolen from r. A. Spafford' s
house the night of May IL. The poe
textbook containing the money was
missing, but the knife, watch and
keys to the station were found in the
pockets. 4
The public service commission has
given notice to the parties interested
that hearing on the petition OF the
board OF aldermen that the railroad
grade crossings on College, Main, and
King SITS, be abolished will be held in
Burlington September 6, when the
hearing on the union station petition
will be resumed.
Bellows Falls is greatly affected by
the long dry spell and the water IL
the river is very low, about one foot
below the crest of the dam. Over &c
men are out OF employment at the In
ternational Paper plant as result
Twelve of the 13 grinders are shu
down, several OF the machines ant
the sulphite mill.
Alvin Jewell, Is years old, swan
the entire length OF Crystal lake
Barton, two and onehalf miles, Wed
nesday, August g. He was In the wa
ter two hours and 20 minutes. Thi
feat has never been accomplished
but once, to the knowledge OF Barton
people, and this was by Selden Bick
ford. who was man grown at thu
time
The big log drive down the Con
necticut river passed Barnet last Fri
day with 1875 men and Sunday 1t wa
pushed as far as McIndoes, to TAX
advantage OF the higher water. TIL
drive is about two months late thi
season, as the water has been so loy
. the logs were left on the islands an,
banks along the stream until tn
present time.
f. W. Blanchard OF Ascutneyvillt
: recently found his valuable yearlin
| colt In his sugar house, where she ha
been ten days without food or water
He had hunted for her everywher
else, and concluded she had gotte
out OF the pasture and gone. Sh
went in through a place where he pu
in wood and got wedged in so sh
. could not turn around.
Kenneth Taylor. aged eight year
son OF Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Taylo
lof Rutland, seems to be recoverin
from lockjaw, after suffering from
for three weeks. He is not yet OF
. Of danger, but the muscles OF his ja'
!. seem TO be relaxing and his body
losing its rigidity. His complete n
u covery depends upon his yitalit.
Anti-toxin is still freely used.
Elmer King OF Concord was sht
twice Wednesday OF last week by
A. Fisher, deputy fish and game wa
den. IL is claimed the shooting wa
done In self defense. as King is sal
to have threatened to kill Fisher b.
: cause he arrested the former whe
he was hunting without licens
Mr.. Fisher was placed under $500
bonds, and is at liberty. A hearin
n will be held Sept. IL.
u A special town meeting held
Springfield voted to exempt from tn
alton for 10 years, all new machinel
+ to the amount OF $50 added to Il
mills OF the John r. Slack Co. a y25'
600 corporation now being formed
D take over the extensive plants
w. II. Slack & Co. and John T. Slac
The question OF Issuing $4,000
$4,000 In refundlng town bonds
X retire bonds that will soon matur
3 was left to an adjourned meeting
consider.
Arthur Frechette. alias Arth
II Barrett, charged with forging sevet
~ checks In LyndonvIlle and st. Johf
bury, was arrested In Lynn, Mas
Sunday and brought to st. Johnsbu
} the next day. Several charges a
y against him besides the forgerles,
being alleged that he raised at lea
one check from 81 to IA and al
collected money for the Weste
= Union Telegraph company OF
Z Johnsbury, which he never turn
y over to the company. He was plac