The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-23
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest from Fourteen
Counties Of State.

NOuuhiSo W OhaeS'
The west mill at the Green Noun
tain Marble company plant in Rutland
was put in operation Friday for the
first time.
In the pageant to be enacted at
Brattleboro this summer, 400 people
will appear in the cast The pageant
is to be given for the purpose OF rails
ing funds for the childrens play
ground.
David Cattle, aged 40 years, killed
himself Friday afternoon at his home
at White River Junction by taking
carbolc acid crystals He had been
incapactated for sometime and I'M
able to do his truck work. He leaves
a wife and one child
James, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt c. Gilman of Berkeley Cal,
formerly of Rutland, was instantly
killed a few days ago when his head
was run over and crushed by truck
wagon.
DR.. II. l.. Graham and his brother, ].
+. Graham of Rutland own a nearly
completed house that they built with
their own hands. Every stick and
stone in the structure from the time
the lumber was cut in the forest in
Chittenden till the dwelling is com
pleted will have been put in place by
them.
Jarvis Burrows of Vernon is held in
Brattleboro on charge of assault
with intent to kill While intoxicated
he created a reign of terror in Vernon
and arming himself with gun laid In
wait for Daniel Prescott, who had or.
dered him away. Before he shed
blood. however, he was arrested.
Miss Rose Edmands, sister OF Violet
Edmands, who was engaged TO marry
Rev Clarence " T. Richeson, was
married Saturday to the Rev. George
II. Holt, pastor of the First Baptist
church at Barre The ceremony was
performed at the home of the BRIDE
father in Chestnut Hill, Mass
George +. Poole Of Rutland. disre
garding friends advice, finds himself
500, 900 richer by investments made In
American Wireless stock. 100 shares
of which he purchased for sSseach
He sold the 100 shares at 5000 each
through a New York firm.
George Schmitt, the young RUTLAND
aviator is to fly at the Rutland fair o.
1912. He will perform in a biplane
according to the contract signed Fri
day, and will make two flights a day
William Wightman of Barnet hal
filed petition in bankruptcy giyinl
his liabilities as S1,O5l.91 and assets
of $3.50. all claimed exempt Myel
Goldman of Colchester, a tailor, hal
filed a petition with liabilities o
$S99.17 and assets Of $500, which IL
claimed exempt.
The Interstate Trust company hat
opened for business at White Rive
Junction with offices in the First Ma
tional bank. II has an authorized
capital of 100000 of which $25,O0l
has been paid in. The officers are
President, Robert II. Smith; vice
president. Leonard d. Wheeler; sec
rotary and treasurer, William w. Rus
sell Associated with them as direC
tors are Howard j. Miller of Harlan,
and Arthur G. Witham of South Roy
alton.
The imposing monument of marbl
designed by Larkin G. Mead. whicl
stands at Brattleboro over the ashe
OF the spectacular financier OF a gene
alton ago, James Fisk, Jr.. has beel
made an object of vandalism withil
the last II months. The extent of tn
injuries was not discovered tin tn
body OF his widow, Mrs. Fisk. VIII
died in Boston a few weeks ago, wa
taken to the lot for interment. Fins
ers, toes and even hands and feet O
the life-size figures have been take
away Tourists are thought to be IN
principal offenders. Hardly theatr
cal company goes to Brattleboro, bu
that delegation visits the grave.