The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-11
STATE NEWS

Helen, Youngest daughter OF Mr,
and Mrs. Oren w. Bailey of Vest
field aged 10 months, was acc!dently
drowned in tub of watec at the
rear of their horse barn Sunday
about 4 O'clock. She was playing
with her brother in front of the
house a short time before. Her five
eas-old brother found her and pull.
ed he rout of the tub and although a
physician was summoned immediate
~ life was extinct.
H. W. Spooner, mail carrier on ru-
raj route, No. |, at Vetgennes. com
pleted his 14th consecutive year of
service Saturday, September 20. In
point OF service. Mr.. Spooner is one
of the oldest mail carriers in the
state, his route being the second to
be established in, the first cong res
sional district. During his nearly
decade and half of service, he has
never been absent for a day.
telegram stating that j. r.
Booth was seriously injured in his
mills at Ottawa Friday afternoon
was received from his son, G.. Jack
son Booth, by Edward j. Booth OF
Burlington just after midnight, and
the latte, left on an early morning
train Saturday for that city. Ac-
cording to the brief message, Mr.
Booths principal injury consists of
n compound fracture OF the left leg
below the knee. -
After undergoing examinations by
Xray machines and treatment by
pital at Burlington, Roy Cheney.
who was shot by his wife in Hard
wich early Sunday morning. was
able TO return to his home Tuesday
evening in the care of physician.
He did not appear to be very serious
ly injured and during the afternoon
while waiting for the train, was shay
ed at Halls barber shop on Church
street.
The search for Miss Della c. Alb
bolt and Russell Chaisson, who left
Rutland, supposedly together, the
night OF September Is, has so far
been entirely fruitless. Enquiries in
New York where The girl had friends
have revealed nothing and other
clues followed by the local police
department have failed to- disclose
tho whereabouts of either. The
friends of the girl who is under age.
are much concerned about her and
will continue to do what is possible
to find her.
Levi Croteau was acraigned be.
fore United States Commissioner
Warren X. Austin Saturday after
noon at st. Johnsbury charged with
importing contract labor He waiv-
ed examination and was bound over
for appearance in the United States
district court at Rutland probably
next. month. He furnished bail of
$500. Croteau has been working in
} lumber camp at Windsor and it is
said that he has been importing for
eigners to work in the camp. Eight
men have been deported.
Alexander Lavalley, will ship from
Middlebury carload OF registered
Holsteins which are bound for Cape
Town. South Africa. The stock is
selected by MIR. Cook of Brandon and
I-ayalley will be in charge OF the
carload. At Montreal four of five
more carloads will Join them and
with some blooded sheep. the lot will
embark. This is bavalley's second
trip to South Africa with cattle
which have been selected from Yer
mCat stock because OF their excel
lent qualities. The ranches of
South Africa have derived most of
their valuable stock from this copn-
try and Australia
A three-nch hardwood board was
thrown from saw in the mill of f.
5. Bellows in Wilmington one day
last week. striking Mr.. Bellows
across The forehead and inficting a
bad cash over his eyes. besides other
wise bruising his face.