The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-27
STATE NEWS

The falling of a ham into a kettle
of lard is thought to have caused the
fire that Quilted the smokehouse of
Colburn & Fallion in Montpelier Tues
day
Mayor Henry G. Brislin of Rutland
has put a ban on the tango, the bun
ny hug, turkey trot and like dances.
Through the police department all
dance halls have been posted.
Barney McGuinness and his wife,
Rose, have been discharged after be-
ing held as suspects in connection
with the burglary of the home or
Frank and Fred Bromley in Dandy
Sunday morning. They had been en-
ployed by the Bromleys but were able
to prove that they had no connec-
ton with the burglary.
Mrs Patrick O'Connor of Granite
vile may be the heir to $4,000 es-
tate. she being the latest O'Connor in
the State to become interested in the
case of the O'Connor who died re-
Gently in the West leaving $4,000.
She has relatives in the West from
whom she has not heard in many
years.
The Brattleboro village commission
ers have decided that owners of all
public pool tables, billiard tables and
bowling alleys shall be required TO
/ pay a license fee of 81 year for
each table and 81 for each bowling
alley. No minor is to be allowed to
participate in such games if their
parents or guardians have notified
the owners not to allow it, else licen-
ses will be null and void,
Governor Allen NJ. Fletcher. Adjt-
Gen. Lee S. Tillotson and Col. II. Ed
ward Dyer, members of the State ar
mory commission, f. II. Babbitt, DR..
A. l.. Miner and e. H. Walker, mem
bers OF the local committee at Bel
lows Falls, met Tuesday with Archi-
tect Paul r. Henkel OF New York.
Bids for the armo:y at Bellows Falls
have been opened but no award of
the contract has been made.
DR.. w. w. Robb, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Isaac Robb, of West Brattlebo-
ro, physician Of Keene, N. H.. re-
Gently escaped death only because
the top OF his automobile was up.
The doctor was motoring along when,
in going over rough piece of road,
the front spring broke and he lost
control of the car, which went over
a bank. Doctor Robb's left leg was
broken and he was badly bruised.
Acting Chief of Police p. II. Con-
lin, OF Rutland, has announced that
he has notified foc the last time the
dealers and other handlers of food.
stuff habitually shown in front of
stores. that such food must be pro-
tected according TO law from dust
and dirt. Mr.. Conlin said that al
though merchants have been previous
~ notified by various officials, includ-
ing Health Officer +. ii, Gebhardt
and States Attorney B. l.. StafforG.
that the practice of showing uncover
ed foods on the street must be dis
continued scarcely any attention 20
the warning had been paid by some.
Ernest l.. Wilder, of Springfield
may lose his eyesight as the result OF
q practical joke by a young man of
that ilace, when he sent spray of
al nonla through an atomizef
straight into Wilder's face Wilde,
was standing on the steps of the
Dodge pharmacy when Walter Mills
aged IS years. came out of the drug
store and is alleged to have sprayed
the ammonia into his face. He had
already sprayed a young man inside
the store. but the spray did not hit
his face and caused no injury Mills
picked up the atomizer off the coun-
ter. Wilde.' had to be helped to a
physicians office.