The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-26
VERMONT NEWS

Mrs. Sarah Haynes Graves of
iardwick, although 81 years Old,
eads without glasses. is in perfect
lealth and helps with the daily dut-
es about the house.
Frank p Keneson, a native OF Cab
OF and a longtime resident of Barre,
died at his home in Cabot Wedncs-
day after two years of falling health
as the result Of hardening of the ar
teries.
Mrs. Erwin Bagley and Mrs. A. A..
Briggs, while driving in Granville
recently came upon a snow owl and
Mrs. Bagley caught It by throwing a
blanket over its head. II measured
i've feet from tip to tip of wings
Pearl Switzer, the Bellows Fails
nigh school senior who sustained
3oncussion of the brain during foot
Jall game, will not be able TO return
% school this year and will have 70
emain in bed for about three weeks.
Three Italian workmen had 10
amp for their lives Tuesday after
Don when the tongs slipped that
held a l50O-pound rock over their
leads. They were at work on the
yateN tank being built east OF tho
)rattleboro railroad station.
Florence Grandleld Hunt, daugh-
er of William Grandijcld of Middle
eX, is dying as the result of taking
ichloridc of mercury tablets at
rochester, n. y, several days lgo.
Iental dependency is believed 10
le the cause OF her act She is q
ears old.
The town Of Hartford lias brough
ait against the Champlain Realty
1mpany on the claim that the logs
1ihich escaped from the boom at Sht
on. some L. miles above on the
White river. were responsible for
he loss CT the wooden bridge de.
troyed last March at the time OF
ligh water, The case is to b. tried
1t the December term Of Windsor
County court.
\ record was found in the Bellows
ais town Clerks office recent.
hat in Nsy. 1898, the constable OF
be town OF Rockingham sold fol
axes the south half of the 20, or
lor's farm" by auction and the price
ecOrded as realized was $26i. The
governors farm was Il portion OF
What is now covered by the village
If Bellows Fails. II was 500 acres
in the southeast corner OF the town
Fl Rockingham, and extended ah0u,
4 mlr blck from the Connections
river on the north line OF West mus
Ter and about half mile north amt
outh en- the river James Cove
VAS The name recorded as tho pur-
chaser. The governors farm was
that section OF the town. retained as
the property OF the governor Of
Now Hampshire, Bennlng Went
worth. when the charter Of the town
was granted under the authority OF
King George 2d in 1852.
a ease Of reckless shooting by
same hair.braineJ irresponsible bun
ter occurred ia the north part OF
Brattlcboro Thursday afternoon,
when Frank Blood was shot in The
left thigh while chopping wood on
his own farm Mr.. Blood was split
ting a log, with his left foot on The
log when he heard a shot. soon fol
owed by another Almost simul-
ancclsly with the second shot he
eli tie shock OF the ballet as It
truck just below thr hip and pass
u forward and downward coning
lut abore ,he knee. Il is thought
'h1l 10 did not strike the bonn. 1u
assci Through tire aosh and thick
MUSCLE OF tie jhgh thus spending
IS force a8 the hullc, remained in.
ldc his cloihiuy, dropping 80 his
stocking. William Hon. who vas
working with Nh Blood shouted 10
stop firing as q IVAN MS hV, hui an
ether shot was heard Immediately
a,.cr. Mr.. Blood was assisted to
the house and DR.. +. l.. Oscood was
called, who dressed TIE wound. Mr..
Blood IS getting alons ag vol as
could b" expected. and II uo compli.
cations arise lie VIII be abou. In a
f.s. ,f,,-.