The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-16
STATE NEWS

Carl Baird of Chittenden has
brought suit in Rutland county court
to recover $4,000 from Fred Strat,on
| Of Pittsford for the alleged aliena,
ton of the affections of his Baird s.
wife.
An almost perfect pearl was found
between North Montpelier and Cal.
ais in the north branch of the Win
ooski river the other day. 1t is in
the possession OF the Reed jewelry
store at Montpelier. A number OF
pearls have been found in that sec
ton.
While unloading wood at his nome
in Montpelier Monday George Rob
inson dropped to the ground dead.
He had remarked in the morning
that he never felt better in his life.
Heart trouble is thought to have
caused his death.
Hokan Larson of Brattleboro re-
ceiyed a bullet hole through his right
leg when an automatic pistol in the
hands OF his brother, Alex Larson,
was accidently discharged. They
were examining the pistol when the
accident occurred.
II. r. Watson of b andon this year
won AZ first prizes, % second prizes
and Is third prizes on his registered
Morgan horses exhibited at Addison
county. Rutland, Brattleboro, and
Vermont State fairs. Counting also
fourth and fifth prizes he won so
premiums and IS cups.
Sixty cents dozen for fresh eggs
is the probable price that Rutland
will have to pay this winter. The
production of eggs in that city and
vicinity has been steadily declining
for year or two because of the go
ing out of business of large poultry
farms.
A large brown eagle, which measur
ed six feet two inches from tip to tip,
was captured at Panton recently.
The Colorado-Yule company. where
many Rutland men are employed. is
TO supply the marble for the $4,000
GOO Lincoln Memorial temple TO be
built on the banks of the Potomac at
Washington.
Roy Potter of Barnet dropped
suit case containing $4,000 in curren.
cy and check for $1,000 in 81. Johns
bury the ether day and after it had
been kicked about the sidewalk for
an hour he returned and found the
money untouched. The suit case
fell out of the rear of his automobile
and he had gone a considerable dis
lance before he noticed his loss.
At the request of the late Philip
Ward, who was buried in Burlington.
the bullet which he received in the
Peninsula campaign. and which had
remained in his chest for over so
years, causing him much suffering,
was taken from his body after his
death and given to Stannard Post. G.
A. H., OF which he was a devoted
member and honored comrade.
The patronage of the hospital at
Bellows Falls has been so great
that the directors of the Rocking.
ham Hospital association already
hndthemselves hampered by lack of
room, although it was supposed
when house was leased for the
hospital 10 months ago that it was
large enough to answer all purposes
for a long time to come. Just what
VIII be done to remedy the difficulty
has not been decided The income
mas more than covered the expense
ever since the hospital started.
James Meany, aged 10 years son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Meany of
Ncrth Walpole, n. H., village
across the Connecticut river from
Bellows Falls, died in the Rocking.
ham hospital here this morning from
injuries sustained Monday when ne
was run over by a seven-passenger
automobile owned and driven by
Charles NJ. Blake. a member of the
firm OF Blake d Higgins. paper man
ufacturers OF Bellows Falls.
By the elevation of Hon. Leighton
p. Slack to the superior court bench.
the law firm of Dunnett & Slack OF
st. Johnsbury has dissolved. and
Alexander Dunnett has taken as his
partner Charles b. Leslie of Mime.
apolis. Mr.. Leslie is graduate of
81. Johnsbury academy and son of
the late George p. Leslie of Wells
RIVER. one OF the best known bank.
ers in this section of the state. Mr..
Leslie is member OF the South Da.
kota bar.
A rigid investigation is being
made by the Rutland Railroad com
pany as to the cause OF an error in
switching cars. \ Pullman sleeper.
loaded with passengers for Boston.
got as far south as Manchester on
the New York route. and a special
train was necessary to call IL back
20 Rutland. The midnight train for
Boston and the one for New York
leave Rutland FIVE minutes apart.
the New York train starting ahead
The mistake in attaching the Boston
sleeper to the New York train was
not noticed until the Boston section
was leaving Rutland. Meanwhile
the conductor Of the New York train
found that his passengers in the Pull
man had Massachusetts tickets
An extra engine took the New York
Pullman TO Manchester and brought
back the Boston sleeper and started
il over the regular course.