The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-30
STATE NEWS

A bronze bust OF John Flagg, pre-.
sented by his widow, has been plac-
ed in the reading room OF the Will
mington library.
A certificate showing the marriage
of Cyrus E. Gray of Bradford and
Miss Susan E. Chandler of Montpe-
lier on Oct. II, 1856, has been picked
up in street in Detroit and is wait
ing claimant at the Detroit News
office.
Katherine F. Packard, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Packard, was ac-
cidentally drowned in Lake Raponda,
N. Y, Aug. 49, She was born in Will
mington in 1902, when her father was
publisher of the Wilmington Times
An unknown man, a Polander, was
run over by log truck at Mountain
Mills, near Wilmington, recently and
as q result Of his injuries died before
he could be taken to the latter place.
He was riding on reach between
two log trucks. when he fell off be-
tween the wheels.
Wilbur Stowe OF Wilmington met
with serious and peculiar accident
while in East Dover recently. He
htched his horse by long rope, and
when the animal began to roll 1t be-
came tangled up in the rope. When
Mr. Stowe tried to help the horse, It
threw its head up in such a way as
to break Mr.. Stoves leg above the
ankle.
One dark night recently a woman
who called at farmhouse in West
Guilford for lantern. and while the
owner of .the premises Austin G. Mich
OILS, was leading her team to the barn
for the night the horse became
frightened at something and dragged
him between the wheels for some dis
lance, breaking two ribs one of which
had punctured lung, and bruising
him from head TO foot.
The entering class at the Castleton
normal school will number nearly so.
This is one of the largest entering
classes in years. and Is especially
noteworthy because the entrance re.
quirements have been increased dur
ing the last two years. In order TO
enter, one must be a teacher or have
completed two years in high school
or academy. Nearly half the enter.
ing class are teachers and large per
centage are high school graduates
The fall term opens Tuesday Septem-
Der 9.
A. Conger OF the power construc-
ton company of Shelburne Falls, had
novel experience while fishing on
the large storage reservoir at Somer-
set. Mr.. Conger was just landing a
two and half pound bass when
hen hawk that had been lowering
high above him for sevaral minutes.
swooped down and tried to get the
fish. The bird struck against the
fshline, which caused 1t to defect its
course, so that it hit against Mr.. Con
gers body Just under his appraised
arm. Mr.. Conger brought his arm
down and held the hawk fast. He
then finished landing the fish and pad
died ashore. The hawk was brought
to Shelburne Falls and is now a cap
tive at Mr.. Congers home.
The logmen in charge of the big
drive which recently passed Brattle-
boro are having much difficulty with
the drive between there and the Con.
necticut River Power company's dam
at Vernon. Instead of moving the logs
forward, they are losing ground by
reason of the wind. which is blowing
the drive back toward Brattleboro.
Thursday the logs were within three
fourths of a mile of the dam but in
the afternoon the wind changed. A
light boom had been constructed be-
hind them in order to refrain what
ground had been gained, but the pres
sure against it was so great that the
boom broke and the logs started I'D
stream at a rapid rate. At noon Fri.
day they had been driven at least two
miles and half and were more than
half way back to Brattleboro, and
coming fast, with the exception of
few which plunp IN tho ri,a, harA.