The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-05
STATE NEWS

Inc Olu dcdueIny Dell mas Detn re-
placed by an electric clock and bell
system
Mrs. Flora G. Willis, who for eight
years has been with the l<urn Hattin
homes at Westminster will leave
Sept 10 for Fairfield, Me, where she
Is TO have charge OF the girls work
at Goodwill farms.
The Caledonia Forest and Stream
club and the Caledonia County Farm
ers' association held q joint meeting
at Joe's pond in West Danylle Sat
urday with an attendance oil 5U0. 4.
N Vail OF Lyndon Center and Il. A.
Darling OF East Burke were among
the guests present.
The opening OF the third year at
the State agricultural school at RAN
doiph began Tuesday, with an enter
ing class OF Al. The present dormi-
tory facilities Of the school are taxed
10 the utmost Principal Green, who
has been ill, gave II scholarly address
at the opening exercises.
Thomas Belt and son, Owen Belt
were arrested AT Fair Haven Monday
just after they had stepped from
trolley car. The elder Belt had been
badly wounded, claiming the wounds
were maze by a foreigner Tuesday
afternoon at West Rutland. An III
yestieation is being made.
If Mrs Eliza Brown OF Rutland
| lives until next Tuesday she will al
tain the century mark She has re-
sided in Rutland Tor 81 years Ex-
cepting two, who died in infancy, all
of her IL brothers and sisters lived
| 10 ages CT between So and 90 years.
joseph Kooltch, injured in a drunk
en- brawl at Wesl Rutland Saturday
night, may die. He received three
| broken ribs and pneumonia may de-
selop. Wadislow Boranskl and Vim
Gently Garick have been locked up
for safe keeping pending the out
come OF kColltchs case.
In an attempt to remove a steel
rod from pole at the top OF a der
| rick in the Sherman slate quarry
near Poultney yesterday morning.
Thomas Flaherty, 60 years old, was
pound fracture of his left leg, a
double fracture CT his left wrist ANA
a compound fracture OF the jaw.
| The Rev. Bernard W. Mcmahon,
who has been cura,e Of St Michaels
| Roman Catholic church at Brattle-
| horo since July, 1912, has been trans
| tered to Rutland rs curatc OF St
Peters parish. Father Mcmahon ia
| native of Montpelier, graduate of
ST Michael's College OF Wlnooski
Park and OF Rand Seminary of Mon
treai
About As people, accompanied by
IN employment agent, went Friday
night from Wincoski to Manchester,
| n. H., where they expect to secure
employment in the cotton mills The
majority of The hands were secured
IN Burlington bu. as a special rate
was arranged from the Winooski sta.
ton, an extra coach was attached to
the. night train to accommodate them
This is the second large party 10
leave since the Woolen mills have
been running on part time. The nrat
party, which numbered &c people,
VEN to Chicopee Falls. Mass. about
10 days ago.
enc cf the handsomest loads of po-
tatoes over drawn through the streets
OF Brauleboro was seen Tuesday fore
noon in charge OF Austin w. Ruel.
the Brattleboro Retreat farmer. 1t
was dumpcart containing SO
bushels Of the early Irish Cobbler
variety, all OF exceptional size ard
CT linc color They presented a
sight that needed to be seen TO bc
appreciated. Tweniythfeo OF The
potatoes filled half bushel basket.
Mr.. Reel has an acre OF this variety
CT po.ato, from which he viii secure
over 350 bushels. He has about 10
acres CT olhe. varieties. In view of
the weather conditions Mr.. Roel has
a right to feel proud Of his bis yield.
There is Nc change In The intantle
paralysis situation at Hardwick no
new cases being reported and those
suffering from the disease making ms
lapd recovery rs could be expected
DR.. {. s. Caveriy. president OF the
state beard OF health. and Doc or
Ladd, Inspector. were in town re-
Gently. locking over the situation.
sud Il meeting was held a. the Hard
wick Inn. attended by about % doe.
ttrs and health officers from sur.
rounding towns. for the purpose OF
taking over the situation and cen
slderlng means CT dealing with II.
II no new cases develop Tho dan,
ger of an epidemic will be consider
ed practically ever In few days.
The Windsor County Boys and
Girls Poultry club, which was orga.
nlzed in ,ne spring by The county Y.
NJ. G.. a. committee with member.
shin Of 40, has already begun to show
results. Two OF the girls secured
matches of Is chicks IN May from rs
eggs and all The chicks IN the two
brocds are alive TODAY Some OF the
things yet 10 be determined are:
Pulled to begin laying first and what
breed, largest chick at four months.
largest net income from the Is eggs
nom original Getting rations fed. lar
sest number of eggs from brood up
TO January l. 1914, bird scoring high.
est etc. Some valuable prizes have
been Offered for the best record