The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-12
STATE NEWS


r. S. Easton. = graduate % Middle
bury coilege. has been chosen princi-
.pal 81 the Enosburs Fails hish school
Two Rutland men. while driving
along the highway In Benson on sun
day. killed a black snake which VAS
ire feet and ten inches Ia length. a
species uncommon 90 far north as
central Vermont.
The Latin classes In the Battle
boro high school presented Roman
wedding last Friday evening. al the
parts being given in Latin with the
Roman accent a large audience en-
joyed the novelty OF the afair
Peter shangraw fell. satu dai,
while working on a staging az the
Union church in Richford, and dropp
"a 20 Zee. 10 the ground Two bad
cuts were made ON his head, and he
has been unconscious most OF the
time since the accident u is expect
I'd he will recover.
The first graduation exercises TO
graduates from che Mary Fletcher hos
uital training school for nurses az Bur
linrton were held Friday evening in
the mems ward uf the hospital. when
class OF q received their diplomas.
Following the exercises a rccpcion
YVES held al tho nurscs' h@no.
Davis & Davis. Washington patent
attorneys. report the grant to citizens
Of this state of the following patents.
George a. Bickford of llardwick.
stoncfaw apparatus CMr. Bickiord died
last week., George y. May of Marsh
field. water jackctod oven; \. ".
/ Churchill OF Proctor. trademark for
preparation. for the treatment Of tooth
/ ache.
West Dover had two runaway acct
dents in one day last week, and Mrs.
George Boyd happened TO be tho enc
20 stop the horses in both instances.
They ran as far as Mr. Boyds. when
his wife stopped them and put them
in tho barn. In the first accident, Tho
'iver. Burton Hcscock. was thrown
from the wagon. but nor badly hurt
Frank Cantn. the chauner who
drove Harry Is. Thaw from Norton.
Mills. VI. across the state 10 Cole
brook. y H.. when the Matlcawan Ca
pitivo was dcporc from Canada last
! September was instantly Killed when
an automobile he was ope rating cap
sized Saturday. Cantin. who was ca
mis- way from North Stratiord 10 Cole
brook. was travelling alone.
George Newton. p wcl-known resi-
dent OF Ferrisburs, was found dead Ia
bed on a recent morning and il is SUI
posed that his death was caused by an
overdose OF headache tablets. lie su
fored much from headache and was
accustomed to take a preparation fol
relief Heart failure caused his dealt
and it is thought this was induced by
the remedy Mr. Newton was z
years OF age.
Willard A. Frasier OF New York su
perintenden. OF schools in Rutlan,
for eight years. died in the Harlem
hospital, New York, last week after q
ten weeks illness with an intestine
affection He was about 60 years old
Mr.. Frasier was principal of the Poulr
ney high school and instructor in tn,
CONNIE 'cial department OF Troy Con
ference academy before being engag
ed as superintendent Of schools.
The residence OF Alfred Hughes in
Fairhaven was burned TO the ground
Saturday morning fire starting from
the explosion of gasoline stove
which Nj. Hughes lighted and then
left while he went to another part OF
the house. His wife, who has been
seriously i'll for sveral months. was
carried to the home of neighbor
The loss on the property is about S3
500, covered by insurance Much of
the furniture in the lower part of the
house was saved