The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-28
STATE NEWS


a sun toNn meeting day |
sufficient 10 engage a speaker.
Never Rithin the recollection Of
he Oldest Ihhabnant has the White
River az White River Junction drop
ped 80 rapidly as in the past ieN
fays.
A Burlington man has invented an
mail box. which rings a bell
in the house when mail Is deposited.
His name is Peter O. Caudreau. a
and motion picture opera
tor.
Work has been begun az Rutland
on a concrete building to be added
10 the Howe Scale Co.'S plant. u Will
be 1875 by 40 feet The buiiding Niil
contain the largest elevator in the
city.
Stowe has representative az the
front in Mexico. Capt Harry o.
Smith. L. 3 T.. son Of Prank y.
Smith OF stowe. Who ls on buard the
United States battIeship Georgia d.
Vera Cruz.
ID. l.. Morgan. former superinten-
dent OF the house OF correetion, Rut-
land. and Mrs. Morgan. have return
ed from Florida. having passed the
winter in ST Petersburg and Jackson
vile. They are now in Pittsford but
will later 20 TO Rutland TO reside
George Partch Of Monkton. who
was thought 10 be improving. has suf
fered an attack OF iockjaw and is
now az the Mary Fletcher hospital
Burlington. Mr.. Partch was injured
when his hose ran away and he was
thrown out. striking on his head and
also iniuriag one hand.
The Oldest couple in ST. Johnsbury
Center. Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Prlngle
observed their birthday anniversaries
on May I aud April 20. respectively.
Mr.. Pringic being 81 years old and
his wife So Both are well and nc.
tive and Mr.. Prlnglo does gardening
for his neighbors.
Sharon has at least one very smart
cat and II belongs 10 the family of
Homer +. Preston. Purry sits by the
riverside until a good looking FISH
sails by. then puts out one paw and
the deed is done. II seldom loses
one and ON May l6 made an extra
quick grab with its right foot and
threw two dace onto the shore.
A purse raised by popular subscrip
ton containing s56s.75 has been pre-.
,rented the widow OF the popular
Barre policeman. George Carl. who
was so badly frozen last winter that
he died. All excepting 81 was con
tribuied by Barre citizens. Mr. Carl
who died February IS. left wife and
scveral small children.
Mrs. A. T. Shepard 10 at the St Al
bans city hospital recovering from
the effects OF carbolic acid which she
drank hy mistake for cough mcdi.
cine Mrs Shepard took the poison
from cupboard in her mothers
home in the dark Her mouth and
lips were burned by the acid A doc
tor was summoned and his prompt
action prevented more serious re-
suits.
A better lighting system even
though II cost little more money. is
the ultimate goal OF the special alder.
manic committee in Rutland named
to work in conjunction with several
city officials. including the mayor TO
make arrangement with the Rutland
Railway Light 4 Power Co, for the
contract to furnish electricity for
lights and power used by the NUM-
cipality.
The Stowe Lumber Co.. has sold its
property in Elmore consisting of
about 1900 acres OF timber land and
the mill at Lake Gilmore TO l.. F.
Senesac. of Gilmore. The company,
which was organized about IL years
ago consists OF A. A. Pike. o. f.
Luce. c. l.. Mcmahon. and r. G. Rob.
inson of Stowe and f. |. Robinson on
Elmore. The company's output has
been about 100000 feet of lumber a
year.
The incorporators OF the Barre
Hotel company have organized by
choosing the following officers:
President, F. d. Ladd; vice-president,
George =. Milne; clerk. w. NJ Hol-
den; treasurer. T.. w. Bisbee; board
Of directors, w. G. Reynolds. p. w.
Hooker. ID. NJ. Miles. John Trow, II.
f. Cutler, with the president and
vice president. George NJ, Bartlett.
a New YORK architect, Is making
plans FOR the new hotel and u rs now
expected that the new building will
be under way by July 1.
"a Civilian rife club 10 BE known AS
the United states Rife Club of ST,
AlBsns. has been formed in that city
through the efforts OF ]. A.. Bvarts. as
sisted by the member Of the drill
team of the Modern Woodmeh OF
America The club has been elected
to membership in the National Rife
association of Washington, and has
received It's charter and all proper
credentials. Tire National Rife as
sociation receives the governmental
sanction and aims al the promotion
81 rife practice throughout the eoun