The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-12
STATE NEWS

man who recently attempted suicide
in Burlington by shooting, has de-
yeloped tetanus and is in a serious
condition at the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai.
A two-headed calf was born recent
ly at the James Brock farm in New
bury. It did not live, but the two
perfectly formed heads came from a
neck but slightly larger than that
usually found on normally formed
calves.
Miss Belle Willard, daughter of
Joseph E. Willard, ambassador to
Spain, whose engagement to Kermit
Roosevelt is announced, is the grand
daughter of the Vermonter who went
to Washington, d. c., and made a for
tune in real estate and owned the
famous Willard hotel.
Although she pitched over the rail-
ing of a second story veranda, Mrs.
Alexander Murray, of Barre. marvel
ously escaped death. She slipped on
ull IVY DOulA anu hdb IlCClUlidltu ~
feet to the ground, landing on pile
of ashes. Not bone was broken, al
though those who rushed to her as
sistance expected to find her dead
An inquest concerning the myster-
ious death of Henry Crowel was be-
gun at Hyde Park Thursday by
States Attorney NJ. p. Maurice A
partial report from the state labora-
tory revealed the fact that traces of
paris green were found in the stom-
ach, liver and brain of the dead man
and that the poison had reached
them at least two hours before death.
Application for the appointment of
receiver for the New England Far
mer company was made in Chancery
court at Montpelier Wednesday after
noon by the Capital City Press
through its manager, Charles Parker
it being set forth In the petition THAI
tho Farmer company was owing
$500 to the Capital City Press tor
work done. in addition to which
there We're, it was alleged $500 9th
er debts
Without cent Of money to expend
for current expenses in the month
of February. and without the power
to contract bills for that month the
Montpelier city council has voted to
call a special city meeting Tuesday
evening, January 27, for the purpose
OF securing authorization from the
voters to borrow sufficient money
from the sinking funds to pay the
city laborers during February and 10
cover ether current expenses.
Verne L. Joslyn. who died in Sac
ramento, Cal, was born in Williston
80 years ago. He was a successful
and prominent newspaper man, both
in the West. Middle West and East.
In 1893. when only Is years old, he
was sent by The San Francisco Call
10 Honolulu and represented that
paper there at the time of the de
thronement of Queen Liliuokllani
His last position was news editor of
The Los Angeles Record. Mr.. Joslyn
is survived by his wife. who was
Mrs. James {. Logins of Burlington.
The trustees Of Barre City Hospi.
tai met recently and adopted a res
olution conveying the thanks OF th
trustees and the people OF the city t.
Ira c. Calef OF Washington for HI.
offer of $4,000 towards the building
fund Of the institution providing
enough is raised to bring the to,al up
to 100000 1t was also voted by he
trustees that they endeavor to raise
the required amount In order 10 nc
complsh this, an organized campaign
ments can be made. Another meet
ing of the trustees will take place
Wednesday night to consider the de
tails Of the proposed campaign. A
thorough canvass of Barre City and
Barre Town are planned.
An interesting chart showing the
decrease in typhoid cases in Burling-
ton since the installation of the NJ
AAbNlbu fioill HAS b6tu NOutpiAtu "
w. H. Wilson. engineer of the filtra-
ton department. This chart shows
that in 1898 there were 90 cases OF ty-
phoid. l6 of them before the iiltra-
ton plant commenced operations and
four after. In 1909 there were 25
cases, % of them while the plant was
out of order. In 1910 there were ~
cases. seven of them among boys
who had been swimming at the south
end of the breakwater near the
mouth of the sewer. In 1911 there
were seven cases all of which origi.
mated outside the city. In 1912 there
were four cases. all of foreign origin.
1913 there were three cases, all OF
foreign origin.