The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-04
STATE NEWS

John Stiles, Middlebury druggist,
I recently found in front of his resi-
dence gray mallard duck overcome
by the cold. 1t was taken in and kept
till next day, when il was given its
liberty.
In recent issue of the Boston
| Post was a short story which was
| written by Mrs. Harlow II. Whitney,
of Northfild, which received the first
prize. In recent issue of the Boston
Transcript was a poem by Prof. Ar
thur Peach, of Norwich University.
In about one.half hour $1,000 was
pledged Sunday to pay the debt incur
red by the installation of new heat
ing plant at the Baptist church at
4 Rutland. A comfortable balance is
left in the treasury, the society being
entirely clear of debt
Numerous cases OF vandalism have
occurred at Barre Of late, when valu-
able drawings and blue prints were
destroyed, several stonesheds having
| been broken into. The latest to suf-
fer is the Harrison Granite company,
whose office was rifed Saturday
I night.
beautiful memorial window has
j been consecrated at st. Michae's
| Episcopal Church at Brattleboro,
| placed there by David Willard Of
New York in memory of his parents,
| Henry Cushman Willard and Mary
! Hubbard Field, formerly residents of
| he town.
Newman X. Chaffee of Rutland has
freak egg on which White Wyan-
| iotte hen has been setting. The egg
| three inches long, two and one
'ourth inches in diameter and seven
nd one-half inches in circumference.
The outer shell when broken dis
slosed perfect egg of normal size in
)lace of the yolk
Next to the coolest weather ever
ecorded by the United States wealth
bureau station at Northfild was
hat at o'clock the morning of Feb
uary "a. when the temperature was
3 degrees below zero. The only
me since the local bureau was es
ablished when the weather was cold
was February 5,190S, when the reg
ster was 35 below.
Charles Sims. an Addison county
arm hand. who has been working for
irs. l.. E. Whitford, of Vergennes,
at n hospital in Burlington for
Teatment for frozen feet. His toes
vill have to be amputated and posi-
ly the greater part of each foot
inns went on the ice to Grown Point
/ n recent cold day and started fol-
ONE on foot, when the mercury re.
istered several degrees below zero
Richard Garlic, 14-year-old boy OF
lontpelier, has been in a peculiar
ondition as the result of smelling OF
bottle picked up from the debris al
he Union block, recently destroyed
y fire. A physician diagnosed the
ase as one of cyanide poisoning and
links that the bottle contained po-
assium cyanide used by dentists
| lie is also sure that the boy mus
ave tasted as we'll as smelled OF the
olson to produce the effect of stu
or. The boy is now out of danger
AS c. II. Darling and an assistan
'ere lifting a trunk into the attic in
| barn at the rear of the Riverside on
state street. Montpelier. Saturday
he large eight by eight inch beam
Importing the attic floor broke, pre-
lpitating both men and large guam
lty of household goods to the first
loor Is feet below. Mr.. Deming was
inned under a heavy bureau, with
is weight on his thigh. His helper
umped clear. came quickly to his as
istance and lifted the bureau and
cards resting on Mr.. Deming whose
l light hand and ankle we're badly
ruised. His injuries are not thought
/ be serious however.
| Vernon IT, Crane of Burlington is
| he possesor of atlny ivory micro
cope which was formerly in the pos
ession of Martha Washington and
| 'hich was handed down a long line
negro servants and was finally Civ
| to Mr.. Cranes uncle. Vernon Har
| ington, by a negro employee about
is office. The microscope is about
hree-eights of an inch wide and tn,
lass is excellent as il has large
lagnifying powers for one of it's size
is surrounded by an ivory fran,
nd case. When Mr.. Cranes uncle
vas employed by the government il
Washington, he was given the micro
cope by a very aged negro who was
weeping about the place. The Negro
aid that he had received it from his
lther. to whom it was given by hi:
randfather. who in turn received il
rom Mrs. Washington. by whom h,
vas employed.