The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-26
STATE NEWS


appraiser fled at Brooklyn on the es.
tate left by Daniel G. Wild, native
of Rcyalton and an uncle of Elisha
and Porter Perrin of Montpelier,
shows total of s267,350S7. His
death occurred February IA. His
widow and son share the estate, ex-
cept for small requests.
The bill brought by D. p. Wright of
Westminster and others for the pur-
pose OF stopping the establishment of
a village at Yves minister has been
dismissed by Chancellor W. W. Miles
The suit has been pending in chan
Gerry since January. 1908. in order to
raise the vlidity of the steps taken
there to organize the village Of
Westminster.
w. ]. Corbett. who is in a camp in
Williamsville, saw large black
wolf pass within a few feet of his
shack one day recently When he
saw the animal passing he thought it
TO be large dog, but when he went
outside and spoke it turned and
snarled at him. Three shots were
fired at it. but without effect The
animal was very thin.
a flock OF about 100 redpolls were
seen Friday in the southern part of
Burlington by two members of the
Arboretta Walking club. These Are
tic birds are irregular winter visitors,
as their southern journeys depend
upon the supply of food in the far
north.
Several prisoners at the Caledonia
county Jail at st. Johnsbury have
been employed on outside work earn
ing a good sum for themselves and
81 day for the state Sheriff Wort
EN- recently turned into the State
treasury $344 for work done by pris.
oners between June and December.
and had paid in $72 before that.
None of the prisoners has violated
confidence placed in him
Charles d. Bone OF Wells is the
latest claimant to fame as an inven-
tor of n perpetual motion machine,
said to be founded on the principa.
of self-locking and unlocking locks.
At present he is making his working
model for submission to the patent
office His story is corroborated by
his wife, both of them being respect
ed citizens OF Wells and OF unques.
toned yeracity
At the annual dinner Of the Brat
tleboro board of trade Friday eve
ming Charles s. Crosby introduced a
resolution protesting against the sep
aration of the New Haven and Bos-
ton and Maine railroads. The re-.
olation was adopted Clark G. Fi,ss
prophesied that the railroads of New
England will soon be electrified.
A movement to advertise Lake
Bomoseen has been begun by the var
iOus railroads and Hudson river boat
lines and transportation companies
have offered to bear the principal
part of the expense. but all interest
ed in the lake resort are asked TO con
tribute something. II will be boom
ed as summer resort for those who
enjoy fishing. motor boating and bath
ing more extensively than ever at
tempted before.
a weights and measure inspector
has been going the rounds in Barre
during the past two days, and he re-
ports that in one store he found a gal
Ion measure which was one-half
pint short of the required capacity.
The measms had been used in selling
kerosene and the storekeper dis
claimed all knowledge of the meas
ure being short. In another store a
measuring machine was found 10 be
inaccurate, and arrangements were
made TO have the machine shipped
back to the factory to be rectified.
Mrs. Marinda Rebecoa Dodge OBJ
served the 95th anniversary of her
birth Saturday at The home OF her
son, Don II. Dodge in Montpelier
where she resides Mr. Dodge died
% years ago. Mrs. Dodge has Nv,
sons and two daughters. Don Dodge
of Montpelier and Dr. J. 5. Dodge.
formerly OF Warren. but now Of Cuba
and two daughters Mrs. n. III. TEN
pleton Of North Montpelier and Mrs.
Alexander Dingwall OF East Mont
pelier. She has is grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren.