The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-18
VERMONT NEWS


The fair ground committee a 81
lohnsbury having in charge a Fourth
of July celebration has offe ed $500
for three good horse races and is 10
engage two strong bail teams Tor a
contest.
Thirty years OF Odd Fellowship
EeTe celebrated In Barre. common
-ating the institution Of Hiawatha
lodge. No. 20 in 1854. Alfred ).
pinkerion OF Worcester. Mass. was
the chief speaker. The founders OF
the ledge we're awarded jewels
Twelve members Of "A. Company of
Montpelier. Y. \. C.. went 10 the top
Of Camel's Hump on Sunday. They
went by tain TO North Duzbuy and
then footed" IL. the time occupied
from the railroad station TO the top
Of the Hump being two hours and 50
minutes.
Two valuable cows belonging 20
Bert Smith OF Cabot were instantly
killed by a tree falling on the electric
WIRE which b.oke and lodged on
wire fence. where the COWS reached
under for feed, the fence being charg-
ed 90 heavily with electricity as 20
cause their death instantaneously.
According to the grand list alb
stract filed by the assessors with the
Barre city treasurer there are 1857
taxable polls. an increase of lS7
over 1913. There are increases in
the real estate and polls. while the
returns show a falling on OF a few
hundred dollars in the real estate.
Capt. William Warren Rockwell
died Saturday evening at 9 o'clock at
the Mary Fletcher hospital, Burllng-
ton. following an operation perform
ed there last Monday evening for
acute appendicitis. He had been In
his usual health until week ago
Sunday. when he suffered a severe a.
tack OF appendicitis. Capt Rockwell
who was in his 56th year. spent prac-
tically all his life on Lake Champlain
and Lake George ana was widely
known.
Martin Ryan. the youth who rob
bed the cottages at starr Farm beach
last winter, the Belding store at
Ethan Allen park in Burlington in
May and who was finally arrested in
the act of robbing the Wolcott store
M Colchester sometime later, for
which crime he was sentenced 10 the
state industrial school at Nergennes
and from which institution he escap-
ed about two weeks ago, has been
captured again.
George Burton Han. aged 20 years.
died Saturday in Mortified after a
years illness with Briehts disease
and complications. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon. Mr.. Hall had
been a lifelong resident OF RoXbury
and was prominent in that town. hav
ing been town clerk for many years.
He was veteran of the Civil war.
having been a member of the 9th Ne-
mont and also of the 18th United
States regulars. In fraternal life, he
was affiliated with the Masonic and
Odd Fellows lodges.
The roof garden of the Hotel Yer
mont, Burlington, had a successful
opening Saturday evening Tor the
| summer season of 1914. About IS at
tended the opening. There was an
excellent program by Bar.on's orches
| ira. which played also for dancing,
fer which there is 2 large space at
the north end. the tile promenade be
ing likewise used. Tho grill occupies
as usual, the south end of the garden
and is very beautifully decorated II
Is under the supervision of an eXpc e,
chef and large corps of walters
There will be dancing on the ROOF
every nigh. except sundays, with
music by Bartons orchestra.
| Or. Anton Applcmann. profcsso- OF
German language and literature ai
the University OF Vermont, left Bur
lngton for Boston Monday to take
the steamship Cleveland for the
fatherland. Dr. Arplemann has been
a. the university 70 nearly tive
years II is understood that posit
ions of professor of German languag
es and literature have been offered
him In the University of Pepnsylvan
ia and in Ohio State colleges, but he
prefers to retu to odd Vermont
next year.