The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-07
VERMONT NEWS
Items of Interest From Various
Sections.

Items of Interest From Various
Sections.
DR.. Fred f. Steele, ir., of Waterbury
has been appointed first lieutenant
IN the medical corps
President Thomas of Middlebury
college has LEFT for Camp Zachary
Taylor, Louisville, KY. whefe he Bill
enter the Louisville, .Ky., where he
will enter 'tha army training school
for chaplains and after a eve weeks
course will go overseas. Prof Chas, 4
Baker Wright becomes aeling ptesiA
dent of the college. titt
Rev. Frank A. Stockwell formerly
pastor of the Uniyersalist church in
Morrisville and Miss Mabel L. Durkee,
for several years employed on the
Morrisville Messenger staff, were
married by Rev. G. f. Fortier Sept.
"a Mr. Stockwell has been working
with the Y NJ. c. A. in environments
in this country for some time and
win report Oct at the ehaplan's
training school at Camp Zachary Tay-
Tor, Louisville, Ky Mrs. Stockwell
will make her home in Morrisville for
the time being
Robert J. Walker for 10 years a
member OF the St Adams police force,
recently died at the Sherwood sani-
tarium, following an illness with pneu-
monia. He was one of the star play
ers in the days of the old Franklin
, county baseball league.
REV. T. Z. Mcmahon, a former Brat
tleboro pastor, recently graduated
from the ohaplain's training school at
Louisville, Ky, with the rank OF first
lieutenant. was one OF $50 graduates,
! $50 of whom have been assigned for
overseas duty Lieut. Mcmahon Is at
present visiting short time with
Rev. ]. NJ Brown in Rutland. where
he was engaged as an assistant to
Rev Mr. Brown previous to his en-
listment
The ceremonies which were to have
taken place at The taking over OF
Middlebury college as a military pos
by the government Oct. | were not
carried out owing to the epidemic al
influenza. The college students hav,
been placed under quarantine and the
college grounds are under guard. Will
a number of students acting as guard.
on Main street, to detect anyone whC
may slip through the guard at the
college grounds.
At a meeting of the board of direc
tors of the Chicago and Western In
diana Railway company in Chicago re
Gently G. G. Austin. ir formerly o
ST. Adams, was elected yice-presiden
and general counsel.
According to advices received b,
relatives in Winooski, Lieut.. Henri,
Homeistier Of that place has beer
promoted to the rank of Captain HI
is at present stationed at Camp Han
cock. Ca, where he is taking advanc
ed work in machine gunnery Cap
Homeister has seen service on tn,
battlefield of France.
The Twin State Gas and Electri
Co, Of St Johnsbury has advance
the monthly lighting charge from 5
cents to SlOO
Prof John Whitmore of Concord.
H., has been obliged to give up hi
work as an instructor at Norwicl
university at Mortified and has re
turned to his home
Sergt Stilman Stevens OF the 57tl
pioneers, which has been stationed a
Spartanburg S. c., has been dischar
ed from overseas duty and has re
turned to his home in Mortified.
. There were l49 new case OF the gri
reported TO The health authorities a
st. Johnsbury Tuesday Previous t
this, there had been 997 cases re
ported
Misses Kate A. Moran. r. n. an
Josephine A, Diette. r. n, both o
whom are graduates from the BrighI
look hospital at St Johnsbury an
have been practicing in that place TO
some time, have enlisted in the Re
Cross service. They recently left 70
the United States army hospital a
s Fort Myers, Virginia. where they hav
been assigned to duty.
The horse barns OF N. c. Vidito O
Jetfersonville were saved from bein
! destroyed by fire early Tuesday NOR
ing by the quick response OF the vi
lage people, the alarm being give
over the telephone Smoke was di.
covered in the hay NOV, the origi
of the. fire is unknown.