The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-18
VERMONT NEWS
Items of fterest from Various Parts
s.l of State.

ftt OF state.
Mrs. F. w. co,son of Hinsdale. N.
H.. coming into Brattleboro in her au-
tomobile. collided with hack on its
way to funeral smashing the steps
TO the hack and dong other damage
to it, She settled with the owner Il
a Ford automobile owned by Hon.
err g. Legsett sof Pohltney and left
standing by him ON Aain street .ip
2 that town, in some way started and
crashed into a milk wagon, owned f9y
j. Richards Of North Poultney. thEoYf
ing out his nine-yearold son and ngin-
ming over him. The child was hnr-
ried to a hospital and on examination
no bones appeared 10 be broken. but
il Is thought he is injured internally.
Lieut.. Franklin Fairbanks Jewetl, a
great grandson Of the late GOV. Eras-
tus Fairbanks OF ST, Johnsbury, has
been reported missing in action since
Sept. 10 Lieut., Jewett enlisted in
I the aviation corps q year ago and has
been training in England for active
service. He is the son of the late
Rev. Henry +, Jewett, well remem.
bered in ST. Johnsbury His wife is
living in Washington at present.
ADr Edward RIon a prominent ply.
stefan ofNNergennes. died AT his home
Monday after an illness OF three
weeks with uephritis and complica-
lions. DR.. Pilon located in Vergennes
in February, 1889 ad had since been
/ kown as very; able physician. He
was exceptionally talented as a must
clan, was a fine pianist and possessed
cultivated tefor voice For q years
he was organist and director of ST.
Peters Catholic church choir. A
brother of the doctor died Oct 4 of in.
finenza.
A number of robberies in South
Wallingford have gone unsolved for
some little time, but since man by
the name OF Gus 'Shippey was arrested
II is thought the matter will be
cleared up. Shippey Is assertion hand
employed by the Rutland railroad and
IS said TO have admitted that he com
miited a number Of the breaks. which
included a sawmill. Roberts store.
Brigham creamery and barn. where
he stole part OF a set of valuable
HARNESS. For more than a year the
robberies have been going on. The
goods taken in some of the breaks
were burned in n fire last fall which
destroyed the shippey home in South
Wallngford, the prisoner stated. Mr..
Shippey. has wife and five children,
all III with the. influenza whom the
man alleges did not know OF his ac.
tons
Edward CslMeIntyre. prominent
business man of Rutland and one who
had been very active in all war drives.
died Tuesday Of pneumonia, following
the grip Mr. Mcintyre was 46 wears
old" young manhood he came to
Rutland from the family home in Dan
by and was employed for a time as
clerk in the Office of Henry F. Field.
at that time state treasurer. then was
engaged lor, number of years In the
Rutland County bank, and later was
employed in newspaper work. He did
much iHf'a real estate business and
was director in the Rutland County
National bank and the Marble Savings
bank he was member of Rutland
lodge +. A. and A. W., Davenport
chapter. Royal Arch Masons, Killing.
ton commandery. Knights TempIar.
and Cairo temple of Shriners. He was
also a member of orian Grotto, and in
this order he was particularly active.
Besides his wife and parents, he
leaves one son, Cecil Mcintyre of
Dandy