The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-18
VERMONT NEWS
Items of Interest from Various Part
Of The State

Items of Interest from Various Parts
Of The State
The Northern Vermont Fish and
Game club held its annual banquet at
the Newport House Friday evening.
125 members being present
Nineteen individuals have applied
for liquor licenses in Montpelier
Twenty-one applications have been
made in Barre and Ave in Mortified.
The examination for postmaster at
Rutland, scheduled for April 10, has
been cancelled. The reason for this
is not known and Postmaster Meldon
has refused to comment on the ac-
ton of the commission. II probably
means that Mr.. Meldon will continue
as postmaster.
Frank Rafter of Burlington, owner
and conductor Of the Willard Stone
Quarry on Shelburne road, is at the
Mary Fletcher hospital in a serious
condition as result OF a fall from a
fight of stairs in the rear of the
New City Hotel. conducted by George
LaFrance, on Main street.
Harvey Hersey, formerly mayor of
Barre, died in Burlington Thursday
at the home Of his niece, Mrs. Fl. l..
Ford. He had been in poor health
for long period He was born in
Calais in 1890, and about 80 years Of
his life were spent in Barre.
The state board of health has dis
tributed 1000 HealthA First Readers
among school children under 10 years
Of age who have earned memberships
in the Modern Health Crusade. II.
W. Slocum, secretary Of the State An
ti.Tuberculosis association. says the
demand for these readers exceed the
supply.
The Burlington Rendering Co.. will
hold its fourth and final sale Of furs
about May l. Spring muskrats will
be the only furs offered at this sale.
These skins are very high just now 4
number are bringing about Sl.75 and
the poorer goods less. AT recent
sale in Boston the company disposed
Of 1000 worth of skins.
David L. BARRIERS house in Benson
caught fire a few days ago in room
upstairs lighted match left in an
ash tray was the cause. The fire eX.
tended to the bed nearby and burned
it up. Help was summoned and the
house was saved By hard WORK and
much water which did a good deal OF
damage. Mrs. BARRIERS hands were
badly burned
At the L. b. House farm in Berlin
Thursday afternoon an auction sale
of 20 head OF registered Holstein and
Ayrshire stock was disposed of at
good prices G. H. Bigelow paid the
highest price. which was 1925; Waldo
Farrar Of Montpelier purchased ;
! granddaughter OF the $4,000 bul
named King Segis Pontiac Alcapra
5 for $3.50.
Albert Brunette Of Burlington. VIII,
is employed at the power plant hous
at the Gorge broke through the foo
and fell 20 feet into the deep waite
+, below while engaged in fixing a slut
fng box. No help was at hand an
NJ Brunette was ohlisod 10 swim o.
fully five minutes in the icy waite
before he Wa rescued As a resu
Of his long exposure he is unable t
= use his left arm at present
= The secretary OF state Office has r.
: ceived notice from Bellows Falls tia
u c. II. Parker Of that town has bee
, convicted in the municipal court ther
Il on the charge OF using number plate
y which were not ASSIGNED to him an
h that he was fined $50 for the offens
It appears that he took the plate
from a car which had been license
=. and was standing in a garage an
! then used them on his own, Parker
"a car.
s Ruel X. Thayer, for several year
n manager of the Tip-Top farm in Yves
Is minister. is now connected with Il
o management Of the 400.acre farm /;
n Buzzards Bay, Mass, known as Il
X Bay End farm He has charge Of II
is poultry department Mr. Thayer
a. graduate of the Vail Agricultur
v. school at Lyndonville and has bee
+. for several years engaged in raisir
IF and marketing poultry He is Sc
G. rotary of the Connecticut Walk
IS Poultry association.