The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-06

NcHl uVuFy showers.
A child, playing with matches, start
ed fire In Burlington that did $500
damage to the house OF Mrs. Ella
Shipman.
Butterfeld G. Co. OF Derby Line
have posted notices announcing a gen.
oral wage reduction OF 20 per cent for
their employees, beginning Sept. /.
Fire destroyed large barn in st.
.'ohnsbury Center belonging to Joseph
Tower Monday, the origin being UNI
known. One horse was badly burned,
NortNhelds supply OF ice has near.
been sold out on account of the ex-
IRENE weather this summer and deal.
ers are looking about for enough to
complete the season.
Mrs. Laura Douglass OF Morrisville,
who will be 50 years old next Febru
airy, has just returned from an auto
trip OF over $50 miles through Yer
mont and Massachusetts.
There is so much reckless driving
in the vicinity OF White River juno
tlon and Lebanon that officers on both
sides OF the Connecticut river are CO.
operating in the matter Of enforcing
the automobile laws.
The barn in Lunenburg, owned by
John Kenney was struck by lightning
Friday and was burned with all its
contents. The family were away. but
neighbors saved one barn and the
house, There was small insurance.
The Congregational church at Wind
ham has extended call to Rev, w. T.
Bissel OF West Townshend to serve
as pastor OF that church and also Of
the Baptist church in South Wind
ham, providing the latter church will
concur.
II has already been decided that vot
ers next spring in Rutland will be
given an opportunity to vote on the
question as to the advisability of
providing municipal swimming
place. The Rotary club has taken the
matter up.
Raymond Grfiit, and Hiram Tom
linson OF Bolton while picking black
berries if3 Bolton Notch recently
found the safe that was stolen from
Randolph station short time ago.
1t was reported detective found IT,
which was mistake.
Pasquale Cioni. Is years OF age, aud
his cousin. p. Ciohi. the same age,
were sentenced in Rutland to serve
the remainder OF their minority in the
industrial school in Vergennes for
taking two $40 bills and two 80 bills
from tho pocket of Arthur Paul while
he was swimming in Otter Creek.
Sentence was suspended and the boys
we're put on probation
The Buick touring car of +. A. and
IE. r. Fox OF Rutland and National
touring car. owned and driven by lisa
dor Simonds OF New York. collided on
the road leading up the east side OF
Sherburne mountain Tuesday. Dam
ages estimated at $500 we're done to
the Buick and the owners have at.
tached the other machine to cover
the damages. 1t is asserted that
Smonds was on the wrong side OF
the road.
John Young of Alburg lost his large
motorboat Saturday night when re-
turning from Rouses Point, The motor
backhred through the carhuretor, set
ting fire to the woodwork and all OF
the hull burned to the waters edge
and the engine and rest of the struc
ture sank. With Mr. Young were his
brother. Nelson, and Frank Degreche
who jnmpcd overheard with lifebelt'
on. They were picked up by boat
from Rouses Point and brought home
G. Leland Green, for several years
head OF the state agricultural schoo
at Randolph Center later engaged II
war work overseas and since return
ing being an instructor at the Berry
| boys school in Mt Berry Ga, ha'
now been made principal at thl
school Here, the mountain whte
are educated and there is studen
body Of about 500, with faculty AM
working force of more than so per
sons. There are nearly two scor,
buildings connected with the schoo
and 5000 acres of land is owned b,
the school, 1000 acres of which is II
cultivation. Mr. Green oversees tn
entire project. q