The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-11

Rutland-The board Of aldermen
here has fixed the poll tax rate at
$2.80.
Burlington-On thousand dollars is
to be expended for a night illumina-
alton program for the Fourth Of July
Rutland-Joseph Feeiey, new head
Of public works, recently appointed to
succeed Donald d. Snyder, resigned,
has assumed his duties.
St Adams AS children were play
ing about the fountain in the park
on Monday one child fell in and had
gone down at least once when James
4 w Cady, who happened to be sitting
in the park, became aware Of the ac-
cident and jumped in after the lad
who will live, although he was in a !
serious condition when rescued
Fairfax 2. Sheldon has given
permission to F. c. Giddings to retain
fawn which recently followed him
to his home Mr.. Giddings found the
/ fawn in a field, and after taking il
/ home the animal was fed and seem
ed to be contented with its surround
/ mgs, so that it will be kept as a pet
as long as the fish and game com.
missioner thinks it advisable. One
was similarly kept in Montpelier
some years ago
st. Johnsbury - Adelbert Peters, |
young son of Mr. and Mrs William |
Peters narrowly escaped death Fri |
day of last week when he caught on |
to an automobile to ride home from |
school and was dragged 80 teet when
he attempted to jump off, After be- |
ing refused permission 70 ride in the /
automobile, he caught onto the run
ming board and in getting OFF the belt |
of his coat caught and held him until |
in going over bump in the road the
jolt threw the youngster free from
the machine. The driver did not know
the boy was on the car.
Principal Raymond Mcfarland an
nounces the election OF Miss Millicent /
l. SwaliieId. industrial secretary of /
the Y. w c, A., at Holyoke, Mass as /
lady principal and head of the music |
department of Vermont academy. For /
| instructor in the violin and other or |
chestra parts Miss Hannah w. Cove !
Of Bellows Falls, has been selected
Miss Cove has had wide experience
In Organizing and conducting orches-
/ tras, having appeared in orchestral
concerts in most Of the larger cities
jof tie country and the eastern PROV
/ nce of Canada.
Montpeier--Dr. Edward b. Clift, Of
Fair Haven has been appointed by
( Gov James HARNESS as a member Of
the Board OF Medical Registration in
place of DR. Edward Kirkland of Bel
lows Falls, deceased
Sharon The residence and barns
Of the Erwin Reynolds estate were
totally destroyed by FIRE Friday of
last week at aIoss OF $4,000, The
cause OF the fire is not known. The
blaze started in the barn There was
nothing saved in the house or barn.
so rapidly did the FIRE spread The.
estate was the former homestead Of
Henry Marsh
Barre-The case of Benjamin Hatch
of Calais, and Edward Daniels, for
merry of MiddlescX. has been filed in
Washington county cOuTS for the pur.
pose Of recovering $1,000 damages, al.
legged to have been received when
their cars collided on the Calais road
last fall Daniels lost his operators
license for a time. Mr. Hatch was in
the hospital
Barre Arthur Deslets was bound
over to Washington county court in
Barre city coart Tuesday on the
charge of burglary by entering the
store Of W y. Smith & Co., where he
was employed, last Friday night and
taking the bag Of change amounting
to $40 The police claim he admitted
his guilt His father furnished bail
, for his appearance in the next term
, of court.
Montpelier Game Wardens Booth
and lsham. of Chittenden county have
! reported to the fish and game com.
missioner at Montpelier tna recently
they seized a 1900 feet gil net in he
j. waters Off the bird sanctuary in Mil
ton where the parties who spread the
net there were planning to take fish
from Lake Champlain. The loss Of
t the net win be no small sum to the
! owners
6 Montpeier-W. c. Hastings, state
. Mrs. WAGNER