The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-20
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Happenings In the State That Arc
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Happenings In the State That Arc
Worth Reading. Il
4Hardwick-Joe Ba1chum of Orleans \
lost his automobile here last Saturday
night when he tried to bump ever the /.
Standard Oil tank and today he lost /
his license. Secretary Of State Black /
suspended his license indefinitely I
Batchum aud Fred Michael were com
ing down steep hill just outside Of /
lIardwiCk and instead of making the
turn at the bottom they ran straight I
ahead until they were stopped sudden.
ly By the oil tank A hole was pune
tured in the tank through which the
contents of fine tank. began to leak
and the gas had to be pumped out to
save it. The ear was flattened like
an accordion and was wider than it
was long. Both men were injured
but so far as known no bones We're
broken. AN Investigation is under
waysto HetArmheslf the car was be
ing Operated w anything stronger
than gasoline.
Burlington----Frank Krischker OF
North ave, was arrested about
o'clock Saturday night on Il charge
of intoXication. Kr,schker it is al
logged. was smoking in bed, and set
the bed on fire A call for the fire
apparatus was sent to station one and
the American LaFrance truck re-
sponded. After the conditions had
been ascertained, it was first thought
that Krischker had been severely
burned. and call was sent to the po-
lice station for the ambulance. When
the police arrived, they proceeded to
take Krischker to Jail for intoXica-
ton. When Police officer Fraser VA
taking Krischker to the patrol wag-
on Krischker's father struck Fraser
on the back with an iron pipe. Police
and tiremen on the scene quickly in7
teryened and Krischker was loaded
into the patrol and taken to the chit
tenden county jail in that city where
he was lodged for safe keeping.
Burlington 1Leoh Cardinal of Cath
crime stSeet, sl4akaside9 Suffered a
painful injury Saturday '@hen work
ing on a saw A piece Of wood few
and hit him in the jaw causing his
sot of upper false teeth to fall nearly
cutting his tongue off
Grand Isle--Warren Donaldson, 43
years old, this place, was taken vlo-
lcntly ill while motoring home from
dance in South Hero, about three
o'clock Saturday morning, with his
wife, her brother-in-law and sister,
Mrs. Percy Livingston, and upon be-
ing taken from the auto to the liv-
ingston's veranda died there before a
physician could be summoned.
Rutland-The Rutland county bar
association held meeting here Fri
day afternoon and Miss, Ella NJ. Bal
lous a former court reporter, who re
trcd from service at the close of the
last& September term of court, was 4
guest Of honor. During the meeting
Attorney SIC Jones, ilYhehalf OF the
association; presented to Miss l3alleu
a purse of $3.50 in gold. For 95 wears
sho was court reporter almost continu
ously, and besides serving the Rut
land county court was also reporter
in Addison county court for a number
rf you're 80 sS~ t 4aN
Montpclier-The automobile OF
Charles Buzzi was considerably dam
aged Sunday evening when he was
driving it along the road between
East Montpelier and Montpelier. Ap
parently he cndeavored to round a
curve too fast with the result that one
side of his car scraped along AZ
granite wall ~
East Clarendon-Thc trail commit
tee of the Green Mountain Club has
established the first open camp
about ono mile east Of East Clarcn
don. The next one will be opened OF
Memorial day on the Wallingford
gulf road Guide posts have beer