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    THIS BOMB WAS A SWEET ONE

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    ​At 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. Mary E. Lapham of No. 46 East 67th Street received a parcel.

    At 3 o’clock Inspector Owen Eagan was plunging the package in the bathtub.

    And at 4 o’clock, after an hour’s gentle handling of the parcel, he brought forth its contents, a bottle of preserved fruits.

    Mrs. Lapham is the widow of John L. Lapham, a broker.
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    TOP OF MT. TABOR SLIDES OFF WITH ROAR DURING STORM

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    JULY 23, 1925.
    The Rutland Herald

    Deluge, Following Cloudburst, Causes Avalanche Which Hurls Itself Down Mountain.
    LEAVES PATH OF RUIN
    Trees Are Uprooted, Crops Are Damaged, Bridge Crushed and Highways Torn Up

    With a roar that could be heard for miles a section of Mount Tabor 15 rods wide and a mile long slide from its age old moorings at noon today following a cloudburst near the summit.
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    HANDSOME MEMORIAL. PRESENTED TO DANBY BY VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY, TO BE UNVEILED TODAY—HISTORICAL SERVICES IN CHURCHES TOMORROW

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    ​THE TROY RECORD.
    August 26, 1911

    The dedication of the handsome fountain presented to Danby, Vt., by the Village Improvement society, and to which Mrs. K. T. Griffith contributed $250, which was scheduled for last evening, was postponed until today, owing to the inclement weather. The corn roast, which was to take place last night, was also postponed until this evening.
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    THREE DAY FISHING TRIP

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    A Worcester Party’s Experiences in Vermont Forest Wilds.

    Captain David M. Earle and Edward B. Dolliver returned Friday evening from a three days’ fishing trip to Danby, Vt. The severe storm interfered with the fun with the rod, and only allowed a few hours’ fishing, but they had a jolly good time and caught a large quantity of trout in the short time allowed.
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    TROUT PRESERVES

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    The Rutland Herald
    Monday, June 13, 1898.
    Work of Enlarging the Hatchery of S. L. Griffith, Mount, Tabor

    The Bennington and Rutland road will soon begin building a railroad station at what is known as the south end in Mount Tabor. It will be called Griffith’s station. The ground has been graded and the now station will stand near the hatchery and trout preserves of Silas L. Griffith.
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    ‘SUPERMAN’ SILAS GRIFFITH’S LEGEND LIVES AT DANBY’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE PARTY

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    ​“You know that Annie Rothman’s on to something with her book on Silas Griffith,” said Billy Beauregard at the close of the annual Silas, Griffith Christmas Tree party here Tuesday night.

    “Silas was a good man and this was a wonderful thing that he did,” he said, referring to the lumber baron’s will, which left money for an annual Christmas celebration.