The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-10-05
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.


II Vermont Supreme Court.
The Vermont Supreme court will open Il
Montpelier, October 0. Here Is the list of case
J. by counties and the order in which they will
come; Remington, 10; Windham, ! Frank
lin, B; Grand Isle, /: Orleans, 3 Rutland, 10
= Addison, 81 Lamoille, 81 Essex, l; Caledonia
20; Windsor, 49, Orange, I; Chittenden, 10
Washington. H.. The Washington county
. court now In session will take recess unit
/, the session of the Supreme court Is over
I Vermont Librarians.
During the 18th annual gathering of the
American Library association at Lake Placid
last week the librarians from the Green Noun
] tain State formed an association and elected
the following officers: President, Miss {
Hagar of the Fletcher Free Library at Bur-
lington; secretary, Miss M l. Titcomb of the
< Rutland Free Library; treasurer II r Bar.
mum fiji the Billings Library, Burlington. A
meeting of the Vermont society will be held
in Burlington. October II, when 1t is expected
that all the libraries in the state will be rep
resented.
The Accident Record.
VIM Bethel of Burlington fell from ladder
last week and broke one of his arms.
Felix Chauvin of Shelburne, fell from an
apple tree Saturday, cutting cash in his head
over his right eye necessitating several stitches
. to close the wound.
finger of his left hand Friday afternoon by
getting it caught between the cogs of a now
ing-machine wheel.
Stanley Greene of st. Adams, accidentally
shot his hand off while hunting Saturday. He
Is employed at the St. Adams Messenger Of
fee.
Bert, the 17-year-old son of Il. C. Young of
Brandon, was badly injured Thursday Ly the
accidental discharge of a shotgun. His face
was filled with powder and his eyes some
what injured.
Mrs Seth wood of Taftsville was called to
Keene by the sickness of her grandson, and
she and her husband started for the depot at
Hartland. AS they were going up the Finley
hill, one of the tugs broke, the horse SHE'D.
throwing both of them out, bruising Mr. Wood
badly, and breaking both of Mrs Woods arms
below the elbows, and scratching her face
quite severely.
Herbert Munger of Benson, who cut his left
arm by coming in contact with circular saw
Fripay had to submit to its amputation. Mr.
Munger never rallied from the effects of the
operation. He died at 5 O'Clock Saturday
morning, aged 81 years. He is survived by his
father and mother, two sisters and four
brothers. He was hard working, indus
trious man of good habits. The funeral SER
vices were held Monday at o'clock in the
Congregational church, Rev E Hitchcock
officiating.
| Illegal Voting.
Harry Hoadley, of West Rutland, has been
indicted for voting in two towns at the last
state election, arrested, and lodged in the
House of Correction. Hoadley is said to have
voted at West Rutland shortly after the polls
opened and then deove to Wells, where, it is
reported, he voted in the afternoon. 1t is al
so claimed that he voted the entire ticket in
both towns, the state, county and town.
Hoadley is Democrat. and it is said that his
name was placed on the check list at Wells by
the Democratic candidate for town represent
tative. He left the state Immediately after the
election and has been staying in Granville, N.
Y, ever since. He went to Fair Haven to
attend the fair and was seen in the crowd by
an officer.
Fire Record.
Early Friday morning a house on Marble
street at West Rutland was burned to the
ground. The house was the property of Miss
NJ A Purcell and was insured. A building be-
longing to Mrs G Brodeur and occupied by a
milliner's shop was so badly damaged that it
is practically useless. Both the goods and
houses were insured.
The residence of j III DOnnelly of Ver-
gennes caught fire near the chimney Monday
night. The tiremen were prompt and the fire
was speedily eXtinguished. The second alarm
was for the reminding of the first fire by the
wind.
The alarm of fire at l5 Sunday morning
proved to be at butchers fly factory, at st.
Adams. but the prompt response of the fire
companies resulted in the quick subJection of
the flames. The loss is about 5000, covered by
insurance. This is the fifth time that the
building has been fired, and the third time
this year. 1t is clearly the work of incen-
diaries.
The barn on the Downer place in Williston
was burned Friday. The barn, hay and
grain, harnesses, tools and two horses were
destroyed. The place is owned by Assistant
Engineer George F. Munson of Williston and
Is occupied by his brother, Jehial Munson.
The buildings and contents were insured for
S215 in 7. S. Peck's agency.
Notes.
The result of the meeting of the Y. NJ. C. A.
in Montpelier recently is the pledgng of S400.
and 30 young men are ready as members, for
an organization.
Paul Barber of Pownal. accompanied by
John Barney Wright, an old hunter, visited a
bear trap early Saturday morning that the
former had set a few days before. In it they |
found large female bear. After considerable |
difficulty she was killed and brought to Pow
nal. The bear weighed 80 pounds, the skin
alone weighing A pounds. This is the Both
bear that Mr. Wright has captured within
radius of as many rods on East mountain. 1t
is the first one he has caught this year.
The store of w. p. Mattisen II Co., at So.
SALISBURY was entered by burglars Friday
night, the safe blown open with dynamite and
800 taken. The noise of the explosion awoke
one of the firm living close by, and he went
out to see what it was. He saw light in the
store and forms of men moving about. He
went back to the house and got a gun and
aroused some of the neighbors. As they
reached the store two men were
seen hurrying up the road toward Ben
nington. In the inside compartment of the
safe, which was not opened, was the entire
cash sales of the week. Entrance was effect
ed through window. Appearances indicate
that the BURGLARS were professionals.
Before Justice Barber, in John w. Gorden's
Office at Barre Thursday, Nathaniel Chamber
lain was fined 50 and costs for breach of
the peace in an assault upon Hiram Martin.
The two men who are over 60 years of age,
are neighbors and have had difference for
some time over the lines between their adjoin-
ing properties. The affair eliminated
Thursday in the trial of Chamberlain for
Ratchet over Martins head.
Oliver Larose, arrested last spring on the
,harge of having wounded two boys in Ben
'On with shot gun, was released Saturday
rom the hOIIse of correction no Indictment