The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-10
Suicide Mt Mammalian.

George T. Wilkinson, aged ~, of Montpelier
hung himself In the chamber of the barn con
ncctcd with the residence on Berlin side. II,
has lived in the family OF his fa,hcrn law, J "
smith, for the past IL years, but recently MI
smith, because of the iii health OF his wife, lei
the place to parties and was to break up house
Keeping and board, thereby making 1t neces
sary for MIR Wilkinson to arrange for other nc
commodations. Sunday about y O'Clock he told
his wife that he would go ont to the barn and
look over some of his effects, preparatory 10
packing, and that he would have the team ready
about TO- to carry herself and mother 10
church as usual. When the time arrived his
wife, thinking that In his prcoccupation he bad
forgotten them sent her little nephew to cal
MIN and he found his uncle hanging to one of
the raftcrs. The deceased was nm cmployc of
the Lane manufacturing company works, and
Is said to he orth considerable property. He
leaves wife, four sisters, u brother ana an
aged father.
New Sort of windIc.
young man calling himself James Abram
Warren was arrested In Rutland, April l, on
the charge of obtaining money under false pre-
fences. Warren got Into the good graces of the
Young Mems Christian Association. Obtaining
from an artist the names of well known ladies in
Rutland he began canvass for tickets 10 n
series of fine art lectures, or discussions" rs
he termed them. explained that the discus
sions would be held ut Baxter Hail. that there
would be no admission fee, and that those only
who held cards would be admitted. He charged
500 FOR the course, and his pleasing address
ana clever conversation on art matters enaDlcu
him to drive quite u business for time. At
least thirty ladies paid him $3.50 each for card.
lie had played similar game In Saratoga and
= lbany. Suspicion was aroused, he was watched
and the observations of the officers, with infor'
nation that came from Saratoga, led to his ar.
rest and confession.
AT the target practice by the guards IN the
armory ut st Johnsbury Monday night of last
week someone by mistake put a ball cartridge
in his gun and In some way when the gun was
discharged the ball lodged in the calf Of l. 5
Morris leg, inllicting 4 serious wound. Morris
was earned to his home In Paddock's village.
The council of the Junior Order of United
America Mechanics has been organized in Rut-
land. There were 81 names in the charter APP
p'ication. II will be known AS Gen Baxter coun
ell, No2.
VIII Blakebrougl of Brooktield met with q
singular accident last week. which Is proving
quite n serious affair. He and his hired man
were IN the shed splitting chunks with slcdges
Il splinter of iron To fly off, which entered his
left arm below the elbow. He allowed the
splinter to remain in his arm until the next day,
when a doctor proUcd for 1t and removed it.
Since then his arm has been badly swollen and
he has been seriously i'll.
There are rumorS of another sensational di
yorce case in Barre which II one suit is brought
viii make two suits, us it is understood that the
husband has threatened to bring the suit and
name Il well known young man as co rc5pondent
md the wife will do the same thing and name
prominent young lady a correspondent. In
he mean while there may also he suits for
SANDER growing out OF the family row.
The new administration of Burlington, with
u II Peek for mayor was inauguratet Monday
81 Adams i to have Il paid lire department
lftcr after May 10th.