Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-20

'Ach' SHaIlcS "A. IrOuty OF Newport
mas Just been re-appointed member of
the Interstate Commerce commission.
New York and Manchester parties
VIII soon open large game preserve,
taking IN all of Equinox Mountain,
ana also organize a large sportsmen'
cluD. The mountain will be stocked
with game and the streams with fish.
While walking along the railroad
tracks at Wallingford Monday night,
FRED Stewart, a farmer, was struck by
train and instantly killed. Stewart,
VINO IS very deaf, could not hear the
tfaln that was approaching.
James IL. Brock of MONTPELIER, has
been appointed and duly commissioned
sergeant-at- for term ending
November 30, 1902, TO fill the Office
made vacant by the death of Truman
Z, Phinney. The salary of the SER
geant-at-arms is $50 a year, during
session he receives in addition the
same pay as members of the legislature.
Edward B. Levendel, 12-year- son
of John Levendel of Barre, was in
stantly killed Tuesday by being run
over by passenger train on the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad The
boy was attempting to board the train
at the station and slipped on some ice
and was pitched headforemost under
the moving train.
Mt Sinai Temple of fthe Mystic
Shrine held its annual meeting and
banquet at Montpelier Friday. Eleven
candidates walked the hot sands, max
ing total membership of 933. During
the evening DR.. jackson, the retiring
potentate, was presented with hand
some jewel insignia. The Shriners
voted as customary to devote 500 for
charity purposes at Christmas time.
United States Marshall Fred 4.
Field will sell at auction December %
107 Copper Island sealskins, which
were seized at Swanton recently for
non payment of duties This seizure
is also a part of the big smuggling OPP
erations which have been going on for
some time and for which the govern
ment officials have been keeping an eye
out.
The eleventh annual session of the
Vermont Dairy School will open at
Burlington January 18th, and will last
four weeks. The school will be con
Quoted on the same lines as hitherto,
teaching the science and art of butter
making in all its branches by lecture,
text book, laboratory, and by actual
work with separators, churn and but
ter workers. The names of two ladies
are already enrolled in the class for the
coming session.
1t is said that the state of Vermont
n tha cpl1rt Of claims
at Washington to recover a consider
able sum on account of money eXpend-
ed during the civil war in the equip
ment of troops. The federal govern
mcnt pledged itself to reimburse the
states for expenses incurred in this
work. As Vermont did not have sufli-
cient money in the state treasury bonds
were sold to raise the necessary funds.
After some years the principal of these
bonds was paid but the government
held that it could not pay interest
money and although the claim was
pressed for interest it was of no avail.
Favorable decisions having been re-
Gently rendered by the courts to sey-
eral other states, Vermont authorities
will now try their suit.
The Senate steering committee Tues
day gave Mr.. Dillingham; better as
signments, probably, than any other
senator of his length of service. lie
was moved up nearer the chairman OF
the District of Columbia committee,
was made chairman of the committee
on transportation routes to the sea-
board. continued on Indian depreda-
lions and given new appointments on
the committee on privileges and elec-
tions, committee on territory ana the
committee on postotfices and post
roads. Senator Proctor was already so
we'll fixed in the committees because
of his long and conspicuous service IN
tbe Senate. that his condition could
hardly be improved, but his status
was somewhat improved by Tuesday 5
appointments in that he goes nearer
/ the chairman.