Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-15

anu new marble floor, in alternate scr.
ions OF white and variegated, has been
frof N A Wbitehill Of White River
junction mas presented to school district
NOV D, 10 Ryegate, library of choice
JOCKS. ms district is the one he attend
ed when boy.
Lewis e Parkef's house and barn near
war River were burned to the ground
Win an their contents, Sunday night
me whole village turned out to fight the
iire, the cause of which is unknown.
The Central Vermont Railway com.
pany has notified the Quebec Southern
that lnterlocking switches must immcd
lately be placed where its line intersect
the Central Vermont line at Ibervile.
George Brown, age about 80 years,
gum picker. living near Island Pond, is
raVlng maniac and has been taken to
waterbury asylum. He refuses 20 eat
ana has to be tied to his bed and
shackled..
A large deposit of mica has been
discovered on the farm of Alonzo Es-
tabrook in Shelburre. The deposit,
according to ge loeists and mica ex-
reIts, is undoubtedly ore Of the most
valuable in the United States.
About 10000 gallons of apples have
been canned at Northh. Id, this season.
and the company's factory in st Adams
has canned about $4,000 gallons. The
apples are put in one gallon cans and
there is strong demand for them.
Oren A Peck died last week of he art
"a EAi rh Ia
of age. ana went to Fairhaven 35 years
ago and established a furniture bust.
ness which he conducted 25 years. He
was selectman for number of years
The passenger depot at West Lebsnon,
n ii, near White River Junction, was
burglarzed Saturday night of mail from
the east. The robbers carried of ex.
press packages valued at $50 A local
gang thieviDg through the village is sus-
pected.
A serious accident happened last week
at the factory of l. G Fu!lam & Sons in
Ludlow. E G Colburn, who runs the
circular saw, was caught in the shafting.
His left arm was iislocated at the shoul.
der and broken twice and part of his
thumb was torn off.
John F Kimball of Randolph, who
could be found when wanted last
week by his bondsmen in supreme court
when the case against him was called,
Chelsea where he will probably remain
until the December term of court.
William Farwell, who was born and
had always lived in Barre, died at his
home there Monday, aged IS years. For
% years he was trustee of Goddard
seminary, and was one of its early pro.
motors and,a constructor of the building.
In his boy hood he was playmate and
warm frieud of Admiral Dewey.
W W White's drug store and the
postoffice building at Richford were
seriously damaged Gy fire Monday
night. The postoffice fixtures we're
mostly saved, though damaged. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The
drug store was insured for $500 and
the postoffice building for 5000.
During October, the Burlington HUI
name society destroyed seven animals.
In ell rs hors we're looked after 10 a
great many different localities. OF
this humber 35 CALLED horses were re-
lieved. Two men we're prosecuted and
fined for cruelty. The society received
90 letters asking for help in oil ferent
ways.
Rutland has curfew ordinance which
obliges all children under 10 to be at
their homes at s 80 p m unless accom-
panied by their parents or guardians.
Three blasts of the fire alarm whistles
were blown at s sop m, Nov 6, when the
law went into effect. The penalty for
violating this law is fine not exceeding
S. for each offence.
The United States grand jury in San
Francisco have returned an indictment
against o L Woodwork formerly Yer
gennes dentist, for having IN his posses
sion three pairs of plaster rnolds Tor the
manufacture Of silver dollars OF the
United States. His other case of obtain
ing deeds and money Illegally, has been
nut over for further hearing.
DR. Marcus j Rice, who died IN Wor'
cester, Mass, Monday, aged q, TOOK
his degree of N ID at Castleton IN
1853 and settled ia Worcester IN 1904;
He served through the war as medical
director and inspector, and was
prisoner in Libby prison until eA,
changed. tie was member CT several
m.dics l>societies at hone ano apfoao
and of the Royal Geographical society
of London.
The case of state against DIR w Il WI,
bur of North Calais, who was charged
with furnishing intoxicating liquor &c
his natients was tried last week. Inc
court said it did not know OF any more
dangerous violation of the prohloltory
law than that which some physician
nractised IN furnishing liquor to theh
natients. A fine of $50 and costs 1oi
selling and S25 and costs for furnishlne
was imposed, making total OF apou'
s15O. Tnis the doctor paid and was dis
In his annual report. the chief OF en-
oineers at Washington recommends at
appropriation by congress OF S4,ooo =.
widen and deepen the channel petWeel
North and South Hero Islands, 10 Lax
Cbamplaip; also one of s3,ooo TOWARDS
the proipct. adopted in 1872, for MAKING
a channel 100 feet wide and eigpt zee
daen in Otter Creek, from Lake IMAM
Main TO Vergennes and for oasln a.
The latter point, and one OF 81. 'oUU u
comnlete the improvement to the MAR
rows of Lake Champlain, between Ne"
York and Vermont.
Mrs Catherine Fleming worcester
formerlv one of the leading educators 10
The state. died at her home in Burning
ron Friday of apoplexy. she was D9rl
in paisley. Scotland, coming 10 tul'
nopntrv when still child. she oecans
,oacher at an early age and taught II