Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-11
,,RIOUs VERMONT MATTERS
THE NEWS OF THE STATE
BRIEFLY TOLD.

..,mplsd Train Wrscking-Dr Wood.
,,orth'S Countsrfsiters Outnt-Deash OF
n,snop Burgess - Serious Charger
.noip,t a barre Man-Discovsries OF
ro,nsr and Iron Ore.
The hearing of the DR. j A Dow case
has been postponed for one week.
Tine Coed Templars Of Vermont are
holding a Grand Lodge session at Ran
dolph this week.
Eugene B Parker of Burlington has
tean appointed deputy United States
customs Inspector at Alburg.
"A Atwood of Randolph has in his
nossession Quaker Bible l26 years
la the property of his cousin in
Shorehan.
The Goth reuriop Of the First Regi-
rart of Vermont Cavalry Association
Wil be held at St Johusbury WedLes-
day, October %.
Gardner, the four.year-nld son Of
Malcolm McCloud of Plsinfeld, was
drouped Monday afternoon by falling
,broug5 a wheel pit in j NJ Batchel-
Ter 4 Sons mill dam. The body
Could not be recovered until the water
vas drawn out of the pond.
In the county court at Montrelier
Monday. Fred Sands was arraigned
for the lqrcepy of $50 from the person
If John Bartlett. 1t is charged that
Sands treated Bartlett and made him
drunk and then picked his pockets of
his months nay which be had Just re.
reyed. Bail was fixed at $500.
The will of the late Mrs Harriet
Camp. a long time resident of Barre
who died about eight years ago, is be-
ing contested in the Washington
county court The claim set up is that
undue influence vas used in the draw
inc up of the will A constestant of
the will appears in James Upton of
Cresco, Iowa.
Copper and iron ore have been dis
covered in Middlebury at "Tbe Cob
Bile. point few hundred feet vest
Of the foot of the Green Mountains
some four miles from the town. From
tie specimen of quartz taken from the
slot 40 examination shows free copper
il large qualities with cor siderable
iran ore. No assay has been made as
yet
The marble quarry in Brandon re-
Gently sold to George E Royce of Rut
land is to he worked again after hsv
Ing been iole good many years. 1t
is thought that there is large de-
rosit of fine marble Just back of toe
old quarry. where the work will be be-
pup. llr Royce will either have the
Corona marble mill, or build mill on
his lot opposite the quarry.
The Rt Rev Alexander Burgess,
Protestant Episcopal bishop of Quin-
cy, III. died at st Albans Tuesday
from general breaking down, the re-
suit Of old age. Bishop Burgess was
ratve of Providence, K |. His sue
ces:or will be Rev DR. Taylor, who YVES
recently conscrated bishop coadjutor
Of the Quincy diocese. Bishop Burgess
was graduated from Brown university
10 1885, from the general Theological
samlusry at New York in lS4l, and
ordained deacon in 1912. The year
following he was ordained priest.
Fred Downing was arrested at West
Topsham Monday on charge of wife
heating. His hearing will be Saturday.
Downing and his life came from Barre
Saturday on a visit to his parents.
Soon after arrival disagreement &C.
Cured and the alleged whipping took
place
Tuesday Downing was arrested on
the charge of an attempted assault
upon the person Of the 5-year- old
daughter of his wife with the intent
to commit rape. His case was contin-
ned until Oct II, and he was held in
500 bordS, The assault took place
ast month