Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-22

~ - o"hStloh December IL,
Inc average rate of pensions in Yer
mont is slG0, or somewhat higher
than prevails in any other state Yer
mont has 9,3s6 pensioners, who draw
annually Sl,5l9,S 4s.
The body of Will Hall. who is
known TO have lived in Vermont, was
found IN the Maine woods Saturday,
tie had been lost. while hunting,
since Wednesday, and died from ex-
posture.
Richard S. Bayhan, a Bennington
Centre boy who is favorably known
IN musical circles in Bennington and
Troy, Will leave in a short time for
Germany. where he will study music
for some time.
There are now 30 girls and 126 boys
in the Industrial school at Nergennes
Miss l.. V. Beecher has resigned her
position as assistant matron of the
school and Mrs. Emma Bingham has
taken her place
Mrs. Ellen Ripley of East Poultney,
has small guava bush which has sew
eral guavas on it. They are an en-
tirely tropical fruit, growing in great
abundance in Florida and other por-
lions of the South. Is.
The large carriage house and barns
of Judge c. H. Mason at Bennington
were burned Sunday evening. together
with several tons of hay and straw.
feed, etc, Loss, $1,000; insurance.
$1,000. The origin of the fire is UNI
known.
The annual slaughter of young
spruces on the mountains east of Ben
nington, for shipment to New York for
Christmas use, has begun. In some
years 800, 600 spruces have been cut,
and $50, 600 is about the minimum
number.
The Warner Science Hall at Middle
bury college was dedicated Friday.
The building cost So, 800. and was a
gift of Ezra j. Warner of the class of
1871. 1t is three stories high, with
a large rotunda in the rear fitted up
for a lecture hall. and is made of Yer
mont marble and is finished in oak
The barn and ell to Frank Bruid-
nell's residence at Mortified We're
burned Sunday afternoon. The fire
broke out in the barn at | O'Clock and
the cause is unknown. The fire de-
partment saved the main building and
a nearby residence. There is an in
surance of $500 which will nearly
cover the loss.
John Monroe, an emplOye of the
Ri Rev. Bishop Hall, at Rock Point,
shot big bird that is undoubtedly a
species of cormorant or sea crow, a
bird rarely seen in inland waters, gen
orally being found in the larger lakes
The bird was nearly black. 1t meas
ured five feet and six inches from TIP
to tip and 81 inches from head to tan,
and weighed ten pounds.
The brothers and sisters of Mrs. f..
NJ. Simonds held a reunion at her
home in East Braintree last week. OF
this family of six children, the eldest
of whom is "A years and the youngest
81, all are living within radius OF a
four hours drive from the nome OF
Mrs. Simonds. The three boys of TINS
family all served in the civil war.
None of the family ever made resi-
dence out of their native state.
Lieut. Gen. Nelson \. Miles IS re-
ported to be much pleased with the
mortar practice conducted by Capt.
( G J. Bailey at Fort Preble, Port
Land Me The accuracy of the
mortar fire. at four miles range, has
been astonishing to all beholderS, eX'
norts as well as Others. Captain
Bailey was professor of military SCI,
ence and tactics at the University o,
Vermont. just previous to the wal
with Spain.
! Captain Henry W. Ellis has. ten.
dared his resignation as captain OF
/ Companv DIV. n. g., and a meeting
Of the company is called at st. johns
burv for the election of his successor
November %. Captain Ellis ENLISTED
~ 1sq1 and passed through all the
grades except that OF second lleutcm
O 1898. and was with the company a
Chickamauga. lie was uh"hlino"'i'
reelected April 6. 1901. ts
The Rutland railroad began sHryeS
Friday for short route from NorVl
Ranninoton TO a point on the line o
no Canadian and Lebanon vale!
rnilroad, lately absorbed by the kut
iond road, in Hoosic, n. !. The aus
tance is three miles, and the roul'
Iii he used for heavy freight between
Montreal l and New York. The grad
oi1t Of bennington is too heavy Tor ma
t,,,sinass The work of constructor
viii be begun this season II possible
The Lake Champlain Yacht clu'
house at Burlington which was puii
in 1855. at cost of about 92,VOo' w."
a A. bv fire Friday. The 1 uud
nisbings were valued at about 80
and were all lost together with Nv LWe 5,ao
mall boats Total insurance. - Wv
The fire is believed to have Starte'
frn,n a pasolene stove which was III, Ire
anantIv used in the building. IN
Mouse will probably be rebuilt III IN III "a
nor;nc If was the outcome OF W: IL
II Mnrrav's enthusiasm for the Lag
fihamnlain region. as he started IN
~ ~ formed for the development Q
cub +ipg on the lake, which was al
awards merged in the present clup'
Mason S. Stone, formerly state 81 81
,,orintendent of education IN elH'3 ~
and now division superintendent ue
,,artment of education IN tne lslan
re Ne@ros. announces the follow BIO !, III !
9isrosition of teachers IN the Ih ~
iineS. Ayungan, c. L. Conant' IN IN
p n III. formerly of MorrlSN.llle
GasJ5 F. J. Bailey, Wells RlVef
t. anr b L. Stafford, Tinmouth
a :, 1,, ]. b. Kirkpatrick, II Have EI
AhHf Mss ir formerly of the U. V. NJ.
G Giii, 2, H. Butler, Brandon; W, ~
olpt, ,aie Miss Emily G. Parker, We
I ms,n5. Racong. G. W. FELTON,, Bul
i! Dauin. f. E. Webster, Bal
llnglon ia,,nr,ita f. l.. HayforC