Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-24
MATTERS IN VERMONT.
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD

THE NEWS OF THE STATE BKlEfLf IoAO
State Bible Society's Work-Destructlon by
Fire-Loss by Lightning A $4,000 Breach
of Promise Case Eighth Vermont veterans
Reunion Smallpox at st. Albans-A Fraud
ulent Marriage Child Abducted From Bran
don Second Offense Of Forgery by Water
bury Man.
The smallpox is spreading at st. Al
bans. There are nov six cases WIN
the likelihood of many more to come
down with the disease
Hon. f. W. McGettrick of st. Al
bans, recent Democratic candidate FOR
governor, spoke last week at Lancas-
fer. n. f., in the license campaign IN
that state.
Capt. Charles F. Burnham, com
manding Co. X of Bennington, mas
been appointed Inspector of rifle prac-
tice for the national guard, holdlhg
the same rank as before.
The veterans of the Eighth Vermont
regiment had a reunion in Montpelier
Wednesday with Gen. Stephen Thorn
as, who is now in his 93d year. The
exercises included an address by Lieut.:
Charles Cooper, a banquet and annual
campfire.
The marriage of Orin Loomis, an in
mate of the soldiers home, to Mrs
Lucy G. Batise, which took place
Thursday, has been pronounced illegal
and void, as it is found that LOOMS
has a wife and children in Waterbury.
LOOMS obtained the license by fraud.
Tracy Wilbert of Westfeld, Mass,
abducted his seven -year-old daughter
from the home in Brandon where her
mother had placed her last week. Mrs.
Lambson separated from her husband
by reason of cruelty a year ago and
took the little girl to Brandon where
she placed her in the care of family
while she secured work elsewhere.
George p. Auld, son of Joseph Aud,
of Burlington, has passed the Washing
ton examinations for appointment as
assistant paymaster in the navy with
high rank and is recommended for APP
pointment There were 40 applicants
for the position, only seven of whom
were designated for examination. Mr..
Aud will make a brief stay at home,
after which he will return to Washing
ton and enter at once upon sctlve ser
vice.
The farm buildings of Wallace Carnes
at North Montpelier were burned to
the ground Friday night, supposedly
from a defective chimney. The flames
had gained such Roadway before they
were discovered that the inmates, Wal
lace Carnes and his mother, were bare
" able to get out of the house, and
could not save any of the furniture,
They had sold the place only last week
to Mr.. Keith of Williston. The house
and barn were insured for $1,000 and
the furniture for 500.
Fire at Fort Ethan Allen Thursday
night caused a loss of about 80. 600
1t was probably due to spontaneous
The horses were all
saved, though some were injured In
vestgation by the army board of in
lury showed that the fire was caused
by some person entering the stables
during the day with lighted pipe,
Il gar or cigarette and that a spark ig
1lted the forage, which smouldered
until discovered. Several rigid orders
nave been issued since to prevent an
other fire from the same cause.
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10Th annual meeting at Montpelier last
week The treasurer's report showed
about 800 on hand. During the past
'ear $40 has been raised for use in the
Philippines. Officers were elected for
he ensuing year, The report of the
ecretary showed that % towns and one
,ity have been canvassed during the
last year. and 49, families have been
upplied with Bibles, 1877 families be-
ng destitute of the same. The total
-alue of the books furnished was 81,
"a 0s. The amount donated to the
york was 32G6.
One of the most disastrous fires in ,
many years occurred in White River !
JUNCTION Friday morning, in which the I
arge freight house of both the Central
'ermont and Boston 4 Maine railroad
las completely destroyed and but little
f the contents saved. The loss was
1900. One of the heaviest losers
'as George +. Hinkley, who had his I
ntire stock of -four and feed destroyed
lis loss is estimated at 81, 600, fully
overed by insurance The papers 10
he office of the Central Vermont and
'oston N Maine roads were nearly all |
estroyed. The freight house was Gov
red by the blanket insurance of the
yo roads. The Woodstock railroad |
apers were saved.
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