Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-23
MATTERS IN VERMONT.
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD
The Position of the Howe Scale Company on
the Strike Chinese smugglers Held-Dr,
Webb Says Rutland Stock is All Right-se-
rious Smallpox Epidemic Threatens Rutland

the StrlKe -Cnlnese Smugglers Held-Df
Webb Says Rutland Stock is All Right-se
rious Smallpox Epidemic Threatens RUTLAND
Convention of State Congregations
Churches.
Vote for Clement delegates anC
Local Option. at your caucus. adv.
The furniture factory of the Sontc
company was damaged by fire to the
amount of 81, coo at Randolph Tuesday.
The board of railroad commissioners
commenced its annual inspection OF
/ the steam and electric railroads of the
state Tuesday.
/ Burlington dogs won everything in
/ their class at the International dog
show at Montreal last week, almost
sweeping the board
Rutland railroad stock has been fall
ing ever since the collapse of the Webb
Meyer securities. Holders of preferred
stock are decidedly uneasy. Returns
for the first quarter of the current
year show a deficit Of S5S, 297
W. III. Buchanan. whom Mayor Mel
cher of Barre supplanted with John
Nicholson as first constable and tax
collector, has not given up his books
and will not do so until so ordered by
the supreme court. He is still collect
ing taxes.
Christopher Trentlish. who worked
on General j. G. Mccullough S farm
at North bennington, will probably
die from the effect of injuries received
by falling under horse. The animal
kicked him fully dozen times, break
ing his back and crushing in his ribs.
Ford Earl Halliday, IL, son of Mrs.
Lulu Halliday, of Rutland, was almost
instantly killed Thursday by being run
over by heavy dump cart He was
racing on his bicycle, and in turning
out to pass the cart, he fell in front of
the rear wheel which passed over his
head, grinding his skull to pulp
above the ears and eyes. His father
was killed by the cars in Fitchburg
about five years ago. He leaves four
sisters and two brothers.
The civil service commissioner will
hold examinations at St. Johnsbury
June II, Is and 10 for positions in the !
revenue cutter service, young men from |
Is to % years being eligible. There [
are in the revenue cutter service com |
missoned officers as follows: Cap |
talns, about 3G, at a salary of =, 800 (
per annum first lieutenants, about Sc. |
ut a salary of 81, 500 per annum: sec
Ond ieutenants, about 36. at a salary
IF 81, 800 per annum; third lieutenants,
about Il, at a salary of 81. 400 per an
lum
The Barre entertainment association
rntpH TO ri, alpttt -lInl ,,r1n
rs enough of its future profits to bring
he L. +. Aldrich library to be used
n the purchase of books, papers and
and to fit up a reading
DOM. The librar! is not built as yet,
Is clause in the will of the late l.. +.
Aldrich prevented the trustees from be
Ginning work until the funds in their
possession amount to a certain sum
The required amount has been reached
nd as soon as the city of Barre shall
Iced to the trustees the lot of land for
site, work will be begun.
George H. Hogle of Montreal was
eld in $50 BAIL and T. ". Lawyer
nd 0. w. Ford in 500 each at Bur
ington Thursday for Chinese SNUG
ling. Bail was furnished. Letters
'hich the men had torn up and thrown
way which were secured and pieced
ogether, indicated that the men had
een in the business for some time.
violence showed that Hogle was the
in the smuggling ope ratons,
is part being to take the Chinese at
lontreal and escort them to the line
here Messrs. Ford and Lawyer took
hem in charge and sent them to Bos-
on or New York.
a number of skilled mechanics
mong the 800 striking employees of the
lowe Scale company at Rutland will
eek work elsewhere unless the strike
; soon settled. DIR. John 4. Mead.
hief owner of the works, says it is i'm
ossible to give the men paid by the
eek a nine hour day with 10 hours
ay. and the piece hands an advance
under present condi-
ions. He intimates that he would be
BILE to make concessions if the Fair
anks people, Jones of Binghampton
nd other manufacturers would grant a
inc hour day with the rates of wages
anted by the Rutland mechanics. [
he says, would not allow :
he Howe works to be the only ones to
lake the desired changes. The men
re unyIeldiug in their demands for a
lorter day The managers are max
lg preparations to close the works for
4 indefinite period.
In regard to the pending suit in New
ork against Meyer, principal in the