Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-12
MATTERS IN VERMONT.
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD

AL hSeuCy mai'iaSo myStoiiouo Oooeh
Edward Pigeon at Burlington Mixed U
Alienation Case-Twin Babies Smothered i
Their Crib-The Rutland Railroad Shops
Violation of Internal Revenue Law Jai
Marriage Stopped at Last Minute -Kille
by Train,
Ten barrels of beer, part of tina
seized in the recent freight house raids
were spilled into the sewer at Benning
ton Thursday. The rest will be spilled
later.
Capt f. N. Wright of Montpelier
for 30 years military storekeeper at thu
state arsenal, has resigned on accoun
of illness. Capt. Wright has been il
the military service for Al years.
The fine large barn Of Carl Baird o
Chttenden was burned to the grouno
Dec. 3, with a large number of val
liable farming implements. Eight hog.
in a pen under the barn were roasted
to death. Total loss 81, 900, partly GOV
cred by insurance.
Alexander Powers, Burlington
blacksmith, drank two ounces of chic
reform, in mistake for gin Saturday,
and died from the effects of it. He
was found by his family, overcome by
the drug, and it was impossible tc
arouse him from his stupor.
John Call and Frank jackson o
Montpelier pleaded guilty Friday after
noon to the larceny of SO and valua
BILE diamond ring from Eleanor Nichols
/ They were sentenced to states prison
for not less than IS nor more than 80
months, The money was returned to
Mrs. Nichols but the ring has not been
found.
Samuel Williams, the young Phila-
delphia business man who has mar
ried Col. Alfred Clarke's daughter
Mary, is of New England stock, his
father having been secretary for Yer
mont during the Civil war, and after
wards treasurer Of the Central Yer
mont, his grandfather, G. X. Williams,
governor.
Work has been begun on the Man
chester, Dorset and Granville railroad.
The road will be - miles in length. 1t
will connect with the Rutland road at
Manchester Depot, and with the Della
ware Il Hudson road at Granville. 1t
will open a large marble and slate re-
gion in the towns Of Dorset, Rupert
Pawlet and surroundings towns
The committee appointed by Mayor
Hawley of Burlington, to confer with
Dr. Webb, relative to moving the Rut-
land railroad shops to Burlington, met
Dec. D. and agreed to recommend to
the voters that the sum of so, 600 be
given for the removal of all the offices
to Burlington, including that of the
treasurer's, which is now located in
New York.
Mrs. Gilbert Reynolds, now in the
house of correction with her husband
charged with the theft of money and
articles from the store of NJ. Y. Will
liams of Wallingford, has disclosed the
hiding place of the money and it has
been found. She said that the stolen
articles were burned and portions of
them were found in the ashes of the
former Reynolds home.
\ mixed up alienation case in two
suits is reported from Rutland. Mrs.
katherine Webb sues Mrs NJ Moa-
wood for the alienation of her hus-
bands affections, and kahiel Moa-
wood, husband of Mrs. NJ, Moawood, /
sues John Webb, Katherine Webb's
husband, for alternating his wife's af
fections. Mrs. Moawood and John
Webb are in Jail in default of bail.
W. j. Gotta of Burlington, while (
driving liz miles south of Vergennes,
stepped from his wagon and slipping on
The wet grass. fell, breaking his right /
eg just below the hip. Mr.. Gotta man
aged to crawl into his wagon and
irove to Nergennes, went to Burling-
on by train, and eight hours after the
eg was broken, had it set. He had
ust recovered from broken hip re-
,eived in railroad accident.
W. L. Humphrey was struck by a
CENTRAL Vermont railroad train "A short
distance below North Georgia Friday
The engineer said Mr..
Humphrey was walking beside the
rack and as the train approached APP
)eared to jump directly in front of the
'ngine. He was taken to the hospital
It St. Adams. Internal injuries are
cared. Mr.. Humphrey was y years
I'D and unmarried, and was a cheese
maker at an Oakland factory. 4
Daniel W. Smith, %, of Orange,
married a month ago Matte +. 10y of
4acede, H., Is, through a matrimon-
al agency. Smith had just commenced
Iivorce proceedings against his wife
n the ground of adultery and intoler-
BILE severity, when the girl disap-
feared leaving the following note for
er husband: Il am very sorry | am
DING to leave you, but | have been un- ,
to you; now I'm going home {
. my mother, so good-by. | married
on for fun. - !
Barre residents have purchased So
10 worth of stock in the Orc Mimic -,
iold mining company at 30 cents !;
hare. This stock is said to be prac-
cally worthless, and the agent, j. +. !;
aker, from California, was arrested (
! Maiden, Mass, Friday, on charge !
obtaining money under false pre- !,
,nses. Baker will contest the case as +
ing as possible there before coming to ,
ermont. He is smooth talker and
aimed wonders for his company, but u
lvidends did not come in as promised y
I'D the stockholders became suspic- u
JUS. +
A wedding in the Washington coun- h
jail was stopped at the last minute. II
onday. John Call and Frank Jack .,
IN of Montpelier were convicted of :
rceny Friday and before they left for a
e house of correction. Jackson's step h
Their secured license for jackson to
AIRY Nettie Call, John Calls sister. n,
he justice and witnesses were on hand VI
1t the ceremony was prevented by the ;s
eritf in behalf of the girls parents n
ID the boys guardian he claiming II
at both parties are under the neces- 81