Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17

of the cattle commission, propose to
collect of the state the other half OF the
value of the cattle slaughtered, Judge
Powers, who is retained by the party,
being positive that the present law CIV
ing owners only half the value of the
condemded animals is unconstitution-
al.
j. w. Brock of Montpelier, present
sergeant arms pro tenn, is reputed to
be worth 100000. While prominent
Legislators of both parties admit his in
| efficiency. as demonstrated by some of
his ex-oificio appointments. he is like
/ ly to be reelected Thursday on party
lines. His opponent is A. J. Sibley
of Montpelier, a popular Democrat
who represented that city in the House
j of 1900.
/ Friends of the high license move
ment in the legislature are somewhat
Iestranged by the different propositions
for the disposal of the license fees.
The bills already introduced provide
for payment of one fourth to one-half
of these fees to the state treasury, the
balance to the treasury of the town.
Members from some of the large towns
and cities threaten to vote against any
bill which does not give the entire
fees to the town or city, while others
object TO this as tending to encourage
the granting of licenses, and wish TO
have the entire fees paid to the state
and distributed to the several towns
with the state funds for permanent
highways.
Senator Redfield Proctor received the
greetings Of friends in the lobby after
adjournment Friday. In regard to the
story circulated the day before. that
he was to resign his seat in the United
States senate on account of i'll health.
he said that he had just killed moose
in New Brunswick and had journeyed
900 miles in canoe this summer and
had never felt better in his life The
rest of the story TO the effect that an
election deal was made by which
Fletcher d. Proctor withdrew from the
gubernatorial nomination and threw
his support to Gen. Mccullough in re-
turn for which Mccullough after his
election was to appoint Fletcher D.
Proctor TO the United States senate. he ,
pronounced pure fabrication, not
worth answering.
The biennial report of the supervis-
ors of the insane was presented 10 the
legislature last week The present
state of affairs is generally approved.
but in view Of the prevalence of tuber-
culosis al the state hospital. the cree
ton of an isolated cottage for that
class of patients Is recommended. An
to furnish the nurses
home at Waterbury Is also asked. The .
case Of Mildred Brewster. committed
to the state hospital by the court in
1895 for homicide. is alluded to. The
supervisors believe that she has fully
recovered her mental faculties, and the
board recommended her discharge in
1901; but she i still an inmate of the
hospital. There were l21 patients at
the hospital June 30, to 52i two years
ago. Ninety have been dis
charged during that time, - Of whom
were demented and could be cared for
outside the institution. Five Of these
have been returned to the hospital and
three TO the Brattleboro Retreat. Sev-
enty- nine patients have died. II of
ferlne from that disease,
\ neat buncc game was played on
the members Of the general assembly
and Others this fall by Earl VI. Shan
non of Montpelier, y promoter OF leg
l-Id I'VE souvenir, III september cir
cular was sent to each member describ-
ing the proposed book album of Yer
mont's law makers, asking for photo
graph and - to cover cost of making
cut. in return for which the cut and
copy of the album would be sent. l54
members are said to have swallowed
this bait, and upon the publication of
The facts several business men in Mont
oelier who cashed ShanDou'S checks or
advanced him money have acknowl
edged the fact. Postmaster Bancroft .
If Montpelier has taken up the matter
md reported the case to the depart
nent at Washington. He is anxious TO
;ecure one OF the envelopes in which
shannon 5 circular letter was sent out
rom MONTPELIER as the latter has not
,nly laid himself liable TO the postal
for fraudulent use of the q
nails, but can be taken for forgery.
obtaining money under false pretenses.
md jumping his board bill