Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-02

man of Rutland has smallpox and tn
whole department has been EXPOSED
This is the first case in Rutland fC
nearly a year
W. I'll. Buchanan, Barrels depose
5 first constable, will probably pay owe
, to the city SSH, as that amount
found to be due the city, after an eX
animation of accounts by the auditors
There are 135 laborers employed Of
the electric road building between st
Adams and LSwanton. May ID is tn
date set for opening the road A ST.,
800 bridge is to be built this year owe
the White River at Bethel.
Joseph Drolette, a farmer of Corn
wall, and William Sears, who worked
for him, are critically i'll from arsen
zeal poisoning. While at work in
field, they drank from a jug of waite
in which someone had put arsenic, un
bekpown to the men.
Senator Proctor sent the following
dispatch to Vermont daily papers Mon
day afternoon: "The oleomargarin,
bill has passed both houses. 1t is mucl
improved by the Senate amendments
covering adulterated butter. A gooC
strong measure as finally passed.
Mrs. Chenette and Ed Blondin of st.
Adams bay have been arrested for the
attempted murder of Henry .Belleville
Thursday. In dispute over the boun-
! Diary line between the property of Mrs.
Chenette and Belleville. the latter was
nearly killed by the accused persons,
Among President Roosevelt's callers
at Washington Monday were Senator
/ Proctor and Col Charles S. Forbes of
Vermont, who invited him to speak
before the next annual meeting of the
| Vermont society of Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution. The president prom
Used to attend if public business per
mits.
Thomas Redmond, Williston farm
err, claims to have been robbed of $50
at Burlington Monday by Robert Nay.
Redmond states that Nay asked him
the loan of dollar, and, as he was
taking that sum fromihis pocketbook,
away. The police were notified, but
have not located Nay.
The Vermont Tale & Asbestos CO..
is putting down three inch core drill
in their mines at Moretown, the color
of the tale improving as the drill pro
crosses. On the surface the tale, which
was of fine quality. was dark gray,
but at depth of 20 feet pure white
tale was discovered, while in other
places No. l grades of asbestos are
found.
Warren r. Dunton, aged 6S years,
first lieutenant United States army,
and brevet major, retired, detailed as
professor of military science and tao
tics at kemper military school at
Bonneville, Mo-, died Monday. His
home was at Dorset where his body
was brought for burial. He enlisted
in 1861 as first sergeant in company +,
9th Vermont volunteer infantry. He
was brevetted for meritorious services
at the battle of Fredericksburg.
The large, we'll equipped barn on the
Towne Bros. place near Jonesville, one
of the best in Vermont, was destroyed
by fire Sunday night with GO head of
cattle, and many farm implements
Five horses were saved. The loss by
the fire was $1,000 only partly covered
by insurance. The barn was set on fire
by John Lonergan, who had escaped
from the insane asylum at Waterbury.
Lonergan was caught Monday after
noon in the woods near Richmond and
returned to the asylum, where he con
fessed to burning the building.
James f. Wallace, recently holding
a position of trust at Burlington for a
New York insurance company, was ar
rested in Montreal Thursday on a war /
rant issued by the Burlington author /
tiles When he left Burlington short
age of S472 was found IN his books,
which the National Surety company in
which he was bonded, had to make .
good to the insurance people. Wallace
confessed his guilt. waived extradition
and will be handed over to
he authorities. He is said to be a
nephew of Senator Proctor.
A new complication in the strike of
he Continental mill of the Vermont
Marble company at Center Rutland
vas occasioned Monday by the action
If the cutters, copers and bed rubbers,
Ill of whom quit work. They swell
he number of strikers to $50 Nego-
iations between the company and men
lave been taken in charge by W. II.
Downing of St. Louis, general secre-
airy of the International Marble Work
RS union, who arrived Monday and
will remain through the week. Ac
by the grievance committee
# the Central Trades and Labor Coun
Ill, Mr. Downing held a long confer
nee with Fletcher d. Proctor. No
Iefnite settlement was reached. a
Meeting of ALL the strikers was held
tuesday afternoon and a union meet
ng of the Marble Workers and Gut
ers' unions in the evening. The strik
RS are very conservative in their state
lents regarding the trouble. but it is
aid the reason for their action is close
Y allied with the original grievance of
he polishers at the mill. A circular
etter of considerable length reviewing
he matter from the company's stand
oint, was sent Saturday by the firm
D the employees.
he Verdicts in the vergennes Bank Trials.
John w. Ketchum, Vergennes' rep
in the Legislature and eX-
ublisher of newspapers, was found
Utility on two counts an the Vergennes
armers' National bank case in Rut