Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-17
MATTERS IN VERMONT.
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD

-Quarryman Crushed at west faWleI
Salisbury Serenaders Arrested - Bushes
Boom for Newport Well Known Plaintiff
Killed by Train Poultney's Slate Boom
Brandon's New Fuel.
An extensive granite deposit Of fine
quality has been found in Bethel and
new quarry will be opened and operat
ed. The granite is said to be the
whitest in the country and architects
are enthusiastic over it.
A stock company of Boston and New
York capitalists will embark in the We
neer business on an extensive scale N
Newport, which will, it is claimed,
soon be the largest veneer manufacture
ing town in the United States.
Teofil Torenski a Hungarian, was
crushed by big piece of slate that fell
upon him as he was BOOSTING it out OF
West Pawlet quarry last week Wednes-
day, and died soon afterward. He
leaves a wife and several children.
Distinguished citizens from all over
the state attended the funeral of eX-
Congressman Grout at Kirby Thurs
day. They included delegation from
the legislature and many leading state
officials. Rev. DR.. +. T. Fairbanks
conducted the service Interment was
at East St. Johnsbury
Gov. Stickney, as one of his last Of
fetal acts, pardoned Nelson W. Cover
of Hoosick, \. T., convicted at Ben
nington, in June, 1900, of manslaugh-
ter, in causing the death of Mrs. Flor
ence J. Hall, by driving into her on
Main street, Bennington. Cover al
ways claimed it was accidental.
! George B. Marden, the ticket agent
at the Barre station of the NJ. Il ". k.
Il. r., who was arrested last week on
the charge of shortage in his accounts,
was released from Jail Thursday, mon
/ ey to the amount of the shortage hav-
ing been raised by his relatives and a
settlement made with the railroad com
pauy.
/ During the severe electrical storm
which passed over Enosburg Falls
Monday night, the residence of Mrs.
Florence Potter occupied by NJ. p. Per
ley, was struck by lightning. The
lightning entered at the northwest cor
ner of the house and played all over the
house, No estimate of the loss has
been made as yet, but il is very heavy.
Fred Brown, aged L wears who shot
and killed Homer Duke, another lad
at Marshfeld July Is last, and who
was indicted for murder by the grand
jury in September. pleaded guilty of
manslaughter in county court at Mont
pelier Thursday and was sentenced TO
the State Industrial school at Yer
gennes for the remainder of his minor
ity.
The slate business is more prosper
Gus than ever before along the western
Vermont border The old quarries are
being worked to their full capacity and
new ones are being constantly opened
Three will be opened between Poultney
and Granville. \. y. within the next
two weeks and business interests there
are expected to receive an unusual i'm
petus.
Early Saturday morning fire was dis
covered in the Hyde Park depot and in
less than two hours the building in
Guiding the freight house was burned
TO the ground. Ii is thought that the
fire caught from the furnace in which
wood had been burned. The depot was
extensively repaired only few years
ago and was one of the best on the
line.
Joseph Bennett. aged 50 wears, was
killed at Bennington Saturday night
by being struck by a train on the Rut-
land road near the country street cross .
ing The body was found by section
man about Il feet from the track. The
chest was crushed in and ribs and one
arm broken. Mr.. Benefits home was
in SALISBURY Hollow. but he was Wis
iting daughter in Bennington for a
few days. He was deaf and rather
from age.
c. W, Norton Of South Wallingford.
who is charged with using the United
States mails for fraudulent purposes.
and against whom an indictment was
found 10y the grand jury. vas brought
into federal court at Rutland Saturday
and his bail fixed at 5000. He was
unable to furnish bail Norton is the
man who is alleged to have swindled a
large number of firms by representing
himself as a prominent business man.
ordering large bills of goods sent him
and never paving for them.
Eighteen young men of Salisbury
who serenaded Mr. and Mrs. William
Ryder, newly married couple, at that
place recently. were arrested last week
charged with stealing several articles
rom the premises of the couple and
llso with trespassing on the place.
They easily proved their innocence,
1ut the affair has caused great excite
nent in the town. 1t is believed the d,
lamage for which the arrests were
made was done by boys who followed !
he serenaders to the home of Mr.. and
hrs. Ryder.
The 10th annual session of the Grand |
lodge of Vermont, |. o. G. T., was J
leld in Barre Wednesday and Thurs t
lay, last week. Over 100 delegates =
we're present. Reports showed the
odge to be in good condition Alumni
anquet was held Wednesday night.
officers were elected Thursday and the
International supreme degree was con
erred on six candidates. At the clos
ng session, DR.. d. H. Mann of Brook
IN, spoke on high license AMI local
ption, urging his hearers to use every
fort to prevent the licensing of sa-
IONS in Vermont
Daniel F. McGovern, aged g.. died
Montpelier Friday morning. from
of the stomach The de-
eased was well known through a suit
rought against the receivers of the
entral Vermont railway for injuries
crossing at Bolton six years ago.
he case Is now in supreme court. af-
r having been three times tried Opca