Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-15
MATTERS IN VERMONT
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD

and Railroad Accldents-barre Anarchist
Under Surveillance Barnard Man Pay
High for a Kiss-Notable Deaths in Militar
Circles Invention May Add New Ind lstr
to Rutland.
Nermont's three normal schools. a
Randolph. johnson and Castleton. ha,
an aggregate of BOG s.udents enrolled
in all the classes the past year.
Daniel Murray. - years old, unmar
ried. was probably fatally injured Fri
day 10y blast at Barre. He was strucl
on the head by a flying rock weighin!
three pounds and his skull was badl.
fractured.
The case of Fred Brown of Marsh
field, Is years old. who shot Home
Duke, aged II. July 10, while the two
boys We're playing with a small rifle
will be brought before the grand jury
in September by the states attorney
Saturday there was professional
golf match. 81 holes, between Bernart
Nichols of Hollywood. n. j.. ant
George Low of the Ekwanok golf clut
at Manchester In the morning round
Nichols beat Low up which break,
/ the record for two strokes, making II.
Timothy Underwood of Wallingford.
20 years old, was run over and killed
by the cars at Child's crossing. South
/ Wallingford. August .. 1t is thought
! that two trains passed over his body.
No one knows how the accident oc-
cured. His head was the only part OF
his body mutilated.
An examination of the books of A.
d. Ladd, the Central Vermont railway
station agent at Waterbury who disap-
peared leaving destitute wife and
debts behind him. shows that his ac-
counts with the railroad are all right
1t is now opposed that family uou-
bles in which a strange woman figures
were the cause of his flight from home
George Leazure. a Barre quarryman,
a native of Richford. was instantly
killed Saturday morning by being
lite. the chain of the derrick breaking
without any warning as it was swing
ing the stone across the quarry. His
body was nearly cut in two and was
horribly mangled He was - years old
and unmarried.
In Windsor county court last week
the case of Miss Alice NJ. \. Cham
berlain vs.. f. 5. Putnam, both of Bar
nard was tried. This was an action
to recover damages. the plaintiff
claiming that the defendant kissed
her against her wish and had insulted
her. TIE jury returned verdict of
SID. 80 for plaintiff The case has
been tried once before, the jury dis
agreeing.
William Humphrey of Rutland was
run over and fatally injured by the
southbound sleeping train at Brandon
Saturday afternoon. Humphrey was
boarding the moving train when he
slipped and fell under the wheels. His
left arm was crushed, his right hand
was crushed, he had scalp wound
and also received internal injuries. He
leaves wife and four children.
Malcolm E. Elliott, car repairer -
years old. was instantly killed in the
Canadian Pacific freight yard at Rich
ford Thursday. He leaves a wife and
five children. He had been employed
on the railroad Il years Elliott and
Herbert Green were examining the
coupler knuckles on freight cars when
the cars were struck by other moving
cars. Both men were knocked down
under the cars. Green saved himself.
but Elliot was rolled under the brake
beams for 90 feet
Capt. John Lonergan died in Mon
treal last week at the age of % years.
Capt. Lonergan was a native of Lin
coin, and was well known all over the
state in military circles. He was cap
tain in the 18th Vermont regiment in
the Civil war and possessed medal
presented him by Congress for meri-
torious service at Gettysburg, when
with 81 men he climbed a hill and cap.
tured So Confederate sharp-shooters.
Capt. Lonergan was for many years
United States deputy collector of Gus
toms in Burlington.
The biennial report of State Tax
Commissioner j. d. Cushman for the
term ending June 80, 1902, shows the
revenue from the collateral Inheritance
tax TO have increased about so, 90.
over that collected for the term ending
two years previous. For the year end
ing June 80. 1901, the tax amounted to
so, 1888 IA and for the year ending June
30, 1902. it was 500. 0S7. 81, making the
total collateral inheritance tax for the
term. S105, S7G o. The largest tax was
paid by the estate of John W. Cramton
IF Rutland and it amounted to SIS.
30. So, while the smallest. that of the
state of Albro Hildreth of Richmond,
vas -.
W. G. Barnwall of Providence, K. l.,
Won the Taconic cup, presented by
Edward C. OrviS by defeatjnp Willis
Austin of Norwich, Ct, in the final
match of Sc holes played on the Equi-
lox golf links at Manchester Friday
Ifternoon and in the open handicap
tournament The score was 3 up and
to play. Both We're scratch men.
feorge f. Thacher, jr., of Albany. de
eated Edward W. Clark, ID, of Phila-
ielphia in the final match for the On
lava cup by the score of 6 up and 1 to
LAY. Clark had a handicap of four
trokes. \. L. White of Boston won
he best gross and best net score prizes
n the all day open handicap COMPETE
ion.
A United States secret service officer
las been at Barre the past week shad-
wing the anarchists and making in
estigations into the possibility of an
tack upon President Roosevelt when
lie visits Montpelier this month He ,,
nds that the anarchists are thorough
Y cowed at present, owing to the pun
Shment melted out to them a little over ,,
year ago, for the attempted murder :
f Chief of Police Brown. They have ;
rms IN abundance, but he does not be (
Ieve they have any disposition to use ,