Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
MATTERS IN VERMONT
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD


Hardwick Wife Murderer Sentenced to Prs
= on for Life rohibitory Proceedings at Bur
, Iinpton Fatal Elevator Accident at Rich
ford.
The 1O7th annual meeting OF the
, general convention of Congregations.
ministers and churches of Vernon
) was held in Springfield last week.
+ Darius Whipple of Newport Center,
drug clerk at Newport, aged "A, sho'
himself through the heart at his board
, ing place last week, dying immediate
) ly.
The fourth annual school of instruc-
ton for health officers will be held IN
, Burlington July to 10 inclusive un..
der direction of the state board OF
health.
The Mayors club of Massachusetts
was the guest of ex- Mayor Sortwell OF
, Cambridge last week, visiting the mar
BILE ouarries at Barre and enjoying a
banquet at the Pavilion, Montpelier
David O. Williams of Poultney was
thrown from his carriage near Castle
ton Sunday and his neck was broken.
He was taken to the Bomoseen house
Castleton, where he died Monday noon.
The Grand Trunk railroad will build
on its own land in Island Pond a
handsome railroad Y. NJ. G.. A. build
ing, contributing "a, 800 and $50 per
month for maintenance, if the town
will raise $500 for the project. A
new and modern depot will also be
built there this summer
The committee in charge of the home
dairy test at Burlington credit some
Vermont .Ayrshires with remarkable
records, 10 cows were tested for full
year. One made 514 pounds of butter,
another 506 and another 421. One COW
gave 10,O40 pounds of milk, seven gave
over 1900, 20 gave over 5000, 81 gave
over 1000.
A party of 81 physicians from all
over the United States who had at
tended the medical convention at Sar-
atoga last week visited various places
of interest in and about Burlington
Friday under the guidance of Mayor
ID. c. Hawley, who was the only Yer
mont doctor to attend the convention
as delegate.
William A. Brown, about 30years of
| age, was drowned in Barber's pond at
Bennington Sunday morning. In com
pany with several Others he went in
bathing and while swimming in the
middle of the pond disappeared and
did not again appear until taken out.
Apoplexy Is thought to have been the
cause. He leaves family.
A cloudburst at Barre Sunday night
caused the river to rise so rapidly that
the Central Vermont railroad bridge
near Middlesex was washed away, and
other bridges are reported gone. Con-
siderable damage was done in Barre,
the electric light poles being washed
out. The river rose almost to the hight
reached in the usual spring floods,
The annual state encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic was held
at Montpelier last week, about 800 vet
Grams and POO members of the Woman S
Relief corps being present Since
December, 1900 the order has lost
four posts and 23l members. R. E.
Hathorn of Ludlow was elected the
new department commander, J. H.
Lucia retiring.
The Green Mountain Interscholastic
A. A., composed of the athletic asso-
Citations of the Claremont and New I
port, n. H., and the Springfield high /
schools will have an athletic meet at
Springfield July 4, amateur events to
be open to all amateurs. A $50 tug-of- /
war is open to 3-men teams from any
machine shops in Vermont or New
Hampshire. Amateur prizes will be
medals.
The body of the United States mail
carrier, Edgar Minckler, who was
drowned while going from LAGRANGE
postoffice to Isle La Motto station De
cember H. 1901, was found by William
Tracy last week Wednesday floating on
the shore on Point-of the Tongue, AL
burg. The clothing was badly torn,
the face and hair were gone and the
right hand partly gone The two mail
bags attached to his body when
drowned are missing.
Upon complaint of Rev. George Nor
row, the Sherwood house and Ameri-
can Billiard parlor of Burlington were
ralded Saturday morning. Liquor was
found and seized in each place and the
were each fined 500 and
,osts for keeping with intent to sell
and 500 and costs for keeping a null
'ance. The places were adjudged nui-
:ances and ordered closed. There is a
'Si OI cdCA pace.
md Mr.. Morrow said that contempt
would be instituted.
S. D. Wilson, known as "Spotter',
Waite, was acquitted at Woodstock .
asst week of the charge of manslaugh- :
er on which he was tried for shooting I
:. L. Gosha at White River Junction |
asst winter. Wilson testified in his
'wn defense, saying that he was struck
everal blows in the face and knocked
Iown before firing his revolver the day
# the shooting. that he intended to
ire into the piazza floor. to summon
elp and did not mean to hit anybody.
lie thought he was in great danger
rom the crowd. Wilson did not seem
oncerned when listening to the YER
let. He had the sympathy of the
omen of the village.
Calvin P. Titus, the Bennington
ounty West Point cadet, was publicly
onored at the centennial celebration
ist week by President Roosevelt, who
ullng the ceremonies. pinned upon
is coat medal awarded him by con
ress for bravery. This young Yer
lonter was the first man to scale the
alls of Pekin and place the stars and
rlpes thereon. after the siege of that
~. He received at the time a spec
Il appointment to the academy by
resident Mckinley. Titus was for l.
erly member of the Salvation army =.
Id enlisted As buplar in +ba D..