Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-16


line case of the town of Readsboro VS.
Woodford. A long term is expected.
A the special town meeting in Barn
ard in connection with the re-estab
lishment of the town liquor agency tn
vote for adjustment was rescinded ant
the agency will be restored.
The Republican convention for tn
first congressional district to nominate
a candidate for congressman, will b.
held in Burlington June IS, the da,
before the state convention at Mont
pelier.
A severe snowstorm swept through
Enosburg Falls for 10 hours Frida,
following a gale of wind and rain
Much damage appears to have beer
done to vegetation. Two or three
inches of snow fell in northern Yer
mont.
Charles Chapman, manager of the
Howe opera house, ST. Johnsbury, has
secured the lecture rights for Vermont
of Mrs. Ellen M. Stone, the ransomec
missionary. Miss Stone will give foul
Or five lectures in Vermont at places
where good houses are assured.
George Aitken. of the state board OF
agriculture, has received shipment OF
$4,000 trout fry for his preserve IN Ply
mouth and expects to add about 10000
more in a short time. The Meccane
club, which also owns preserve in
Plymouth, has also stocked their lake
with about 65, COO fry.
| The stockholders of the Rutland rail
road company met Monday and rati-
| fled the car trust agreement made be
tween the company and the American
Loan x Trust company, trustee, under
date of March l, 1902, and also the
issue of $1,000, 600 of bonds of said
railroad company, issued under the
terms of the same agreement.
Furio Genigio, an Italian who had
been in Barre only three months, was
fatally injured Sunday afternoon by
jumping from an electric car, going at
full speed, after his hat which had
blown from his head He evidently
did not realize the danger of such a
jump, but was thrown violently to the
ground and his skull fractured. He
died in a few hours without regaining
consciousness.
A few days ago Bennington farmer
sold a yoke of four-y ear-old steers for
S131. He had fed them nothing ex-
cept 700 pounds of corn, while fatten-
ing them for the market save what he
had raised on his own farm. The meal
cost him less than $40, leaving him in
return for his labor, hay and home
grown grain about 1927. The high
prices are attributed to the increased
prices for beef demanded by the beef
trust.
The Vermont association of Boston
has decided upon delightful trip for
the coming of Old Home Week cele-
bration in the Green Mountain state.
The party will leave Boston August II.
The first stop will be at Saratoga. Lake
George and Champlain will be visited
and August 13 spent at Burlington.
The Daughters of Vermont will join in
the trip. Both associations have
of over TOO native Yer
monters.
Col. F. A. Ilhey, formerly of New
York city, who has gone to Middle
bury to make his home, has bought
the property now occupied by the Ad
Olson County Agricultural association
as fair ground. the consideration be
ing So, 600 Col. Ilhey will expend at
least $1,000 for the building of first
class track and other improvements.
He will allow the agricultural society
to use the grounds for its annual fair
at merely nominal rental.
The following report was made at the
annual meeting of the Gill Odd Eel |
lows home at Ludlow last week: The |
receipts for the year from the per cap |
tia tax were $4,000. The expenses for
the year were s3515. The resources of /
the home including cash on hand, cash /
invested and the farm, are $4,000. In |
March an appeal was made for $1,000 .
with which to erect hospital annex. .
Of the required amount over s400 has |
already been secured, of which over
half was contributed by the Rebekah
odge.
G. L. Closson, Sr. ex-cashier of the
national bank at Springfield, and faith
er of G. L. 'Closson, Jr., of the bank
'upt brokerage firm of Knott IL Clos
son of Burlington, has filed a petition
n bankruptcy, placing his liabilities
It S37, 600 The failure is due to the
allure of his sons firm, whose notes
we're signed by the elder Closson. OF
lis liabilities S15, 200 are unsecured,
IL, 600 are entered as bills and notes,
which ought to be paid by other par
les, and 5000 is accommodation
,aper His assets are SO, of which
20 is claimed to be exempt.
The grand bodies of the order of Odd
Fellows will meet in Ludlow this
month, the grand encampment and the
Militant on May u and the
rand lodge on May 20 and the Re-
,ekah assembly on May D. The pres {
mt grand master will be succeeded by
Or. W. l.. Haven, a member of Ches- {
err lodge 80. Mrs Haven will succeed /;
1rs. H. L. Stillson of Bennington as
resident of the Rebekah assembly. In {
he jurisdiction there are 20 lodges,
nth a membership of more than 6O00,
gain of 400. The Rebekah lodges !
lumber 80, with a membership of 1900.
Ex-Postmaster General Charles En-
ry Smith says of Senator Dillingham; ,
The Chinese exclusion question
rought forward quite prominently Mr..
Dillingham;, the new senator from Yer J
lont. He was the one figure of the =,
iscussion. His recognition came not |;
D much from his speech, though that :
as clear, direct and effective, as from {
he evidence of his careful and minute
tudy of the subject which was demon :
trated in his searching and compre- :
ensive amendments to the bill. Mr.. :
is clear headed and clean :
ut Yankee, with the hard sense of the !,
Ireen Mountains and the Puritan con- !