Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
MATTERS IN VERMONT
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD
Wife Murderer James Buck Indicted-New
York Bids for the Howe Scale Works-Barre
Has a Dry sunday-Trial at Woodstock OF
"Spotter" Wilson for Murder Various
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r Has Dry sunday-Tria at Woodstock O
!. "spotter" Wilson for Murder - Various
s Minor Matters.
The state firemen will hold their an
nual convention at st. Adams Septem
, Der II,
A ne" national bank with capital
! stock of $50, 600 was opened in Bristol,
g Addison county, Monda.".
A hollow tree which was cut down at
Swanton last week was full OF bat.
3 Over 100 were killed and as man. moi e
got away.
The Doth annual encampment of Yer
} mont Sons of Veterans will be held at
the G. A. r. hall at Essex Junction,
= June 1919.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Horse Breeders has been postponed
from June 10 to June % at Breadloaf
Inn, Ripton.
Masonic week, during which the
grand bodies of the state gather fo.'
their deliberations, opened in Burling
ton Monday and was attended by large
numbers, from all over the state.
The farm buildings of W. NJ. Mer
rill were burned at Bradford Monday
afternoon at total loss. The damage
is estimated at 5000: partly insured.
The fire caught around chimney.
Merrill Edwards Gates, LII. D., sec
rotary of the United States board of
Indian commissioners of Washington,
ID. c., will deliver the annual address
before the Phi Beta Kappa society of
Middlebury college on June "a, its l02d
commencement.
James p. Richardson of ST. Johns
bury, is the winner of the prize for the
best graduation thesis from the class
of 1902 at Boston University Law
School. His subject was "A contrac-
tee, Unidentified by part performance, 4
is not liable therefor.
Mrs. Inez Russell of Rutland has
been sentenced to not less than three
or more than four months in the house (
of correction for cruelty to the chill .
dren of Charles Temple with whom she .
had lived, She pleaded guilty. The .
complaint was brought by the Rutland
Humane society.
4 verdict of not guilty has been rem
dered in the Waterville tar and feathers
case of Charles Allen VS.. Bennett Cakes,
ct ais Some of Mr. Allen S neighbors
thought be was instrumental in caus
ing the trouble between Mr.. and Mrs.
Potter, and consequently they called at
his house one dark night and gave him
liberal dose of tar and feathers.
Fremont Bourne of Rutland came
across an old bear with two cubs while
fishing in the mountains east of the
city last week. He stoned the bear
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three hours he kept the mother at bay
and the cubs in a tree until two men
passing, secured guns and shot the
cubs. The mother escaped into the )
woods.
The grand jury at st. Johnsbury has
indicted James Buck, the Hardwick
wife killer for murder, and unless !
plea of insanity is entered the case will
be tried this term of Caledonia county
court. If insanity is the plea Buck !
will be confined in the asylum at Wat :
erbury for six months for expert OBJ !
and will be tried at Decem- !
Der term.
a meeting of the Vermont Press as :
ISOLATION has been called by the execu- +
tive committee at the Pavilion, Mont i
pelier. Wednesday evening, June IS, n
Tor the purpose of electing officers de- +
'iding on the time and place for hold =
ng the annual outing: TO amend the n
so that the annual meet a
ng and the outing may be held to- :,
.ether, etc. -
The Middlesey county, Mass, grand fl
ury has returned murder Indictment W
gainst Nina Danforth of Newton. fl
harging her with having killed An a!
rev J. Emery, of South Framing ii
lam, a native of Clarendon. Emery. II
Tho was killed by Miss Danforth, was &C
er lover and was shot, it is claimed. I
'hen the young woman, who is ST
warf, learned that he had wife and :
hildren.
Great Britain observed Sunday as a
ay of Thanksgiving for peace in South
-frica. The disarmament of the Beers
proceeding satisfactorily and good
pirit is displayed everywhere. Mr.
.ruger declares that he will stay in q,
holland until he dies. On account of -
Is age and intirmities, it is said the II
litish government will waive its
aim for an acknowledgment by Mr.. 81
ruger of British sovereignty over the -
rasvaal. and will guarantee to all the ii
Ger delegates in Europe safe conduct y,
} their homes in South Africa. "
The Central Vermont freight office ~
Barre was broken into Friday and
rye quantity of liquors taken from 81.
e cooler The goo IS taken included =.
rec barrels of bottled beer. six half 5
irrels of beer and GO quarts of beer
avn from a barrel Entrance was
AIDE by cutting out a pane of glass =
d opening window. The refriger- !
or door was taken from its hinges. 4
acks showed that wagon had been $
cked up to the building. Suspicion :
stems upon no o e as vet. but it is .
ought the theft must have been made 4
some one familiar with the premises. I
lie police are investigating the mat Z
The officials of the Howe Scale COM Z
ny of Rutland, the $50 or more of (
ose employees have been out on a Z
Ike since May IA. demanding nine Z
urs' work at the same wages thew (
evlously received for 10 hours work. 2
Thursday that they have re- z
we'd strong bid from the board of !
de OF city in western New York for i!
removal of the entire plant to that Z
ce. In the inducements offered. if !
conditions are as represented. the
1pany could move to that place and z
n afford to give their employees what
y are asking for. Careful consider
IN Is being given the matter by the n
many III