Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

Residents of Rutland have been sup
plying themselves with coal from thu
supply of the Rutland railroad sine,
the cold snap, but the thieves we're de
tected and arrested Saturday. Twenty
five examples will be made. The fine:
and costs of each amount to about 50
Harry A. Tracy and l.. J. Roberts Of
Waterbury have secured a patent on {
saw tooth holder invented by then
which promises useful results 1t is ar
arrangement for holding a tooth of the
great circular board saws for the pur.
pose of filing or swaging. These large
saws as now made have detachable teeth
and this invention will greatly facili
tate the work of keeping them in prop
er trim.
a human hand, carefully packed in
roll of cotton, was received through
the mail by Repres entative Brown OF
Wisconsin Friday, causing him much
amazement and horror. 1t came from
one of his constituents, an old soldier,
who wishes the hand exhibited as evil
dence before the pension examiners.
The hand was amputated several years
ago, as a result of shot while in the
army, and had been preserved in alco-
hol.
The T. K. Patch Mfg company of
Rutland have brought suit for $4,000
against members of Protection Lodge,
International Association of Machin-
lists of that city. The suit grows out
of strike which has been on since
March. The company claims that the
amount of damage has been caused by
threats, intimidation, etc. The suit af
fects 80 members of the Union. The
property of all members who have any
has been attached. The case comes up
in March term of county court
The engineers who have been looking
over the proposed routes for the pro-
iected Rutland and Montpelier rail
road, favor running it through the
Chittenden notch. striking the east
valley at North Sherburne, then up the
valley by way of Williamstown. The
laying of the road across the noun
tains will be difficult. but not impos-
sihle. 1t will cost on an average $50.
GOO mile. or total cost of about -,
000,0O0 1t is thought that if the cities
and towns along the route will give
5000. 600 toward the cost of construc-
ton the building of the road will be
assured.
The second trial of Joseph Mears of
Sandgate, charged with attempting to
murder Philander Motfat. also of Sand
gate, by putting rough on rats in whis-
key which Motfat drank, was begun at
Bennington Wednesday. \ druggist
from Shushan, n. Y. identified Mears
as the person who bought poison of
him under an assumed name few DAYS
before the alleged crime was commit
ted. Evidence in defense showed that
Mears and Motfat were on friendly
terms and that Mears was not of re- /
or bold nature: also that he
did not have access to the whiskey
bottle in which the poison was placed. /
Mears is accused of having been I'M /
duly intimate with Moffat's wife while
working for Motfat. 1t is said that /
they went away together and that
Mears threatened to put Motfat out of /
the way. At the previous trial at Man
chester last June the jury disagreed.
Mears was tried on two charges. one
Of administering rough on rats by mix.
ing 1t with pancakes with intent to
nJure. The other was attempt to kill
,r murder by mixing corrosive subli.
nate in bottle of whiskey. The jurv
we're out several hours, but returned
'erdlct of guilty on the second count.
Wears was sentenced to serve not less
han u years at hard labor in state
Prison.