Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-18
MATTERS IN VERMONT.

Poisoned by Mistake The Barre Quarrymen
Difficulties Settled-The Coming Health O.
ticers' school-New Rural Free Deliveries
General Prosecution Of Swanton Cigarett
Dealers Boston Vermonters Coming HON
for Old Home Week'-A New Presiden
for the Rutland Railroad Mysterious Deaf
at Burlington.
Miss Susan G. Perkins of Concord
n. H., has given $1,000 to Norwicl
university at Northfield to found
scholarship in memory of her father
Hamilton Ellcot Perkins, who wa
graduated from the institution in 1924
In the famous Mullins Flanders NAL
practise case, the jury at Rutlant
Thursday rendered verdict of 400
against Flanders, the full amount suet
for by the plaintiff The defendan
was not represen ted at the hearing.
The plans of the Lumiere company
Burlington, manufacturers of photo
graph films and supplies, for new
500, 600 plant to be built on their prop
erty at Howard park this season, have
been submitted to contractors for bids.
Peter Clement, a prominent farmer
II years old committed suicide at st.
Johnsbury Saturday morning by drown
ing himself in water tub. Despond
ency over the death of his only son last
August caused the deed. He leaves a
wife.
The JOINT fair of the state and Rut-
land county agricultural societies will
be held in Rutland early in Septem-
Der and promises to be one of the most
successful the state has ever seen. Ex-
hibits of Morgan horses will be a feat
ure this year.
Rev. John Davis Ewing, who with
drew from the Vermont Episcopal min
istrv at Woodstock at the suggestion
of Bishop Hall. has joined ST. John $
Catholic church of Philadelphia. His
action is said to be the result of his
study of Catholicism.
The Vermont association of Boston
Friday evening voted unanimously to
visit Vermont in body during the
coming old home week in August.
/ There were over 100 members of the
organization at the dinner at Ioung's
/ hotel The affair was a combination
smoke talk and sugar party and was
very successful.
known as one of the best cloak sales
men in Vermont, was found dead on
the floor of his room in a Burlington
hotel Sunday morning, having appar
emily died in great mental and physi-
cal agony. Death was probably caused
by an overdose of some drug and is not
thought to have been intentional.
On the 1st of May seven new rural
free delivery routes will be established
in the first congressional district of
Vermont. at Bristol, Pittsford, Shell
burne, Ferrisburg. Poultney, North
Clarendon and Rutland. During the
next few weeks. petitions for routes in
Franklin, Fairfield East Fairfield,
Sheldon Springs and East Highgate
will be investigated.
The contract has been let for a new
Canadian railroad system, 800 miles
long. of which DR.. W. Seward Webb
and other Vanderbilt interests have the
control. The new road runs from Lake
Huron to Quebec and is said to shorten
the distance by rail from the ancient
Canadian capital to the Great Lakes
by 200 miles. Its name is the Quebec
& Lake Huron railway.
The trial of Lieut. Gov. Martin +. !
Allen of North Ferrisburg, vice presi /
dent of the defunct Farmers national
bank of Vergennes, and j. W. ketch-
um of Vergennes. charged with com |
plicity with ex- Cashier Lewis in wreck
ing the institution, did not open in the
United States court at Rutland Mon
day. Another postponement of the case
was granted, this time until the 2lst.
1t is reported that f. ]. Chamber
lin of Montreal, now general manager
of the Canada Atlantic railway, will
soon be made president of the Rutland
system, succeeding L. W.
Clement. who will resign. There is
said to be friction between DR.. Webb
and President Clement of the Rutland
in relation to transactions in the stock
of that road, DR.. Webb having recently
secured control of the Rutland. /,
4 general prosecution of the cigar
cite dealers for selling to minors has
been instituted in Swanton as a result
Of the arrest and conviction of two boys
on the charge of stealing hens. The
trial of the boys brought out the
facts that they had been resorting to
all sorts of crimes and schemes for rails
ing money TO buy cigarettes and play
pool. Three dealers were arranged Fri
DAY, plead guilty and were each fined
81. 20 and another awaits trial
The Amalgamated quarrymen s union
at Barre Friday night accepted prop
1sition from the quarrymen associa-
ion for a five year time and wage
schedule. The agreement was also rat ,
fed by the association, following the .
action of the union. 1t will go into
fleet July l, and although until that
late there is no change in the hours of !,
ator. no strike will occur as antici- {
,ated. Beginning July l eight hours
will constitute days work, with an !
Increase of 10 per cent. over the pres !.
mt scale of wages. :
Fowlie Bros, granite manufacturers :
# Barre. have filed petition in bank !;
uptcy. Business had not proved profit r
bile and matters were in bad way. +
alexander Fowlie. the junior partner, +
eceived word from his brother James, q
he business manager. last week, that II
e was leaving the state. An investi /
alton showed that the men had been
aid off the previous Saturday with :
worthless checks, and the firm was in
ther ways entangled. AS the only
curse open to him, Mr. Fowlie filed
edition in insolvency to straighten out
fairs.
At a meeting in Burlington of the
tate board of health composed of Drs