Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-11-21
MATTERS IN VERMONT.
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD

Death of Rutland Salesman Bethel Cen
tenarian Dead = Hunting Accident-Tas
Commissioner Cushman's Report st. Johns
bury Mans Invention Burlington Scotch
man Sentenced for Stealing.
E. C. Fisher & Co. have bought the
tannery plant of G.. ID. Gushing at
Bethel land will run it to its full ca
pacity.
A charter has been applied for an
electric railroad to run from Benning-
ton to North Adams, Mass, through
the town of Pownal. The capital stock
is to be $50, 900.
Charles Davis of East Pownal shot a
fine black bear on Pownal mountain
Thursday. He received the state boun-
ty of SD for it, and sold the fur for a
good sum beside.
The supreme court has continued the
case of j. b. Donoway, states attorney
of Addison county, whose disbarment
was asked for last winter on the
ground of neglect of duty.
John Marshall Shaw, Bethel CEN
tenarian, died Saturday. lie was able
to stand without assistance the day be
fore his death and his mind retained
its full strength up to the very last.
1t is rumored that the Boston *
i Maine railroad company is negotiating
with the Grand Trunk railroad com
pany for the purchase or lease Of the
/ Central Vermont line from Windsor to
St Adams.
I The house of Mrs. Frank Knapp at
/ Bennington was badly damaged by fire
Monday night. The fire is supposed
4 to have been set by robbers who entered
when the family was away. Loss ST.
/ 800, covered by insurance.
| Mershe Gauowsky, Russian jew is
/ in Burlington Jail awaiting action of
+ the United States grand jury in Feb
ruary, charged with presenting fraud
ulent certificate of immigration, by
means of which he gained entrance to
/ this country.
/ Eurico Congagoni, an Italian. while
out hunting in the woods at Mortified
Monday accidentally shot himself in
the abdomen. He was trying to knock
a hedgehog he had shot, off the limb
of a tree with the butt Of his gun when
one barrel exploded.
Samuel Somerville Of South Duxbury
has sold his farm to western parties for
the sum of -. 600 cash. The value of
the farm has been considered =, 800 or
3. 600. The extra price is paid on ac
count of the prospect OF good ashes
tos deposit on the place.
Mrs. Honora McCarty of SALISBURY
is probably the oldest person in New
England and is older by 10 years than
4 ty,E b h,,r
in Ireland lib years ago, was married
s. years ago and has son 50 years old.
She is now we'll and active.
The biennial report of the Vermont
Soldiers Home shows that the institu-
tion now contains over ltUi inmates AT
tairs have been managed very econom-
ically and satisfactorily. The actual eX
pense to the state for the year ending
June 30. 1902, was $50, 5l2. II,
Charles Lemara. brought to Montpel-
Ter recently from Lowell, Mass, charged
with larceny of $50 some months ago at
Woodbury., pleaded guilty to grand lar
ccny Tuesday and was sentenced to not
over two years and six months or less
than two years in the house of correc-
tion.
a north bound freight train, which !
left Waterbury Thursday forenoon
struck an unknown man on the iron
bridge about two miles west of the vii (
lage and knocked him into the river.
The body has not been recovered. A !
bundle and hat which were picked up, ,
gave no clue TO the identity of the .
man.
The Vermont Marble company is
erecting a handsome structure at Proc
tor which they will turn over, fully
equipped, to local Y. VI. C. A., if
such an organization is formed, and
will make an annual contribution 10
such association sufficient to meet its
principal running expenses. The com
pany's fundamental purpose is to Sc
cure the privileges of the building to
all its employees.
Joseph Strachan, a Scotchman who
mas been in this country 10 years. was
arrested in Burlington last week for
stealing a pocketbook containing so
and a mileage belonging to f. II. Sted-
nan, a drummer. who had dropped it
rom his pocket while waiting for a
rain at the depot, In court he pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to serve not
ess than two nor more than two and
me half years IN state prison.
Emery Powers of St Johnsbury has
invented rapid letter opener which
las been patented and proved satiSfac-
DRY in use for large business establish
nents. The cutter is a steel disc un-
Ter which the letters are carried by a
allied wheel. 1t will open letters of
ny size and shape, and its capacity
er minute is limited only by the abil-
ty of the operator to handle the letters.
I is operated by either foot or electric
over
J. H. Parker travelling salesman for =
Rutland firm, met terrible death r
ear keeseville, n. Y, Thursday by
eng run over by train. Parker was I
irving from Ausable Chasm to Reese
lille and was in the act of going over |
he railroad crossing when he was run I
Ito by a train. The horse he was
irving was cut in two, the wagon
mashed to kindling wood and he was
angled beyond all semblance of hui
an being.
According to the report of the bank
of their last inspection, the
'erage reserve held was II. 90 per cent.
against II. 10 per cent. at the pre-
Gus inspection of July Is. Loans and
scounts had increased from SD, S4S.
s TO Sl3, 500, 800: gold coins had in
eased from 1929, 454 to s4ii 22s: and =
e total specie from 1858, 657 to S7l9,- -
8: individual deposits from Sl2,07l,-