Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-25

heart failure at his home in Monktor
Monday. He had been constable fol
20 consecutive years, represented tht
town in the legislature and was side
judge of Addison county court.
Percival W. Clement resigned as pres
ident of the Rutland railroad, at di-
rectors' meeting in New York, Friday,
resignation to take effect May |. Hen
ny G. Smith also resigned as vice pres
ident. Both designations were ac-
cepted.
Rev. Dr. Cyrus Brooks, 81, one of
the oldest Methodist ministers in the
United States, and once one of the
most eloquent and influential, died in
st. Paul. Mimi, Monday night. He
was born in Westford and was ordained
in 1888
A mysterious fire occurred Saturday
morning on the Upper Plain at Brad
! ford. The barns of Frank Kennedy
were burned to the ground, also forty
head of cattle, four horses and several
pigs. The house was saved. but near
| ly everything was taken out. as 1t was
thought that would have to 60.
George C. Mackie, one of the pio-
neers in the Barre granite business and
prominent citizen, died Saturday of
consumption He was one of the first
two Scotchmen to ply the granite bus
mess in Barre, having come there in
1880 with his half brother, James G.
Simpson. He was born in Fraserburg,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. May /, lS49.
The annual reunion and maple sugar
party of Vermont State association of
Washington, ID. G., was held at the
national rifles armory in that city April
Is at early candle light. Following the
serving of refreshments these toasts
were responded to: Vermont Men, =
Congressman Foster: "The Women of
Our State" Charles A.. Prouty Yer
mont Horses and Maple Sugar. Con
gresham Haskins ;"Old Home Week.,
Senator Dillingham;. The evenings
festivities closed with dancing,
The state encampment of the q. y.
r. for the department of Vermont will
be held in Montpelier June IL and l..
On the evening previous to the en-
campment reception of the Keller
Corps will be held at the Pavilion,
where the encampment headquarters
will be- On the l1th there will be an
assembly in the Blanchard opera house
at which routine business will be
transacted. The Relief Corps viii hold
a meeting at the same time at the
Church of the Messiah. In the even
ing a public meeting and campfire will
be held.
Fred Benway, aged II years. son of
Thomas Benway, a carpenter of Wi
nooski. was drowned in the rapids at
Winooski Falls Saturday night Young
Benway, with his father and Edward
Labelle, brother law, was fishing
in the pool below the falls, when by
an endeavor to cross at the head of the
rapids to the Burlington side of the /
river. the father lost control of the
canoe and they jumped into the water. /
Young Benway was caught in an eddy .
and drowned. but the other two sue
ceeded in reaching the shore. The I
body was found Sunday at the foot of .
the rapids. !
The American Institute of lnstruc
ton will meet in Burlington in July
Among the speakers will be: Booker
I. Washington, Hon. Samuel W, Nc
Call, M. c., from Massachusetts, DR..
William J. Long, author of Beasts in
the Field. -" Wood Folk Scenes. etc.
". f. Ranger, state superintendent of
Aduca ion, George H. Martin. super
visor of Boston, President G.. l.. White
If Colby university, Sarah L. Arnold, 4
lean of Simmons college of Boston. j.
3. klock, principal of the state nor
nal school at Plymouth, \. H.. and
Mary A. Snow, teacher at the Pratt
institute at Brooklyn. +,
Hon. F. ID. Proctor and +. X. Morse
If Proctor met delegations of from one
o five members representing the Proc
or movement from dozen towns i
orange and Windsor counties at the
Junction house, White River junction,
friday. In regard to the reports about /
lis meeting DR.. Webb at the Waldorf I
astoria and as to reported trades and 1
Ieals between the two. Mr.. Proctor |
aid positively that such stories were I
Wholly without foundation. He had |
ot been at the Waldorf Astoria for {
hree years, had never had any confer
noes with Dr. Webb at which arrange ,
lents we're made between them as to f.,
heir canvasses. neither had he been in /
,anada to see the doctor since his re s
urn from the West.
DIR. W. Seward Webb says that his Z
abroad interests IN Canada are con '
ned to the st. Lawrence S Adiron r
ack and the Canada 4 Atlantic. He
uilt the Cape Breton road for the Ca
adian Securities company, but it is
wned by that company. DR.. Webb de :
les having any interest in the South I
hore road or the Quebec Southern !
Dad. but the Rutland road has track Il
ge agreement with the latter road o
hich naturally makes him interested I.
] seeing it progress. He is not con 4
ected as reported. with any bridge i
r tunnel schemes in Canada nor is c
acre such'a thing as webb syndi- II
ate" Nor has he financial repre- "
,ntative in Canada. He admits that V
lie Canada Atlantic railway deal will
e completed and there will be no rad
al changes in the management of the
,ad.
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