Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-15

! doubtedly Of incendiary origin. The
house had been vacant for three weeks.
/ The farmhouse of Elmer Fraser in
South Woodstock, was struck by light
ming Monday and the buildings de-
stroyed. also valuable horse, 20 sheep,
tools. most of the household furniture,
crop of hay, etc. Mr., Fraser was away
from the house at the time. There was
some INSURANCE.,
Wilbur f. PeIrigo, who was sen.
fenced to the states prison at Windsor
for assault with intent to kill, has
been pardoned by Gov. Stickney on
the ground of i'll health. Perrigo' S
crime was assault with intent to kill
one of the officers of the Burlington
force. He was sentenced in Burling-
ton October o, 1894, for 10 years, at
the age of 3G, and is therefore IA years
old at present.
The invention of ". \. Hill of a
steam motor for automobiles. power
hoists, travelling cranes, and general
use may add a new industry to Rut-
land Mr.. Hill has patented the mo
tor Among the good points claimed
are its double action and high power
in proportion to weight. reliability,
compactness, simplicity in construc
ton and operation, economy of fuel,
instant reversibility, and absence of a
tlywheel or dead center.
The molders of the F. K. Patch Man
ufacturing company and of the Lincoln
Iron Works at Rutland, about % in all,
struck Tuesday morning. The men
want 9-hour day with minimum pay
of 50 10 day, They have been work
ing 10 hours at rate of 2I.S cents per
hour. The presidents of both compan-
les. when visited by union officials,
stated that because of the close terms
of certain contracts. they cannot afford
to pay higher wages Both the shops
are running with a good force of non
union machinists.
Frank Skodowski of Proctor. Pc
lander. about 2G years old, who has
been in this country only since March.
lost his life last week by getting on top
Of pile of sand some 30 feet long by 80
feet wide and 10 feet high and then be-
ing drawn by the sand into a wooden
chute from which the teams in the
mill are loaded. the sand filling in after
him and sutfoCating him within short
time. How the accident happened is
unknown. As the man was all alone on
the upper floor OF the mill where the
sand heap is situated.
\ rich gold find is reported in the
Mad river valley between Middlesex
and MoretOWn. Pay dirt has been as
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Patrick Kennedy, prisoner in the
house of correction al Rutland. serving
a sentence for being tramp. was par
ioned Tuesday by Gov. ". W. Stick
nev. Kennedy is a pauper. said TO be
to the town OF Castleton.
He is 10 wears old and has been com.
mitted six times for the same otfense
from three different towns. In his par
don the governor saws Kennedy is an
idiot and his mind is not sufficient to
enable him to commit crime. and the +
ATTEMPTS of towns TO throw his support
IN the state should be put to an end (
The executive is bitter in his denun
cation of the Justice who sentenced
kenuedv.
me Isl regiment vermont national
guard mastering anout 'In men, Went
mo camp near TOFl EIIul Alien
thursday iof hve Gays. Inc quarter
master tstllIiate iol lee''ins tHe Ieel
n len curing Vha' t'llie it !cd aoou.
'o" pou1us ol meat t0V uozths OF
,g9s' ana 4VV" pouhGs OF potatoes
riudy afternoon was deV"ied 10 pat
anon urlti' nf"[ly the Nhole regimen
'elhs on nahu' SATURDAY forenoon the
ecohd oatlallon hau shootlng con
est lieut. - - ilolueh OF hutIaha
making the pest lnd'Fluuai record at
ne range SetIing every loihI OUT OF /
'osalple % a. XVI Earue stahulhE WIN
lhauser rille' me entire regiment 4.
..aa piactise iharch III 5he afternoon;
'uhua! program lnc!uutu guarA
Mount regiment inspection ny 'he al
utaht anu inspector general ana ser
ice at company heaoquar'Tfs by Chap-
am george d. Lawson OF behnlngton'
.lth music ny the regiment hand.
londay the thlrd pattaIlon engaged IN
piactIse shoot' while the frst and
ecoha natlallons had small arms
factlse on lhe url4l grounds ~ the
Vehlhg thefe was a reunion OF the
pahish 7AmeflGah war veterans OF
Ne state OF vermont at the guar
'rs OF tapIa!h burhhani ana Lieu |