Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-13
SOME VERMONT MATTERS.
A GLANCE AT THE STATES NEWS REC
ORD FOR THE PAST WEEK.
U. s. Leases swanton Hatchery-sale OF Rut-
land Hotel Montpelier Physician Arrested
for Forgery-Losses by Fire-smallpox in
Highgate-New Railways Projected.


Cornelius Mccormack fell from a
high ledge in the slate quarry at West
Pawlet last week. breaking his leg and
receiving severe internal injuries from
which he will probably die.
The contracts have been let for the
construction of new buildings at Fort
Ethan Allen to be erected as soon as
weather permits. The total cost of the
new work will aggregate sl72, 04S.
Prof. A. p Northrop, native OF
Castleton and graduate of Middle
bury college, died Thursday at Flush
i ing, l.. l.. where he has lived and
taught for the last 80 years as instructor
/ in English, mathematics and natural
science in the Flushing institute.
DR.. W. II. Vincent, prominent ply
stefan of Orwell, died of pneumonia at
his home Friday, aged 45 years. He
has practiced in Orwell for the past 20
wears. and was a member of the last
| legislature. He is survived by three
small children. MIS- Vincent died
about month ago.
The supervisors of the insane arrived
at Waterbury Thursday to make pre-
! liminary arrangements for thorough
and impartial investigation of the
scalding accident which occurred some
weeks ago. 1t is expected that the in
vestigation will take place March 10.
Every effort will be made to get the
facts in the case
The Bardwell house at Rutland in
Guiding livery stable, furniture, equip
ments, was sold Saturday by John w.
Champion heirs TO Frank H. Duffy,
for four years proprietor of the Ban
uuet house, and Alderman Hugh Duff
fly. They plan to put in a cafe and to
make some alterations. The Bardwell
house has been one the leading hotels
of the state for 80 years.
Rev. Homer Eaton, a former pastor
of the Burlington Methodist church
and now at the head of the Methodist
book concern in New York city, will
sail for China from San Francisco on
March IL, to superintend the establish
ment of the joint publishing house at
Shanghai, and will extend his tour to
other places to look after important in
terests of the missionary society of
which he is treasurer.
Bert Barber of White Creek, N. Y,
caught fine specimen of golden ca
gle in trap two weeks ago near Shafts
bury hollow. He had the trap set for
skunks. The bird was one of the larg-
est ever caught in the vicinity. 1t
weighed Is pounds, and measured 8
feet inches from tip to tip of wings.
Its claws were nearly five inches long.
The bird lived in captivity until Sun
day evening but would allow no one to
approach it. Previous to its capture
it played havoc with the fowl yards in
the vicinity where it was captured.
Burlington voters, at the city meet
ing, almost unanimously accepted the
contract between DR.. W. Seward Webb,
president of the Rutland railroad. and
the city. The proposition in substance
was that for consideration of $50. 600
paid the road by the city, the road
agrees to remove its headquarters and
general offices to Burlington at once
and to expend $50, 600 in improvements
in the local yards. A fine office build
ing will be erected on one of the prin-
cipal streets. The general offices en-
ploy about 125 clerks, and the railroad
officials will reside in Burlington.