Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-31

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a monument OF Barre granite to mark
the grave OF Rear Admiral W. I.
Sampson, in the national cemetery at
Washington, d. G.
Mrs. Frank Cote Of Jericho shipped
off two of the tiny fingers Of her TO-
months-old baby last week, while trim
ming down sleeves that were too long
with a pair OF sharp shears.
Henry Chamberlin, the veteran con-
ductor of the Central Vermont rail
road, who had seen 80 years of service
in its employ, died suddenly at Bur
lington Sunday Of kidney disease. He
was born in Barnard over 10 years ago
and was widely known.
the orator at the Stowe Old Home Day
exercises, Aug. 10. II. G. Akeley of
Minneapolis will make presentation
of the memorial hall which is his gift
to the town and which is expected to
be completed at that time.
Neaf Apgar, representing the Peters
Cartridge Co. of Cincinnati, who was
last week the guest Of the Montpelier
Gun club, made phenomenal record
at the range, missing six out of l3O
birds. In the first 100 birds sprung he
missed only four and two out of the
next 30.
The Klifa club of Burlington, in or
der to promote the arts and crafts
movement and to encourage Vermont
talent, offers two prizes of $40 each for
best specimens of basketry and rug
making to be submitted at the clubs
third annual exhibition Nov. 1920.
Competitors must be residents of the
state.
Judge Henry G. Ide of the Philip
pine commission, who has been spend
ing the past month at his old home in
st. Johnsbury, will sail from San
Francisco Aug. IS on the Coptic.
Judge Ide's six months leave of abb
sence will expire in September, and he
will return to Manila in excellent
health.
Silas D. Blood suffered serious inju-
ries while at work at the chemical
works in Stamford Thursday night.
He was making up" the acid and
the process as is the usual
custom with lighted lantern near
when the gas ignited severely burning
him about the face and hands and set
ting his clothing on fire.
Mrs. r. Hopkins of Cabot was severe
fly injured last week by being thrown
from horse rake. She tried to drive
a bar-way and the horse step
ped one side, catching one rake wheel
on the bar post The horse became
frightened and ran, throwing Mrs.
Hopkins from the rake, breaking her
nose, dislocating one shoulder and
bruising her generally.
A young man named John Nicholson I
was instantly killed Saturday on the
road to Barre from Graniteville, falling /
from bridge near the Woodbury. farm |
to the rocks 10 feet below, gashing his |
head badly. Life was extinct when |
The unfortunate man was picked up /
Those who saw him short time be-
lore the accident say that he was in
.oxicated. He was % years of age and
1ad only recently come from Boston.
Owing to the large number of per-
sons who have engaged accommoda-
ions TO San Francisco next month TO
attend the annual encampment of the
in chief of the Grand Ar
ny of the Republic, special train
consisting of five tourist sleepers, a
smoker and baggage car will be pro-
,ided for the Vermont party, leaving
Saturday afternoon, Aug. s, and run
hing as a special to Chicago.
An electrician at Bennington en-
gagged in putting in new switchboard
ind making improvement in the wires
If the New England Telephone Co.
narrowly escaped death from shock last
week. He was coming down pole,
when his elbow struck live wire. 1t
carried 1000 volts. A hole was burned
n his arm and the smell of burning
lesh filled the air; but as there were
10 wires to entangle him he fell to the
round
A hearing was held at Barton Land
ng this week in regard to Browning
on affair which took place last June,
u which three older boys tortured a
Dung son of Mr.. Canning by running
i'm through a fire barefooted and
hrowing him down and jumping on
i'm June %, from the effects of which
e died July 4. The boys under arrest
re Alba Day, Raymond Adams and a
Waterman boy. The boy who died was
.olfe Earle Canning, aged eight years,
nd the affair happened near the school
ouse where the boys were attending