Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-02
MATTERS IN VERMONT.
THE NEWS OF THE STATE BRIEFLY TOLD

Rutland Society Gives Christmas Dinner "a
200 Poor-Bsrrs Hotorman Wounded BY
Pipe stsm-sad End to Bennington Fsmily'a
Christmas Celebration Proposed Vermont
Headquarters at Boston-Ths New Chief
Deputy Collector Of Customs.
The Vermont Dairymen g association
will meet at Rutland Jan. 6, and 8.
1t has prepared an extensive program
with seven different addresses on i'm
portant dairy subjects.
Liquor selling in Burlington is said
to be more open now than ever since
the prohibitory law has been in force
1t is estimated that there are 200 places
at which liquor can be bought.
The annual catalogue of the Univer-
sity of Vermont shows an enrolment of
j6l students in all departments, a gain
OF III over last year The library has
81 $40 volumes, an increase OF nearly
1900 over last year.
S. l.. Cooley, 81, Monkton farmer,
fell from loft to the barn floor, y
feet, while pitching hay Thursday and
received probably fatal injuries. His
back was broken and he was uncon-
scious when found two hours later He
is paralyzed from the hips down.
Mayor Hawley of Burlington, has
called a public meeting of voters for
January 5, to consider the proposition
of Dr. W. S. Webb, with reference to
the removal of the Rutland railroad
headquarters and offices to Burlington,
and bonding the city in the sum of $50
600 for the same. The proposition
seems favorable to majority of the
citizens.
A dog supposed to have been the big
gest in the world has just died in Rut-
land, at the age of 10 years. He was a
cross of English and German mastiff
and weighed 284 pounds At the
shoulders he was three feet high, as
tall as a llgrown lion and meas ured
six feet from tip to tip. His chest
measured 55 inches and his neck re-
quired a 35-inch collar
The Rutland Humane society gave a
Christmas dinner to destitute children
and parents at the Y. M. G. A. rooms
in Rutland Dec 49, Teams we're sent
out, and nearly 200 children from the
towns of Ira, Pittsford, Center and
West Rutland, Mendon, Chittenden
and Shrewsbury we're collected. Some
of these were given a preliminary bath
and winter clothing After dinner they
we're treated to Christmas tree.
G. C. Anderson of Barre won the
state checker championship by defeat
ing N. A. Bailey of Rutland. The Sc
ries of matches began at Rutland Dec. |
o. Anderson won Z out of 20, lost 3 |
and drew Z. Anderson has been cham
pion of Vermont since last October,
when he won the title from Bailey at |
/ match played at Barre. He expects
10 play at the New England checker
which is to be held at
Boston Feb. 25.
George W. Burleson of st. Adams
las been appointed chief deputy col
ector of customs to succeed Gen. W.
.. Greenleaf, deceased. He assumed
he duties of the office at Burlington
Ian. l. Mr.. Burleson is veteran of
he civil war and had been promoted
rom a private to the rank of captain
vhen mustered out, June 26, 1865. He
s and has been for years chief deputy
collector at ST. Adams and one of the
most capable men in the service.
A special committee of 30 members
# the Vermont association met in Bos.
on last week to plan for the estab-
ishment OF headquarters for Vermont,
which may be made of benefit to young
ative Vermonters who go to Boston
permanently. The idea originated " it'll
,ol. Josiah H. Benton, jr., who thinks
he cost would be about IS, coo year.
lie proposes to have suitable rooms in
he heart of the city and have all the
'ermont newspapers on file in the
ooms and paid secretary in charge I
{ the associations affairs. The mat :
er is now in the hands of sub-com-
littee of five.