Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-12
SOME VERMONT MATTERS,
A GLANCE AT THE STATES NEWS REC
ORD FOR THE PAST WEEK.

ORD FOR THE PAST WEEK.
To Commemorate Lafayette's visit-suicids
And Accidents Testimonial to W. G. 7. U
President Rutland Democrats Form Hears,
Club-National Marble Manufacturers Meet
in Rutland.
The Grand Commandery Knights
Templar and appendant orders held its
annual conclave at Burlington Tuesday
with large attendance.
W. L. Thompson of Waterbury re-
Gently found in cave, while hunting
hedgehogs, some curiously carved In
dian kettles. He also found toma-
hawk which fell to pieces and what
appeared to be grave lined with
stones.
The report that 1000 acres of tim
berland owned by S. L. Griffith of
Dandy had been burned was exagge-
rated. Less than 200 acres of cut off,
brush land was burned over, no good
timber being destroyed. The fires are
now under control
Eugene Kelley of Rutland, freight
conductor on the Rutland railroad,
was run over at Dorset and badly in
jured Friday. His left hip was frac-
tured and his right leg had to be am
putated. Kiley was thrown from the
train under the wheels, he cannot tell
how.
The third annual Old Home Week
trip of the Vermont association of Bos-
ton will be taken Aug. 1920. Gov.
Mccullough with committees will meet
the party at Wells River They will
visit st. Johnsbury and Newport and
will take a trip to Lake Memphrema-
cog Aug. 49,
Senator Redfield Proctor has contrib
uted $1,000 toward the $50, 600 endow-
ment fund for the Burr IL Burton SEM
mary of Manchester The sum of Sl5,
600 is yet needed to complete the
amount. Several of the largest contri-
buttons are conditional on that amount
being raised.
In quarrel Sunday between two
Rutland Italians, one inflicted a ter
rible wound in the stomach of the 9th
err, who is named Braz. The wounded
man was taken to the hospital, where
his stomach was taken out, cleansed
anu pun pdCh anu lue hOuuuS stNc GU
up. He has chance to recover.
The steam saw mill of Noah Lathrop
about six miles from Bristol was
burned Friday, together with stock
shed containing $1,000 worth of white
birch. The fire is supposed to have
caught from the smokestack. The mill
was fitted with modern machinery.
The loss is 5000; no insurance.
Work was begun Monday morning on
the long contemplated Burlington and
Hinesburg railroad. Many thousands
of dollars have already been expended
on the road, much of it practically
wasted. Now il is said, the company
means business and that the cars will
be running as far as st. George in
July.
The quarterly meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Plumbers and |
Marble Manufacturers was held in Rut- /
land Monday practically all the large |
firms in the country being represented. |
The delegates visited some of Rutland's 1
marble industries. 1t was voted to hold /
the next meeting at Cape May, n. j.,
Sept. I.
Jeffrey Mitchell, a Sodom black
smith, cut his throat in five places with
a razor Thursday. in an old barn near
his home He died few hours after
be was found. Mitchell was Al years
Did. No reason is given for the act
,ther than that he had been addicted
% strong drink and had separated from
lis wife.
Frank Z. Cutler, farm hand work
ng for Harry Laird in Orange, COM
nitted suicide Monday evening, shoot
ng himself with revolver. He had
,een drinking considerably of late,
which is supposed to have been the
eason for the act. He was % years old,
and had always lived in
orange. where he was we'll known and
opular.
James Gallagher, aged 10 years, was !
as injured by falling boom at the 7
,orcross 4 West marble quarries in :
,orset Friday. Gallagher was crushed
marble. Hanlon received bad scalp
lay recover The accident was caused r
y the breaking of part of the machin-
ry of derrick which was supporting r
boom :
The marriage of Suzanne Sheldon, "
ne beautiful American actress, a ma |,
We of Rutland, who made a pro- Il
ounced hit in IF | Were King" and I
.enry Ainley, a young actor, and the I
etrothal of Miss Sheldon's sister, t,
lizabeth, to Anthony Hope, the dis Ii
Dguished novelist, were the sensation
last week in London theatrical and
terary circles Mr.. Hopes wedding
i'll take place in the fall, His bride to
2 is just Is. a
Fifteen members of the state Eclec- a. a,
c Medical society attended its 3Sth +
inual meeting at Montpelier last !
eek The society intends to organize !,
! Independent medical college to be :,
Gated either in Montpelier or Barre W ~
o college will be started until $50, 600 g
raised. Dr. H. NJ Waite of johnson :;
ho has charge of the matter, said that "
: thought the efforts to concentrate y,
powers in the allopathic school n,
ade ii imperative that the state So -
ETY. exert itself to raise the school to ~
e prominence it deserves.
At the recent w. G. I. U. conven-
On at Barre, Mrs. Ida Reed, state
esident, was presented with a testi-
onial in the shape of 500 in an en-
lope tied with the white ribbon. 4
ZEN was read expressing thanks for r.
II self sacrificing work and during ~
e reading a chain of cards was placed
ound her neck, each card being from