Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-30
POISONED BY STRYCHNINE
BARRE BABY FED POISON TAB.
LETS BY LITTLE BROTHER.

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BARRE BABY FED POISON TAB
LETS BY LITTLE BROTHER.
Suicide Of Montpelier Boy-Recort
Apple crop-May Sue Town fol-
False Arrest-Doherty Petition Dis
missed-More Trouble in Burlington
Mildred, the 15-months- daugh'
ter of l.. p. Spooner, who Is employed
at Wells, Lamson & Co.'S shed, al
Barre, swallowed some strychnine tab.
let's, fed to her by her brother. who Is
only four years old. Tuesday and diec
within an hour The amount Of strych-
nine the child swallowed was one six
tieth of a grain. The little boy swal-
lowed very small amount himself
but not enough to make him seriously
i'll.
Alfonso Boomhower, 17-year- old
boy, was drowned while canoeing at
Joe's pond In West Danville Thurs
day and the body was found at noon.
He had recently come from Barton.
Gov. Mccullough. accompanied by
Lieut., Gov. Stanton and Secretary OF
State Fleetwood, made his semi-annual
trip of inspection to the penal and re-
formatory institutions Of the state this
week.
Rev. ]. L. Cam, for years chaplain Of
the Fanny Allen hospital. Burlington,
died Saturday Of appendicitis. Mr..
Cam was born in Brittany. France, u
years ago. He was ordained In 1857
and went to Swanton. where he lived
xtrhA hA RI
the hospital
A dog belonging to Postmaster Den
ison Of Pittsford reused his master by
his outcry when burglars attempted
to rob the postoffice and Denison Bros
general store early Monday morning.
Mr.. Denison drove the burglars away
by firing his revolver The dog was
badly beaten and bruised.
Three candidates, George T. Howard
of Craftsbury, Col. f. G. Butterfield OF
Derby and II. c. Whitehill. editor OF
the Waterbury Record, want the posi-
ton Of member of the Vermont rail-
road commission vacated by Horace
w. Bailey, recently appointed u. 5.
for Vermont.
The freight wreck on the c. v. rail-
road between Braintree and Randolph
demolished five cars and
tore up the ties and rails for long
distance Nine hundred ties We're
destroyed and traffic delayed for six
hours. A brakeman who signalled in
an effort to stop the train was thrown
100 feet but not injured.
Col and Mrs. Fred E. Smith of
have presented to Christ
,hurch of that city. as a memorial for
heir deceased children one Of the most
elaborate stained glass windows ever
placed in Vermont church. The
cene which has been beautifully
wrought. is a representation of the
Saviour blessing group OF little chill
lren.
C. b. Hubbard has resigned his po-
ition as general passenger agent of
he Rutland railroad. which he has
eld for the last three years, to accept
he position Of general manager OF the
Quebec Southern railroad, with head
quarters at Montreal. Mr.. Hubbard |
rll begin his new duties November !.
lis successor has not yet been ap-
ointed
The town of Brookfeld has brought |
rer, Charles II. Bigelow for an al |
eyed deficiency OF $4132.52, and the |
uit carries with II an injunction. re- |
training the defendant from destroy |
ng any books and papers relating to |
he transaction of business in his Of |
ce. The suit is returnable at Orange |
ounty court In December.
J. II. Lavigne OF Burlington, Joseph |
iingras OF Winooski and II. A. Dubuc |
( Montpelier. three Of Vermont's crack
hess players are engaged In the Rice
ambit tournament which includes
mong its contestants nearly all OF the
est players in the United States and
anada. At least $50 men are at play.
'aluable prizes are offered to the win
ers in the semi-finals
fcSweeney alleged malpractice case
t Burlington Saturday and were dis
harged. 1t IL not expected that the
lse will ever be tried again. The
laintiff sued for $4,000 damages II be-
lg claimed that the defendant, DIR.
E. insolvency. operated upon Mrs.
osgriff for appendicitis when she did
OF have that disease. II took four
eeks to try the case.
The small pox scare at Bennington
ended and all suspects have been
,leased from quarantine. Nineteen
Uses, OF mild type, have existed and
i made good recovery. They were
Gated in the isolation hospital over
mile from the village and the last
Uses will be discharged by the end
the week. On account of the ex-
ense incurred. the addition to the
wn house will not be built this year
The will of the late Henry ]. Willing
Chicago places $4,000 in trust for ,
urr and Burton seminary, Manches- /
r, the income to be used for the sem r
airy. According to the will it cannot :
used towards the purchase of any :
'operty or in the erection of a new :
The sum makes $4,000 +
at Mr.. Willing has given to the sem :
airy within a few years he having :
attributed the first $4,000 toward the !
ldowment fund recently raised. !
Charles Holmes OF Charlotte had I
cord apple crop this year. He has I
ready picked from his orchards $500 I
rrels of choice fruit and still has O
out 900 barrels of Northern Spys to ?
ok. A gang Of so men have been o
lSy most or the time Tor several Ii
eeks and at least one carload of APP C
es has been shipped daily from the p
larlotte station. This is by far the
ggest crop ever secured from these 3
chards. and the largest Of any in
at part Of the state. :.
Word has been received from Gavin y
re. India OF the death there of Rev. "
bert Haskins, a missionary of the 1,
church in India. who has a
bored In that field since 1868. He a