Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-10
SOME VERMONT MATTERS,
A GLANCE AT THE STATES NEWS REC.
ORD FOR THE PAST WEEK.

Patents for Vermont Inventions-The Gam
Situation = Midsummer Meeting Of Stat
Lawysrs-Golf Cup Winners = Richford
Chinese Port Of Entry Seminary Endow
ment Secured.
The total number Of inmates Of thu
soldiers home at Bennington on june
30 was 100
AS result OF an explosion Of fire
works in Readsboro Saturday evening
Charles Wellman had one foot SO bad
ly mangled that it had to be amputat
ed.
The full amount of the endowment
fund OF $50, 600 has been secured fol
Burr and Burton seminary, Manches
ter. Extensive repairs will be made
upon the buildings.
Eugene w. Eastman, proprietor Of
the Avenue house at St. Johnsbury was
last week found guilty of keeping a
house of ill-fame. Bail was fixed at
$4,000, pending sentence. The case will
probably be appealed to the supreme
court.
The midsummer meeting Of the Yer
mont Bar association will be held at
Newport, Aug. Sc There will be re-
ceptions, sail on Lake Memphrema-
cog and carriage drive, also an ad-
dress by G. A. Prouty followed by a
banquet.
Chester Pike of East Pittsford, Is
years old, who threw tirecracker July
Fourth in Rutland putting out the left
eye Of Martin johnson of East Pitts
ford, was fined IS and costs Of S13 in
city court Monday under the state or
dinance prohibiting firing crackers.
Moses Perham, a 16-year old Burling-
ton boy, lost his left hand by the pre-
mature explosion Of a cannon which he
was loading preparatory to celebrating
July 4. His six-year old brother was
painfully injured in the legs by the
flying powder and fragments of cannon.
Chelsea boys wanted more excite
ment during baseball game with
Tunbridge club Thursday and put a
blast into large boulder nearby and
touched it off. The flying rocks struck
a COW and killed her and the owner is
now looking for S45 from the boys to
cover the loss.
DR.. W. W. Townsend OF Rutland has
applied for patent on an apron which
he has invented for the use of dentists
and physicians during operations and
Frank l.. Austin of Burlington has APP
piled for one on clamp for horse's foot
to keep it moist and prevent founder,
and the ills that follow the drying and
shrinking of the hoof so common to
horses that stand on barn floor.
A. W. Reed of Albany won the In
dependence cup in the open handicap
tournament completed at Manchester
Saturday on the Ekwanok Country
club links. Henry W. Brown, the well
known Philadelphia cricketer, defeat
ed II. l.. Edwards in the final contest
for the Old Glory cup by the score of
5 up and 3 to play. The Consolation |
cup went to George II. Thacher of AL
bany.
F. f. Tynen, telegraph operator at
the Rutland freight office at Burling
ton, had a narrow escape from death |
last week. He was riding on freight !
train over the draw bridge and in at
to get off. caught hold of a
side arm which broke. He narrowly |
escaped being run over by the wheels
as he dropped and fell through the
draw into the water Being good
swimmer he got to the bank but in the
fall his hip was injured and he re-
ceived many bruises.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Horse Breeders association was held
at Bread Loaf Inn, July and 3. Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing year.
l he subject of making an exhibit of
Morgan horses at the st. Louis Expo
sition next year was discussed, and
those present were all favorable to the
project. 1t was decided to hold spec.
al meeting at Bread Loaf Oct. and
}, when large attendance is expect
ID, and the matter just referred to,
md Others of Importance will be con-
idered.
Miss Elizabeth Sheldon of New York,
ormerly of Rutland, and Anthony
Hope Hawkins the famous author were a.,
married in St. Brides church, Fleet ,
treet, London, July l. The best known ,
literary lights as we'll as the first So :
iety of London we're among those pres i,
mt The church of which the bride :
rooms father is vicar was brilliantly =
decorated for the occasion. The bride !
vas beautifully gowned and attended :
y six bridesmaids. The bishop of i
'tepney officiated. After the wedding I;
reception was given at Salisbury hotel =
The 43d regiment, Duke of Corn v
'all's Own Rifles of Ottawa, were the v
uests of the city of Burlington Satur-
ay and the Canadians Wed with the .
americans in the celebration of the 9
'ourth. The visit of the Ottawa SOL
iers was made the occasion of great .
Military demonstration that has never =
cen surpassed in Burlington. The >
'nion Jack and the Stars and Stripes !,
Dated in the breeze side by side all T
ay, while the British and American -
,ldiers marched side by side and en- - =
Eyed the fellowship of the occasion to 4
lie utmost. =,
The order making Richford one of Il
lie three ports of entry for Chinese i'm OIL
igration on the Canadian border OIL
ent into effect July ?, and Arthur :
Weeks of st. Adams will now
, stationed there as inspector. For
lie present an interpreter will come up
ON Boston when needed. The Chi
,se will come directly from Vancouv
, British Columbia, to Richford or
alone, all the immigrants being de-
rered at the detention building where
e railroad company will care for
EN-. The building has recently been
ased for the purpose by the govern
emit and fitted up.
Members of the Vermont Fish and
anne league who have been investigat-
g the game situation relative to fall
ooting report that owing to the pro-
acted wet weather ruffed grouse,
and, in fact. all game birds