Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-31
SOME VERMONT MATTERS.
A GLANCE AT THE STATES NEWS REC.
ORD FOR THE PAST WEEK.
Financial Trouble Affecting Vermont
cd Life to Save Dog-West Burke Girls
Elope with Aetors-Big Event for Mystic
Shriners -Automobile Event


Elope with Actors-Big Event for Mystic
shriners-Automobils Event.
The mill Of the Stark Paper Co. in
SALISBURY, which was burned July ID,
is to be rebuilt as soon as possible.
John d. Miller, a we'll known bust
ness man Of Rutland and state road
missioner two terms ending 1900,
died at his home in Wallingford Mon
day aged AZ.
John F. Hatch, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. B. Hatch of st. Adams, has been
promoted from assistant paymaster in
the United States navy, with rank OF
junior lieutenant Lieut.. Hatch is
now on his way home from the Philip
pines.
The funeral party accompanying the
body of Silas L. Griffith of Dandy left
San Diego, CAL, Monday for Vermont.
They expect to reach home tomorrow,
Aug. l. The funeral will be held in
Dandy at the Congregational church,
Aug. 4, at 2o'clock in the afternoon
Services were held at THE Palms, "
San Diego, Friday.
John G.. Sweeney, conductor on the
White Mountain train between Bur
lington and Montpelier had his leg
crushed at Waterbury by slipping in
between the cars Friday and died at
st. Adams Saturday His leg was am
putated above the ankle and he did not
recover. Death was said to be due to
loss of blood. He was many years con-
ductor on the Central Vermont pay
train.
Arthur Bessett of Burlington, 20 years
old, was arrested last week for reckless
driving Wednesday he hired out for
hack driver and became intoxicated.
He ran over man but did not injure
him seriously, so the affair was settled
for IS. He then drove on and ran over
0-year-o Milton girl and she is Sc
verely injured. AS Bessett is minor,
the one who furnished him the liquor
will be arrested.
French home week opened at Bur
lington Monday and hundreds of Wis
itors from New England and Canada
were present. The most important feat
ure of the day was the laying of the
corner stone Of the monument to be
erected at Battery park to the memory
of Samuel de Champlain. Other feat
ures were mass at St. Joseph's church,
a parade and sports at Athletic park
The occasion concluded Tuesday after
noon
Charles HUMPHREYS and Smith Hor-
ton of Wells risked their lives Thursday
to save that of common, everyday dog.
The dog had in some manner got part
way down the almost perpendicular
side of mountain and strayed out
upon narrow ledge projecting out
over height of more than 100 feet.
The animal stood on this narrow space
for nearly five days without food or
water and howled continually. Finally
HUMPHREYS and Horton decided to res
cue the dog, which they did after a
perilous climb down the perpendicular
rock. A single misstep would have
meant instant death.
Alex Glennie, member Of the Mont
pelier labor organization, has been
discharged from local stone shed by
order of the union which threatened to
call strike if their order was disre-
garded. Glennie was formerly finan-
cial secretary of the organization and
was accused of appropriating funds,
but found not guilty on the technical.
ity that in the position he held he was
one of the body and could not under
the law steal from himself The I'M
ion then served notice. requiring him
to sign over % per cent. of his wages
to pay fine of $3.50 imposed by the
union. This he refused to do.
John W. Perkins, proprietor of the
American house, Vergennes, under $500
bail charged with the illegal selling Of
intoxicating liquor, failed to appear
when his case was called Monday |
and the bonds were forfeited. |
Charles L. Watts of Rutland appeared I
in city court for the fourth time under |
the new law last week and the police /
are looking for the man who sold him +
the liquor, as he is an habitual drunk
ard, Three men were last week SEN
fenced, in Montpelier, to three months
in the House of Correction for illegal
selling, to habitual drunkards.
The first meeting of Cairo temple,
Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, which was chartered
at the meeting of the imperial council
At Saratoga July 9, will be held in
Rutland Sept. Lis and the meeting
will be one of the biggest events which
las ever been held by the Shriners in
his SIdIe. LIE OuTlDe degree VIII be
conferred on large class of candi-
lates, and the work will be carried out
IN an elaborate scale. DR.. Jesse E.
Thomson of Rutland will be the first
llustrious potentate of the new tenn
lie, which will receive a charter at the
utset Two thousand dollars will be
expended for uniforms for the officers
nd for paraphernalia.
People in the section about Beuning-
on are much interested in the finan-
ial trouble of the Norcross Bros COM
any of Worcester, Mass The COM
any owns large marble quarries in
outh Dorset and is running large
larble saving mill and finishing plant
t Manchester Depot. The company is
lso largely interested in the Manches-
or, Dorset & Granville railroad, which
as been completed as far as the quarry
South Dorset. 1t built the new rail
BAD station at Bennington and S5O,-
10 summer house near Bennington
enter for J. G. Colgate, banker
'om New York, and is now erecting a
100000 summer residence between
ennington and North Bennington for
frederick B. Jennings, of the late firm
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