Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27

Pliny Blanchard of Pownal, n lum-
herman, was injured Monday while
drawing logs. The binder used to hold
= them In place broke, flew back and
struck his jaw, breaking 1t.
The saloon of George Barrows of
Vergennes was burglariZed Saturday
, night. About $3.50 worth of liquor was
, stolen. The thieves did not touch the
( cash register. There Is no clue to the
, burglars identity.
The quarantine ats the barracks of
Norwich university Mortified. has
been removed on all cadets but three.
They will be liberated in short time
as they are only detained to make sure
that they are immune from diphthera.
1t is reported that Charles X. Oar
ling, United States marshal for the dis
trict of Massachusetts, n native of YER
mont ard son of j. X. Darling OF
Chelsea, in that state, is n candidate
for governor of Porto Rico
White River Junction and vicinity
carpenters have formed n labor union
and have applied to the Carpenters and
JoinerS union for n charter. 1t is
rumored that efforts are under way to
organize the retail clerks in town into
a union.
The work of laying the foundation
for a new school building at Plainfield
to replace the one that was destroyed
by fire last fall will be commenced this
week. The new building will be so feet
| long and two stories high and will have
| four large rooms.
The commissioners of the District %
Columbia are sending to Vermont 10
secure information as to the extent and
reliability of the Bethel quarries from
which it is proposed to secure the
granite from the new union station to
be constructed in Washington.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Fish and Game league Is to be held at
the Van Ness house, Burlington, Mon
day, Nov. 30, at g. 80 p. M, for the pur-
pose of election of officers, the election
of new members and the transaction
of any other necessary business.
The supreme court nj Montpelier |
Friday held that the trading stamp I
law was unconstitutional. 1t also dis /
missed the case of Montpelier VS.. the |
Montpelier and Barre Traction Co. I
very important case. The city main /
tanned that II was Illegal for the COM /
pany to charge ten cents for a fare be- I
tween Montpelier and Barre
The bondholders of the Northwestern
Loan & Guaranty Co. in Vermont have +
received the final dividend of three and I
five hundred and twenty-five thou
sandths per cent. This is the only div
idend paid out of the funds of the de-
funct company. 1t Is estimated that at
least half million dollars of Vermont
money went into that company.
Leon Chapman of Ira was taken to
Rutland Thursday charged with COM
hitting rape on Mrs. Alice Richardson.
who worked for his father. Joseph I
Chapman. He was held in $4,000 bail
for appearance at county court. His
father became bondsman. The young
man was about "a years old and Mrs.
Richardson was also the same age.
Chapman is charged with having
knocked the woman senseless with
club when she went to the pig pen and
then assaulted her.
The work at the stripping stations
connected with the national hatchery !
at st Johnsbury is nearly completed
and Superintendent Carter estimates
that nearly 100000 brook trout eggs
have been gathered The field stations
are located at Darling pond In Groton.
where about 100000 have been taken: {
AT Lake Mansfield in Stowe. where
about 100000 eggs have been secured,
and at Lake Mitchell in Sharon. where $
the output will reach nearly 100000 q
eggs, Shipments of eyed eggs are ar q
irving at the hatchery daily
Henry Baxter Kingsley. son of Maj 9
Levi G.. Kingsley of Rutland disap- !
peared in New York Nov IA and the
police of that city are unable to trace
him. Several clues have been found $
but nothing definite results from them. 4
When last seen Mr.. Kingsley bade his a
friends goodby at a restaurant near I
he Grand Central depot at II o'clock, L
to take the midnight train n
,or Rutland. A small army of men is 4
engaged in the search for the missing
nan. The conductor on the Sunday
morning train declares that either r.
Kingsley or his double got off his train a
It Rutland Nov. Is. a
1t is reported from Washington that G
Senator Redfield Proctor does not care CT
or the honor of being chairman of h
he Vermont delegation to the republic Il
an national convention next year an t.
lonor he has ably carried at the two HI
asst Conventions. Senator Proctor was :
rst a delegate to the national conven-
ion in 1883, when Vermont took such
prominent part in bringing about
he nomination of General Harrison. a,
our years later the place was given :"
o the Hon. II. H Powers but again in
$50 and 1900 Senator Proctor was
rominent in the conventions as the
hartman of the Vermont delegation
enator Proctor suggests for chairman -
the delegation Senator William p. :, ~
"a
tit
Action for the recovery of 5000 has fr
cen brought against the village of 70