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Evening journal., 1903-01-15

FRANK l.. SPEAkMAN,
Prothonotary.
Issued December a. 1907
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09
Liberated on Conditions,

Louis Laduke was released from TAI
at Burlington, where he was impris-
oned for intoxication, under peculia,
conditions. Saturday. He was liber-
ated upon signing an agreement not To
drink again, to use no tobacco, to stay
with his wife and family evenings and
nights, to keep good company, to shun
MS former companions who drink. To
get work and do his best to keep ii, to
turn his wages over to his wife for the
support of the family, to take any REM
edy for the drink habit his wife NAV
propose and to pay the fine and costs
IN ms case within three months. If
Laduke violates the contract in any
particular he is to be placed in iail
again and serve his sentence. which
amounts to los days in the house Of
correction, aside from 80 days in Jail
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09
Brattleboro, VT, 10, 6, '03.
Comm issioners Make Corrections.

Editor of the Reformer:
In an article published in your paper
the I'd inst you have made such de-
cided misstatements Of the actual facts
that we feel called upon to ask you to
publish this letter setting us right
First, you state as follows: Then the
commissioners gave notice on adjourn
ment that they would give their judg-
ment in the matter on Tuesday morn
ing This was by the public at large
regarded as somewhat unjust, mas
much as it kept the licensees on the
anxious seat a couple OF days more
and made the simple business propo-
sition of their preparation for the en-
tertainment OF Valley fair guests an
uncertainty that much longer" Now
as a matter of fact, the postponement
of our decision was granted upon the
urgent request of the attorneys for the
licensees, who wished time to prepare
a brief to be submitted to the board
before we made our decision. Second.
you state that, Certainly IL is true on
the authority of Mr. Davenport the or
iginal and sole complainant, that he
presented brief, that is recommends
ton, In the case which arrived too late
for consideration This is not true.
In the first place three complaints were
filed with this board, two besides Mr..
Davenport's; and further Mr.. Daven-
port tells us that he gave neither YOU
nor any one else any such statement.
His brief was not too late for consid-
Grafton. II was filed with the board
before Tuesday noon. and the brief of
the attorneys for the licensees was filed
between IL O'Clock. noon, and one
o'clock p. m. Tuesday. The board met
at one p. m. and both briefs We're care
fully read and considered. and the de-
cisions were not signed until 3: so p. m.
Third, you further state that, The
Board declares that three leading
lawyers of the county are responsible
for its decision" We do not declare
OF the kind. We have simply
followed the law as we found it, and
hold no one responsible for the decision
but our own board.
Yours respectfully,
Fred w. Putnam,
f. H. Howard.
John ]. Eckels.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09
Death of Robert j. kimbalI.

! Col Robert ]. Kimball died suddenly
day evening. The cause of death
is supposed to be a heart trouble. With
his family he left his Vermont home
| in Randolph Friday, to return to
Brooklyn. The funeral was held
Tuesday and temporary entombment
was made until arrangements can be
made to transfer the body to its final
resting place in Randolph.
Robert Jackson Kimball was born in
Randolph, Feb. 16 1886. His grand
father who was a soldier of the Rev.
olution, serving in the third Connect
icut regiment, under Col. S. b. Webb,
moved from Pomfret, Conn, to Ran
dolph, about 1865, soon after the town
was organized. and for upwards of a
hundred years the family home in Ran
dolph has been maintained by the Kim
balls, father, son and grandson. Col.
Kimball was married in 1868 to Mary
L., daughter of Charles A. Morse of
Toronto who survives him. with three
children. Col. Kimball began business
life as newsboy on the Central YER
mont railroad and was a telegraph OPP
orator later.
In 1865, he began the business of
banking in New York, under the firm
name of r. j. Kimball & Co. Going
down in the financial crash of 1872
and settling with his creditors at %
cents on the dollar, nine years later
he summoned them to a banquet. and
each creditor found under his plate
a check for the remainder of his debt,
with per cent interest for the full
time it had remained unpaid.
In 1887 Col. Kimhall built a country
home in his native town and became
later a legal citizen of Vermont. He
was a member of Gov w. p. Dilling-
hams staff and represented Randolph
in the general assembly in 1s90-'91.
He was made representative of the
state. by executive appointment, on
notable occasions ard the republicans
had sent him as their delegate to the
national conventions of the party. Dur
ing the war with Spain he contributed
generously to the relief of Vermont
soldiers in camp at Fort Ethan Allen
and at Chickamaugs, and made a for
NAL offer to the governor to equip, at
his own expense, a company at Ran
dolph, but the states quota of troops
being full, this offer was declined. His
latest contribution to the welfare of his
native town was the Kimball Library
building, completed and dedicated early
in the current year.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

greatly increased by the grave doubt
(here again, permit me to say, as re-
suit of the mutilations of the Conland
bill by it's enemies) whether you can
issue new licenses in the place of those
revoked. l think you can. but the law
yers with whom / have discussed 1t are
about equally divided in opinion ON the
subject.
IF not, it means that the whole traf-
fic will be thrown, beyond power OF re-
traint or regulation, into the hands OF
the Island establishment, which will
surely open up with or with
out license. We will then be
playing the game of its proprietors, and
seven months quicker than they hoped
to play it. If you decide that you must
take final action at once, of course the
only way is to revoke. amid storm OF
chuckles from the brewery" But II
suspension of action in some cases re-
suits as l believe it will, public senti-
ment in Brattleboro will sustain you.
In considering whether there Is any
ground for mercy--let 1t be remem-
bered that there is not one man in
thousand in Vermont, and naturally
not, that had any idea Of the extreme
measure of diligence required by
statute like ours with regard to sales to
minors. Though ignorance of law ex-
cuses no man, it may afford ground for
mercy that is conditioned on the am
plest obedience in the future and that
plainly has the best public interest In
view.
The ground taken by the Arkansas
Supreme court in two similar cases
Estate v. Crompton and FOUNDERS, 81
Ark. 10S and $3.50 suggests principle
and is worthy of attention in a state
like ours where the subject is new:
Honest belief that the minor to
whom liquor is sold was of full age will
mitigate the punishment, though it will
not justify or excuse the seller
Very Respectfully.
c. II. Davenport.
Brattleboro VT, 10, 6, '03.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09
A BARRE ANARCHIST SHOT
FATAL RIOT DURING SOCIALIST
MEETING SATURDAY NIGHT.

Mortified Assailant Still at Large
Death Of r. J. kimbalI-World's Old
est Minister-Sheep for South Africa
Peculiar Accident to Mortified Boy
Eli Corti, junior member of the firm
of Novelli & Corti, granite manufact-
urers of Barre, and an anarchist died
| in Heaton hospital, Montpelier, Monday
morning as the result of a shot in the
stomach received during riot at the
| Italian socialist meeting at Barre Sat
urday night. Alexandra Garetto, a
blacksmith Is held for the murder
Five arrests have been made and more
will follow. Besides Garetto an Ital-
ian named Martini Rizzi was put I'M
der $4,000 bonds Monday morning for
breach of peace and stabbing Caesare
Brusa with intent to kill Seratti the
Italian speaker and editor, is held for
disturbing the peace, and b. Frezetti
and Luigo Cash. who were arrested
Monday morning on the same charge,
were released under $500 bail. Judge
Haselton will probably call special
session of the grand jury to investi-
gate the case, since the Barre people
are demanding it, as they believe it
ponement is made until next fall 1t is
feared the important witnesses will be
in Italy.
The fight, between Italian socialists
and anarchists, occurred just before a
public meeting in Socialists hall, when
Giacinto Seratti, editor of II Proletario,
New York, was to speak on political
subjects. 1t was learned that he was
to dwell upon some topics that the an
archists did not like and they gathered
at the hall evidently to stop the meet
ing, each man being armed. An argu-
ment was started, followed by fighting
in which revolvers and knives were
freely used. Mr.. Corti tried to prevent
the fighting and was shot down. Emile
Voelieni received a flesh wound under
one arm and two unknown Italians,
spirited away before the police arrived
were stabbed Corti identified Garetto,
a socialist, as his assailant, who with
blood streaming from dozen wounds
on his body and head, was thrown
down a flight of stairs into the street
during the fight, and to save his own
life ran to the police station. where he
gave himself up. He denied the shoot
ing. Five doctors operated on Corti
Saturday night, removing his stomach
and cleaning the wounds and putting
the stomach in place again His only
chance for recovery was to have the
operation performed.
The wound was like that which
caused the death of President Mckin-
ley. Just before Corti died, he asked
for a simple, unostentatious funeral
that the existing rancor between the
anarchists and socialists need not be
stirred into another outbreak. He was
"a years of age and leaves a wife and
three children. Garetto is also mar
ried man but has no children. He is
about 80 years old and large man.
Corti was small in stature. This So
cialist paper II Proletario, has cir
culation of some 500 copies in Barre
and is said by the anarchists to have
lately contained statements making
strong charges against them. Satur-
day night Mr.. Seratti, the editor, was
slapped in the face by some man who
he does not know. He says he was
not at the hall at the time Of the
shooting.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09
RAIL ROADS.
TIME TABLE CENTRAL VERMONT RY.
Effective June II, 'O3.

Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
1.16 a. m, Week days for Springfield and New
York.
b.23 a. m, Daily for Springfield week days for
New York.
7.25 a. m, Week days for New London; connects
at Millers Falls for Troy; at Palmer for Boston.
$50 a. m, Week days for South Londonderry.
9.10 a. m, Week days for Springfield and New
York.
1O15 a. M. Week days for New London, connect
ing at Millers Falls or Palmer for Boston.
LA p. m, Week days for Springfield and New
York.
3.05 p. m, Week days for Springfield and New
York.
4.35 p. M, Week days for New London and New
York via. Norwich Line Steamer; connects at
Palmer for Boston.
419 p m, Sundays only for Springfield and New
York.
6.45 p. M, Week days for South Londonderry.
eSSubject to change without notice.
E. III. FITZHUGH, v. P. and q. M, st. Albans.
j. f. BENTLEY, G. p. A, st. Adams
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

An effort will be made during this
term of Washington county court to
secure the release of Mildred Brewster,
now confined in the state hospital for
the insane at Waterbury. Miss Brew
ster six years ago shot and killed Annie
Wheeler in Montpelier, and then shot
and nearly killed herself. She was later
adjudged to be insane upon trial and
committed to Waterbury asylum. Ger
tain of the authorities there at the
present time think she is now sane and
that she should not be kept there
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The birthplace of Charles plcA
Landport. near the Portsmouth "
yard, England, where his father w
clerk, in which the author sps"
earlier part of his life, was sold p'
ton at Portsmouth last Wees
bought in for $685. by the mayer
resenting the city Of Porlsl',
There WAS large attendance a.
sale, which was followed by sle71
congratulating the munlclpAI!p
Portsmouth on its action, to Whl'l
mayor responded. 1t was aha'-
that a Dickens museum WouIa u
ably be established in the house
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

state Sunday school convention
will be held in Burlington October 90 to
p. Among the speakers engaged are
Mrs. Ella D. Petit os New Jersey. who
will conduct an institute for primary
and Junior class teachers; Rev. ]. III.
Babbitt, Gen. Q. o. Howard, Prof. H.
II. Horne of Dartmouth college. Rev. A.
{. Dixon of Boston and other state
speakers.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The current number of lions Her
aid, Boston, has cover portrait of the
Rev. Byron Alden, the Oldest Methodist
minister in the world, who was born in
Hinesburg in 1906. Mr.. Alden is also
believed to be the oldest living de-
scendant of John and Priscilla Alden.
He is now living with his daughter in
Streator, ILL.,, and frequently breaches.
though he is 81 years old.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The labor trouble among the Hard
wick granite workers has been salts
factorily settled and all classes of
laborers have returned to work The
men asked for a new bill of prices
which, in modified form, has been
granted them
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

A recruiting party is shortly to be
organized at Fort Ethan Allen to tour
Vermont. New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts. Although It is not yet quite
known who will make up the party it
is expected that ii will consist of one
commissioned officer, two privates and
a medical attendant. The object of
the party is to establish an office for
period of nine or ten days at a town,
enlist men that make application and
then move to another town.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09
Russian political exiles report

Russian political exiles report
political prisoners continue TO be
tured in that terrible Russian Fi
known as the Schlusselburg foT-1
What really goes on there nop]
knows, for the secrets of this teH]
prison are guarded jealousy anu L
prisoners ever escape alive. This
state prison for political offenders =
a little island in Lake Ladoga, nel
source of the Neva. Prisoners az
allowed TO see their nearest reiAl
and correspondence only under SUI
ent conditions,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The 18th cavalry, now in the Philip
pines, but which leaves in a few days for
the United States, will be stationed at
Fort Ethan Allen to succeed the I'd
cavalry, which goes to the Philippines
Dec. l.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

would not interest You il you're
looking for a guaranteed salve for
sores, burns or piles. Otto Dodd of
fonder. Mo-, writes: Il suffered with
an ugly sore for a year, but a boy of
Bueklen's Arnica Salve cured me. It,s
me best salve on earth" CSC at + n
Holden q Co.'S. n
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

Frank L. Slack, a well known Rut-
land man, was arrested Friday, charged
with embezzlement from local insur
ance firm. He collected premiums
on several policies, but refused to turn
over the money to the firm Slack
was, until about four years ago a
prominent citizen of Rutland and stood
high in Masonic circles. At that time
he was arrested on the charge of de-
frauding various insurance companies
which he represented.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The Bullock Manufacturing company
of Readsboro will remove its finishing
and shipping departments to North
Adams soon. About 1925 families will
move to North Adams.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

Several Rutland boys who had been
reading sensational literature started
last week for the west, armed with
rusty pistols, daggers, hatchets and
tomahawks. They had been gone two
days and had got as far as the woods
north of Castleton when their parents.
aided by a Rutland patrolman, found
and took them home. Their ages
ranged from 10 to IA years. They will
be furnished with a different line of
reading matter.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

Everett, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. S. Madison of South Shafts
bury. fell on a broken bottle Thursday
night and the glass severed his jugular
vein. He died in a short time.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

a. p p
TRAINS SOUTH BOUND.
Leave Windsor $3.50. 724 a. m, I210 12.16,
$50, sos, $40 tmixedl, p. m.
Arr. Bellows Falls siss s.1s a. m, II SO, log.
1927, ISL. $50 (mixed), p. m.
tSundays only. sDaily.
d. j. FLANDERS. Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agt
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The steamer Vermont made her last
trip of the season on Lake Champlain
and was put into winter quarters at
Shelburne harbor Saturday,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

Mrs. N w. Vincent of East Ran
dolph, aged 10 years, committed sui
eide by drowning Saturday morning
No known cause can be assigned for
the act. She leaves two unmarried
daughters, Nina and Della.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The Vermont music festival opened
last night at Burlington with the opera
of Faust Madame Lillian Blauvelt as
Marguerite. There was an orchestra
of 40 pieces and a grand chorus of 400
voices.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The committee on officers of the ma
tional convention of insurance COM
missioners, in session in Baltimore will
recommend State Treasurer j. L. Ba-
con of Vermont, the vice president of
the association, for its president the
coming year.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The Peerless bobbin mill at Newport,
owned by Billedeau & Aubin, together
with machinery and a quantity of fin
ished stock was burned early Thurs
day morning. There was a small in
surance on the building but none on
the stock. A large mill will be erected
at once.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

cEYLoN AND INDIA NATURAL GREEN Tea this wM
take the place Of Japan tea just as sAlADA" Black N
taxing the place Of all other black teas
sd ,v In sealed lead packets goes
CIV" WY " TRY a sample packet
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09
SPECIAL TELEPHONE SERVICE
FOR FARMERS.

The New England Telephone
and Telegraph Company is pre-
pared to furnish telephone service
in the rural districts at very
low rates, For information
in regard to this class of telephone
service, address
THE new ENGLAND TELEPHONE
and TELEGRAPH COMPANY,
Ioi MIX Street,
BOSTON, MASS.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The headquarters committee of the
state anti-saloon league held a meet
ing at Burlington last week to discuss
plans for the coming campaign against
high license. Mr.. Morrow, the state
superintendent outlines the future pol
icy of the league as follows: The first
fight will be in towns at the next
March meeting to vote the saloon out
of every town where public sentiment
is against it. The next fight will be
in the legislature for the repeal of the
license law and the establishment
of some form of state prohibition.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

Robert Courser, an old soldier in the
civil war, suspected of attempting to
blow up house owned by John F. Til
lotson of Littleton, n. H, and occupied
by Orrin Crouch, was captured at
Hardwick last week and made a full
confession. He said he did it be-
cause he wanted to kill Crouch. He
stated that he was not alone in it; that
two men were implicated besides him
self, and they got the dynamite for
him and were in the plot to destroy
Crouch. he being detailed to do the
work Courser decided to go back with
the New Hampshire authorities with
out trouble.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The grand lists of the counties of the
state show an increase Of $4,000 acres
in the state and decrease in the num-
Der of polls of 17l6 with consequent
loss of $3432 in poll taxes. Windham
county's list of polls is 1888 against
7175 in 1902.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

Thomas II. Cory who has been
studying geology and prospecting
among the Berlin hills, thinks he has
found gold and silver in paying quanti-
ties in the Shepard pasture, owned by
Jones Bros. of Barre. He has also
found traces of copper.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

Probably one of the most valuable
consignments of thorough me-
rino sheep that ever left Addison
county was started Friday for Durham,
South Africa. The flock, consisting of
SIS fancy breeding animals, was the
property of Witherell & Sons Of Corn
wall
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The 31st annual reunion of the sur
vivors of the LIST regiment Vermont
cavalry, will be held at st. Adams, Oct
81. Following the business meeting
a special trolley car will carry the vet
Grams to Swanton and return and at 7
o'clock a banquet will be served at
Paige's hall. In the evening a camp
fire will be held at G. A. r. hall. A
roster Of over 600 survivors of the reg
iment has been published.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

About $50 members Of the ancient
order Of mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
including many from other temples
were present at the institution of Cairo
Temple in Rutland last week. officers
were elected and installed, class of "a
was initiated into the order and ban
quet was held. The new temple has
membership of $50 and its jurisdiction
extends over the west side of the state.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

An order from the state board of
health to the Bennington school COM
mittee directs that children not vac
cinated shall be refused admission to
the schools so long as there be one un-
discharged case at the small pox hos
pital. This order applies to the par
ochial and private schools as well as
to- the public schools. II is being en-
forced in other towns also where there
has been small pox.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20
Your little girl.
HELEN BURkERT,
No. 1917 22nd st,

My Dear Sanity: My name Is Florence
Gertrude Dunn. am years old and 1--we
at 1913 W. Main St. Sanity please bring
your little girl doll baby cloak. tea set
baby carriage. book, some nuts, candy
and all good things. I will so to bed
real soon, and shut my eyes real tight
Please don't forget my little brother
Louis: bring him some little toys. Como
early and don't forget tho No. So
Bye-bye Dear Sanity. hope you will
come to my mouse first, and don Z fall
down the chimney and hurt yourself. and
break our toys with much love for you,
Dear Sanity, | am
Your good little GIRL
FLORENCE GERTRUDE DUNN.
l4l3 W Main st.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20
1OUT HUG SlTI,
ALICE VONDERLEHR,
1923 w. Leigh st.
Richmond, Va. Dec. IL, 1908.

Richmond, Va, Dec, TT 1908,
Dear Santa Clause: will now drop
you a few lines. And want you to bring
me long coat, a gold ring set with
emeralds, a little grds hand satchell
doz Handerchiefs, a few games--booss
and candles, and please dress my doll and
that is all I want, but please get all OF
them from Cohen store, will now close,
but last Of all will tako guess at tho
letters that you will receive. Amount
500. will close now, From your loving
friend. MARGIE WATERS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20

Also o watch, pair Of kid gloves very
nice Nice box Of paints so that I can paint
tie r. .. Z. {. plctu es. \ bureau w"sh
stand, bed and everything else 80 80, mat 1a,:
It would complete bed ROOM cr b1t v 1or
can't cay provide for the poor take some some OF {
nv things to provide for them. for J.
know how the poor would teel y LEY
nv nc Yours truly.
''s' RUBY BRAUER.