Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-26

Sunday morning, destroying the Main
Central House, owned by o. l.. Sinai
Il Co., and the dwelling house occu
pied by John Ryan and owned by Sam
uel Sylvester, also damaging tn,
Knights OF Pythias building.
Mrs. Henry Siegel, wife of the New
York merchant, was thrown from hel
carriage in runaway accident at heI
country home Monday morning. AS q
result of this mishap, Mrs. Siegel lost
bag of diamonds and jewels valued
at 5000. The jewels have not been re-
covered and it is believed that they
were stolen. A detective agency was
employed at once to trace them and a
reward of $500 offered.
Mai. James B. Pond, the well known
manager of lecturers and singers, died
Sunday at his home in Jersey City as
the result of an operation on June II
in which his right leg was amputated.
The major, who had been i'll for a
month, underwent slight operation
two weeks ago but the wound failed to
heal satisfactorily and it finally be-
came necessary to remove the leg be-
low the knee.
Upon the recommendation of Atty.
Gen. Knox, the president has dis
missed from office Daniel II. McMil-
Ian, associate justice of the supreme
court of New Mexico. Judge McMil-
Ian has for some time been under
charges of immoral conduct, and after
thorough investigation the attorney
general recommended his dismissal.
Judge McMillan's former home was in
Buffalo, n. Y. The president has de-
cided to appoint Clement II. Smith, of
Michigan, as Judge McMillan's sue
cessor.
Alice Fairchild, IL years old, of Lo-
Ind, tried to eat dozen
live snakes, in emulation of a circus
attraction, and is in a precarious con-
dition as a result of numerous bites in
hicted by the snakes, which objected
to being eaten alive. Last week Alice
was taken by her parents to see snake
eater who appeared in Logansport at
caught dozen small snakes and Fri
day night the girl tried to eat them.
She was found in commissions with the
snakes wriggling about her body. The
doctor said she may die.
To strike on every building operation
in New York, in retaliation for the tie |
up, was the general tenor of the |
speeches at the meeting of the diverg- |
ng bodies of the United Board of
Trades Wednesday night. Es- |
1ecially will there be strike on any
operation of Otto NJ. Eidlitz, chair
nan of the board of governors of the
Building Trades Employers associa-
ion, who was quoted recently as de-
irous of maintaining the tie-up until
he last union surrendered. The Sc
eders, representing about 20 trades,
Iecided to call out every trade repre-
ented in their organization. John j.
Donovan, former president of the Unit
d Board of Building Trades unions,
in a speech Wednesday
light that all the trades interested in
operations in Greater New
'ork would go on strike yesterday
lorning, standing by the action of the
lasterers, who will declare a strike at
he same time.
Former Congressman briggs of New
ork was indicted by the federal grand
lry in Brooklyn yesterday in connec-
on with the postoffice investigation. ,
lie gave bail. Four indictments were (
,und, all practically alike. Each '
harges that briggs, between July 20
nd "a, 1900, unlawfully agreed to re- {
Give, and did receive $500 check from {
he fraudulent Co., for procuring a s
ontract from the United States gov /
for making and delivering
10 automatic cashiers for the postof-
ce department. briggs previously ad-
lifted receiving a salary of Sl2. 800
ON the Brandt-Dent Co. for intro
ucing its machines, but claimed that !.
lie work he did for the company was ..
one before he was sworn in as con-
,essman, but after his election, de- {
airing that he had done nothing to l
hich the government could object. :