Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-05
SOME VERMONT MATTERS.
A GLANCE AT THE STATES NEWS REC
ORD FOR THE PAST WEEK.
Another Asylum Accident-Stockholdsrs Of
Defunct Farmers Bank Refuse to Return
Dividends Vermont Girl to Marry Anthony
Hope-Fire at Hydeville- Annual Inspection
Of Railroada-Hummar Schools.


Hope-Fire at Hydeville Annual Inspection
Of Railroads Summer Schools.
At meeting OF the county examin-
ers held at Montpelier Saturday with
Supt. w. E. Ranger, it was decided to
hold summer schools opening July q
and continuing two weeks in Barton,
Randolph, Townshend, Burlington,
Morrisville and Chester.
A New York mail train, bound north
on the Rutland railroad, ran into a
freight train near Vergennes station
Thursday wrecking both locomotives
and one freight car and injuring sew
eral employees None of the passen-
gers were hurt beyond slight bruises
or shaking up. Responsibility for the
accident is not clear.
A family cat has communicated diph-
iberia to the entire household of Ed
ward Wheeler of Northfield, including
himself, his wife and three children.
Mrs. Wheeler died Sunday and was
buried Immediately. The cat was alb
sent several days, returning with
badly swollen head and neck. Six other
cats belonging to the family have died.
The Vermont grand chapter. Order
of the Eastern Star, held its 3lst an
nual convocation at Mortified this
week. The total Eastern Star member
ship in the state is now 3,679, a gain
Of 1852 over last year. Three new chap
tiers, at Rutland, Charlotte and Will
Jamestown, have been instituted 10 the
past year, making the number of chap
tiers now in the state 40.
Ernest Forbes of Middlebury, aged
10, was accidently shot by Fred Brown,
in a small boat on Dow's pond Satur-
day. Forbes was handing rifle to
Brown who in attempting to reach it,
in some way pulled the trigger. The
bali struck just above the left hip and
passed upward through his heart. He
died in 10 minutes. Brown is pros
trated over the accident.
F. S. Morrison of Concord, N. H.,
who was recently chosen state secre
tary Of Vermont Y. NJ. C. A. work by
the state executive committee, has ac-
cepted the position and will take up
the work July l. He will make Bur
lington his headquarters. Mr.. Nor
rison entered the association work as
assistant in the railroad department
72d street, New York. March l, 1893,
his ten years of service being about |
equally divided between railroad and
city work. The first five years was in |
New York state, then came two years
in Montreal and nearly three in New
Hampshire. He is 81 years of age.
Another accident occurred at the
insane asylum last week.
Elmer j. Flanders of Chelsea who was
admitted to the hospital on Monday,
suffered the fracture of three ribs on
the right side in attempting to escape
from NJ. G. Gillens, the attendant in
charge of the ward where the insane
nan was placed. Superintendent
Hutchinson promptly instituted an in.
on the part of the hospital
officials. Complaint was made to the
own grand juror, L. G. Moody, who
,aused the arrest Of Mr.. Gillens. Tes-
imony showed the injury was entirely
accidental and Mr.. Gillens was exon
rated and discharged from custody.
lie was Immediately discharged by
Hutchinson. Mr.. Elan
lers is considered a dangerous patient.
)rs. Greene and Steele Of the state
'oard Of supervisors of the insane made
n investigation with the same results.
James, better known as "Big Jim" ;
brady, a native of Fairfield, was killed :
t New York last week by the train. :
'rady was an expert bank robber and :
urglar and for 30 years was a pal of y
be most noted criminals. He was y q
ears old and had just been released from \
he poorhouse, much enfeebled after a G
ing illness. Brady had with him at
is death kit of burglars tools which n
e had been working on at the poor n
ouse, unknown TO the inmates there. q
he total of his loot is said to reach h
alf million dollars. Among noted n
,bberies in which Brady participated n
ere the bank at Northampton, Man -
attain bank at New York, the bank 4
,bberies at Glens Falls, Port Jervis,
!. E., Patterson, n. j., and San Fran
SEQ. Brady was married and had sew
al daughters, one of whom married a
obleman. His wife left him. Brady
rived a sentence of II years in Sing
ing for shooting policeman.