Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

large, unoccupied lot In that city owned
by him at the corner Of Vermont aven-
ue and X streets and across from the
department of justice. The pur-
chase price some years ago was
given as Sc per square foot and 1t has
since commanded an offer Of $40 per
foot which was refused.
Frank A. Wyatt of Ferrisburgh,
brakeman on the Rutland railroad.
whose left leg was cut Off by the cars
at Brandon recently while switching
in the railroad yards, died Of blood
poisoning at the Proctor hospital about
midnight Friday. He leaves wife
and four children.
Wallace Ainsworth, who was con-
victed and sentenced for assault and
| breach of the peace last June, has been
placed on parole by Gov. John G. Nc
| Cullough. His sentence was not more
than three nor less than two years. and
only about three months Of his time
has been served. Ainsworth's home is
| in st. Johnsbury.
Fire caused between $4,000 and $4,000
loss in Burlington Saturday night, de-
stroying the Acme steam laundry.
damaging the stock Of John Looney's
furniture store and barn owned by
| DR.. d. c. Hawley. The loss Is only
| partially covered by insurance. The
! fire caught in the boiler house In the
basement OF the laundry
| A strange case of conscience is re-
/ ported from East Dorset where letter
was recently received from n man In
Spokane Falls, Wash. addressed to
Benjamin Ames or his heirs. The
Washington man said In his letter that
he had left East Dorset so years ago.
and owed Ames a board bill, which he
wanted to pay now. The bill was sent
to him. and a check was sent by the |
next mail to the Ames family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Plumley. Of
Mortified, are expected back from |
Venezuela about Dec. l, when the mix |
ed commission Of which Mr.. Plumley |
Is the referee will finish its work with |
the Holland and British claims Mr..
Plumley has collected a number OF
souvenirs OF the country and when he
returns will bring back several old
muskets OF the Cortez times, boa
constructor skin, and tiger skin.
Herbert Davis of Mortified. IS. was
Friday held in 5000 bail for county
court on charge OF entering the ex-
press office at Mortified in December
OF last year and stealing therefrom q
rife. The recent burglary Of the Col
burn Clothing company store at North
field and the search of the home of
Davis lead TO the discovery of the rife
Davis was unable to furnish bail and
he was committed TO the Jail to appear
before the grand jury next September.
Alert Seger, alias Bert Harvey, ar {
rested In Portland. Me. for the lar I
ceny of clothing and money from his
roommate, Finan, at the Comstock
boarding house in Barre, was arraigned
in court Friday, waived examination
and was bound over to the county
court. Bail was fixed at $500, which
was not furnished and Seger went to
the county Jail The man admitted
his guilt and almost all the stolen
property was found in his trunk.
A branch of the National Retail Ii
10
In Barre Monday, the members COM
prising the liquor dealers of Washing
ton county. OF the 90 dealers in the .
IA signed the constitution and
II is expected that the others will do so =
ut once 1t Is expected that branch
Of the association will be formed In
each county in the state. One has ;,
already been formed in Rutland coun-
ha fu
have been formed state as =
ISOLATION will be organized. {.
Patrick Mcclure, half crazed with =
rink. tried to split open the heads of
Sheriff Holton and Turnkey Quinn at
Saturday with a piece of
og chain, which he had been saving
or that express purpose. MCGUIRE
lad been out on a prolonged drunk
md has terrorized his family and
leighbors. Often he has driven his
wife and children out of doors and
Jared them to make complaint against
lin. He was secured Saturday after
desperate struggle in which his cloth
ng was nearly torn from his body.
John Burns youth of II years. was
rrested at Burlington Thursday night
n suspicion of completely in the rob-
ery Of the Central Vermont railway
tation at Winooski. when the safe was
down open with dynamite and a small
ouch stolen. The fact that led to
,urns's arrest was the attempted CASH
ng by another person of u postal
money order. When the order was
resented for payment II was ascer-
aimed that 1t was one which had been
ent in the stolen mail pouch. Burns
laims he found il and gave II away
OF knowing what 1t was, as he can
either read or write.
Two cases of state interest are being
onsidered in supreme court this week.
hey both involve the constitutional
Y of the present license law. In the
ase of State VS.. Constantine, from
aledonia county. II is claimed by
ounsel for the respondent that the law
unconstitutional because 1t provides
0 maximum penalty for offenses
yainst 1t, and in the Orange county
Use of State VS.. Haselton the claim is
ade that the law is unconstitutional
ecause the section which permits far
ers to sell cider by the barrel Is class
gislation. Judge Seneca Haselton sat
the supreme bench Wednesday for