Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-09

The grand lists of the counties of thu
state show an increase of $4,000 acre.
in the state and a decrease in the mum
Der of polls of 1716 with a consequent
loss of $3432 in poll taxes. Windhan
county's list of polls Is 1888 agains
7175 in 1902.
Thomas II. Cory who has beer
studying geology and prospecting
among the Berlin hills, thinks he has
found gold and silver in paying quaint
ties in the Shepard pasture, owned by
Jones Bros of Barre. He has alst
found traces of copper.
Probably one of the most valuable
consignments of thorough bred 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.
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
Duet was held. The new temple has a
membership of $50 and its jurisdiction
extends over the west side of the state
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 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
special trolley car will carry the vet
Grams to Swanton and return and at 7
o'clock banquet will be served at
Paige's hall. In the evening a camp
IRE VIII Dt leIu at a. ~ nan. "A
roster of over 600 survivors of the reg
iment has been published.
The answers to suits brought by +.
l.. Fish, receiver of the defunct farm
ers' national bank of Vergennes,
against the stockholders to recover div
idends paid them subsequent to April,
1897, must be filed by Oct. Z. 1t was
expected that the cases would be tried
at the Rutland term of United States
court, but il has been decided to de-
fer the matter until the February term
to be held at Burlington. The suits in
all amount to $685..
Willie, the six-year- old son of Mrs
Lawrence Kelly was playing on a pile
of logs in the lumber yard at North
field when they started to roll. He
was caught under them in such a way
that in passing over him they literally
crushed, or burst, the flesh OF his right
leg open. The wound extends from
the knee TO the body and to the bone.
The bones are apparently not broken.
His injuries were attended by physi-
clans and if blood poisoning does not
occur they will save the limb.
DR.. II. Nelson Jackson OF Burlington,
has bought Providence island in Lake
and will erect a handsome
summer home there next year. The
island was bought of ex-Gov. Z, c.
Smith of st. Adams, who has owned il
for several years. although ii was for
merry the property of the Central Yer
mont railway and was for years used
as resort for railroad excursions pas
sengers being taken there from Bur-
lington by steamer. The island con-
tains about 100 acres of land and is
valued at $4,000.
Adelbert Martin. the alleged assaii-
ant of Mrs. Stephen Trombley of
Mortified, whom the officers have been
chasing through the mountains with
shotguns, has dropped out of sight and
no definite clew of his whereabouts has
been discovered for a week. The feel
ing prevails that he boarded a night
freight and is now safely outside the
state. The territory which he has
been hiding is wild and hilly and it
would be possible for him to entirely
alude the officers. All the farmers in
hat section have been armed with
shotguns and it is dangerous travelling
through there at night.