Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
THE VETERANS IN CAMP
THE s7TH ANNUAL MEETING OF
STATE G. A. r.
Some Notable Deaths-Federal Court
Opens at Burlington-Date Fixed
for Republican State Convention
QannnraAin Committee Meet Soon.


for Republican State Convention
Democratic Committee Meet Soon.
The thirty-seventh Grand Army o
the Republic encampment OF Yer
mont opened at Morrisville Tuesda!
evening, Feb. %. with reception II
the TOWN hall given by members o
the local woman's Relief Corps
Among those present were Gov. j. q
Mccullough and Secretary or CIV
and Military Affairs Bates OF Ben
nington, Gen. o. o. Howard, Gen. i
S. Peck and Col. A. w. levitt OF Bur
lington and Col Hugh Henry OF Con
cord, Music was furnished by al
orchestra of Morrisville musicians
The attendance was large. Com
mander Kenfleld received a lette
Monday. Feb. 22, from Gen. John c
Black of Washington, d. c., statini
that II would be impossible for him u
be present on account Of illness.
The G. A. r. encampment was OPP
ened In the town hall Wednesday
Feb. "a, about 500 persons being II
attendance. An address was deliv
cred by Department Commands
Frank Kenfield and the remainder o
the morning session was devoted u
hearing reports of officials and the APP
pointment of committees.
The Woman's Relief corps met II
the Methodist church. An address O
welcome was delivered by Past De
partment President Mrs. Clara Brad
lev Niles, which was responded to by
Mrs. Mary Perry of Bellows FAILS
The president, Mrs. Anna Arms Beacn
of Burlington then delivered an ad'
dress which was followed by reports
of officers.
The Grand Army elected these Off
GERS: Department commander, Capt
~. E. Eldridge of Randolph; senior
vice commander, A. ]. Niles OF Nor.
risvllle: junior vice commander, j. e
Gibson of Remington; medical direc'
tor, C. II. e. Ferrin of Essex: chap
| lain, Charles Ross of st. Johnsbury
delegates to national encampment a.
Boston, l. N. Culver Of Richmond Geo
Worthington of Wilmington, II. w
Hutchins of Bellows Falls. w. c. Nc
Clintock of Morrisville and John A
Sheldon of Rutland.
Henry Chase, formerly of Lyndon
died at Calais, Me-, last week, age Il
years. He was one of the best known
Vermonters when he lived In this
state, being prominently identified
with state societies and the federal
service. He practiced law many
years.
A small fire damaged the Central
Vermont railroad freight house al
Barre Thursday night, Feb. is. The
fire engine on going to the fire ran
over a child, Archie Durfee, severely
iniuring him. Robert Smith while at
tempting to save valuables from the
office was badly cut by glass.
Mrs. j. G. Mccullough of Benning-
ton, wife of the governor. will be the
guest of honor at a luncheon to be
served in honor of the tenth ami
versary of the organization of the
Daughters of Vermont of Boston at
the Vendome in that city Tuesday
afternoon. March s.
A. Williamson, Barre tool sharp
ener, according to the story OF his
wife, drew S1100 from the savings
bank Thursday Feb. is, and went
away without telling her his destina-
ton and leaving her only S. She is
now being cared for by the Daughters
of Rebekah.
Three sticks of dynamite were
found back of the Hughes building on
Main street, Fair Haven, Saturday,
Feb. 90, by two small boys. No one
knows why they were placed there
and the village trustees have offered
800 reward for the arrest and con-
viction of the guilty party. Two ex-
blossoms have been heard near the
park during the past four weeks.
Jasper e. Weeks of Dorset. under
Indictment for assaulting an 1S-year-
old girl, has been surrendered by his
brother. Fred Weeks, who was his
bondsman and is now In Jail at Ben
nington. Weeks is a blacksmith by
trade and had also kept store at
Dorset. He was indicted last July and
it was reported that he was preparing
to leave town when his brother gave
him up.
The city of Barre will pay the fine
of $13 of Josiah Kenerson, convicted
of stealing wood to keep his family
from freezing to death. Mayor }. II.
Jackson stated to the city council that
Kenerson was unable to pay the fine
and that to save an alternative sent
enCe III the mousse VI ColicSiioii, uui III .
which time the city would have to
support his family, his fine should be
paid by the city. Kenerson is physi-
cally unable to work.
Cuthbert Mills, age Sc years, died at
his home in New York last week. He
was formerly member of the edi-
torial staff of the Burlington Free
Press but went to New York about 40
years ago. He was identified with the
New York Times for 80 years, the
Wall Street Journal and the banking
firm of w. S. Lawson Co. Mr..
Mills was a member of the Metro
politan Museum of Art and the Mum
icipal Art society. He founded a
church near his Staten Island home.
Mrs. Isabella Morgan Perkins Dew
ey. the young woman formerly of Ben
nignton, who began her career at Bos-
ton as a society leader. has been re-
leased at Washington, D. c., from the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. She pleaded guilty to the
charge but a representative of the
prisoners aid association of the do
cese of Washington agreed to care
for Mrs. Dewey year and the judge
discharged her. She appeared in
court with a 7-months-o baby in her
arms