Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-30
SERIOUS SHOOTING ARRAY
WEST DANvlllE MAN WOUNDS
ANOTHER IN SELF DEFENSE.

Appointments by Governor-Prison
. ers Pardoned Work Of Bovin'
J tuberculosis Commission - Petri
fled Body a Fake.
: George Daniels Is In county jail a
: st. Johnsbury, having been arrested
at West Danvllle for shooting
Charles Shaw. The latter went Il
Mrs. Harvey Badgers house In
highly intoxicated condition anc
Daniels, who works for Mrs. Badger
ordered him out. Shaw went oul
and came back with an iron bar and
Daniels shot in self-defense, empty
Ing both barrels into Shaw's legs
Daniels will be given a hearing III
county court, which Is now In ses-
sion. Shaw is ut Brightook hospital
> and will probably recover.
President Roosevelt has designated
George 3. Wells of Burlington for en-
animation for the position OF assistant
paymaster in the navy.
Charles Prouty of Vermont, former
interstate commissioner, is credited
by Washington despatch with
thinking il will not be long before
the government will either own or
regulate the railroads of the country.
BY the will of the late Gilbert n.
Hood of Lawrence, Mass, $4,000 Is
left to Thetford academy In trust the
money reverting to the academy upon
the death of two sisters who hold II
and have the income during their life
time.
The veteran botanical traveller, c.
G. Pringle, has returned to the Uni
versity of Vermont and TO the care
of the herbarium there, bringing
collection of $4,000 specimens of
plants in about 900 species, which he
has gathered in the past eight months
in Mexico.
Frank c. Wheeler of Newport,
member of the junior class at Har-
ward university, has been awarded the
Price Greenleaf scholarship, with sec
ond year honors in classics and an
award. The Price Greenleaf scholar
ships are ten in number and the In
come ranges from 500 to $3.50 year.
Hazel, the six-year- daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gravelin of
the effects of poisoning caused by
eating Christmas candy. Thursday
she was taken violently Ill. She
showed improvement Friday, but was
taken worse Saturday morning and
died in a few minutes.
Hartford citizens have contributed |
$3.50 to be divided between the fire
companies of White River Junction
and Lebanon. N. H., in recognition of
the service rendered by the firemen
at the recent Hartford fire. But for
their efforts, 1t is believed the greater
part of Hartford would have been
destroyed. The building of a reser-
voir and the establishing of a hydrant
system for water supply. are contem-
plated.
The Vermont State Spiritualist as
ISOLATION will hold its next annual
at Grand Army hall in
Montpelier Friday, Saturday and
Jan. 20, q and %, 1905. /,
The Vern ont state speakers are:
Alonzo Hubbard. Mrs Abbie Crossett,
Mrs. Emma Paul, Mrs. Sarah A.
Wiley and Ida Lewis. In addition
the management have secured Mrs.
Efie I. Webster of Lynn, Mass, a
leSl i1cuiuHl anu Spcahei, IoI the Sit"
tire meeting. I
Middlebury college has been des-
grated as the place and January II
md Is as the time for the qualifying
for Vermont candi- (
1ates for Rhodes scholarship in b
oxford university. One of the sue d
,essful candidates will be selected Il
or scholarship worth $1,000 a year u
or three years in any oxford college. {
applications must be made by citi- b
ens of Vermont. not less than 10 +
'ears nor more than % years old on
october l. 1905.
The new Catholic church in Wood !
took, which is completed with the D
reception of the pipe organ has just A
cen opened to the public. The G.
hurch contains a heavy marble and q
nyx altar and most of the statuary Z
as been imported from Paris. The u
decorative scheme of the inside is n
eautiful and its effect is greatly en- -
anced by one hundred electric lamps d
'hich are hidden from view. Includ-
lg the cost of the pipe organ, the
ebt of the new church will be $1,000 OF
.ss than that Of the former one at &C
ne time Of the fire. tn
Gov. Bell has appointed the mem "a
ers of the new State Registration ~, II.
oard as follows: Drs. w. Scott Nay W ",
Underhill and F. H. Godfrey of ~
helsea for six years; Drs. E, B. ~; W.
Ihittaker of Barre and J. S. Hill of -.
elbows Falls, four years; Drs. Sam "; ",
parhawk of Burlington, Henry IN IN
ines of Waterbury, and A. E. Parlin su
Barton Landing, two years, DR.. ."
w. Hubbard of Lyndonville has
signed as member of the state tu- 10
'rculosis commission on account of
health. To succeed him Gov. Bell
IS appointed DR.. F. E. Darling of SIC
the present representa- re-
re from that town. y
The bovine tuberculosis commits S e.
IN are operating in Colchester and sa,
We already tested 1000 head of cat 10 20
, about five per cent of which were 81 e.,
lnd diseased and were killed. The 70,
mmission have tested about 10000 IT,,
ad in the last two years and have , nno
led something over 1900 cattle suf- 80 nv
ing from the disease. A marked ~;
crease in the prevalence of tuber- VI, .na
losis is noticed in the districts test Fey fop
by the board, but there are still a -, q
Eat many towns in the state not ~
ited and from which calls are wa
de daily for tests. The board con- e eui
is of v I. Spear of Randolph, r ~,
Georre Stevens of White River Oh ,.L' !
notion and DR.. Frank A. Rich OF ona
DR.. Rich's term expires the
IN and his successor will be ap- ne
nted by the governor, Some s aga
lnges were made in the law a. luz
last legislature which increases IT
efficiency of the board and allows al
m more latitude in the work. - -