Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19

y attempted to right the mast, after III
sails had been changed, and In dom
so capsized the boat, both boys bein
, thrown into the water. Young Rya
started to swim to the shore, bu
sank before reaching II, Watso
; clung TO the boat and 1t finally drifte
into shallow water and he walked I
the shore and gave the alarm. Ryan
body was discovered later on, as be
fore stated.
w. Bourke Cochran of New Yor
will address a democratic rally a
Richford this month
Gov John G. Mccullough, who ha
been in New York hospital for SOM
weeks, Is improving in health ant
hopes to be able to be removed to hi!
home in Bennington about Aug. %.
Mrs. A. 3. Valentine died at Ben
nington Sunday night, Aug. II, five
weeks after the death of her husband
She was 81 years old and had been H.
for some time.
Assistant Secretary Charles II
Darling has returned to Washington
from a short vacation at his home In
Bennington and assumed the duties
of acting secretary of the navy, Sec
rotary Morton being out Of the city
The Lake Mansfield club gave a
banquet at Waterbury Friday, Aug. y,
/ in honor of Admiral Charles +. Clark s
61st birthday. \ large flag presented
/ the club was raised. There were 20
members and guests in attendance.
The bootblacks of st. Johnsbury
| have formed a union and established
uniform prices with very severe PEN
alties imposed upon any member who
cuts under the prices settled upon.
About eight or ten boys belong to the
union.
Adelbert C. Spooner Of Bethel Gil
cad was hit on the head by a falling
tree and instantly killed while chop
ping wood in Randolph Saturday, Aug,
10. Mr.. Spooner was a hard working
man, ~ years of age, and leaves a
wife and one adopted child.
The law library of the late Col. Joel
C. Baker of Rutland valued at over
$50 600 consisting of over $500 vol
umes and one Of the finest private law
libraries in the country, has been sold
to Ernest II. O'Brien. an associate OF
Mr.. Baker for several years.
Mark Page of Boston, receiver for
the White River Valley Railroad Co.
has brought suit against the town Of
Rochester in an attempt to enforce
the payment of the subsidy of $4,000
voted by the town to assist in the
building of the railroad. The suit is
returnable before the United States
district court Sept ).
The Champlain Manufacturing Co. (,
Of Burlington has been awarded the /
contract to build the new medical col /
lege for the University of Vermont. /
The cost will be about $4,000 Work /
viii be begun at once. The structure |
will be of brick and terra Gotta, and [
)ne. 1t viii be COMPLETED in May, 1905
About 800 in stamps and $50 in
was taken by burglars from
he postoffice at Marshfield Sunday
light, Aug. II. The combination Of
he safe was worked and the inside
Ioor smashed. The burglars pried
pen a window to enter the office The
Jerk discovered the theft when he OPP ;
ned the office in the morning. There
5 no clew but professionals evidently
i'd the work.
During the visit of Rear Admiral
'harles Z. Clark to Lake Mansfield,
towe a very complete survey of the
AXE was made by his brother, Capt
lloyd Clark of st, 10, Mich, assisted !
Y Captain Robson and r. L. Atkins |
f Waterbury. The greatest depth of
'ater is % feet The altitude of the {
Ike is 1900 feet, that Of the cliff !
ack of the club house 1,S00, of the |
fountain opposite 2,040, and of Mount
dmiral Clark, 34OO.
The body of Joseph Krellinger, a q
one cutter of Barre, who disappeared o
'om the home of his daughter, Mrs. |
Ronca, at East Barre more than 4
70 weeks ago, was found Sunday, +
ug. IA, hanging from a branch of a {
nall tree just outside of East Barre Z
llage. The body was badly decom- Y
Osed. Krellinger had threatened to f,
} away with himself, but the family n
fought he had wandered away and is
1t lost Search for him was of no II
vail, however. He was Ga years old Ii
J
William C. Dixon, a strike breaker
the employ of the Columbia Marble D
'mpany Rutland, swallowed his low Il
set of false teeth while asleep early II
lesday morning, Aug. 16. He arose OF
Id walked to the office of a physi- in
an, nearly mile away, but the ply Ell
clan could do nothing for him at II
ce Two others were called in con- ra
ltation and two unsuccessful at al
mpts were made to get the teeth out i'm
the stomach where they had lodged. of
r. Dixon died in terrible agony We'd ia
sday. Aug. II. in
Senator Proctor announces that he re
II hold a competitive examination on ~,
ptember 80, at nine o'clock. at the ~
lifted States court house in Rutland. ra
applicants for appointment to the NJ
litary academy at West Point. Cam In,
lates must be bonafide residents of IT.
: state between II and % years of w
e at the time of admission to the trt
ldemy physically sound, and well sci
Allied in grammar school subjects, ra,
luding algebra. geometry. worlds
tory and physiology Those who in
d to take the examination should
.ify Senator Proctor Proctor VT. th'
IN official of the Vermont Marble ~
npany denies the statement made -
day, Aug IL by John V. McCul- M M.
gh. international secretary of the -
rble Workers union. to the effect y
[ the boycott which the union plac- 81
upon the product of the Rutland uiD
nty marble companies had tied up ~
-. 81 tt,dS.a - ~. -, Ign
ere in the country upon which -
k has stopped because of the strike iep
that vicinity; that smaller firms all
Ough the United States buy their
gh marble from the Vermont Mar