Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-15
A HEARST BOOM. STARTED
STATE HEADQUARTERS EsTAB.
LlSHED IN BURLINGTON.

Croto, Murder Suspect, Pronounced
insane--Famous Case Ended-Ver.
monters Tired Of Life-State Cen
sus Figures-Granite Strike.
Charles A. Fitzpatrick OF White
River Junction, president of the YER
mont democratic club In 1895 and
1900. Is In Burlington In the interest
Of william II. Hearsts presidential
boom, and will make that city the
state headquarters for the movement
Mr.. Fitzpatrick claims that he finds
a strong Hearst sentiment throughout
the state. especially among the labor
ing men and the followers Of w. j.
| Bryan.
Already Hearst clubs have been
formed in White River Junction,
Waterbury, Middlebury and Rutland,
and a club Is to be formed In Burling-
ton. Rallies win be held In Burling-
ton, st. Adams, White River Junction.
Rutland, Montpelier and Barre. II is
expected that the list of speakers will
Include Senator ]. X. Jones Of Arkan-
sas, State Senator T. +. Grady of New
York and George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts,.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Johnson OF Dandy was ac-
cidentally killed Sunday morning,
April 10, having been smothered
among the pillows In bed.
There is said to be a strong senti-
ment among democrats of Burlington
and vicinity for Judge Alton h, Park
er of New York for democratic can
didate for president. Mayor Burke.
Alderman Shea, and Attorney v. A.
Billiard of Burlington, all endorse
him.
Hon. Mason S. Stone formerly state
superintendent of education, was |
married wednesday, April 5. at |
Brooklyn. ". Y, to Miss Alma G.. |
Wright Of Casteton. Miss Wright |
has been living with relatives in /
Brooklyn. but the couple Will. live in |
Castleton this summer.
, James C. Colgate of New York who
has achieved so much notoriety by
taking out life insurance policy of
81, 500, 900. the largest single policy
ever issued, is the largest taxpayer in
the town OF Bennington. He owns the
most real estate of any person and
is continually adding to it.
Grin r. Luce was fatally injured at
Bennington Friday, April s, by being
run over by an electric car. He was
asleep on the track and the motor
man discovered him too late to stop
the car. Luce's right leg was severed
and he was otherwise injured. Luce
served IN the 18th Vermont volunteers
md was formerly an inmate of the
Soldiers home.
Burlington's board of aldermen has
voted TO issue bonds in the sum of ,
$4,000 to establish municipal cleo
ric light plant A similar resolution {
Junction was issued on the ground !
hat the meeting was Illegal. The '
present resolution was passed on a {
'trict party vote the democrats IA \
'oring the plant. {
4 meeting of the full membership J
Il the board of control OF the state !
formal schools with the principals OF 4. /,
he three schools. was held at Bur-
ington Friday evening, April S. The ,,
curse of study in vogue In the schools
vas thoroughly discussed and IL was
lecided that no essential changes
hould be made. the present arrange
nent being satisfactory and effective.
f. NJ, Hulett, of Bennington, whose
orses were recently seized by
Tnited States treasury agent as q
property. blames his wife ,
or the trouble. He says he got the .
orses last December of his wife's n
rother who told him they were raised
n Marshfield. His wife left him a n
ew weeks ago and he believes she put y
he officers up TO Selling the horses n
Iulett married his wife after a short +
last fall. h
The trustees of the Dorset Library p
ssociation will sell the uncompleted I,
brary building at Dorset Saturday, G
pril Is. The building was begun sew r,
raj years ago, but the plan was too c.
aborate for the size of the village, u
nd 1t has never been completed. The p
md was available for library pur- al
oses only and the building and foun- A
alton must be removed before May a.
}. The building contains 10000 feet p
I lumber and So square of slate. re
At a meeting of the Northern
riday. April s, Rutland was admitted a.
the league after a long discussion. d
t. Adams violently opposed making ii
five team league of it, and at one r
me threatened to drop out If Rutland A
ere admitted. The matter was s.
1ally settled by Rutland agreeing to es
We ST Adams the receipts of an ex- az
bition game to be played in the of
rmer city
In the failure of Charles R. With VIC
ell, of Cornwall, the Merino sheep w
dustry of Addison county will re- NJ
i've somewhat of setback as Mr.. in
itherell was one of those foremost pl
invading the South African market tic
It'll Vermont flocks, having sent a in
ipment to that country only a few tn
onths ago in the charge of Carl br
lurch of Whiting. Although Mr. gr
itherelrs liabilities are placed at
file over $4,000. and no assets ex :
pit as exempt by law, it is generally a
lieved that he will recover his posi- I
N and continue the shipment of 4