Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-23


States Senator Charles J. Faulkner of
West Virginia.
Cyrus Sargent, 70, a native of st.
Johnsbury, died Dec. A. He had been
employed in the Fairbanks scale
shops for 81 consecutive years, with
the exception of nine months service
in the 18th Vermont regiment during
the civil war. He had been actively
interested in municipal affairs.
The annual meeting of the county
examiners of teachers will be held in
the state house at Montpelier Jan. 6.
Recent legislation requires the board
to formulate regulations for issuing
special certificates, as new feature
of the system, on experience and train
ing rather than on examination.
Captain T. B. Lamoureux, con-
structing quartermaster, has adver-
ton building at Fort Ethan Allen. 1t
will cost aout $4,000, and is made
necessary by the increase Of the post
from a battalion garrison to a post
for a full regiment of cavalry. Dur |
ing the past two years over 100000 |
has been expended for new buildings.
A new process for waterproofing
cloth, canvas and like fabrics has
been invented by c. L. Stewart of
Rutland Mr.. Stewart claims that
cloth prepared with this material is
absolutely waterproof and has no I'M
pleasant odor. is not greasy or sticky
in hot weather or stiff in cold weather
and that it can be sterilized in any
way not being affected by potash,
acids or boiling water.
Representative Foster has intro
duced a joint congressional resolution
for an investigation under the super
vision of the secretary of the interior,
of the economic value of the waters !
of Lake Champlain and directing the
secretary to report to congress any
possible means of adjusting the inter-
ests of New York, Vermont and Cana :
da in the use of the water Of that I
lake.
At the meeting Of the health board
at Burlington last week, DR.. B. H.
Stone was appointed director of the e
C. P. Moat, chemist; G. :
S. Carpenter, assistant bacteriologist. q q
Committees were appointed as fol- !;
lows: Circulars relative to various II
and infectious diseases, !,
II. ~
Stiles: embalming, Dr. Caverly; vital :,
statistics, health officers, and school 81
or health officers and state labora- =.
ory DR.. Holton a.
F. H. Dewart of st. Adams recently
ent to President Roosevelt portrait re
# his family comprising Mr.. and &c
drs. Dewart and twelve children, sew VI
n sons and five daughters. The pho k
ograph bore the inscription Round fo
% of 1904 at the Dewart Ranch, st. ~
llbsns, VT" and was accompanied by ~
he following message: 1T may light W
n the care of state for few re
and serve as an antidote to ar
he presidents approximations on race pr
nicide. Please present my sentiments ca
laking, precedent-breaking, presi- tn
ent." w,
Otto Pressprich. charged with Sc
lring $3.50 from Pownal farmers.
loaded not guilty at Bennington
riday Dec. 16, and was released is
anted. He returned at once to New ex
ork. after settling ell claims, to col
mount of 1925, in connection with col
e creamery The Pownal people bal
i've now a creamery building, with WI
.arly all the requisite. machinery ths
hich he left with them when he re- go
rned to New York. The creamery AFT
III soon be put in operation and the tina
iminal suit against Pressprich will by
obably be settled. OF
De
uty
Miss Rest w Perkins young will
IMAM of Rutland. has Just returned Ro
I'm North Dakota, where she went and
year and half ago with four other is
Jung women and took up a govern She
mt claim. Each Of the young adr
men settled on 100 acres Of land. allo
IN having a small shack built, in and
Itch they lived alone. The govern nur
mt requires II months occupancy to mel
1ve a claim and Miss Perkins's time pris
1ired last September. She Is now the
ner of the land, which she has Is [
sed for grazing purposes. She says EN-
{ she enjoyed the iife and intends mao
.hnra z-.r1.etir..o L..