Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-07-29

tral Vermont Is held responsible for
the washing out of the mill The
stream on which the mill was situa-
ted passed under the companys
tracks and it is alleged the abutments
were so near together the space dld
not permit the proper discharge OF
the water that came down.
$4,000 Fire at East WalIingford.
The general store of w. r. Spauld-
ing and the Rutland railroad station
at East Wallingford We're entirely de-
stroyed by fire Saturday July ~
The blaze started in the rear room
of the store and II is believed IL was
caused by spark from a passing en-
CINE. The store building was wood
en- structure of three stories. and was
about 40 by IS feet. The postofiiee
and telephone Office were also In Mr..
Spaulding's store. All the mail and
money were saved. The town was
cut off from telephone and telegraph
connection. The depot was only few
feet from the store. Most OF the
freight was saved. The loss on the
store, merchandise and furniture, Is
$40, 900 on the building, $4,000 and
on the station $500. The property
was well insured. The village has no
fire protection Of any kind Citizens
began at first 10 fight the fire with
pals of water, but seeing this to be
OF no avail, they had TO watch every
thing burn.
Hiram Bean OF Marshfield, charged
with assault on Josephine Kent, aged
IA, waived examination In city court,
Montpelier, Saturday, July 20, and
was bound over to county court IN
$4,000, which he cannot secure.
Charles Raymo of Stowe met with
distressing accident at v +. Bao-
cocks store Friday, July %. He fell
with a box of unslaked lime and both
ewes were filled with the lime. 1t is
feared one eye is permanently IN
jured.
Leona NJ. BickneH, the little daugh-
ter of Elder p. f. Bicknell, once
resident of Essex junction and Bur-
lington. has written a book about her
travels in South Africa with her par
ents which has been published by
Lee & Shepard, Boston.
The Barney Marble company of
Swanton will enlarge its business
building 40-foot addition on the
east end of the present plant to be
used for polishing and finishing mar
BILE, on the west end there will be a
large storehouse for coal capable OF
holding the winter supply.
Fire Marshall James c. Dunn of
Rutland recently notified % property
thav- hlil1 fire
capes within 60 days. The action to
be taken includes the school commits
sioners, who must provide escapes on
the school houses. Many public and
business blocks are fire traps.
Rutland faced water famine Sat
urday, July %, when it was found
that the city's water supply was al
most entirely exhausted. Great prod
igality in the use of water in motors,
lawn hose, etc, Is the cause one
firm has been using 100000 gallons
a year in water motors There Is
great disgust because the board of
aldermen paid no attention to the
warnings of the superintendent of
water works until Saturday and the
citizens did not know until then the
need of economy Mayor Carder has
warned the owners of motors that
they must use very little until further
notice on penalty of being shut OFF.
The republican headquarters have
been opened at Middlebury and the
executive committee has decided TO
put large number of efficient speak
ers on the stump. The following
speakers already have been selected:
: pa1ffnl1 prnpTnr and
William p. Dillingham;, congressman
d. j. Foster and Kittredge Haskins,
C. A. Prouty of Newport, Roger w.
Hulburd of Hyde Park, Joseph A. De-
Boer and w. A. Lord of Montpelier,
Frank Plumley of Mortified Zed 5.
stanton of Roxbury, w. B. c. Stick
ney of Bethel, j. L. Martin of Brat
tleboro, eX-Gov. 5. E. Pingree OF
Hartford, eX-Gov. Z. ]. Ormsbee of
Brandon, eX-Gov. w. w. Stickney of
Ludlow. ex-Gov. John w. Stewart of
Middlebury, o. NJ. Barber of Ben
nington, Alexander Dunnett of St.
Johnsbury. r. A. Hoar of Barre, Rob-
ert A. Lawrence of Rutland, and c.
]. Russell of Hinesburg. Chairman
Thad NJ. Chapman win be assisted
during the campaign by Benjamin
Williams of Fair Haven and by sew
eral local clerks. He has issued a
circular letter calling for the organ
ization of farmers republican clubs
i'm all towns where farming interests
predominant. to work in cooperation
with other republican clubs and town
committees for the purpose of bring
ing every voter TO the polls in Sep
TENDER. A blank form accompanies
each circular. outlining the nature
and purposes of the organization.
This form suggests as a preamble
that inasmuch as farmers have been
recognized by the republican state
convention in the nomination of
farmer candidate for governor. they
ought to show their appreciation of
the honor by active. aggressive work
in the coming campaign.