Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-13
VERMONT NEWS.

j. c. Colgate. summer resident OF
Bennington. has put force of men al
work rebuilding the public road from
Town hill to Ben Venue. This road
which has always been poor and hard
for horse and vehicle is to be macad-
amized In the best permanent form.
Mr.. Colgate's direction to the contrac-
tor is to make 1t good enough to stake
his reputation on. The cost of the work
will be in the neighborhood of $4,000
and of this amount state funds to the
amount of 1854 are to be applied, Mr..
Colgate paying the remainder of the
cost.
| The case of Esther Damon of Union
village was discussed at some length
at the recent meeting Of the Vermont
d. A. r. at Montpelier. Mrs. Damon
is SO years old. is In destitute cir
cumstances, dependent upon a pension
of S24 month and the assistance of
the Daughters She is the only sur
viving widow of revolutionary SOL
der Each chapter in the state is
asked to contribute 81 month to
purchase Injuries for this venerable
woman during the short time she has
to live. The 5000 appropriated for this !
purpose by the legislature of 1904 has /
been applied for the purpose by Ann I
Story chapter, Rutland
The Vermont state tuberculosis
has considered various To-
cations for the sanitarium toward
which. Senator Redfield Proctor pro-
poses to give s15O,000. There are
numerous locations in the mountain
towns. Mt. Holly, Shrewsbury, Bran
don, Chittenden and Pittsford. all in
the senator's home county, being the
most favorable DR.. w. N. Bryant of
Ludlow. chairman of the commission,
states that an expert will probably be
allied to Vermont from Saranac Lake ,
ind the Vermonters will rely on his 3
ldvice. Senator Proctor Is anxious to {
lave the preliminary arrangements z
completed in order that actual work a
nay be commenced on the structure a
n the spring. g
The office of G. w. Marbles gristmill +
t Woodstock was broken open at I
clock Friday morning, Oct s, and the Il
afe blown open. A small sum of mon L
ne Woodstock railroad depot was also 81
ntered but there was nothing of value n
, be pilfered by the robbers. Two tc
len who, 1t is thought, were the rob- W
ers. were seen to take a hand car and ST
IN down towards White River juno d,
on. A few hours later the two men fo
ere seen to jump Central Vermont d,
elSnt train gong nOrtn at Wn1te In
liver. The papers taken from the hi
'oodstock railway station were found =
7 Deputy Sheriff r. F. Hoar and R.
Spafford on the railway track in
artford. The burglars dumped the
md car down the bank. The officers n
e on the track of men suspected of
e robbery
The 56th annual convention of the
armont State Teachers association
II be held at Montpelier Oct. 10, 20
d 81 AT least 500 teachers are ex-
cted to be present. Several sessions
II be held in the state house; the ~
vernon of the state will address the.
for the first time in its CO.
story: the first exhibition of vaca- 70,
n school work in Vermont will be pii
)wn and the conference and manual A.,
lining will be made important feat ots.
IS Of the meeting. There will also 80,
addresses by Mayor Frank NJ nj,
try of Montpelier President Will ~
m A. Beebe of Morrisville, State -
perintendent of Education Mason s. IA,
me, President William ]. Tucker of 20 &c
rtmouth college, Superintendent 81, -,
IN Kennedy Batavia, N. Y, George ~.
Martin. Boston, secretary Massa- -.
lsetts board of education. Walter ,N
Ranger. Providence. superintendent GUY GUY
education for Rhode Island. and p;T
A. E. Winship. Boston. editor ~
rnal of Education. vi