Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-28

since that time.
Maud Come. known as the Irish
Joan of Arc. has brought suit for a
divorce against Major Mcbride. for
merly of the Boer army and a desert
er from the British army She charges
Mcbride with unfaithfulness and he
declares that she is not of genuine
Irish birth.
The affairs of the Panama canal
will remain for the present under the
war department. Secretary Root ana
the president have decided that any
action looking to the transfer OF canal
matters to the state department at
this time would be inadvisable.
Justice o'Brien of the New York
court of appeals has granted an order
staying the execution Of Albert T. Pat.
rick the lawyer convicted Of the MUIR
der of the millionaire William M. Rice,
pending the determination of the ar
gument upon the motion for reargu-
ment OF the case, to be heard Oct. 2.
The counsel for Patrick contends that
important points were overlooked BY
a majority Of the court in affirming the
judgment Of conviction in the lower
court.
M. Hancock, the millionaire plow
manufacturer. was killed and his wife,
two sons and daughter were badly In
jured as the result of an automobile
accident at Los Angeles. Cal. Thurs
day night, July 20. The family, in q
large machine. was speeding about for
ty miles an hour when the automobile
collided with a buggy and swerved IN.
to a telegraph pole. Hancock's skull
/ h tnH IN fovU
utes. The occupant OF the buggy was
seriously hurt and may die.
| A strange coincidence by which a
fire broke out Tuesday. July %, in the
same place where it broke out three
years ago, July rs, 1902, the same
visitor being present, occurred In
Enosburgh Falls when at 10 o'clock a
blaze started from sparks which
caught in the roof of F. E. Young's'
blacksmith shop on South Main street.
Two hose companies were soon on,
the scene and the fire was exiting
uished. Edward Brady OF East
Bakersfield, who was in the shop hav-
ing his horses shod when the fire
broke out three years ago. was also
there Tuesday for that purpose.
| Grace Page, who mysteriously dis
appeared from her home in Barre six
or eight years ago. has been heard
from and it is thought she may re-
turn to Barre. Her mother, Mrs. c. c.
Page, who has been in ignorance OF
| her daughters whereabouts all these
years, received a brief note from her
Sunday, July %, saying that she was
| in London at the present time.
cablegram was sent from Barre to
Miss Page Tuesday inviting her to
come home Miss Pages departure
! from Barre occasioned widespread
publicity at the time. Ella Wheeler
Wilcox wrote and published a poem
in the New York papers requesting
the girl to return home 1t was
thought that Miss Page might see 1t
| in looking over the papers as she al
ways read Mrs. Wilcoxs productions.
Supreme Court Justice Warren 3.
Hooker will remain on the Dencn.
The state assembly at Albany, N. r.,
July 20, in vote of rs ayes to 81 noes
failed to pass the concurrent reSolu-
tion providing for his removal upon
the charges which since June II nave
been under consideration of the legis-
llature 1t would have required loV
votes to pass the resolution. and 40
feat it. The charges against Justice
Hooker were concerning his connec-
tion with appointments In the Fredo-
lnia postoffice and with the Wirtner
Judgment. affecting the property OK
the city of Dunkirk adjoining the Dun
Ii kirk postoffice building owned Jointly
| nv him and State Tax Commissioner
Lester S. Stearns. A majority OF the
assembly voted him guilty Of conduct
warranting his removal but the two
thirds vote required to remove him
fell short.
DR. z. A. tombstone. Ii. NJ, Of
Rutland. and an assistant who are
driving around the state practicing
dentistry. visited Bethel Friday. July
81 remaining for a few days and
were we'll patronized. Ned George,
| 10 had 23 teeth extracted without
main. The teeth were sound and
came hard. and a large amount OF
cocaine was injected into the Jaw.
For the past so hours the boy has
been suffering terrible pain and his
Jaws are badly swollen. Two doctors
have been summoned but are unable
to bring relief as an anaesthetc can
not be administered on account OF the
cocaine AS soon as DIR. tombstone
heard of the boys serious condition ne
left town, supposedly for Wnite River
Junction. c. r. Clafiin. local livery
man. has telephoned to have the doc
| for arrested there for unpaid livery
hills Patients in other towns. who
have had teeth extracted without
main. have also suffered serious and
painful after effects.