Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-13

In Lancaster, n. ii" while on Ms
wedding trip. His bride, who was a
Middlebury girl Is In Lancaster
awaiting funds to return home.
Governor Bell has appointed Prof.
+. A. Rich of Burlington, a member
of the cattle commission Tor three
wears. Ernest Hitchcock OF Pittsford
has received his commission as the
member of the board of cattle COM
missioners, who will be the forestry
commissioner of the state in accord
ance with a law enacted at the last
session of the legislature. The gov
ernor, Monday, Jan. 3, designated
Fuller c. Smith of St Adams DIS
chairman of the board of railroad
commissioners.
In an engagement January with
the refractory Moros on the Island OF
Jolo Lieut.. Jewell and one private
of the I4th Y. S. Cavalry was Killed
Six men were wounded. Major scott
governor of the island, attempted 10
secure, by peaceful means. seVerai
months ago, a fort held by Moro out
Jaws. His manner of securing re-
cruits on the island was mistaken by
the surrounding Moros and the trouble
brewing necessitated forcible action.
A Moro leader has been killed and the
fort destroyed by American troops as
sisted by the gunboat Quiros"
William L. Douglas of Brockton
became the 41st governor under the
constitution of Massachusetts Thurs
day, Jan. 5. He is the fourth demo-
crat to hold that office within the
mast 80 years. All other state officers
are republican and the legislature is
heavily republican. Upon the same
date John McLane Of Milford, repub-
lican, was inaugurated, at Concord
as governor of New Hampshire for
the ensuing two years. Gov. c. j.
Bell of Vermont and some of the
members of his military staff were
guests of honor at the inauguration
William r. Cobb of Rockland was
also inaugurated as governor OF Maine
on the same day.
Representative Thomas F. Curley
of the 18th Suffolk district. Boston,
was unseated Jan. by the Massachu-
sets house, to which he was elected
in November last while he was serv-
in a sentence in Charles street jail,
aIIeT cOUNlclloU Icn'h Oh w.. -
for violation of the civil service
laws. The vote to unseat him was
by roll-caH, IT'S yes, As no. Repre-
sentative Curley and his brother,
Alderman- ELECT James NJ. Curley left
the Jail Friday morning, Jan: g.
their 60-day sentences for conspiracy
aainst the civil service laws having
expired at midnight. Alderman Cur
ley appeared at city hall in the af-
ternoon and qualified as an alder
man of the city of Boston. A special
election will be held Feb. l, to
fill the seat of Thomas F. Curley in
the house of representatives, when
that body has declared vacant 1t is
expected that Curley will seek win
dication" by his constituents. even
at the cost of leaving the ward with
only one representative in the house.
Jeremiah L. Hartman of Maiden,
Mass, was feeding one of his cows re-
Gently, when the animal hooked her
horn into his eye, destroying the
sight and injuring the eye SO badly
that it had to be removed.
The annual meeting Of the Orleans
County, Vt, fair association was
held at Barton Jan. 8. A 6 per cent
dividend was declared. The date for
the annual fair was set for Sept. r.
Is, Officers were elected as follows:
H. H. Somers of Irasburg president,
f. E. Alfred of Newport, John McLel-
Ian of Glover vice president, c. p.
Hanblet secretary, o. B. Owen treas
urer.
L. B. Harris, cashier of the nation
al bank at Lyndonville, VT, during
a recent trip abroad, purchased in the
of Shrewsbury, Eng,
flock of Shropshire sheep which have
been pronounced by good judges Of
sheep the finest imported stock they
ever saw. Mr.. Harris kept IA for his
own farm and bought nine for John
L. Bacon of White River Junction,
vermont's state treasurer, and II for
Frank H. Brooks of ST. Johnsbury.
The stock was selected from four
hocks in the county of Shropshire.
and the sheep have just arrived at
their respective destinations in YER
mont.
Rutland VT, paper says that two
pairs of horses owned in Wallingford
were sold in Rutland recently at
prices which would indicate that Ver-
mont bred horses are fully up to the
standard A pair of geldings, one
four and the other five years old, be-
ing own brothers, were sold by the
Munson estate to William e. Bea-
man of Windsor for $1,000. The colts
we're sired by Electioneer Rex and
weigh about 1,150 pounds each. A
Rutland horseman says they are the
best pair of colts he has ever seen.
Mr.. Beaman also bought pair Of
coach horses from A. A. Leonard of
Nailingford for $500. Mr.. Leonard
says he also recently sold to New
York parties the pacing colt, Stilson,
BY Expedition, for $500.
A bill will be introduced at this
session of the New York state legis-
allure levying a tax of two dollars
ger head on all dogs in the state. As
here are 100000 dogs in the state.
he proceeds of this tax would amount
o s1.000.00o. 1t is proposed to divide
he dog tax between the state and the
ocality, giving half to each. 1t is esti-
mated that the 100000 the state
would receive. in addition to paying
ii the expenses of the State Depart
nent of Agriculture. would leave $751;
90. sum sufficient to meet the an
Iual cost of the state experiment sta
ion. the Cornell school of Agriculture
nd balance large enough to pay the
expenses Of the farmers institutes. 4