Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31

IClaremont, n. H., Advocate. Tn
Times will have been under its presen
management 10 years May /.
Revised returns from the towns o
, Vermont show that on the local option
license vote at the March election, 3
towns and cities voted yes and 212 no
The total vote shows no-license ma.
jority of 5000.
Hiram Stoddard was instantly
killed In the Griffith and Nathaniel
slate quarry at Poultney Friday eve-
ming, March "a. A large box was be-
ing lowered into the pit and struck
him. He is survived by wife.
Mrs. George Cooper of Barre cut her
throat from ear to ear with razor
while suffering from melancholia yes
terday. Thirty-two stitches We're re-
quired TO close the wound and she
may recover She is "a years old and
has five children.
Major II. Edward Dyer of Rutland
has just completed a four months
course of military instruction at Fort
Ethan Allen and is the only officer of
the Vermont National Guard to take
this course of study. He will take
higher subjects at the fort next year.
w. II. Sabin of Rutland has pur-
chased, solely for astronomical pur-
poses, the highest power telescope in
the state The objective lens is the
| last of its kind made by John Byrne,
a lens manufacturer of international
repute. who died two years ago, and
| is five inches in diameter
Mrs. Frederick H. Holden, the eld-
est daughter of Senator Redfield Proc
tor, died at her home in Brookline,
Mass, last night of cerebro spinal
meningitis, otherwise known as spot
ted fever. Mrs. Holden had been i'll
for several days, but not until We'd
nesday that the nature of her illness
was determined.
The two-year- r-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Crimmins OF Northfield
met with painful accident Saturday.
March 20. The child found a bottle
of carbolic acid and turned the con-
tents upon its face and hands, caus-
ing severe burns. 1t is not known
who left the acid as the family was
not aware that it was there.
The first annual meeting of the Fish
and Game club of Bennington was held |
Friday evening, March "a. at which |
a constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed declaring for the protection of fish |
and game and the support of the state
laws on that subject A full board of
officers was elected The club con-
sists of $50 members among whom are
many leading citizens.
President Roosevelt will issue
inviting foreign nations
TO participate in an exposition to be
held in 1907 in the vicinity of Hampton .
Roads in celebration of the settlement j
of jamestown, Va, in compliance with ,
4 request from General Fitzhugh Lee,
president of the exposition company. K
and Senator Daniel of Virginia.
Major Curtis b. Hoppin, command
ng the second squadron, 18th cavalry, |
1t Fort Ethan Allen. died Wednesday, {
March 90, after an illness of three [
weeks of pneumonia, with other COM {
olications. He was born in New York {
n 1884 and graduated from West Point
Military academy. He leaves a wife S
md two children. c
Charles Freedom, one of the Oldest 7
esidents of Proctor was found dead I
n the cellar of his house Tuesday. u
March 2S, by his son Fred on his re- a
,ody indicated that he had been dead
or at least two hours, 1t Is supposed h
hat he was attacked by heart disease {
while in the cellar after tobacco. He Il
lad not been well for several days f
An arrangement whereby licensed I
entists in either Vermont or New l
ersey can practice in the other state
Without taking another examination r
las been made by the Vermont State a
Dental society with DR.. c. A. Meeker II
f Newark, n. j., as representative of l.
he society in that state. An inter- e
Manageable license law, for which the r
'ermont society has been working d
everal years, was passed by the last
egislature. n
Mrs. Mary BrockweH, whose three t,
hildren died from poisoning. under g
uspicious circumstances, Saturday, r,
Iarch 25, confessed at Paducah. KY. he
londay that she gave the children d
lorphine and coal oil. The woman Sc
aid that her husband was in an asy- G,
lm and that she could not support hi
lie children. She also stated that d
gorge Alberton promised to marry ST
er if she would get rid of the chill pI
rem. Alberton was arrested as an al
,cessory. la
The Maine legislature has passed m
nd Gov. Cobb has signed the Sturgis hi
II. which provides for the appoint ra
ent by the governor of a commits HI
on of three persons at salary of al
500 a year to go about the state pc
Id take a hand in the enforcement fe
the prohibitory law whenever they
'nsider that any of the 16 sheriffs ar
the state are lax in their duties. in
ne bill further provides for the ap- tn
'intment of a special attorney when bi
er it is felt that any of the regular of
unity attorneys are not prosecuting of
e liquor sellers to the full extent of
cir ability. The commission is to
allowed to appoint any number of
puties, and is given free rein on
e expense account. Saturday, as
arch is, the state of Maine was re-
rted dryer than ever before in its we
story. Most of the liquor selling he
ices hustled their goods out of the MI
lte. Even druggists in Portland ne
We been required to give up their of
lited States licenses. Pocket ped =
RS carrying vile grade of whis- bel
Y are swarming in the back streets. on
me charge as high as 50 pint for At
eir liquor. the
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Pooh! She Has Live Bailiffs. wa
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