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


q policy which Mr.. Lowell will introduo
= at Windsor prison when he takes u
II the work Commissioner Cudwort
q stated Tuesday night that Mr.. Love
: would have the right to discharge a
a the employees, and hire others, if h
{ wished to do so. He also declare
that the resignation of Superintend
ent Cakes was surely due to II
health, in spite of some stories to tn
contrary and the recent trouble at tn
: prison did not influence his action.
+ The farm house occupied by Daw
. son McGregor about three mile
, north of North Hero was total.
: destroyed by fire Friday, March. "a
3 only the furniture being saved. TIT
, building was fully insured
! A. j. Reuter-, 49, died March 20, a
, Rutland of spotted fever, or cerebrC
spinal meningitis. William Green has
since died of the same disease at the
Rutland city hospital.
Mrs. Anna (Smith) Howden, widow
of William S. Howden, died at Bristol
March 23, of pneumonia, at the age OF
So years. She had been in good health
up to Sunday March 10, the day of her
husbands funeral, when she caught
a fatal cold.
The, secretary of the republican state
committee, Alfred e. Watson has noti-
fled town and city committees that the
membership of such committees must
be sworn to and filed with town or
city clerks on or before April l. This
is in accordance with the provisions
of No q acts of general assembly of
1904.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Agricultural society was held at
Burlington Tuesday, March 2S George
Aitken of Woodstock, president of the
society, presided and Treasurer j. w.
Parker of Quechee and Secretary G.
NJ. Winslow of Brandon were present
officers for the year were elected, and
plans for holding another fair under
the auspices of the society were con-
sidered. An effort was made, however,
to awaken interest in the work of the
society.
A revolution in methods of marble
quarrying may result from a new
stone channeling device invented by
Charles NJ. Lyman of Rutland, who
already has received tempting offers
for the patent rights. The invention
is an improvement to the Wardwell
machine, and will, it Is believed |
double its capacity. 1t is expected
that one of Rutland's largest marble |
will soon put one of the |
improved machines in operation and |
give it thorough test.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Todd of Chit
tenden, each over so years old, were
OF pttt11 Mnn11V
81, on a charge of arson. They plead
ed not guilty. AS they are paupers
the court assigned counsel for them
They are accused of starting a fire
which burned several farm buildings
1t Holden. They have already been
six months in Jail because of inabil-
ty to get bail. The jury, Tuesday,
March %, found a verdict of guilty
against Mr.. and Mrs. Todd, with rec
for clemency
John C. Murphy. senior in the
medical department of the University
If Vermont, Burlington, who testified I
It the last session of the state inves- !
igation committee at the state hos I
,ital for the insane at Waterbury, 1
ays that his testimony has been |
nisquoted in the press. He testified q
hat during his service at the asylum a
lie knew that DR.. Marcelo Hutchin- !
on the superintendent had visited [
he ward only three times in six g
months. He also testified that he Q
new the milk sent to the patients
ad been skinned
Rev Edward M. Fuller of Burling- m
on, field secretary of the Vermont r.
tate Sunday School association, in f
is annual report, soon to be issued, a
ill make the statement that only 20 "
err cent of the Protestant population Y
f Vermont is enrolled in the Sun /
ay schools of the state There are A
10 Sunday schools in Vermont, with V
total enrolment of 57,091. During a
ne past IL months more than 1000
hurch members have been added to
lie list, including more than 100 men il
etween is and "A years, 900 cradle lie
)l members and about 2,100 in the il
ONE department. CO
The jury in the case of John d. &c
ahar's administrator against the IL
ermont Unfading Green Slate COM Il
my at Rutland Saturday, March rs, II
ought in a verdict awarding the 81
aintiff $4,000. John D. Mahar was fo
lied by falling from derrick while NJ
the employ of the slate company tn
G was dSSlStlllS OIlt IAtdSdil III ans w
g a heavy wire cable to the top of
e derrick when Reagan, who was
ar the top of the mast, fell, carry ba
g Mahar with him. Both men were V,
lied. 1t was alleged that the bend Sc
g of one of the pins on which Reagan Nj
rs climbing caused the man to fall. tn
lie suit was brought to recover $780, I'll
D. de
vie
Rev. Dr. James Gibson Johnson of III
rmington, Conn, for Is years pastor n
the Congregational church in Rut- nc
i'd, died at the Georgetown universe sp
hospital, in Washington, Thursday, he
lrch %, of a sudden attack of OF
lights disease. He was bringing his Jol
fe's body from Monterey, Mexico, bal
ere she died March II. DIR. john 30
was 66 years old. He had filled eni
;torates at New London, Conn.,, and OF
icago. DIR. Johnson was a trustee
the Hartford, Conn, Theological 1
ninary and was chaplain of the So out
" of Mayfiower descendants. Mrs. cep
Inson was a sister of Professor Ran Bee
of Princeton university. Four lea
ldren survive the couple, among to
ON is Rankin johnson, chief en- dis;
eer of the Mexican International bon
way. bus
pan
ade