Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-03

ed. The loss to Montpelier lodge
knights of Pythias, by destruction o
furniture and paraphernalia will eX
coed $500. The loss on the building
is estimated at $4,000 and the loss I
The Journal will be from $4,000 L
$1,000.
Gov. C. j. Bell. master of the stat
grange, has organized seven grange
In the state since the middle of De
cember, and two or three more vii
be instituted within few days.
Judge Wendell p. Stafford o
Washington, d. c., formerly of 81
Johnsbury, is now able to be out af
ter two months illness with typhoit
fever. His son has also recovered
from the same disease.
An organization for young men
giving all the advantages of the Y
NJ. c. A. with the exception of thu
religious features. has been formed II
Barre. The rooms will be warm anC
open from early in the morning untr
$3.50 p. m. and games, reading, gym
nasium and baths will be provided.
The remodeled public school build
ing In Middlebury is practically COM
pleted and within a fortnight will be
turned over to the school committee
The restoring of the burned struc-
ture has been accomplished with the
appropriation of $4,000, and the new
building is far superior TO the old one
in many respects.
Judson James, SO, a farmer living
near Swanton, was seriously injured
Monday, Jan. 80. He had led colt
to a watering trough, and. leaving
the animal to drink, he went after a
bull. The bull frightened the colt,
Mr. James was thrown to the ground,
and the colt ran over him, cutting
his head.
Charles Muzzey, who was convicted
on a charge of wrecking the Mer-
chants National bank at Rutland.
and who was later pardoned because
it was said he could not live, Is, ac-
cording to report, now in Chicago,
employed in a poolroom. The estab-
lishment. which Is owned and oper-
ated by a relative, includes various
forms of amusement and Muzzey has
charge of one of the floors.
A party, consisting of Lieutenant
Governor C. H. Stearns and Adjutant-
General Gilmore, State Treasurer
John L. Bacon, Col F. S. Billings and
Col. C. w. Scarf of Governor Bells
staff, and Charles A. Plumley, repre-
senting the umpire, met the commits
sioners of France and Venezuela at
the state line at Windsor Tuesday,
Jan. 81, and escorted them to North
field, where the commission is to
hold it's sittings.
As Harry Hartley, son of Charles
Hartley of Beebe Plain, Derby, was
playing with Illuminating cap Fri
day, Jan. 81, his right hand was
blown to pieces. Knowing nothing OF
the nature of the cap he threw 1T into
4 stove. Before he could withdraw
his hand there was sharp explosion,
which blew the stove to pieces and
shattered the boys hand. 1t Is hoped
TWO fingers can be saved. Some caps
1ad been left in the cellar by the
yorkmen who blasted the stone.
The board of managers Of the
County Agricultural society
1t its last meeting appropriated S4OO
'or the improvement of the race
rack at the grounds and arranged
or the stake race of the Windsor
County Horse Breeders association
Thirteen good colts are now in the
stake race and the society added $50
o the purse, which will make 1t at
east 1926 1t was voted that all
larry cattle should be judged by
lanes Aitken of Billings farm, and
hat he should receive $40 for the
work.. Some changes were made in
he premiums for oxen and a special
Committee of three was provided for,
o judge the sweepstakes class.
A meeting of the citizens of st.
ohnsbury was held Friday evening,
an. 81, to discuss matters connected
With Brightlook hospital. 1t was de-
ided to keep up the institution,
yhich was started about 10 years
go, and a debt of about $500 was
ractically wiped out by the few
resent. Before the meeting closed |
ne of the gentlemen interested in
he hospital announced that he had |
eceived a letter from a party offer |
lg to give $4,000 toward a new |
uilding to be used for a hospital, |
18th the conditions that site be
FINISHED free and that those inter
sted in the hospital should contrib
tie an equal amount. The matter Is
nder consideration.
c. o. Sumner, better known as
Doc" was convicted in city court
/ Rutland, Thursday, Jan. 20, of
rand larceny and fined $50 and costs.
he offense charged was that of
ealing IL chickens from T. p. Has
ms on the night of Jan. Z. A diary
elonging to the respondent was
und in the rided hen-house on the
orning after the theft. Sumner
aimed that his pocketbook, which
,ntained the diary and 81 in mon
=, had been stolen from him two
iys prior to the chicken theft, and
AT the diary had been left in the
.n-house to throw suspicion on him,
1t he failed to prove this to the
tisfaction of the court. Sumner
ok an appeal and furnished bail in
90. Il
Sixty delegates. representing 81 /
ate courts of the Independent Order /,
Foresters, met at Montpelier Fri ,
", Jan. %. They organized the
ermont high court with the follow
e officers: Senior honorary past 7
Oh chief ranger. DR.. ]. r. Grimes {
Montpelier; Junior honorary past I
Oh chief ranger, W. f. c. Jones of [
and Pond: high chief ranger. S. w. r
'mstrong of West Berkshire; vice !,
yh chief ranger. Fred c. Arm
'ong Of st. Adams; treasurer, ]. O.
mball Of Enosburgh Falls: secre- d
". b. E Blaisdell of Fair Haven: n
lncilor. w. @. White of Williams o
vn; physician. W. L. Lloyd u +
ultney; auditors, Frank G. Perkins
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