Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-21

go years old. A daughter was DorH
TO them but trouble came and Mrs
Taft went to her fathers home with
her child, and her husband kept bach
elor's hall. Miss Brigham was a grad
uate of Montpelier seminary In the
class of 1897.
Wilson Clement Suit Settled.
The $50. 900 Islander suit of Samuel
ID. Wilson VS.. Percival w. Clement,
which was to be tried at the adjourned
session of the federal courts In Bur-
Ilington in May, will not be heard. The
/ suit has been settled by the payment
/ of $1,000 by Mr.. Clement. The trial
/ of the suit in 1903 resulted In a YER
diet for the defendant and new trial
was secured by the plaintiff. The case
grew out of the state campaign is
/ sues of 1902, when Mr.. Clement was
making his canvass for governor. VIII
/ son claimed Clement called him a
murderer in one of his speeches, IN
which he was arraigning the old pro-
i hibitory law Ii will be recalled that
4 some time before this Mr.. Wilson was
employed as a detective in seeking out
violators of the law, which gained MN
the name of "spotter." Some excite
ment was caused at the time among
the citizens of White River Junction
and during a commotion wilson shot
| and killed one Edward Goshea, but on
hearing was acquitted on the ground
| of self defence. The case went last
fall TO the United States Circuit court
! of Appeals on a writ of error, but the
plaintiffs counsel saw the matter
| through successfully and the case was
/ TO have been retired next month.
The endowment fund for the girls
school at Bishop Hopkins hall, Bur
/ lington, now amounts to over 10000
/ in money and pledges. This is NOT
sufficient TO warrant the opening OF
the school before another year
Fred Daniels, of North Albany, has
been put under $500 bonds to appear
at the September term Of court for
selling liquor to George Sawyer, OF
Albany, who was so badly burned, as
a consequence of liquor, few weeks
ago.
Claude Burt of Sunderland was
fined $23 Wednesday, April H. for
keeping a dog that chased deer. He
paid. A deer was found dying on the
river bank with one hip broken, II
4 had been chased by three dogs, out
Burt's was the only one identified.
James Fowlie was almost instantly
killed in granite quarry at Granite
Vile, Barre Thursday, April 10. lie
was running a car loaded with gran
lite to a grout pile. He tipped the
car too soon and the stone fell on
him. He was 25 years old. and leaves
a wife and young child,
Ezra Brooks, arrested in Littleton,
N. H., April 8, on the charge of con-
Quoting a lottery in connection with
a clothing business, whereby 1t is al
legged ST. Johnsbury and HardwlcR
people We're swindled out of about
500, has been bound over to the June
term of Caledonia county court in the
sum of $500, which was not fur
nished
The court of inquiry at Fort Ethan
Allen has concluded its hearing on
the recent disturbances there ana It's
report to the commander is SAID 10
completely exonerate all the ofncers
from charges that mutiny existed at
the post, and state that there was no
more disorder at the post during the
week in question than is usual after
any pay day.
BENJAMIN Bashaw, Is, who shot
Lawrence Trudeau March 20, at Shell
don, has been discharged, there being
insufficient evidence to hold him.
Witnesses testified that the boy had
been told to shoot if he saw bur-
glar and that he fired at random, not
knowing what he was doing, ana ac-
cidentally hit Trudeau. He was given
some good advice about handling
firearms.
Work is about to be begun at the
new yellow ochre establishment or II.
n. Cushman at Bennington, for the
spring and summer The power USED
will be electricity, and all the drying
of the ochre will be by rapid currents
of air. The works are situated in the
eastern part of the town and along
the foothills of Bald mountain and in
the district of the deposits of ochre
that have been worked by different
persons for over 100 years
Charles Murray pleaded guilty of
grand larceny in the county court at
Burlington Saturday, April Is, and was
sentenced by Judge Watson to term
of from three to four years in the
state prison at Windsor. Immediate
ly after pronouncing sentence. Judge
Watson allowed Murray his freedom
under the care of the probation officer,
taking this step because Murray's en-
ployers had expressed a Willingness
to take him back in their employ.
The pupils suspended from the
South Royalton high school for dis
obeying rules in holding a dance in
connection with a school entertaip-
ment have been reinstated on an
agreement by them to be obedient to
school rules during the remainder of
the year. They were not required 10
apologize for their disobedience. The |
matter was settled through the arbi-
tration of Supt. Ranger. all parties |
being satisfied with the compromise !
made.
A SALISBURY cider case was up in |
Bennington municipal court recently |
with George Dunn of SALISBURY as |
defendant. He was found not guilty. |
The case involved an interesting point |
of law. 1t appeared that Dunn had
sold a 40-gallon cask of cider to Her
bert Eawell last fall before the pres
ent local option License liquor law
went into effect, but that Ewell had
been taking IL away in small quanti-