Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

whereupon the warden drew a revolt
yer to emphasize his authority and de-
termination. Mr.. Flynn smilingly re-
marked that he had faced that sort
of thing before, at the same time
ouietly pulling a dangerous-looking
weapon from his hip pocket He then
invited the warden to stand back q
few PAGES for the purpose of exchang-
ing shots on the good old dueling
plan. but the invitation was not ac-
cepted and it is understood that MT
FLYNN took home what trout ne
caught.-Springfeld Republican.
It is reported on the authority of an
Intimate friend of Walter T.. Ranger
state superintendent of education. that
he has decided to accept the position
rendered him some months ago 70
take the oversight of the schools OF
Rhode Island.
The next meeting of the Vermont
Baptist state convention will be held
at Fair Haven September 20 TO ~,
Inclusive. Among prominent men
who will be present are: Rev. Drs.
w. C. Biting of New York city. Rob-
ert G.. Seymour of Philadelphia. Il. Il.
Chivers of New York city and IA. G.
Mabe of Boston and President w. II.
dence, r. l.
President Roosevelt has recently
notified Senator Proctor that 1t Will
be impossible for him to attend the
dedication of the Ethan Allen me-
mortal tower by the Sons of the
American Revolution in Vermont Au-
gust 16. He has detaiied~21than Allen
Hitchcock, secretary of the interior: to
| ,lxt, a,in ms
society hope to have Vice President
Fairbanks, Secretary Shaw and other
men of national reputation present at
the dedication.
Carlo Milani of Barre was arrested
while returning from Montpelier Fri
day evening, June g. having on his
team two barrels and eight cases OF
beer and two jugs of whiskey IN
city court Saturday, June 10, he SAID
this was all for his own CONSUMPTION
over Sunday. He was convicted OF IL
legal transportation of liquor and the
liquors We're condemned and ordered
spilled Milani appealed the case to
county court and in default OF $3.50
bail went to Jail until next Septem-
I Der.
Masonic week opened at Burlington
! Monday. June IL. with large attend
/ ance of prominent Masons. The an
Inual session of the Vermont Council
| of Deliberation was held with the
! consistory in the evening. Music was
furnished by the Harvard quartet of
Boston Tuesday, June 10, the KNIGHTS
Templar assembled and the Gard an.
Inual eonclave of the Grand command
cry was held Tuesday night the
Grand council, Royal and Select Mas
tiers, was held. and Wednesday the
Grand lodge convened.
Charles Murphy, "a. of Bennington,
was arrested at Hoosick, n. "
last week for stealing the horse and
carriage of DR.. H. ]. Vrooman at North
Adams. Mass. in broad daylight. where
it was hitched on the street. Murphy
had been drinking heavily, had used the
horse badly and was ugly when taken.
He tried, although handcuffed, to at
tack DR. Vrooman. He fiercely fought
the officers before he was subdued.
In court at North Adams. he pleaded
guilty to the larceny of the rig, valued
at $500. Bail was fixed at $500. He
gave no reason for the theft.
At the recent commencement of the
Albany Law school, H. j. Adams OF
Fair Haven, graduate of the Univer-
sity of Vermont, Burlington. in the
class of 1908, received the degree OF LII.
d. He also received the award of the
Edward Thompson company prize:
awarded each year to the member OF
the graduating class who submits the
best thesis of 5000 words on some
legal subject assigned by the dean |
The subject assigned this year was
Procedure Under the New York Code. |,
The prize consists of set of The |
American and English Encyclopedia OF
Law.
1t has been learned that the inter- |
view with Mary Rogers, published re-
Gently in a Boston paper, was anthem
tic. The woman who wrote it was An
ma Batchelder. sister of states At
torney Charles Batchelder, of Wood
stock, and it was through his influence
that she was admitted to the woman's
cell. Superintendent Lowell and Sher-
iff Peck both state that they did not
know she was newspaper represent
tative, and coming as she did with the 1
states attorney, they did not mistrust
her errand. She has written some
poetry for magazines. but had not been
known as a newspaper writer. There
is a prospect that the governor and :
will make some official inquiry into {
the circumstances connected with the '
of a newspaper reporter to I
Mrs. Rogers's cell.
Edward Clark. So, of Montpelier.
who was serving a 10 years sentence
In the state prison at Windsor, escaped
Saturday, June 10, while being en- 7
ployed in painting the prison warden's I
house Clark was committed to pris-
On in October, 1908, charged with as I
sault upon a woman. His good be-
navior earned him the privilege of c
outside the prison buildings.
Upon being missed he was traced to I,
he Senator Evarts estate. known as
Lake Runnefhede was drag
yed. as it was thought he might have \
drowned himself, but no further trace +
If the escaped prisoner was found.
Clark wore grey beard and was e
lressed in prison clothes. half red and G
lalf black. Clark's trousers were '
ound Monday morning, June IL. by
lanes Conlin. in his barn. where