Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
VERMONT NEWS.

dead Monday, Sept. 20, while Nv W",n'
MIR Savage was about 80 years oiu'
lie had been In III health for some
time but continued to work.
The South Rycgate hotel. owned by
A. III. Gibson and occupied by II
=. Gray, IN. hotel barn. ANA Mo
dwelling houses owned by Archibhla
Parks. We're burned to the sfon ono
early Friday. Sept ~ LOSS so'o"V'
Insured. Cause unknown
The jury In the malpractice ease OF
William q. sheldon W.. j. ;. Wrish,,
of Barton Landing, which hau peci'
on trial for nine days III orie,"'s :,
county court at Newport. returned
verdict Friday night. Sept. %, IN Ia
yor of the plaintiff 10 recover S'ii'2o
and costs.
DIR. J. w. Morrow OF Burlington un-
der arrest In the $4,000 suit brought
against him for alleged malpractice IN
the case OF Mrs. Ida kimball OF New
York. secured bail and was released
from jail Friday. Sept 22. G. W;
Brownell becoming bondsman, 3aii
had been reduced from $4,000 TO WV
000
The two-year- son OF Mr., ana
Mrs. Joseph Lepan of ST Adams
drank almost full cup or Kerosene
oil Sunday Sept. ~. A physician was
summoned and by the use OF cmetlcs
and stImulants succeeded In saving
the child's life. The child found the
cup on the floor filled with Kerosene
and drank IL.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Medical society viii be held In the
new Medical college building In Bur.
lington Thursday and Friday, oct ~
and 10. A strong program Is. Deihs
arranged and several speakers VIII pc
secured from outside OF the state Inc
structure Is now nearly finished ana
= large force of men will be put on
completing the same before the tiine
of the meeting.
The Vermont horse Advancer won
a $4,000 purse last week AT Liber.y
Vile. Ill. The race was won In straight
heats. the best time being 2:ll&. Ad-
yancer has started In seven races TINS
season and won them all In % heats:
At Milwaukee. where .he was accused
of being a ringer. the horse was easily
Identified and the purse given 10 ME-
Chase. his owner.
Mrs. Edgar Cushman. OF East ST
Johnsbury. aged 22 years. died Thurs
day, Sept. 81, after an illness OF forty-
eight hours of lockjaw. Mrs. Cush :
man recently scratched her finger but
apparently II healed. Wednesday morn
ing she awoke with her jaws cramped
and the progress of the disease was
rapid. She il survived by husband
and two small children.
The 31st annual state convention OF
the Womans Christian Temperance
union opened at Swanton TUESDAY
morning. Sept. &c. The formal open
ing was In the Methodist church IN
the evening. Among the noted speak
ers attending was Mrs. Ella Thatcher
of Florence, n. j. Mrs. Thatcher is
the national and worlds superintend-
ent of soldiers and sailors organiza-
tons, and spoke Wednesday evening;
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw addressed
the meeting last evening.
The unusual spectacle of a father
and son in Jail together for intoxica-
ton was seen In Rutland city court
Friday, Sept. %. The prisoners were
Andrew Howard, OF Fair Haven, age
IS wears, and his Il years old son,
James. The two were arrested while
creating disturbance. Their fine ana
costs amounted to s25. The older man
had 81. which he gave the court, and
the boy was held until the father
could go home and get the balance OF
the cash necessary for their liberty.
The case OF G. NJ. and Margarie NJ
Cosgriff VS.. DR.. p. +. McSweeney. Oh
Burlington, has been settled and DIS
continued 1t is understood that Dr.
McSweeney did not pay any damages
and that both sides are to pay their
own costs. This case was brought for
alleged malpractice, which consisted
of an operation on Mrs. Cosgrin for
appendicitis. from which ii was claim
ed she did not fully recover. The case
was once tried in Chittenden county
court and a disagreement resulted.
The sixteenth annual convention OF
the Vermont State Firemen's assocla-
ton was held in Burlington, Thurs
day. Sept. 81. 1t was decided to con-
tinue the organization and the fol-
lowing officials were elected: Presi-
dent, II. o. Kent, Montpelier; vice
presidents, Charles II. Stevens. Win
ooski, John H. Donnelly. Vergennes,
Charles f. Rich. Middlebury; r. s,
Warner, Johnson. r. c. Buck, RAN
dolph: secretary. L. d. Moore, Benn-
ington: treasurer, L. c. Grant, Bur-
lington.
The name of John A. Sheldon of
Rutland will be presented for the Of
flee of department commander of the
Vermont c. A. r. by Roberts post of
Rutland He was sergeant of Com
pany B, First Vermont Volunteer in
fantry. Later he was elected captain
of Company c., Tenth Vermont. serv-
ing in that position until promoted to
assistant commissafy of subsistence,
serving for a time on the staff of Gen.
u. S. Grant and later upon the staff
of Gen. Ferrero of the army of the
James.
During last week 40 new members
were taken into the Federal LABOR
union through the efforts of Philip j.
Halvosa of Barre, state organizer,
American Federation of Labor, who
has been working in Burlington. The
members of the federal union are I'M
skilled laborers and such tradesmen
as are not found in sufficient numbers
to form unions of their own. The
Building Trades union voted to affiliate
with the Vermont state branch of the
American Federation of Labor. Mr..
Halvosa will next pass week in Bel
lows Falls in the interests of organ
lied labor.
Charles S. George was arrested in
Boston recently for alleged use of the
mails in a scheme to defraud. This
has brought to light his indictment in
Vermont and New Hampshire for
completely in scheme which, on a
small scale. rivals the famous Fads
and Fancies in New York 1t Is al
legged that he wrote to Vermont legis-
lators promising them compliment
tary notices i'm a book for $25. He Sc
cured a considerable sum of money
and then vanished. He was fined $500.
The indictment by the New Hamp-
shire district was for offenses cover
ing about three years.
county Jail by the Rutland county
grand jury, Superintendent D. L.
Morgan of the house of correction.