Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-27


play,
Clifford Tlmson was preparing 10
go hunting yesterday morning when
his new automatic shotgun was acel-
dentally discharged, blowing u hole
nearly two inches In diameter through
the floor of his home on Clark street,
-Myron p. Davis has been appoint
ed truant officer OF school district No.
9 to succeed William Warren, re-
signed. Mr.. Warren feels that his
regular police duties viii not permit OF
the continuance OF truancy work
The Ladies' circle OF the Unlver-
salist church will hold Its regular
meeting In the church parlors Thurs
day afternoon. the business session
beginning at o'clock. The annual
harvest supper will be served at o.15.
Mr. 5, b. Sargent, master of dan
cling and department now teaching
here two classes on Thursdays has been
engaged to teach a private class at
Mrs. Maxwell Evart's house In Wind
sor VT. beginning next TUESDAY af-
ternoon.
The annual meeting OF the Canal
Street Book club will be held at the
home OF Mrs. G. H. Ryder Wednes-
htAA NNtAlihP az NiPNiNs ~ ''fN
bers are requested to bring the bound
books In their possession so that the
full list will be In for sale,
A mule owned by Charles C. Bart
lett was killed Sunday on the King
farm i'm Marlboro. someone shooting
the animal through the head with q
rifle II Is supposed that the hunter
took the mule for q deer and decided
to kill 1t a day In advance of the open
season
Mrs. Charles Akley was driving
through Main street Tuesday after
noon when her horse slipped and fell
on its side. Rev. f. T. Mathison, who
happened to be passing, immediate
~ sat on the animals head and pre-
vented ii from trying to rise until the
harness was unhitched No damage
was done to the carriage or harness
and the horse seemed to be unhurt.
Residents of Elliot street have
presented petition protesting against
the plan of the bailiffs to remove the
arc light near Longs lane and asking
for a reconsideration A majority OF
the principal taxpayers In that neigh
borhood have signed the petition ana
il is the feeling of all who live in that
norton of the town that an incan-
descent lamp would not be satisfac-
tory.
Richardson Robertson, SO, who
died at his home near Charlestown n.
H., Wednesday. was native OF Brat :
tleboro and son of John and Polly
Clendenning Robertson, who came 10
this country from Scotland in lIoi.
MI. Robertson went to Charlestown
in 1912 and rented the famous Eagle
hotel afterwards remodelling 1t ana
calling it Rebertsons hotel He re-
manned in the hotel business until
1850 when he retired from active
Patrick ]. Dunforth. who gives
his residence as Holyoke, Mass. was
arrested in Vernon Saturday evening
nv Constable Powers and brought 70
Brattleboro for safe keeping In the
lookup. II was at first thought tha'
the man was intoxicated but before
proceedings were begun he was sive1
an examination by Drs. O'Connor and
Roberts, who pronounced him insane
Dunforth was kept in the lookup UNI
ttil Tuesday when arrangements Were
made for committing him TO the he-
treat.
Wayne NJ. Reed, the Greenhe!o
ieweler and optician has flled peu
tion in bankruptcy with liaplllties o.
s16S5.3S. and about $1,000 of assets
Fred l.. Gaines of Greenheld Is lnt
largest secured creditor, holding {
mortgage to cover a loan of $1,000
some unsecured creditors are: Charles
In Day of Greenfield. $156; H w
Wheeler & Co, of New York S9S, ahc
about 80 smaller creditors. For as
sets the petitioner has: Stock in trade
$3.50: machinery and tools, s225, aho
debts due on open account OF slVo'
Following the business session OF
the w. C. T. u. last Thursday after
noon Mrs. A. J. Stearns and Mrs. j. >
Brown each gave an excellent ana IN
taresting paper on Our Union. Mrs
Stearns told of the history of the or
der from its birth. while Mrs. Brown
devoted her time to a history OF the
Ifocol union since it's organization IN
1877. 1t seemed fitting that the two
veteran workers and charter members
of the local union should give the mrs.
of the series of papers to which tht
first Thursday in each month VIII pe
devoted.
Thomas Judge was arrested Tues
dav afternoon by Sheriff F. w. Me-
Clure on complaint issued by state
Attorney Ryder and charging MI
Judge with failure to comply VIII
two orders issued by the local boart
of health relative to connecting M
Main street building with the sewer
and installing proper plumbing IN
house on Canal street. The case was
to have been heard Wednesday morn
+ ing before Justice R. C. Bacon, but was
fnalIv continued until Nov. 20 on re-
quest of the respondents counsel. e
| w. Gibson.
George E. Johnson, clerk of tht
United States courts, received de-
cision from Judge H. H. wheeler
Friday in the case of the Unltec
states VS. C. w. Pierce. Judge Wheel
az affirms the decision of the board OF
ITnited States general appraisers
which is to the effect that the impor-
tation of rossed pulp-wood comes un-
der tbe free list This decision of the
general appraisers was reached II
New York city some time ago. Inc
government. however claimed that ar
assessment of 20 per cent al Vaioreli
should be levied on rossed puip-Wooo
brought into this country from can
ada. The case was taken TO the Unit
I'D states court and a hearing was
held in Brattleboro Oct .. rms 9 re'
nision is of general Importance. The
iinonortation of rossed pulp-wooo
through this district began ABOUT SIN
months ago and has been steauiiy m
creasing from month to month uhti
row the duty has amounted 70 apou'
"a moo per month. In all about W.
o0O in duties have been paid. AS q
re- sult of this decision all of this duty
money will have to be paid back by
the government.
clifton Z, Fox met with SERIOUS
accident Monday afternoon while a.
work in the rear of the Brooks House
nbarmacy. He was standing on the
stems of the cellar-way saving :
nIank when in some way he lost MS
Footing and fell backward into the pi
AT one side. striking his head on th'
Stone window ledge and cutting Sc
we're cash behind his left ear IN
| &C., 81 the fall was such as 10 knocf