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

] was ldentlleu as ueseTlei iiohi -
Ethan Allen, shot the policeman 10
avoid arrest. There was one eye wit
ness TO the shooting. The examiners
found some symptoms of insanity,
but were uncertain whether they
were real or feigned.
! The fourth annual tournament OF
the Vermont State Golf association
will be held in Bennington August
%, "a and 20.
Howard, the 1s-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Ariel of Newport,
hanged himself in a barn Tuesday,
April IL, because of poor health.
d. r, Candlish of Rutland has been
appointed bridge carpenter ON the
Iisthmus of Panama and begins work
| at once at salary of sS333 month.
| Harry C. Buchanan, age IA years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Buchanan
of Woodstock, accidentally shot him.
self April IA while loading self
cooking revolver, which he had just
purchased. He cannot recover,
| Ernest Atwood of Chittenden is a
raving maniac as the result of an acci-
dental plunge into the icy water OF
Ilake. He walked out on log to get
I a pail of water and fell, the shock of
the cold bath being so great as to
lunbalance his mind. His recovery is
doubtful.
| State Geologist G. II. Perkins of
Burlington will add to the collection
at the state cabinet at Montpelier the
fisher martin killed at Bolton. This
addition will make complete the col
lection of specimens of all animals
that have lived in Vermont for the
past rs years.
George Van Dyke, president of the
Connecticut River Lumber company,
with his two brothers, Philo and
Thomas. have formed corporation
land will erect mills for the manufac-
ture of paper and wood pulp at Nc
Indoes Falls with a capital of $4,000
200. The first work will be the
building of dam across the Connect
lieut. river about $50 feet long, which
will cost about 100000 About 800
hands will be employed after the
completion of the plant.
What might have been a very disas-
trous fire occurred Sunday evening,
April 16, in ST. Mary's cathedral,
Burlington. A charcoal ember from
the censor accidentally kicked among
some papers started a blaze when
resulted in the ruin of altar draperles
and statues. The congregation had
lust gathered for evening worship
and they We're quietly dismissed by
the officiating priest, Rev. I. j. Bar.
rett, before they knew the cause OF
the dismissal.
The dead body of Charles H. Tis-
dale was found in a pasture lot near
Franklin Thursday, April IL. us
dale was last seen alive Saturday,
APRIL /, coming from Pigeon Hill,
Que, in an intoxicated condition, and
in crossing a brook fell into the water
and was helped out by men living
NEARBY. He then started across lots
for Bulice's mill, and not putting In
an appearance searching party
found the body.
William Carl of Bristol, while work.
ing for Charles H. Smith blowing out
stumps with dynamite last week, put
a stick of the explosive into the stove
oven to thaw out. He then went to
the COW barn. Mr.. Smith had
gone to the creamery and Mrs. Smith
to the barn in search for eggs. An
explosion followed which blew the
stove to pieces and wrecked one side
of the house. The woodwork and car
pet took fire and a loss of $500 was
the result.
John D. Salisbury, the counterfeit
err arrested at Poultney by federal au-
thorities. and later sentenced to eight
months at the house of correction at
Rutland, is making good use of ms
time though, as United states prls-
oner. he is not required to work. he
has obtained a supply of gold wire ana
similar material and is making varl-
Gus trinkets in the jewelry line to sell
to the prisoners and others who may
wish them as souvenirs of the prison.
He has already realized a consider
able sum.
A Washington despatch to the
Brooklyn Eagle says that Interstate
Commerce Commissioner c. A.
Prouty who has been one of the most
aggressive advocates of federal reg
ulation of freight charges has in
formed his friends in Washington
that he will leave the commission, re-
turn to his home in Vermont, secure
an election to the congress and con-
tinue his fight against the railroads
Prouty's term does not expire Tor
three years yet. If he leaves the
commission he must either resign or
be removed and the latter can be done
legally only for incompetency, neg
lect of duty or malfeasance in office.
Judge Prouty is confident, the des--
patch says, that he could be elected
to congress from his home in YER
mont without much difficulty.
While fishing in the Missisquoi nv
err at Swanton Saturday, April 10.
David Lafar was drowned and Will
liam Brow and Lester Martin narrow
ly escaped death. They landed to
change places in the boat with safe
ty and in pushing off again the boat
was capsized. Martin was the only
man who could swim and he started
at once for help. Lafar became ex-
hausted by his struggles and chung
to Brow, who held him up by the
hair for some time after he was dead.
Brow finally dropped his friends body
and by a last desperate effortS sue
ceeded in reaching the government
Yacht tied to the dock where he was
rescued by help sent by Martin.
Lafar's body was found Sunday, April
1s. near where Brow dropped II.
I,afar was "a years old, a native of
Swanton and leaves wife and three
children.