Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-24
VERMONT NEWS.


State Fish and Game league VIII he
held at the Van Ness house, Burling-
ton. Wednesday evening, Nov. %,
President +, L. Fish OF Vergennes pre-
siding.
A large quarry deal has Just been
consummated In Barre. Robert Wild
bur selling his valuable quarry In
Graniteyille 10 wilbur Bros. for $780,
600 and Wilbur Bros. In turn selling
n half-interest 10 Prince Bessey, the
owner of a manufacturing plant In
Barre. The new firm will be known as
! Wilbur & Bessey,
/ Rollo Carlisle of Charlotte was dis
missed from the naval academy at
/ Annapolis recently for marrying
while on leave this summer. He Of
fered his resignation. which was re-
jeeted, ny he had committed n breach
OF the regulations and was dismissed
by order OF the secretary OF the navy.
He was a member OF the second class
and % years of age.
In excavating the place for the foun-
dalton of the monument that Is being
CONSTRUCTED for the site of the birth
place of Joseph Smith. founder of the
Mormon church. Mr.. Wells. the SUPER
ntendent of the work. found one
cent coin OF American money bearing
date 1903. Under the zone Cent was
zone one Hundredths" in figures. the
coin being otherwise like the present
large size issue.
Rev. r. NJ. Fuller of Burlington Is a
member Of the committee which will
provide the program for the conven-
! ton for the Sunday school workers of
the first international district of Sun
dav school work. which includes the
New England states and the eastern
provinces OF Canada. TO be held In
Halifax, Nova Scotia. some time In
January Mr. Fuller Is planning a
series of township conventions to be
held throughout the state.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Morgan Horse Breeders association
is called for today. Nov. "a. at Middle
bury. Aside from the election OF
officers and routine business the SEES
sion will be given up largely to dis
cussion of the project of establishing
stud farm by the federal government
| In Vermont for the breeding OF Nor
gan horses. The national department
of agriculture has decided to locate its
experimental station In Burlington.
where II will be operated In connec-
ton with the Vermont experiment sta
ton
| At the recent annual meeting In
Burlington OF the Sons Of the Ameri-
can Revolution the proposition from
the board of managers to hold mid
winter meeting and banquet was APP
proved and the matter was left with
committee of three. The treasurer re-
ported s25641 on hand The expense
OF erecting the Ethan Allen tower
gateway. etc, was s243256. William
Constant Wheeler of South Wood
l.. .la tg. ,l..~ h N l. Ia
| is a real son of the Revolution and is
probably the youngest in the United
States his age being IS. His father,
Comfort Wheeler. was a soldier in
the revolution and was an orderly
for General Green.
The safe of the postofiice at Proctor
was blown open Thursday Nov, 3, and
about s166 stolen. The office is located
In the basement of the Vermont Mar
BILE companys store. but the burglars
left the store unmolested. Entrance
was gained by prying open window
with a chisel and the only clews the
thieves left behind were some tools
near the safe The safe was badly
wrecked Postoffice Inspector ID. ].
Rapp and Deputy Sheriff +. s. Whita-
ker of Rutland are investigating the
case, which was evidently the work OF
experts. The Vermont Marble COM
pany has offered $500 reward for In
formation which would lead to the ar
rest and conviction of the burglars.
and with the government reward OF
5000 for each man, making total re-
ward Of $1400. the officers now have a
double incentive to capture the men.
The opening lecture of the medical
department of the University of Yer
mont will be given Dec. by DR.. Don
yxYa ~, narin
ent of the state hospital for the in
sane. There will be addresses By
President NJ H. Buckham and Dean II.
&c. Tinkham Thirty students have
matriculated dozen more than AT
this time a year ago. The new build
ing erected at a cost Of 100000. Is
now ready for use. 1t is equipped
with all modern conveniences. There
are several laboratories and ampithea-
tres for lectures. and one of the best
dissecting rooms in the country. A
feature will be a free medical dispen-
sary. DR.. j. H. Lockhart of Montreal
has been elected professor of gynecol-
ogy, to succeed A. Lapthorne Smith OF
Montreal. resigned DR.. S, f. Maynard
of Burlington has been elected adjunct
professor of the same subject.
Christine Bau of Barre is held at
the state hospital at Concord, n. H.,
for examination as to her sanity until
the meeting of the grand jury.
Miss Bau went to Woods
vile. ~ H.. Nov. s. and shot
three men in front of the Y M. c. A.
building the same night. She was
walking up and down and stopped to
peer in at the windows of the Y. M.
C. o. building. This led to her be-
ing accosted by two young men. when
she became excited and began shoot
ing Unfortunately. Her subsequent
conduct was full of evidence of her
insanity. None of the men was
seriously injured. Miss Bau, daugh-
ter of Christian Bau of Barre, has
been subject to periods of mania since
she was Is years of age. manifest at
first in suicidal intent. later in homi-
cidal She is devoutly religious, a
member of the Methodist church of
Barre, and has during the last few
weeks been greatly interested in the
revival meetings in that city. She left
.,t.;t riY1 I'll Mnnt-