Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-20
GENERAL NEWS.

Florence Chapleau of Rutland. aged
five years, had narrow escape from
poisoning caused by eating hisnis
colored candy, known as penny suck
ers. containing large per cent OF
glucose and some red coiorins matter
The child will recover.
Frank w. Taylor of Shrewsbury 50,
who has a wife and children, was ar
rested Wednesday. oct. Is, on charge
of rape ON his daughter, Myra, aged
liz. Bail was fixed at $1,000, in default
of which Taylor is now in the house
of correction at Rutland.
Edward George Cunliffe, 81, the
Adams Express company employe
who disappeared from Pittsburg OCT.
Q with $4,000 cash, was arrested at
Rridgeport Conn. Yesterday He
confessed To the robbery and declared
that the money was intact and could
be restored.
L. p. Aubin. proprietor of the bob
bin works. which We're destroyed by
fire at Newport, last week has decid-
ed to rebuild and preparations are
being made TO erect much larger
factory on the same site. 1t is Mr..
Aubin's intention to have the factory
ready for work about Jan. l.
The executive and finance commit
tee of the Montpelier centennial cele-
bration have closed up all accounts.
The total expense of the celebration
was well within the appropriation of
$4,000 appropriated by the city and
the success of the affair is a matter of
pride and satisfaction to all concerned.
Jairus D. Isham of Williston. 6s. fell
from ladder while picking apples at
the farm of o. d. Owens in South
Burlington Tuesday, Oct. H. striking
on a stone. causing his death. The
back of the head was badly bruised
and he also had internal injuries. He
leaves four daughters and one son.
He had always lived in Williston.
The 26th annual meeting of Ver-
mont Branch of Woman's auxiliary
was held at ST Paul's church at Bur-
lington yesterday. There were SIS del
egates from % parishes present
There is a large number of new aux
iliaries. Shelburne Hardwick. Wilder
and Forestdale Rev. H. St George
Tucker. president of st. Pauls college.
Toxic, delivered an address
Miss Alice Roosevelt has received
about 100000 worth of presents dur
ing her trip to the Philippines and the
East. The duty on these gifts when
they enter an American port will be
some 100000. President Roosevelt
tells the custom officials TO collect
duty on everything dutiable. treating
his daughters baggage as they would
that of any other private person.
Judge Humphrey, in the federal
court at Chicago Wednesday. Oct is,
sustained the indictments in the beef
trust cases. as TO four counts, alleg-
ing conspiracy to accomplish unlawful
~
alleging an attempt to conspire and
those alleging the maintenance of
monopoly were not sustained. The
packers will be forced to plead To the
indictments and stand trial.
Mrs. Curtis Clark of the Jones
brook neighborhood. Montpelier COM
mitted suicide oct. IL by hanging
herself with a clothes line in a closet
upstairs in her home. She was found
at noon by her husband when he re-
turned from work. Mrs. Clark had
been troubled with dementia for a
year or more and had threatened
many times to take her life. She was
about IS and leaves two children.
The Canadian authorities and Unit
ed States customs officials from Rich
ford raided the Line house" on the
Abercorn. Que. road Tuesday. Oct. IL.
The proprietor was absent. A wagon
load of various liquors was found on
the Canadian side of the line. and two
bottles of whiskey were found on the
United States side. The liquor was
confiscated. This is the second raid
by the officers of the two governments
this season.
DR.. @. G. Hall of So. Woodbury. pre-
sided at the 50th semi-annual meeting