Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-13
YER MONT NEWS.

DIR. w. X. BIossoni' VIM vas
victed last week in the Rutland county
court of killing a deer out of season.
was fined 800 and costs at Rutiatlu'
Monday. Oct. 9. which he paid.
AT n special village meeting Mon
dav evening. oct. 3. St Johnsbury vot-
ed 1871 to 100 against the resolution 10
build a plant to filter the Passumpsic
river water for the pumping station at
cost not exceeding 100000.
Theodore G. Harvey. As. CONNER,
cial traveller of Burlington. committed
suicide at his home Wednesday. Oct:
II by shooting himself in the nead
with a rifle. He died at once. Tnere
was no apparent cause for the deed
A family survives him.
The Orleans bobbin factory at New
port was destroyed by fire MONDAY
night, Oct. g. the fire gaining such
headway before water could be op-
| tanned that Ii was impossible TO save
the buildings. Loss estimated at wv
600, property insured for $4,000
A. II. Her of South Bristol was
arrested Saturday night, OCT. q. on
complaint of Edward Jenney FOR alien
ating his wife's affections Bail OF
$4,000 was readily furnished by ten
| Bristol citizens. The writ Is return
court.
| oliver German. a youth not yet ~
wears old was sentenced in city court
at burlington Monday. Oct 3. to serve
| not less than three and not more thah
| four months in the house of correction
| for furnishing liquor to several young
STEERS whose ages range from to Il
| years
| The robbery of the postofiice at
East Fairfield, a few miles from 81;
| Adams. was reported to the police OF
St Adams Wednesday oct. IL. The
| safe was blown open with dynamite
and between $500 and $500 in stamps
and $3.50 in cash was stolen.
]. C. Holmes company, manufactur-
| ers of yarn and cotton. was placed IN
| the hands of a receiver at Springfield
Wednesday, Oct. IL. in the county
court, and W. II. Fl. Slack was APP
pointed to the position. The receiver
was appointed upon the petltion OF
Lawrence & Wheeler. insurance agents
of Springfield. No financial statement
was made public.
| The strike of the quarrymen at the
three granite quarries in So. Ryegate
which has been in progress since OCT,
Q. when the old bill of prices ceased,
was settled Wednesday, Oct. IL. anu
the men went to work. a new bill OF
prices calling for an eight hour day
and 25 cents an hour pay having been
decided upon. The strike involved
about 40 men.
! The farm buildings of Henry A
| Averill on West hill. about five miles
from Northfield, were burned Satur-
day night. Oct Z. The fire started in
the barn from an unknown cause,
The neighbors saw the fire ana
reused Mr.. and Mrs. Averill. Nine
cows. several hogs, and the contents
of the house were burned. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. partially covered
by insurance.
Allen l.. Graves. a retail merchant
of Manchester, has filed petition in
bankruptcy with liabilities Of $780,
S35.2S, $40,325 secured and $14,2SO un-
secured. His assets are $50,1S5. The
direct cause of the failure of Mr.
Graves is said to be the burning Of the
mill of the Vail Light and Lumber
company. The principal creditors are
p. w. Clement and the Rutland Coun.
L y National bank.
Twelve or more persons were IN
jured none of them seriously. In
rear-end collision between two cars
belonging to the Burlington Traction
Saturday evening. Oct. Z. The acci-
dent was due to the slippery condition
of the rail because of the leaves. rem
dering the brakes useless, but II pas
sengers had not been riding on the
platform. the number of injured would
have been smaller.
A suit for s150,000 has been brought
against A. ]. Ferris. president of the
defunct Peoples National bank OF
Swanton. who was arrested sept 10,
charged with misappropriating two
notes of the bank, by F. ID, Allen. act
ing for Receiver Fish of that institu-
tion. The suit is an action to recover
the assessment upon stock OF the bank
owned by Mr.. Ferris and also, TO re-
cover a large indebtedness to the bank
owned by the former president
Since the arrest at Boston. recently
of r. d. Morrill,, nephew OF Senator
Morrill, for larceny of baggage from
the South Union station. two trunks
sent by him to Burlington have been
lopened on suspicion. They were found
to contain various articles OF wearing
apparel. some of them bearing the
name of Cunningham There was also
quantity of baggage checks. The