Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-17
SUPREME COURT UNCERTAIN
UNABLE TO AGREE ON lNsPEC-
TOR OF FINANCE QUESTION.
Their Report to Gov. Bell - Mail
Pouch Robbed at Middlesex =
Death Of D. C. Denison = Chill
dron Eat Stryehnine Tablets,


senate, the latter body twice reject
ing the nomination of Luther A. Cobp
of Island Pond. a bin was railroaded
through both houses providing that
the inspector should hold Office unui
his successor was quallned. Inc IN
tent of this was to continue Fred ),
Platt of Poultney In office. The gov
ernor, having some doubt as TO the
legal status of the present incumbent
Of the office, n doubt shared by not n
few eminent lawyers, submitted the
matter 10 the supreme court for de-
cision, as provided by law. The
Judges, In their reply, say that they
do not think that the submission OF
conflicting views at this time would
be helpful to the governor but that
the matter is one which may here
after be brought before the judges
sitting as a court, where examination
would be had upon full argument and
where the result arrived at would be
final and binding.
Rutland Is to have a new industry.
The Rubbernit Waterproofing COM
pany, capital stock $1,000 will soon
open a manufacturing plant there.
Rev. G. w. Morrow of Burlington,
formerly superintendent of the YER
mont Anti Saloon league has received
calls to become superintendent of
leagues in Louisiana, southern Cali
fornia and northern California.
Mrs. william Homer. ~, the wife
of farmer at Newport Center, com
mitted suicide Friday, Feb. 10. while
temporarily deranged. The woman
went to the woodshed, climbed upon a
barrel and fastened halter about her
neck she then kicked the barrel
away, and died of strangulation, the
body being found some time afterward,
She had previously shown signs OF IN
sanity.
The state conference of Christian
Endeavor unions will be held in Bur-
lington, Feb. 27-2S, under the auspices
of the executive board of the state
union. This conference is of particu-
lar importance in view of the Forward
Movement now well under way and
well be notable because of the presence
of the founder of the organization,
Rev. Francis +. Clark, ID. D., and Cen
eral Secretary Won Ogden Vogt. Both
DR.. Clark and Secretary Vogt WIZ de-
liver addresses Monday evening ana
Secretary Vogt will be present
throughout tIe CoiileieiNe'
BY far the most severe snowslorfn
of the winter reached Burlington sun
day, Feb. -, and early in the even
ing all the street car lines were lieu
up. There was a tail OF seVela '
inches of snow, which was baby
drifted by strong south wind. Dur
ing the hight of the storm Capt. y.
M, Brownell who has been appointed
by Gov. Bell to represent the latter
In the inaugural ceremonies IN
washington, was blown from an Ice
boat on Lake Champlain, and sus-
tanned a broken leg.
The house of Aide march,, at
Swanton, was destroyed by fire. with
all it's contents Monday, Feb. 10. A
child six months old was SO severely
burned that it died the same day.
The father was away at mis- work and
the mother left the three children,
the eldest being seven years old,
alone in the house while she went TO
a neighbours. 1t is supposed that the
children set the house on fire while
playing with matches. The two eld-
est ran to their mother and gave the
alarm, leaving the baby in the cradle.
The mother went for assistance, for
getting the baby and when the fire.
men rescued the child it was UNI
conscious from smoke and heat, the
bed clothing and cradle being all
ablaze. The firemen barely escaped
with their lives.
The eighth annual convention of the
Vermont horticultural society closed
at Vergennes Feb. 10. During the
two days that the convention was in
session the membership of the socie-
ty was doubled. The address of the
retiring president, George II,
Terrill of Morrisville was
the feature of the closing
session. The election of officers re-
suited as follows President, E. A,
Stuart of Burlington; treasurer, Ar
thur NJ Vaughn of Randolph; auditor,
T. L. Kinney of South Hero. 1t was
decided that the president and secre-
tary should appoint vice presidents,
one from each county There were
on exhibition 125 exhibits of apples,
80 different varieties. About $50 was
awarded as prizes. In point of inter-
est and attendance it was the most
successful meeting ever held. Tne
treasurers report showed the receipts
OIL the year 10 NC polJtopY thPS'iN'
lures, $3475; cash on hand, $4S4.75.
A mail pouch, intended for Cen
trail Vermont train, was stolen from
the station at Middlesex Friday, Feb
10, and subsequently cut open and
rihed Later two strangers attempt
ed to cash a money order for $12
drawn to order of Sears, Roebuck
& Co, Chicago, at the express Office at
Barre An order like this was in the
stolen sack. The clerk was suspicious
and told the men to wait and they
left. Medici LaChelle and George |
Therrien were arrested at DanVlHe
early Saturday, Feb. H. and are now
under arrest charged with robbing |
the United States mails. They are |
without doubt the two men who rihed |
the sack. They were traced from |
the express office in Barre by WASH |
ngton county officials, and were |
found asleep in a barn at West Dan
Vile, very hungry and nearly frozen. |
Part of the contents of the mail bag |
were found on their persons and one /
VI the men made partial confession.
The states attorney has notified the /
federal officers to take charge of the /
men.
Dudley G. DenlSon, former YER
mont congressman and one of the
leading advocates of Vermont, died
at the age of IS years at his home in i
South Royalton Friday, Feb. 10. He
was a native of Royalton, a graduate
IF the university of Vermont and
alter one of the leading advocates of
he state. He was state senator in
IS53-54. states attorney for Windsor
county 1S5S-60, and represented Roy
llton in the legislature of 1861. 1862, 4
md 1863. serving on the committee
IN ways and means at a time when
t was necessary to raise money for ;
Evil war purposes. President Lin :
,oln appointed him district attorney