Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-27

nh here and out stepped ms thte'
colleagues I'm proof of his words. Ar
thur Il. stone of ST. Johnsbury was
the messenger.
Supreme Court to Decide
Gov Ben has asked the supreme
court TO decide whether or not Wy
state of Vermont has a lawiul s ~,
inspector of finance at this TIME iue
governor has addressed coni,liuiI'
cation to Chief Judge Roweii iayins
the details of the matter IN dispu,e
formally before the supreme pencn'
which met i'm Montpelier Tuesday
Jan. "a. ,.taey.
The facts In the case are briefly
That In the latter part of November
friends seeking the reappointmeht Vi
rred s. Plat OF Poultney as state IN
snector of finance and believing ina
the governor did not intend 10 reap
point him, secured the passage ps nv
General Assembly of a bill taxing the
mower of appointment away from ,hs
Governor and making the office hlIeu
Nv nomination by the governor SUP
iect to confirmation by the senate inns
bill was railroaded through poln
houses. Another measure was hur,ieu
through in an hour or so proVlulhs
that the present inspector Oh lilidnSe
should hold his office until ms succe
or was appointed. This latter piii wa
signed by the governor Decenipei
The nrinted act as circulated by the
newspapers shows that II was APP
moved December |, but the original
hilI and the executive record SHOWS
thar It was signed December 2. Mean
while the governor sent to the senate
The nomination of Luther a. Copp "
Island pond to be state inspector OF
finance. The senate refused TO coll-
firm the nomination. The goVeriloI
returned the nomination to the senate
which again refused to confrm u an
there the matter stood when the legiS-
lature adjourned.
The National bank of Newbury has
voted TO extend its charter lor an
other 90 years and will change the
name of the banking institution "
the National bank of Newoury al
Wells River.
The state Spiritualist association
hold lis annual convention at Mont
heller Friday, Jan. 20, The conVeh-
ton voted to appoint a committee "
prepare an official petition 10 GoN'
Reli asking for a reprieve Tor MIS-
Mary Rogers
cassius r. Peck. who recently went
from Burlington to Oklahoma, ne
heen appointed assistant United
states attorney in that territory Inc
annointment was secured by Senator
Dillingham;. Mr.. Peck is the son %
Cassius Peck of Burlington. lie Is
% wears of age and graduated from
the University of Vermont IN the
class of 1902.
O. O. Howard post G. A. r., of Lud-
low has presented to the Vermont
Historical society the uniform coat,
sword, confederate scrip, and PORTRAY
of Stonewall Jackson, received py tne
most from the south in 1885. The rel
les were sent to Ludlow by MAI
lanes w, Blair of the 10th Vermont
a native of Pittsford, now of Harris
burg, Va, an acquaintance of COM
mander Hathorn of Howard post.
Mrs. William Blickensderfer OF
stamford. Conn, who issued an APP
neal to the women of New England
in behalf of Mrs. Rogers, the Ben
nington murderess whose execution
is set for Feb. 3, has consulted I. w.
Moloney, Rutland lawyer in regard
to n stay of execution to secure a new
trial for Mrs. Rogers, 1t was report
ed that this case would be taken 10
the supreme court Tuesday, Jan. "a,
but nothing was then done.
Calvin p. Titus, a student at West
Point, we'll known in Vermont, mas
been selected by the superintendent
of that institution as one of the four
aides from the military academy on
the staff of Lieut. Gen. Chaffee. VINO
will be grand marshal at the inaug>
ural parade Titus enlisted as bugler
in the Bennington company for the
Spanish war and afterward entered
the United States infantry HIS pray
erv during the siege of Pekin was
the means of his appointment to West
Point.
A Washington despatch to The Bos-
ton Globe, Jan. 10, said that Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Charles H.
Darling of Vermont would be APP
pointed collector of customs at the
port of Burlington when the term OF
the present collector, Olin Merrill.
expires. next December. The cores
pondent concluded: "As Senator Proc
tor secured Judge Darling's appoint
ment as assistant secretary or the
navy and has now recommended ms
anpointment as collector, which is
Joined in by Senator Dillingham;, his
is virtually assured.
The Vermont society, Sons of the
American Revolution, has decided 70
take measures to obtain the beneht
of the offer of the national govern
ment to provide headstones free OF
cost for the graves of revolutionary
soldiers. The society desires infor-
nation regarding all such graves that
are unmarked. or where the mead
stones are in bad condition. The gov
eminent furnishes the headstones
free. and delivers them to the near
est railway station or steamboat land
ing, but will not set them. Patriotic
citizens are therefore appealed to for
assistance in finding and marking
these graves.
The annual meeting and banquet of
the New England Alumni association
of the University of Vermont, Bur-
lington. was held at Hotel Westmin-
ster, Boston, Thursday evening, Jan.
10. At the business meeting the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Davis r.
Dewey. 1879; vice presidents. Edward
f. Halves, med, 1896, Frank II. Clapp.
med. 1896, James Buckham. 1881.
George w. Stone. 1884, F. Thomas
Kidder. 1850. med. 1886; chaplain.
Rev. f. c. Bass. 1853; auditor, Orville
G. Wheeler. 1900; secretary and
treasurer. Albert z. Lewis. 1897; as
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