Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-12


I'm court In Montpelier Thursday, May
4. and admitted to bail OF $500 on q
peculiar charge Of forgery, lie "
charged by the states attorney WIN
raising the amount OF whiskey chiieu
for on a physicians prescription from
one quart to four quarts
Roaers Case to Be Entered.
chief Judge J. W. Rowell and Judge
Loyeland Munson certified TO the pc
tition for new trial In the MARY
Rogers murder case at Montpener'
Friday night, May ., which actioh
will allow the case TO be entered III
supreme court where II VIII be ar
gued at o'clock Wednesday morning,
Nav II, on It's merits as to whether
or not the grounds of newly discover
ed evidence are sufficient to grant
new trial. After examining the am
dayits which are now complete, Attor-
ney General Fits decided To take no
new testimony before arguing the pc
tition before supreme court.
las. $. Rogers, editor OF The Green
Bag. the lawyers magazine, who died
I'm Boston recently at the age OF 10
wears. was q native of Dandy.
Henry Swan Dana, town historian.
and one of the best known men OF let
ters In Vermont, died at his home in
Woodstock Thursday. May 4, In his
send year.
James Burns the lineman who fell
from an electric light pole at Bur
lineton a week ago, died saturday,
Nav 6. He was 20 years of age, un-
married, and native OF 81. Adams
The grand Court of Vermont. For
esters of America, will hold its bien-
NAL convention in Bennington May
ll9. The executive council OF the grand
court will hold a meeting In Benning-
ton May II.
George Sawyer of Albany who was
badly burned several weeks ago while
in an intoxicated condition. has since
had one arm amputated al the should-
er and April 20 one leg was amputa-
ted above the knee.
Levi Hyette, middle aged and single.
was found dead, face down, in inch
les of water in brook near MS
home at Orange Sunday May Z. 1t
is supposed he was taken in mt, ana
fell in while fishing. There was no
water in his lungs.
The governor and council Of New
Hampshire, at Concord Monday, May
s. appointed Daniel Hall of Dover, Al
yah w. Sulloway of Franklin and T.
]. Tenney of Claremont, commits
sion to investigate the matter OIL Gus.
continuance of toll bridges between
New Hampshire and Vermont ana
Maine and report to the next legis-
llature.
John shannon, who holds the record
for being arrested more times imam
any other man in Vermont. consider
ably over a hundred, was in city court
at Rutland Saturday, May 6, after
wears freedom, the longest time ne
has had his freedom for twenty years.
Judge Ross held that old convictions
of intoxication did not count under
The new law and only gave Shannon
fine for a first offense.
In Washington County court at
MONTPELIER Thursday, May 4, Judge
II,oveland Munson ruled that conVic-
Itions of intoxication committed under
the license law of 1902 count under
the present law The decision was
made in connection with the case OF
state VS.. Henry Bowers, charged with
a second offense of intoxlcatlon. BOW
erss attorney claimed that such OF
lenses did not count Bowers pleaded
Lguiltv and was sentenced to 80 days
lat hard labor in the house of correc-
ton.
The state board of health has be-
gun a vigorous campaign against
contaminated water supplies in the
state. Orders have been issued 10
burlington, Vergennes, Swanton'
Enosburg Falls and St Johnsbury
declaring that the water used Tor 40
mestic purposes in those places IS De-
Iieved to be impure and warming trus-
tees and citizens that unless supply
IFS found by June l. 1906. to be pure
use for domestic purposes will be Tor.
hidden. The text of the orders issued
Indicates that they will be enforced.
The grand jury of the superior
court of Plymouth, N. H.. have FOUND
Ian Indictment for manSiaugHteI
against Richard Harvey OF South
Rvegate under arrest charged win
the murder of Perley A. Harrison OF
Hardwick who died at hospital az
Woodsvine, n. H., April 20. IL was
said that Harvey had been drinking
the night before he met Harrison and
knocked him down, Hartson's head
striking the curbstone and his skull
lbeinp fractured. Both men were about
SO years old and farm hands.
Mrs. Angela r. Daniels of Hartford,
Conn 81. and John f. Johnson of Cor
morant. Mimi, 70. were married May
a. the ceremony being the final chap
ter of a romance dating back 90 years.
Both bride and groom were born IN
Rutland and went to school togetner'
THEY became engaged but were part
ed nv misunderstanding. Both
married. but Mr.. Johnson's wife died
five years ago and two years ago Mrs.
Daniels was left a widow. May MT.
johnson came to Hartford. the old
misunderstanding was explained anu
the nair were married two days lat
er.
The Vermont Marble company OF
Rutland has acquired valuable marpie
deposits and uuarries by the purchase
of the George E. Royce properties at
West Rutland and BRANDON. Inc
West Rutland property includes the
Brewster and Gorham farms. 81 and
IS acres. respectively. These have
denosits of extra dark blue marble.
At Brandon is the Corona 10 gang mill
land 1913 acres containing white stat
uary and pearly blue marble, the
Sacher property of light clouded mar,
BILE. and the Manchester farm ana
Woodfin lot of white and blue mar
BILE and plenty of sand
Charles Foster, the 12-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Foster OF
Rutland, died Thursday. May =. as
the result of a bullet wound caused
in the hands of his eight years OLD
brother. George Foster. on Tnursday
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