Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-18
VERMONT NEWS.

the Kings Daughters and Sons will b,
held In Woodstock Sept. 8, Q and 7
Forty or fifty delegates are expected
Mrs. Margaret Bottome, president o.
the national order and Mrs. George
Libbey are expected to be present ant
Address the convention.
Robert Todd, 49, who with his aged
wife was serving sentence at the
house of correction in Rutland fol
burning the house of Bella Churchill al
Chittenden In 1904, died Friday Aug
IL, OF partial paralysis. AS Mr.. Todd
was civil war veteran the burial was
In the soldiers lot in the cemetery al
Rutland.
Mrs. Eugene Randall of Springfield
is said to be the youngest daughter OF
a revolutionary soldier in the country
and has a gold spoon bestowed on her
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution of Springfield Her father
formerly of Charlestown. n. H., ac-
companied troops when he was only
IA years old.
The Barre Telegram. which for sew
eral years was an evening newspaper
and more recently was made a morn
ing sheet. has suspended publication
for financial reasons. The Telegram
was published by the Telegram Pub
fishing company William Gardner
Bradford. editor. and A. @. Miller,
business manager
| The postofiice in Gouldsville, In
Mortified, was entered by burglars
early Saturday. Aug. ~, and the safe
blown open. Three hundred dollars
worth of postage stamps and small
amount of money were stolen. The
burglars also secured several mileage
| oil m 10
petrators.
Joseph Brunette. SO years of age. of
| Winooski was assaulted early Satur-
day morning. Aug. ~. in a barn by a
tramp. who choked the aged man. He
was also severely bruised. and kicked
In the stomach. losing consciousness
for short time. The assailant es-
capped Mr.. Brunelle's injuries We're
serious. The tramp slept in the hay
NOW Friday night.
While crossing the Boston & Maine
railroad tracks north of the Newport
station Monday, Aug. IA, William Pope.
90, was struck by a passenger train
known as the Spur and was prob
ably fatally injured. He was deaf and
did not hear the train. Pope was re-
moved to the home of a niece. Mrs.
Wallace Cameron, where ii was found
that he had suffered broken hip
and fractured skull.
Miss Jennie Bell. daughter of Gov.
c. j. Bell, and who is to act as sponsor
of the battleship Vermont, which will
be launched at Quincy. Mass August
81. has chosen as her maids of honor
Misses Mary Emma Moore of Randolph
and Virginia Elizabeth Perry of Mac
indoes. Miss Moore is the daughter
of r. Fl. Moore member of the state
board of agriculture and Miss Perry is
a niece of Gov. Bell.
The body of George w. Cutler. SO,
one of the most respected citizens OF
the town of Barre, was found in
pond in South Barre Sunday, Aug. 10.
Mr.. Cutler had been suffering with
paralysis for about ten years and was
nearly helpless, although able to walk
a short distance. He had disappeared
about half an hour before his body was
found. He was dead when discovered
and ii is supposed that he committed
suicide. He leaves wife and one
son.
The postoffice at Wilder. a village in
the town of Hartford. was entered |
through window Sunday night, Aug. |
IL. the safe was ingeniously blown |
open and everything in it taken. in |
collections for water rent and the pri- |
1ate funds of r. j. M. Quimby. the |
postmaster The loss is estimated at |
about 500. 1t was evidently the work
If professionals. The same office was
a few years ago.
Suit has been instituted against the
own of Hardwick ON behalf of Emily |
3ocash to recover $4,000 damages for
INJURIES alleged to have been suffered
IN the highway Aug. s. 1904. Mrs
3ocash was thrown from her buggy
lear the Fern Foss farm on that date
t is claimed that a bad culvert was
he cause of the accident. This will
,e the only point in question. as the
was seriously injured at that
ime and is likely never to recover {
ully.
The body Of Mrs. George E. Hack.
Who disappeared Wednesday, Aug. 3,
rom the Vermont sanitarium at Bur- {
ngton, was found early Saturday
norning, Aug. -, floating In. Lake
'hamplain short distance south of
he Yacht club dock by John H. Nc 7
iettrick. the night operator of the I
rec Press. The body had doubtless ]
cen in the water since Wednesday. '
he case is without doubt suicide. !
IRIS. Hack was Al years of age, was t
Gardner Luther of Hubbardton. v
he leaves two children. "
Mrs Alexander Blanchard, so, of II
died Friday Aug. IL, as a II
ssult of bad burns inflicted Aug /, G
hen she was filling her gasoline stove u
INK while the burner was ignited. e
RS. Jerlijana, Polish woman Of u
random, had narrow escape from $
cath one day last week while trying y
kindle a fire with kerosene. She u
as pouring it into the stove from a e
lllon can. when it caught af1re and re
tploded the can. In an instant she u
as covered with flames and nearly 10
of her clothing was burned off be- te
re the fire was put out Her hands, 81
ce and portions of her body We're oil
ry badly burned, but it is thought
at she will recover. Peter Tatako
boarder, who was there. had one of TIL
s hands seriously burned while as ar
sting Mrs. Jerlijana. The top of the on
Dve was blown off, and the concus- of
,n broke several window lights. in
The divorce case of Eda Olive Bt
'rnes against Charles " Fornes, re
esident of the board of aldermen of Sc
wv York city and acting mayor will we
obably be brought up at the Sep an
nber term of the Rutland county tn
urt BeIOre tne case Is tr1eu, now -
er. IL will be necessary for Mrs De
rnes to establish a residence in that WI
unity. She has a summer home at OF
Ike st. Catherine i'm Poultney. The ma
sc was filed with the county clerk ne
t March, adultery and other charges is
ng made. James A. Merrill of Rut- TN
ID and w. b. c. Stickney of Bethel tht
attorneys for Mrs. Fornes. Mr.. tri
rnes. according to New York des- rec
oh. says IL is a case of blackmail ers
declares that attempts have been
de 10 secure sums from him vary :
from 100000 TO s250.000. Mr.. sor
mes says that Edward Schott. a OF
vate detective who served the sum- arr