Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-04

beautiful structure built Of rock'faced mar
Bile and has $500 volumes and various
periodicals on its shelves, and daily circu'
lation OF 60 volumes in addition to q large
patronage in the reference department
Willmar d. Allard of Bridgewater, who
at the December term of Windsor county
court was convicted Of murder in the second
degree for the killing Of Thomas Mccormack
| in n drunken row near Brdgewater village
and who was sentenced to the state prison
for life, died at the state hospital for the IN
sane at Waterbury April II. lie was re-
moved to the latter institution several weeks
ago He was ~ years old and was pro-
nounced by a state hospital physician at
the trial TO be of low order Of mentality
with limited reasoning. Ii was not known
whether he was insane or feigning insanity.
Fish and Game Commissioner Thomas has
a stock OF 500, 900 lake trout on hand, which
he begins to ship this week to the following
waters: $4,000 to Big Ayerill, Essex coun-
ty: 10000 to Maidstone lake; $4,000 to Fox
nond Wallinrford; so. 900 TO Crystal lake,
Barton: $4,000 to Lake Mercy, Fairlee; 5o,'
600 TO Rescue lake, Ludlow; $4,000 to Dor
set pond North Dorset; $4,000 to Lake
Caspian. Greens boro; $4,000 TO Willoughby
/ lake, Wes,more; $4,000 to Stowe pond,
Glover: $4,000 to Rood's pond, Brookheld.
The remaining stock has not yet been as
signed
| BENJAMIN Williams and Adelbert Martin
have been discharged from the state hos.
initial for the insane at Waterbury and were
| taken back TO the state prison last week
Thursday Both were committed TO the state
hospital for observation as TO their mental
| condition and both are pronounced sane. VIII
| lams was convicted on a charge of the MUIR
der OF Policeman James p. McGrath OF Bur.
lington So far as known he has not spoken
a word since he was sent TO the hospital
Dec. 20. Martin was convicted on a charge
Of criminal assault and had been at Water
bury since June 3
Adelbert Danville of Fair Haven, 80, tried
to commit suicide Tuesday by hanging him
self from n beam in shed connected with
his house. He tied some strips OF cloth to-
| eether forming a rope, and attaching it to
the beam, swung off Danville was dscov-
cred by his wife and woman who lives IN
the same house and was cut down uncon'
scious. After considerable work physicians
succeeded in restoring the man TO conscious.
ness and it is believed he will recover. Dan.
willie has been acting strangely for two
months, and it is feared he is insane. He
will be examined as to his mental condition.
Hon. Mason s. Stone of Montpelier, state
superintendent of education, is sending to the
teachers of the state a circular letter regard
ing holidays in the month of May. The law
prescribes that the last half day Of school
preceding Memorial day shall be devoted to
patriotic exercises and instruction, and this
circular letter by Mr.. Stone suggests an or
der of exercises for that day. 1t suggests
holding appropriate exercises for May day;
that forestry be given prominence Arbor day,
May 4; and suggests that May 10, Peace
day, be celebrated as an anniversary OF Inc
Hague tribunal This circular also calls at
tention to the educational tour OF the state
that is to be made by Mr.. Stone and other
nrominent educators during the month of
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