The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25

former years
At a meeting Of tho Democratic 10
gressiye league u New England ~ 80 ~,
/ Haven, Conn, LAT NeTh w" p,fan
nounerd that William Jennlngs bt an
Mil speak twice IN Vermont tins spring
G. l., wyman Of Ncrgennes has ~ ~, h''
possession well pieseiNen up mi
! New England Primer OF an fss4 anu
| Pleasant Guide 10 the Ant OF headihs'
which has the mteehlsm ia he baeA.
/ Il was printed in lsli by l. Thomas o'
Walpole, n, IL, -
Harry James, ~, shot aud killed HIM,
sell In Woodstock Friday. lie was o.
coed habits, a veteran Of the Spanish
American war. serving In the fhilirplnes
/ two years and no reason II assigned Tor
his nct except he was suffering from inc
grin. lie had recently been employed hy
! n. 4. Eaton a. teamster,
Rev. T.. T.. Marggrai read his rcslgna'
ton as pastor of the tniversaiist ehul.n
In ~ tlbans sunday, his resignation 10
take effect Feb. l. II is understood that
he will go 10 a pastorate in North iiatlrys
Que. Mr.. Alarggruf has been pastor OF
The church there for about two years
lie was formerly in Wndham county
Patrick Lamb, So an old'time Vermont
stage driver, died IN Rutland Friday ne
was born in Queenstown, County Meath,
Ireland, but had made Rutland biz home
since a boy. For many years re dro,e
back and forth from Rutland TO Walpolc,
y, H., and he was for a long time porter
M The old Franklin House, long since
matter OF history. Mr.. Lamb leaves
large family OF sons and daughters
Word has been received that David y.
Comstock. former principal OF st. Johns
bury academy. was injured ia the Jamaica
earthquake. The extent of his injuries
is not known, but his brother IN New
York left for the island SATURDAY. MT.
Comstock has been ON the island through
the winter not far from the city OF Kings
ton where he went 10 regain his health.
Since he left St. Johnsbury last summer
he has been living with his only child,
Mr. John e. Bridgnan at Nilkespefie,
Pa.
Certificate. have been filed with the
secretary OF state by the following com.
missioners appointed by the governor;
Trustee OF permanent school fund, John
l.. Southwick OF Burlington; trustees OF
Stannad monument, Seymour II. Wood
Of St Albans and William \. Decker oil
Georgia; medical board OF registration;
George l.. Forbes OF Burlington; sand
bar bridge commission, Juan Robinson OF
South Hero.
The merger Of the Bennington and
Hoosiek Valley railway with the Ben.
nington and North Adams street railroad
was consummated Friday by the filing OF
the necessary legal papers with the sec
rotary OF state of New York. The merger
really means, il is said, the absorption
of the two companies by the New York,
~ 81 ha
capital is given as S6j0,000. The roads
consolidated form part OF an interstate
trolley system which the New Haven in.
terests now have in New York, Massa-
Connecticut and Vermont.
Charles Hall. who died in Springfield,
Mass, last Friday night, was son OF
Hiland Hall, governor, OF Vermont from
1858 TO 1859, and was born in Bennington
in 1862. His mother was Dolly futile
Davis, native OF Rockingham. Mr..
Hall studied law with his brother in his
native town and afterward practiced for
a time in Oshkosh, Wis. He afterward
gave up the profession and was president
of the North Bennington Boot and Shoe
In 1873 he started a croekery
and house furnishing businesses in
Springfield which was his home until
his death
Gov Fletcher d. Proctor last week APP
pointed a commission to make prepare
tions for the celebration in 1909 of the |
i00th anniversary of the discovery OF /
Lake Champlain, as provided in a resolu- |
ton adopted in the recent session of the /
legislature. This commission will consist /
Of Prof. Walter Il. Howard of Middle |
bury, Horace w. Bailey OF Newbury, r. |
w. McCuen of Nergennes Lynn b. Hays I
IF Essex Junction, Walter A. Crockett of /
st. Adams and NJ. c. Mcmahon of Bur I
ington. The commissioners will confer
with Canadian and New York state au.
.horities in an effort to have the celebra.
ion representative Of the entire country
bordering on Lake Champlain. The ter
centenary will occur on July A, 1909.
Albert +. Davis, rs, owner and inventor
If the first steam saw mill in the vicinity
II Rutland and one of the prominent men
II that city, died at his home there Sun
lay. He was born in Pittsford but had
lived in Rutland since he was 10 years
I'D. Besides his lumber business he OPP
rated two brick yards and grist mill
lie was the originator of hay feed, which
; extensively used in this part Of New
england. For the last few years he has
grinding machine which
re invented Mr.. Davis was one of the
harter members Of Rutland lodge of Ma
ons, and was a Knight Templar. He
vas instrumental in stocking the woods
n that vicinity with deer. He leaves
wife, two daughters and two sons.