The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-08
News Notes.

The lS-monthsold son of Mr. and Mrs
Oscar r. Gov of Manchester died Friday
as result of eating matches. While
playing about the house the child III some
manner secured quantity OF parlor
matches and, childlike, put them III us
mouth. The matches were largely com,
posed of phosphorus, one OF the deallesC
of poisons, and although every elofI was
made to save the little ones he, the
child died in a short time aiteF II Wae
learned that it had swallowed the match
heads.
L. d. Wheeler of the firm Of. Wheeler
Bros, clothing dealers and director Oh
the National bank OF White River june
ton was held up and robbed in the sta
he adjoining his residence Saturday
night, Mr. Wheeler was coming down
rom the loft, when he was confronted
nv a masked man, who demanded his mon,
ey at the point Of revolver. lie hahdeu
over $40 to the man, who also TOOK III, nis
watch and a diamond ring valued at POW
ordering Mr.. Wheeler to remain where ne
was for 10 minutes under penalty OF being
shot, the thief escaped.
leslie H. Thornton's store at west bar
rct was burglarized early Tuesday morning
IL, Crang o} professional craftsmen, VINO
c9me and left in an automobile. me
BURGLARS blew open the safe with nitro
Tlvcerin. and made rich haul, securing d
S1o0 in indorsed checks, about Sooo IN
ash S75 worth OF postage stamps, t ano
securities and private papers OF Vhe es' ~
If George z. Blair, who used 10 Keep HiIo
store. as well as securities Oh oIhei t fo,IPnd
IN +be vicinity. No trace has been Iouliu
Of the gang, and the community CON 10 e
" excited over the affair." r
M and Mrs. G. M. Hascall OF RuIlalu'
WI VT anu Gundav from meningitis, which re-
' lied from an injury to the head receiver
I,.hiio in bathing last August. nhe dose
f mnrl0 snringboard, her head strlklns
llonI On The bottom. Her mind had nov
nara On ~ since that time and four weeks
been IGN yas taken i'll and had been rap
ago 1 fa;Iing ever since. She was a mem
iuls i"i he senior class in the high school
a pel was am athletic girl, always taklns q
,' Eminent part in sports, such as sNa'ihe'
Ennis rowing and swimming
rho commission having In charge the
II, of revising the Vermont statues
,nno,inces that the new volume wiz oo
an n;n3ad and ready for distribution some
PINE :, December next. While 1t was
lilIG aii,, intended to get this work ouC
% readv for distribution Aug. l, II mas
bnen imnossible to do so for seVelal iea
s oeen II The delay has been due IN i part
80 tbe fact that the commissioners nav srs
70 ;Uoo ;r,~ in the new volume sys-
t tnm Of sub-heads which the pres SEW
,'nInm % does not have. They have ave also also
toa n incorporate in the WORK ofo ~
tons of new law as against loo ,o se1''0i''
;n ,"mT in the revision OF 1871
Tho Woodbury. Granite company at
Nor ii has begun the construction o,,4
~ nror on an extensive addition TO us GUY GUY
, TUaN plant. It is building a new Sh on,
5 5i%S feet. and capable OF giving en-
10 me- to 400 hands. Between the new lev
lnd the The old sheds and running IRON .lie
n; I and entirely across Its pfeLln sci
= = building a travelling crane when VII
oos 4 s7500. The new plant will be equip ded
t6rongIout with the latest machinery anu nsl
IiipI 81 onerated by electricity Il Is es
, wv that these additions VIII c ,U;lI
llln una az GOO to 100000. The, work VIII
loi musbed this fall as late as the Wea.nlr
DC ri pGfH0 and will be resumed again cary cary
ei he I snring. 1t is expected the lmP Irne
n ~ rts Mil be completed by May OF june