The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-08
State News Notes.

Letters received in Bennington from
Nindanao, l.. L., bring word that Pri'
yate Walter NJ Garvin OF the 10Th ar
tillcry, a former Bennington boy, has won
honors as the fastest gunner IN the world
Governor Proctor has appointed Joseph
4. Del]oer of Montpelier and olin Merrill
of Enosburg Falls members OF commit.
tee TO recommend better system oil
bookkeeping for the state auditors Office
The appointment of the following
iourthclass postmasters has been an
nounced: Roscoe NJ. Cowles at Albany
to succeed b. VI. Cowles, resigned; and
William \. Brooks at South Newiane,
vice c. 4. Brown. resigned.
Rev. Alan H. Bissell, pastor Of the Rut'
land Advent Christian church since May
1901 has given his resignation to take
effect April |, and at that time he VIII
go to Danyille, 7. g. lie leaves the par
ish in the best condition in its history
The poor house in the town of Sheldon,
containing 60 inmates, took fire early sun
day morning and the blaze was extinguish-
ed with difficulty. Had it not been for
the prompt work of the firemcn there
would probably have been great loss
of life. The cause OF the fire was de-
fectiye furnace pipe.
At dinner OF the board OF governors
of the Ekwanok Country club Monday
evening in New York city the following
schedule OF tournaments TO be held next
season on the course at Manchester was
announced: Independence cup, July 4;
Taconic cup, July 25, 20 and p; first
presidents cup. August IA, 10, 10 and
II. and Equinox and Orvis cups, Septem-
Der 5. and 7.
Carl $. Pomeroy who has been employ
ed in the horticultural department OF the
Vermont Experiment station IN Burning
ton. has been appointed assistant hort,-
culturist in the Massachusetts, Agrlcul-
tural college and will be assigned to gen
eral charge of all the experimental work
in the department OF horticulture. Mr.
Pomeroy is native OF Franklin ana a
graduate of the University of Vermont in
the class of 1904.
The special commission appointed to
investigate the question OF double taxa
ton met in Montpelier Friday and lnior-
mally discussed the subject, considering
certain questions they will ask the secre-
tary of state to have embodied IN the tax
inventory blanks to be sent out tins
spring. George w. Pierce of Brattleboro
and J. II. Williams of Bellows Falls
were unable to attend the conference on
account of illness.
Claiming that the local gas supply is
menace to the town of Winooski the vot-
ers have adopted resolution ordering
the gas cut off until spring. This is tax
en- as result of the recent asphyxiatlon
of an entire family OF six persons from
gas which leaked from a defective main;
A committee of three has been appointed
to inspect the gas pipes. and take steps
against having them used until they are
considered safe.
The well.known case of Bishop j. s.
NIichaud, agent for the diocese OF Yer
mont. against the estate of Rev Thomas
Lynch Of Fair Haven was settled Satur-
dav in the probate court OF the Castleton
district. The bishop presented q claim
of over $500 against the estate Tor pew
rents and other money belonging to the
diocese claimed to have been collected by
Father Lynch. The estate filed counter
claim of $1,000 on the ground that Father
Lynch had expended that amount OF his
own money in building a new parsonage
and repairing the church Neither OF
these claims was allowed but another OF
s739 involving note held by the estate
was allowed. 1t is understood that no
appeal will be taken from this decision
of the commissioners.