The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Vermont NeUS.

The ST. Johnshury school direction
have engaged G, +. Palmer as superin
tendcnt of the public schools 20 suceee,
! Clarence III. Dempsey. who goes 10 Re
we're, Mass. Mr.. Palmer is llaryaT,
| graduate, has Travelled cxtensiyel,
abroad and has been for the past sii
wears superintendent Of schools at An
dover, Mass.
Rev. A. Francis Walch. for the past
seven years pastor of the st. Johns
bury church of the Messiah Universal
isD. read his resignation Sunday, q
take effect September ]. Mr.. Walch re
signs 10 accept the passionate of the
Universalist church at Manchester, n
III. lie has been chairman of the board
of school directors for the past five
years and during his pastorate has at
tended over 800 funerals.
George II. Cross and his son, Harry
NJ. Cross, present next Sunday chime
of 10 bells 20 the Trinity Methodist
church of Montpelier in memory Of the
and Caroline NJ. Cross. The pastor,
Rev. A. j. Hough, has written a dedica.
tory hymn for the occasion and Mrs.
Jennie Cross Trull of Bddeford. Me-, a
granddaughter, gives an original poem
with musical accompaniment. Charles
Cross joined Trinity church in 1884 and
was one of the stewards for more than
so years. as well us one of the most ac'
tive business men in Montpelier.
Mrs. Hannah Louise Whitman Heyde,
the last surviving sister of the poet,
Walt Whitman. died at her home in
Burlington Saturday, after an illness of
several months from infrmities due to
old age. Mrs. Heyde was 81 years old
and was born in Brooklyn, n. y, where
she was married to Charles l.. Heyde, a
landscape artist, and an intimate friend
of the poet Shortly after the close of
the civil war, Mr.. Heyde went TO Bur.
lington with his wife 10 paint some
scenes on Lake Champlain and he was
so favorably impressed with the place
that he made his home there for the re.
mainder Of his life. He died about 10
years ago. They had no children.
The body of Antonio Santo. an I'M
married Italian, about IS years old, was
found late Wednesday evening about
two miles north of Rutland near the
golf links of the Country club. 1T had
two bullet holes. one in the cheek and
the other Just over the heart, the bullet
probably piercing the heart and caus.
ing instant death. The discovery of
the body was made by two men who
were driving home from Rutland to
Their horse SHE'D and, get
ting out Of the carriage, they soon dis
covered the body lying close beside the
road. The man 3 hat and coat were
found about 40 rods from the body, the
coat and a shirt, which he wore being
badly torn. The police were at once
notified but no trace of the murderer
las been found.
Deputy Sheriff Frank A. Hayden of
Ludlow was seriously wounded Satur- |
lay at Mt. Holly in an encounter with |
IN Italian named Tony Vallento. After |
serving a body writ the officer attempt |
ID to handcuff his prisoner who grab
Jed double edged axe and felled Hay |
len, inflicting a terrible wound in the |
mall of his back. Then the Italian
truck again. nearly severing the Off
Is left leg. At this point +. X.
Thompson, who was with Hayden, took
hand and wrenched the axe from
Tallento s grasp. The Italian then took
o his heels and Thompson threw the
xe at him, striking him in the back
With the handle. Then ensued another
ussle which was stopped only when
heriff HAYDEN shot and wounded his
ssailant. The wounded officer was tax.
n to the Rutland hospital on a special
nd posse captured Vallento who was
cid under $4,000 bail for assault with
ltent to kill Hayden is in serious
ondition but will probably recover.