The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-11
Murder in Glover Saturday.

Ray tOofner OF tfetnsbOio, ABOUT "a
years of age, was shot aud Killed satur'
day in the home OF Levi Partridge, one
mile from Glover village. and Partridge Is
locked up on the charge OF killing him.
For some time Coomer has been rather
intimate with Mrs. Partridge, and his at
| tentions have been the cause of consider
able trouble in the Partridge family. Last
| July Partridge swore out a warrant for
| Coomer on statutory charge. and Coomer
was lodged in Newport jail. Mrs. Par
fridge left home, but a reconciliation was
finally effected and Partridge gave bail
for Coomers release and warned him TO
keep strictly away. OF late his attentions
| became more marked, and about 3 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon Partridge returned
from drawing some wood. and, finding
Coomers horse hitched outside, entered
he kitchen Finding Coomer and his wife
there, it is alleged, Partridge took down
shotgun and fired at Coomer point
blank, killing him instantly. Partridge
then threatened suicide but was re-
strained by his wife.
The largest baby known TO medical
science, girl which weighed 81 pounds,
was born in Hardwick Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Herrick and created a sensa-
ton among the townspeople. The baby
died as soon as born, but its body was
viewed by nearly every resident of the
town before the funeral.
Four large barns on the farm of Jay
Cook at West Rutland were burned early
Saturday morning, together with all of
their contents, consisting of II cows, one
horse, several pigs and all OF the seasons
hay. The barns were partially insured,
but there was no insurance on the stock.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. The cause
of the fire is not known, but as there was
a dance in that neighborhood the night
before it is believed that some of the
boys went into the barn to smoke Gig
arettes.
A startling condition Of affairs has de-
veloped in the tests for tuberculosis be- |
ing made by DIR. Robert Weir of Rutland |
among the cattle owned on the Vermont |
Marble companys farms between Center |
on two farms have been tested by DIR.
Weir, who is acting for State Cattle Com
missioner II. S. Wilson of Arlington.
There are more than 900 cows on these
farms to be tested within the next three
weeks. Out of l26 cows tested rs have
to the test, showing infections
Of tuberculosis. Many of the cattle are
in good condition, apparently.
William Wallace Tower, the famous lit
tie 7Syear-old crippled state agent of the
Vermont humane society and a state fish
md game warden, who was the youngest
soldier to do military duty in this state
played baseball regularly on crutches, died
It his home in Rutland Friday as the re-
'ult of general breakdown, due to the
nfrmities of age. Up to the time of his
asst sickness Mr.. Tower was on hand at
he union station to inspect every carload
If cattle that passed through Rutland on
is way to Boston or other points, and
hus had formed an acquaintance which
xtended throughout New England and
astern New York state. In his time he
vas baseball player and bowler of note,
eing one of the cleverest marble workers
n the state. Mr.. Tower was also an ex-
ert rifleman for many years.
James Turner Phelps, vice president of
he National Life Insurance company of
'ermont, died Tuesday at his apartments
1 the Hotel Beaconsfield, Boston, after a
ing and painful Illness He had been
with the National Life Insur-
nee company for 81 years, working his
-ay from Office boy at the age of Is to
nat of ce-president. Mr.. Phelps was
lso one of the best known business men
l Boston, being particularly interested
it from his youth his Judgment was
herring, and he was looked upon with
Glance by the other officers of the COM
my with which he had been SO long al
ed. One phase of his activity was the
riting of the short, pithy advertisements
hich appear at the head of newspaper
'lumns. He was born in Chittenden,
lis state, in lS45, the son of Congre-
ational minister, the Rev. j. c. Phelps.