The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-13
ALL OF LEGISLATURE
PERHAPS EXPOSED
L. T. Landman Of South Londonderry
Went to Montpelier Tuesday and
Returned Yesterday Had
Smallpox All the Time.

The sensational feature in the Local
smallpox situation developed yesterday
afternoon when DR.. II. ID. Holton, secre
I tary of the state board of health, re-
ceived telephone message from some
town on the Central Vermont railroad Ia
the effect that there was on the train
which left Montpelier about noon a man
| sage further said that the man had pur-
chased a ticket for Brattleboro and re-
quest was made that DR.. Holton meet
| the train at the local station and exam
Inc the suspect.
At a loss to know Just how to handle
the situation Dr. Holton at once COM
munieated with DIR. Tucker and the two
officers began to look around for a suit
able place in which to detain the pas
senger provided he was suffering with
smallpox. After some searching they
finally found a room on Elliot street
which they were able to secure. This
room had a door opening on the outside
of the house and could be entered di-
rectly from the street. After making
arrangements to take the man there in
case he should be found to have small
pox, Doctors Holton and Tucker went
to the station to wait for the train. 1t
happened, however, that the train over
the Central Vermont railroad did not
connect at White River Junction with
the regular 4.23 south and it was neces-
sary to make up special at the latter
point This train arrived in Brattleboro
shortly before six. The two local doc
tors at once went through the cars and
they had been notified was Luke L.
Landman, a well-known merchant of
South Londonderry.
A hasty examination convinced both
doctors that Mr.. Landman was victim
of smallpox, although the disease was in
such mild form that he felt very few
ill effects from it. They told Mr.. Land
man that he could not go home, but
would have to remain in Brattleboro;
but he was SO anxious to get to South
Londonderry that arrangements were
finally made to send him there. The
smoking compartment in the baggage car
was cleared and Mr.. Landman was Sc
curely locked into the compartment and |
allowed to depart. DR.. Holton gave the
trainmen strict orders to have the COM
Landman left it. When the train ar
rived in South Londonderry there was
much CONSERVATION among the people of
that village. Mr.. Landman was kept in
The smoking compartment for some time
before arrangements were made to take
1im to his home. He is now there in
with his wife and brother, the
Mr.. Landman is not ill enough to be
confined to his bed, although there is
considerable eruption on his face and
,ody.
Without question Mr.. Landman ex-
,osed practically everybody with whom
lie came in contact from the time he left
lis home Tuesday morning until he
cached Bratteboro yesterday. afternoon,
or he told the doctors that the eruption
vas on his face when he started out. He
vent from South Londonderry to Mont
ers of the legislature of 1905 and also
'armers' club of the legislature Wednes-
ay evening. During his stay in Mont s
elier, several people remarked upon the ,
ruption upon his face and one man {
aid it would certainly be a grim joke if
turned out that he was suffering with !
malpox. Information that Mr.. Land S
ian was smallpox victim was made t
ublic at Montpelier this morning and $
aused wide CONSERVATION. All of those :
tho attended the meetings at which Mr.
andman was present have been ordered
accinated. :
Londonderry people say that there has =
cen number of cases there similar to =
fr. Landmarks, but no one supposed 7
nat it was anything of serious nature. :
While in Montpelier Mr.. Landman :
)ent most of his time in company with I
r. J. E. Calvin who represents Lon ! !
onderry in the legislature this year. DR..
alvin was asked Wednesday as to the =
luse of his friends peculiar appearance .
nd he replied that he thought it was
1e to stomach trouble. !,
Toman Contracted Disease in Holyoke? b
Another peculiar case is that of Mrs. d
j. Stockwell of Willimansett, Mass, "
no is i'll with smallpox at the home Of t.
lines Betterley on Dummerston Hill. =