The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20


After being out nearly q hours, the
| Jury in Rutland county court Friday
morning returned verdict Of guilty IN
the Gaze against Rev. Francis Crociatai,
charged with assault in connection with
the murder 81 tccarito Sanford here last
| July. The murder was the outcome OF an
attemp, 20 chastisc Sanford Tor conduct
toward a Young girl. Father Crociata has
been suspended by the Catholic diocese.
X. W. Adams Of Richford recently. re
ceived word from the government author
\ tiles at Washington tina, his property in
the center of the town had been select
ed as the site for the new fedora build
ing to be erected in Richford. The
price raid for the site il 5000. Work on
the building. for which the last congress
appropriated 100000 will probably be be,
gun in the spring The building will
include the customhouse, postoifice and
Chinese detention station. An effort will
be- made ut the coming session of con.
cress TO secure an additional appropria.
ton of $4,000 for the structure.
Lieut.. Gov. John A. Mead. Henry F.
Field and Newman X. Chaffee Of Rut-
land have filed an answer denying the
charges made against them in the peti.
ton filed in the court OF chancery several
weeks ago by the minority hondholders
of the deiunct Columbian Marble Quar-
rying company asking their removal as
receivers and the appointment OF new re-
ceivers. The answer Is a sweeping denial
OF the charges OF Encouragement, NAL.
feasance, neglect and collision. II is
lengthy document, all the money ey.
pended by the receivers being accounted
for. II says the petitioners must show
that they are bona fide bondholders.
Following the signing last week by
George II. Prouty. Of the bill appro'
of the 3OOth anniversary OF the discov-
cry Of Lake Champlain. the governor APP
pointed the following commissioners from
Vermont TO have charge of the expendi
ture Of this money and OF the celebra
ton: w II. Crockett of st. Adams, j..
NJ. Hays of Essex Junction. Horace w.
Bailey of Newbury John NJ. Thomas Of
Middebury, w. j. Van Patten and +. |
O. Beaupre of Burlington. Frank j. |
Fish of Nergennes, Arthur f. Stone of |
st. Johnsbury. Governor Prouty is ex-
officio chairman of the commission and |
there is one more member to be appoint |
ed later
The record of the travelling library |
lust returned TO the state board of H. |
brary commissioners from the states
prison at Windsor shows marked de-
gree OF taste and appreciation of good
books by the inmates of the institution.
No, library issued by the state has re-
neiyed better use. The quality of the
library and the taste of the readers is
shown by the, fact that the 81 books
contained in the library were read ll72
times. classified as follows: Fiction 4s2,
juvenile 1914 and miscellaneous 496
<ipling's Puck of Pook's Hill was read
"a times; Henry Ward Beecher's Lee.
ures 81 times, Murrays Lake Cham
,lain 80 times, SCOTS Quentin Durward
g times Stockton's Casting Away of
Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aeshne 81 times.
Malcolm 81 times. Taylors
tory of kennett 81 times. and .Jerome's {
Three Men in Boat 81 times. The only /
,ook in the library which was not read
vas volume of poetry.
The decision of the supreme court was I
announced Tuesday in an opinion by
Judge John H. Watson in the case brought I
o comrel the Central Vermont and Rut
md railroad companies to pay the taxes il
ssessed by the state tax commissioner t
he court holds that the state cannot q
ompel the railroads to pay a tax on the !
lethod of the tax commissioner in com +
uting on the gross earnings for the full Ii
ear instead of on period of six months a
correct. Under the claim of the state d
lie Central Vermont would have been 81
,mreled to nay an additional sum of a
$1,000, and the Rutland road $4,000 -
nder the decision rendered. the Central Fl
ermont. must pay $4,000 and the Rut b,
nd road $4,000.
Gov. George H.. Prouty Tuesday an fe
ounced the following appointments: c.
Member board of penal institutions
ewman X. Chatfee, Rutland. re
Municipal Judges Montpelier, +. NJ. 81
arvey; Burlington, E. G. Mower; st. Al III
ms N. N. Post; Brattleboro, E. w. II
bison. an
Board of medical registration-H /. sa
aterman, Brattleboro, E. P. Whitaker w
IRE.
Trustees permanent school fund.-. A. ia
,Boer. Montpelier; z. NJ. Mansur, New '1
TT; j. i. Southwick, Burlington. da
Member board of pharmacy-D. F. Il.
wis, Barre. =
Member library commissioner. NJ. VIII. ,
4. Randolph.
Most of these are re-appointed.
T. M. Crosby, assistant editor and man
ar of the Vergennes Enterprise and Yer
inter, has purchased the Morrisvile
,ssenger and will take possession Dec
Mr.. Crosby has been resident of this M
Y about nine years and has made A-o
ny friends who wish him the best Of Mo
aldermen and is city bookkeeper. Gu