The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17

John w. Titcomb has resigned his pc
stion as chief Of the division of fish cul
ture, bureau of fisheries, at Washington
to take a position with Theodore N. Val
of Lyndonville.
| Frank S. Foote died Monday as the re-
suit of an accident while driving from
| Middleboro to his home in Cornwall Sat
urday night, when the wagon, which also
was occupied by his wife and daughter
| was precipitated over seven-foot EN-.
| bankment.
AT a meeting of the Montpelier board
of trade Tuesday evening the plan for
financing the board by creating a fund of
100000 for securing new industries and
assisting in the commercial improvements
of Montpelier was unanimously adopted.
1t was provided that this sum shall be
raised on or before Nov. l next and the
directors of the board were named as a
committee to secure subscriptions.
The Sd Vermont regiment held it's oath
annual reunion in St. Johnsbury Tuesday,
with 46 veterans present. The exercises
included Rotations, singing by A. j..
Markham Of Burlington, and an address by
Capt. Horace French of West Lebanon,
N. III. Captain French was elected presi-
dent of the association with Charles H.
Woodbury. of st. Johnsbury vice-president
and Col Samuel f. Pingree of Hartford
have died during the year.
Charles B. Danforth library of Barnard
is a very active body, meeting every two
weeks. During the past year it has
been having frequent entertainments for
the benefit of the library, among the num-
Der being a musical lecture illustrated
with songs in several languages, followed
by dancing and refreshments, and a play,
My Turn Next. In previous years the
money from these entertainments has
been used for books, catalogues, cards,
etc, but this year it has been laid aside
for the purpose of building. The library
contains 1850 well selected books, with
quarters in the town hall.
Arthur +. Stone, for the past 90 years
editor of the st. Johnsbury Caledonian,
has sold his interest in the paper to
Walter j. Bigelow, night editor of the
Burlington Free Press and ex-mayor of
that city. Mr. Bigelow takes possession
tire time to the government service, hay
ing been appointed postmaster at st.
j ohnsbury early in the year. The Gale
DOMAIN is one of the oldest papers in the
state, having been established in 1887
by A. G. Chadwick. Besides its founder,
it has had only two editors in almost IS
years, the late G. NJ. Stone and his son,
WIZ has just SOlu lle tOHJIOlllIlS Interest
in the paper. Graduates from its COM
posing-room and sanctum may be found
all over the United States, its most dis
inguished graduate being Col George |
Harvey, the editor of Harper's Weekly.
A meeting of the committee appointed |
~ the governor to arrange for the publ
,ation of a digest of the decisions of the
supreme court of Vermont was held at
he state house Friday, Aug. 20 The
entire committee, consisting of o. NJ.
Barber of Bennington, VI. c. Weber of
Rutland and O. S. Annis of North Troy,
vas present. In view of the Importance
If the subject, and its interest, particu-
arly to the bar of Vermont and of the
lesire of the committee to adopt some
method which shall prove most thorough
nd efficient it was thought best to say
n some such manner as will meet the
public eye that the committee will gladly
eceive and consider any suggestions as to
he most desirable method of digesting to
dept. The committee therefore invites
awyers. or for that matter anyone, to
dvance ideas on the subject.