The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-07
General Nelus.
New Bishop Of Catholic Church.

> NOW 6unOp u Oetuouc CuuIcu.
Monsirnor John Joseph Rice Of North
bridge. Mass, has been appointed Cath
Ollie bishop OF Vermont with headquarter
at Burlington 10 succeed Bishop Michaud
| Although Father Rice IL little known IL
the Catholic church Of Vermont, IL is sait
that his name was at the head Of the list
presented by the bishops Of the PROVING,
TO Rome last May. Archbishop OConnel
was said 10 favor him. Bishop Rice Is 4
native Of the United States and received
the greater part Of his education here, al
though he spent two years in study In
Rome. Since his ordination 10 years ago,
he has been almost constantly in the do.
cese Of Springfield, Mass, being last sta.
toned at Northbridge, Mass, which is a
small parish. He is considered deep
scholar and is especially versed in the
French language. He is IS years old.
Leon Dclagrange. the French aviator.
whose achievements in the past two years
had won for him a high place among those
who have set out TO conquer the air, was
instantly killed at Bordeaux Tuesday while
making a flight in the presence OF a great
crowd Of spectators.
Governor Prouty has appointed com.
mission TO examine the banking laws OF
he state, revise the same and report TO
the governor. The members are Fred A.
Rowland Of Montpelier, chairman. Oln
Merrill Of Enosburs Falls, Fred II. Far
rington Of Brandon.
Darius Ogden Mills, one Of the most
widely known financiers and philanthro.
pists in the United States, a pioneer Of
California. and father Of Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, wife OF the United States ambassa.
dor TO Great Britain, died at his winter
home near San Francisco Monday night.
He was 81 years old.
Spencer Trask, banker, patron of art
and principal hacker Of Thomas A. Edison
when the electric light industry was being
developed, was k'led Friday in q rearend
collision between a freight train and the
Montreal express on the New York Cen |
trail tracks lust south OF Croton, n. y.
Two other passengers from among the 10
in the expresses last two cars were in |
iured seriously. Several received minor |
hurts. Mr.. Trask, who was on his way |
to New York city from Saratoga, was IN
the state room of the rear car. into which
the freight engine plowed its way after
the express had come to standstill.
c. w. Marks, a millionaire shoe manu-
facturer of Chicago, left about a million
dollars to relatives and friends and EN-.
ployes, including the following in Yer
mont: To Annabel Anterior OF Caven-
fish, cousin. $1,000; to Mrs. Jennie Z.
Archer OF Proctor, $1,000; to Mrs. George
Alfred and Lydia Persons of Perkinsville,
1000 each; to Gilbert Davis Of Felchville,
5000: to William Hyland of Gassetts,
5000: to Carlos and Don Hawkins Of Read.
ng, 5000, and to Marcia II. Leonard {
White of White River Junction, $4,000, !
nd to Marcia H.. Sherwin of Reading, !
5000.
At a recent library meeting in Proctors-
lille, Dr. j. NJ. Thomas, president OF Mid
Ilebnry college. said that the time was
oming when the free public library would
,e considered as necessary part OF any :
as the postoffice, the school n
ouse, grocery store, or even the millinery II
hop. Private libraries he defined as out
{ reach of the man of average means.
Iut every man, according to DR.. Thomas,
hould be able to find in his town library II
book which will help him to undertake
a scientific way the new enterprise he II
lay be contemplating. In the manufac- II
nring towns there should be books for II
lechanics and artisans, in the rural town II
nere should be books for farmers. DR..
lther gave him IS swarms of bees and
,e best book then published on the care
bees BY studying this book SO that
e knew it from cover to cover and by II
ligently following it's advice, he. OBJ
lined money enough to pay most of his
.penses through college. One winter he
lipped a ton of honey to Chicago. Our
wn libraries should furnish every boy an
,portunity for like accomplishment in II
s chosen work.
1--WE have already discovered that the
rmer is not getting the exorbitant prof
out of the beef he raises" said Secre
ry Wilson of the department of agricul
re this week in discussing the high II
ices of food supplies. II have no doubt
the world" he continued, chat the
ne conditions will be found to prevail
most of the other lines of farm prod
IS. The department of agriculture has
,nts in every state and every county IN
, country and they have been ordered
report exclusively on the cost of pro.
,tion and the returns of sales of all
ts of food products As fast as we re-
We these figures we will compare them
ii the prices the same products bring in II
cities where they are consumed. We
then give the facts to the public. We
end to bring out the truth, irrespective
whom it hurts or whom it benefits.
convinced that the public is compelled
pay a great deal more for nearly every
ng it eats than it should and l believe
figures will bear me out. There is am
excuse for some of the increase in the
of living over what it was years ago.
farm area is not keeping pace with \
demands for food stuff. The cities =
n to have more attractions for the la
ing man than do the rural communi :
The horde of immigration, as well as
ever-increasing native population must (
led and the farm is expected to furnish y