The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-15

| VIE or Well-uO-QO physician in this
city, informed the editor that she in.
tended to commit suicide and that her
husband was in no way to blame fol
| her act. An investigation was made
which established the fact that the
band had sailed the day before on a
steamer bound for Germany. Relatives
of the women were communicated
with and as they are wealthy they
communicated with the purser of the
| liner by wireless. In due time a reply
| by wireless came from the purser
stating that the woman in question
according to her own statement, had
written the letter as joke and some
unknown party" had mailed it by
mistake" What a grewsome brand OF
joke
Recovered Gems.
The carelessness of wealthy per-
sons with their jewelry is sometimes
beyond belief and it is not surprising
that so many of them lose their gems
especially when travelling. What is
Ieven more surprising, is the unde-
served and really phenomenal luck OF
these persons, whose lost treasures
are in most cases recovered in some
way. The other day two wealthy
women lost bag with jewels valued
at several thousand dollars while rid
ing around in a cab at Asbury Park
When they discovered their loss they
made search for the cab and located
it. On the floor of the cab was found
the bag. dirty from the muddy feet
of several passengers who had rid
den in the vehicle after the two
women had used it. but containing
the jewels all intact
EstaDnsned Curfew.
The common council of Yonkers, by
vote of to l, adopted an ordinance
the other day, which establishes the
curfew in Yonkers and compels all
children under the age of sixteen
years to leave the streets by ten
O'Clock every night. The ordinance
places the responsibility upon the
parents and makes all boys and girls
who violate it subject to arrest. The
only member who spoke and voted
against the ordinance was the oldest
member of the council and father of
Ia large family. Such an ordinance
would undoubtedly be a boon to New
York City. but there is not much pros
pect of ever getting one through the
New York City Council.
A Cruel Hoax.
Two little boys and little girl,
whose parents are neighbors in
Brownsville, part of Brooklyn, wan
dered to the outskirts of that sparsely
settled district to pick flowers. In the
afternoon one of the boys came home
and informed his father that the lit
tie girl had fallen into a sewer. When
it became known that the girl had met
with an accident. more than hundred
persons volunteered to search for the
child's body. Armed with ropes and
ladders the searchers started for the
scene of the alleged accident, the boy
who had brought the news, leading
them. He pointed out the open man
hole of sewer into which, he as
serted. the girl had fallen. Rein
forced by dozen men OF police re-
serves twenty volunteers searched in
the sewer for several hours. but found
no trace of the girl. Several of the
men were overcome by the noxious
gases in the sewer and were revived
with considerable difficulty. After four
hours had been spent in this fruitless
search some one went to the house or
the girls parents 10 inform them OF
the result OF the efforts. To his great
est surprise he learned that the girl
had safely arrived home several hours
ago and was soundly asleep in her
bed What happened to the little boy,
the author OF that cruef hoax, Is an
other story. ,s3a ~ A.