The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-12

Wood House on Chapln street,
pnrol,r, visited Brattleboro Satur.
ofterpoon and night Two success
bauls we're made at the north end
tho village and the thief or thieves
,tdentk attempted to gain entrance
onotber house. The places visited
y. Wyatt s on North Main
,aat Charles p. Spencer's on Chase
.roet and II. \. Wood 8 on Chapin
,rset The home of Mr.. Wood escaped
ana rau>aeked doubtless because OF
orting dogs and other signs OF HE In
pe neighborhOod. The combined plum
ar from the Wyatt and Spencer houses
mounted TO about $50. IL Is hkely
at aU Of the breaks were made by
la' same nerson. 1t is supposed that
IN thief operated at the Spencer house
Tween and t clock Saturday after
oon md made his entrance into the
Mt house between S.l5 and $50 in
bo evening. 1t is believed that the
ttomnt 10 enter the home of Mr. Wood
ras made about midnight.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer and their
onnGer daughter left the house at 2
;cloek saturday afternoon for trip
N The river in their motor boat. Their
dr Porter. was left at home with the
nJerstanding that he would Join them
n The river later and return with them
lie carly evening. From until 4
'olork the rear door of the Spencer
o S'ys was unlocked The family did
rOt rearh home until about 5 o'clock
md Mrs Spencer discovered the theft
wber sbe started to wind her watch in
Ma evening. Entrance by the thief
WAS evidently made by simply opening
sbe unlocked door. A small plush jewel
w ease on a dressing table in Mrs.
Snpncer : room contained an assortment
III rings and a gold watch, and the thief
very carefully went over the collection
and made his selection evidently with
an eve to the value of the articles he
was taking. On the inside cover OF
the plush ease hung woman S Waltham
watch in a gold hunting case, valued
al $40 This was taken together WIN
woman 5 uOld ring set with small
diamond and valued at $35. The other
rugs taken from the ease were one set
with a moonstone, one with two garnets
and moonstOne, one set with an EN-.
prad and engraved inside the band
with the letters &C. r. p. V. S. Nj,
So. gold ring marked Rosamond
from H. and X. = plain gold ring and
a cold ring with the word ''Mother
engraved inside the band Mr.. Spencer
LOST silver dollar of the date of 1872
and hunting knife. The knife was a
two.bladed affair with four-inch han
die and three.inch blades. A child S
bank which stood upon a mantle was
broken open and the contents. amount.
inc to about $50, taken. The thief
turned the bank in such a position that
the break would not be noticed with
out careful investigation.
The break at the Wyatt house was
probably made between S.15 and $50
as Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt We're absent on
an automobile ride during the evening
and the hired girl, Miss Mary Olsen,
t left the house alone during the hours
mentioned Entrance was effected, by
forcing a kitchen window. The timer
evidently used a jimmy or chlsel OF
some sort upon two kitchen windows
before he succeeded in raising the sash.
There was no evidence that. any, other
portion Of the house was visited than
the chambers occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Wyatt and Miss Olsen. In Miss Olsen
room the thief secured 800 from her !,
trunk her gold watch, a gold bracelet
marked IN. o., gold locket marked |
IN. Y, o., and two opal rings, From
Mrs, WYATT s dressing table in her
chamber the thief took a string OF gold
beads; an old gold pin. gift from Mrs;
Wyatt 5 mother, a woman s plain gold
ring and a mans gold ring with the
word "Mother" engraved on the IN
side. The latter was gift to Mr..
WYATT from his mother.
Miss Olsen had saved her wages for
many months with the intention OF
spending the summer at her old home
in Sweden. She will sail from New
York MAY % despite the loss of her
vacation funds, as she had secured her
ticket
Chief of Police George Wilson was
notified late in the evening but there
were no clues upon which he could work
1t was the second time that Mr.. Wyatt 8
house has been burglarized within two
years
Evidence of the attempted break at
H. A. Wood s was discovered by Mrs.
Wood about s o o'clock Sunday morning.
She found the south window of her
parOr open about four inches and q
rug upon the floor was disarranged
showing that evidently person had
reached over the window sill and tired
to enter the room. A vase containing
willow buds standing on small taple
near the window had been moved. Mrs.
Wood attempted to open the window
saturday but was unable to do so as II
mad been recently painted and she
could not move it. Evidently the per
son making the attempt to enter the
house did so between midnight and one
0 clock Sunday morning as several dogs
were aroused by a man passing along
Howard street at that time. The man
came up Howard from Oak street ana
turned down Forest street. He was
heard TO scOld the dogs in low tone.
A neghbor of the Woods heard the
connection and lighted lamp when
doubtless induced the thief to leave the
neghbOrho0d without carrying out his
intention Of entering the house.
q saturday evening a stranger called az
.ne Brooks House pharmacy for an aclse
70 tst gold. He explained to Mr.. Gra1-
IAN that he wanted something positive
N ITS testing effects but the proprietor
OF the store did not have the acid
wanted. Some are inclined to connect
ine stranger with the breaks.
Il Inc current issue of The Vermonter'
Ihe state magazine, has long article
on the Boy Scouts of America with
many Illustrations of the work in TINS
movement in Burlington. Professor
messenger an educational authority
II whom NermOnters believe presents
.le claims Of recent conference on the
nte9 of agriculture, economics and phy
S S,gaI tfalnmg as a part of our schooi