The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-15

SCHOOL HEARING
Claim Sensational Charges
Will Be Made This
Afternoon
BLIND CHAPLAIN
OF SENATE DEAD
Rev. M. w. Farman Stricken With Apo
plexy Last Evening Anti's to be
Represented at Hearing on Suffrage
Bill Tonight.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. Feb.

MONIPEL1ER, FEB. ID.
1t is alleged that sensational charges
will be made this afternoon against
the management of the Brandon school
for feeble minded. The senate and
house committees on state institutions
will hold a public hearing in which all
evidence as to the abusive treatment
of children at the school may be pre-
sented
Dir. Frederic j. Russell, superintendent
of the school and several of the at
tcndants, as well as the members of the
board Of trustees, Irving S. Coburn,
Walter j. Aldrich, 7. E. McSweeney
and J. f. Piddock, are expected to be
! present. There is a persistent rumor
/ that DR.. Russell has submitted his
resignation. This statement is denied
! by the Governor and Rev. Frazer Metz.
4 ger, CHAIRMAN ct house committee on
STATE institutions.
morning OF Kew Marcellus ". Farnum
OF " cstfeld, the bind chaplain of the
senate since 1902, both branches of
the general assembly adjourned at an
early hour atter adopting resolutions
OF regret and sympathy. Mr.. tarnum
was stricken with apoplexy last even.
ing. The senate devotional exercises
this morning were conducted by Sen
ator Charles II. Dunton OF Rutland and
Lieut.-Gov. Roger W. Hulburd spoke
feenngly Of the life and work of the
late chaplain.
The senate bill relating to misbrand
ed foods and requiring a statement OF
the net weight Of a pac kage to be
printed on package labels and provid
ing for clean, sanitary and healthtu
food establishments by inspection By
the state board of health was ordered
to a third reading by the house.
This evening at the public hearing
on the Metzger suffrage bill it is ex
/, peeted that a large force of the anti j
! viii be present to oppose the granting
, Of the ballot to women in presidential
elections.
About twenty men, most of then
members of the general assembly ant
! all possessing varying ideas regarding
> the proper law for the control of dog
. SO that sheep and deer killing by tn
CANNES might be ended, appeared be
: fore the general committee yesterda,
Il afternoon at the hearing on the fiv
II bills relating to dogs, which have bee
t introduced in the house, during tn
/ present session. Two Of the bills re
t late to the encouragement of the sheet
) raiser by assuring him that full valu
e will be paid for sheep killed BY dog.
u while the other three pertain to tn
! control of dogs.
The bill introduced BY Mr. Day 9
, Ira which provides that the fees RI
ceived for dog licenses shall be pal
= by the town clerks to the state trea
:. urer, who shall pay cut of those fund
y for sheep killed by dogs, the surplu
$ if any, to be equally divided betwee
: the highways and the permanent scho,
fund seems to have the approval {
most of the committee. 1t is pro-
: able however that the Representative,
. of the larger towns and cities will O
: pose this bill, as they would recei,
:, little benefit from, while being hea1
contributors to the fund. Orlando
l Martin, former commissioner of agl
!" culture, and NJ. J. Hapgood of Pc
- were among these who addressed Il
= meeting. Another hearing will pro
- ably be held soon.
= tended the reunion of the 1904 sena
- held last evening The meeting in t
=. ~ senate chamber was followed by ba
quet at the Pavilion at which Senate
H. t. Baldwin of Orange county a
l.. ?. Slack of Caledonia county we
hosts. Those attending the reuni
were; Senators Harry Simpson of Ca
l. donia county, f. G. Fish of Winds
D. d. Burditt of Rutland, W. A. Lo
Kof Washington, A. It. Stevens of Oh
'ie tenden, l.. p. Slack of Caledonia. F.
Fullington of Lamoille, Juan Robins
of Grand Isle, H. T. Baldwin of Ca
donia, Homer l.. Skeels, assistant 81
in retarv, NJ. w. Farman, chaplain, Sta
IN ley C. Wilson, speaker, and Lee
Ter Ravlin doorkeeper.
rm S. B. Detweiler Of Washington
of c., and former state fish and ga
on commissioner John w. Titcomb,
lis, dressed the Farmers club of the leg
ter lature last evening
Tor
90. Legislative Notes.