The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-21
VERMONT NEWS.


The military portion of the Univer-
sity of Vermont will open Oct. %; the
women s department and the nonmili-
tary classes probably Oct. 80.
As a result of the grip epidemic Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Shonio of Moreland have
suffered by death the loss of three chill
dren and three grandchildren.
Bernard Fitzpatrick and Daniel Ry-
an were injured this morning at the
Boutwell,, Milne & Varnum quarry in
Barre in a peculiar manner. Fitzpat
rick has suffered the amputation of his
right leg at the knee while Ryan has
broken foot and other injuries.
Leonard F. Cobb pleaded guilty in
Springfield recently to stealing milk
cans from the milk house in the rail
road yards and peddling the contents
about town, the purchasers supposing
him to be selling for some farmer He
was fined $50 and costs, also SIS for
the milk he had stolen.
The teachers committee of the board
of education of Rutland has engaged
Edward j. Duff of Passaic, n. j., at
salary of $1,000, based on a school
year of 80 weeks, to be director of vo-
cational industrial education in the Rut-
land public schools He will begin his
duties Monday November 4.
Joseph ID. Cote, prominent business
man and a partner in the firm of Cote &
Frost, lumber dealers, died at his home in
Bellows Falls Saturday morning. Mr..
Cote has been suffering from an attack
of influenza, which developed into pneu
monia for about a week. He is sur
vived by his widow and two small chill
dren.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grignon of Bel
| lows Falls celebrated their golden an
niversary Saturday. A large number of
children and grandchildren and their
many friends made the day long to be
remembered by them. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Grignon, sr., were married in
Stanissual Can, in 1868, and have spent
all of their married life in Bellows Falls.
As an emergency measure, occasioned
by the epidemic of Spanish influenza,
Mayor j. Holmes Jackson of Burlington
has caused to be opened in the city hall
dispensarv for the distribution OF
whiskev Action by the mayor was with
the endorsement of leading physicians of
the city, and his honor reached all the
available physicians before taking this
step.
The next term of the United States
court which was to convene next Tues
day. has been postponed until November
M The session is to be held in Rut-
land. The principal case to be tried at
that time is that against the alleged
opium smugglers. Carmicilli. Deuchin and
IT. O. Trahan Trahan is seriously i'll al
the Fanny Allen hospital, but it is hoped
BY the prosecution that he may recover
and be able TO testify at the trial.
The 310th cavalry at Fort Ethan Al
len is no longer, having been turned
into the 5Sth and seth field artillery
: batteries The seth field artillery bat
teries The 59th will be motorized com
pleteIv in a very short time. Twenty
seven officers have gone to Fort Sill
Okla, to attend the fire school of in
! struction for artillery officers and vii
: return to instruct the artillery men il
, the new art
Miss Stella ~ Durham of Windsor
who was seriously injured in an auto
| mobile accident near Claremont, y. II.
about three months ago, has resumed
4 her work in the paymaster' S office il
| the National Acme company, at Wind
+ sor, where she was before her injury. Al
: though she lost her right arm to TIL
D shoulder. she has become efficient il
4 writing with her left hand in such
4 way as to be able to earn the sam
!, salary as before.
The monthly meeting of the board o
e control was held in Montpelier Friday
( There was but little business of public in
q terest transacted but the board took a.
I adjournment until next Thursday whe
it will meet at Randolph for the purpos
{ of investigating the progress made in tn
construction of new school dormitor
y at the agricultural school. which meet
: ing the building committee of the boar
of education will attend. Following tina
meeting the board of control will decid
!, as to further expenditure of funds.
Word has been received of the pre-
motion of Lieut.. Col Royden +. Bee
be to serve on the staff of Genera
Pershing. Colonel Beebe is the son {
: Mrs. Charles l.. Beebe of Burlingto
!" and was graduated from the Unive
sity of Vermont in the class of 100
:. Upon his return from the Philippine
:, last January he was made chief of sta
: with General Burnham and for til
e last three months has been in the THE
I of the battle near the St Mihel S;
: lent with General Burnham s divisio
se The trustees of Heaton hospital
$. Montpelier have accepted the resi-,
nation of Miss Annie f. Crozier
) superintendent and Mrs. George
Whelan has consented to act as matrC
- for month until the vacancy can
Fl filed. The nurses who threatened
ne filed. The nurses who threatened to GU
~ because of the resignation of Miss Or
!. zicr, were prevailed on to remain Mi
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