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

VERMONT NEWS. /
The st. Johnsbury chapter of the Red
20 provide broths, soups, cereals, ETC., |
or those sick who have no one to pro-
tide food for them.
Gov. H. F. Graham received Tuesday a |
etter from the provost marshal general
stating that Lamoille county leads the
state in the percentage of increase in
over that of 1917.
All of the fourth year medical men of
the University of Vermont are now en-
gagged in the various parts of the state
in the stricken communities
where the epidemic of influenza prevails.
Two hundred and fifty employees of
the Passumpsic division of the Boston &
Maine railroad operating between White
River Junction and Sherbrooke are in
capacitated for service this week on ae
count of the epidemic
Mrs. Archie Daignault of Burlington
to jump from moving street
car with a baby in her arms last Mon
day and was thrown violently upon an
iron grating. She remained unconscious
several hours after being taken to the
hospital The baby was uninjured.
The trustees of the Rockingham hos
pital have decided that it is absolutely
necessary to advance rates. The month
of September showed deficit of $3.50.
All supplies have greatly increased in
price; nurses want more pay and are re-
tanned with difficulty, and the grocery
bill piles high.
H. H. Colburn of Wellesley, Mass, has
been engaged by the teachers committee
of the board of education at Rutland at
a salary of 81 800 year to become in
structor of industrial education in the
Rutland high school He will commence
his duties as soon as he can secure re-
lease from Wellesley college.
Careless handling of firearms by
young boys in Barre came near re-
sulting in a fatality yesterday when
Frank CALI, aged 16, stopped the prog
ress of a bullet from a 22-calibre ri
le The bullet penetrated the boy s
chest for a short ways and was re-
moved later on, and the boy is on the
road to recovery.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Lackey of
Montpelier has been serving papers this
week in condemnation proceedings in
Y. s. court in the matter of the White
Mountain Forest Reserve on parties in
Peacham, Barnet, Wells River, Water
ford, and Canaan, who are heirs to
some of the land and who are residents
of Vermont.
Robert Hawkins, cook at Commons
hall. University of Vermont was in city
court yesterday, charged with assault on
Mrs Sampson, one of the mattresses en-
ployed to serve the soldiers. He was
held in 800 bail. which was furnished by
the university 1t is claimed that Haw-
kins threw Mrs Sampson so hard against
door that she was knocked unconscious
| for some time.
A statement from Gov Graham s of
| fee said that Gov. Graham has JUS
returned from Washington, where h.
| conferred with the war industrie:
| board with the result that it is prob
able a modification of the recent rul
ing will be made so that the gran
lite industry will benefit under the fue
order 1t is expected that there viii
be no necessity for closing down tn,
industry.
Mrs. Anna Kimberly. ~, and Free
| Sherman. 80. both of Rutland, were ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner James E. Leamy Tuesday, tn
latter on the charge of swearing falsel,
in making out QUESTIONABLE and tn
woman on the charge of aiding in tn
| transaction. The couple swore that the,
had been married and Sherman sough
/ exemption on this account. Each wa
held in 81 900 bail for the United State
district court.
j. Colby Stoddard. prominent lawye
of Orleans, died on Saturday of pneumo
MIA. Mr.. Stoddard was Al years of ag
and was formerly in the law Office o
Bates, May & Simonds of St. Johnsbury
III 1917 ne Was titttth SlotC 2 aitVA ~
and has praeticed law in Orleans for tn
past IA years. He had an unusual gif
for writing and was reporter for severa
Vermont papers during the sessions
legislature. He is survived by wifi
and three daughters.
The twenty second annual meetin
and exhibition of the Vermont stat
! horticultural society will be held i
ST. .Johnsbury November 90 to a3. Thi
is the first time that the state assoeis
ton has ever planned for meeting i
that part of the state. merely becans
more urgent calls have been accept
ed in other places. 1t is the plan Q
; the state society to meet in all size
able towns or cities in the state /
some sort of regular rotation.