The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-06


of the % persons injured IN collision
ON the Danbury division of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail
road Tuesday night.
The Caledonia county farm bureau
held its annual meeting at ST Johnsbury
Tuesday, GO members being present
The Women IS department of the bur-
eau held its meeting at the same time
The supreme court has accepted the
resignation of Sherman Moulton as re-
porter of decisions of the supreme court
1t is expected that the announcement
of mis- successor will be made during
the present term of court.
Clarence Waterman, who was ar
rested in St. Johnsbury last fall as a
Stacker, and taken TO Camp Deyens,
deserted after three weeks was loeat-
ed at Newport Monday night and mas
been taken to Camp Devens.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Bellows Falls Canal company Tues
day, the following directors were elect
ed: George B. Baker, w. w. Brooks, NJ.
G. Chase, II. J. Hartman, all of Bos-
ton, and l.. J. Royce of Bellows Falls
Col. f. H, Hadley of Bellows Falls was
chosen clerk.
The Rev. Jay F. Ullery. who on Sun
day last completed his It'll year as rec
tor of St. Paufs Episcopal church, at
White River Junction, has resigned the
reetorship to accept permanent posi-
ton as instructor in a United States
army camp in Florida.
| Beatrice Reynolds, six-year -old
| daughter of Lieut. and Mrs Jackson
l.. Reynolds of Bellows Falls, came neal
losing her life Monday when she swal
lowed strichnine tablet. Dr. +. L
/ Osgood, who was summoned, succeeded
in restoring the child to consciousness
and she viii probably recover.
The influenza situation of Vermont
is rapidly improving and the reports
for the week previous, compiled in tn,
Office of the secretary of the stat,
board of health, showed only SOS new
cases in the state. In former weeks tn,
average has been between 200 and /,
800 and often higher than that.
/ The Vermont Sheriffs association
will hold its fourth annual meeting il
Barre on Wednesday and Thursday
Feb. IL and 49, One of the chief mat
tiers TO come up for discussion will b,
that of fees and it is expected tina
something will be formulated for pre-
sentation to the legislature
/
! Burlington ice dealers are beginnin,
to worry about the 1919 ice crop TIL
broad lake has shown no signs of clos
ing vet. There is only thin film o
ice in Burlington harbor inside tn
breakwater and no ice at all in Shell
burne harhor Even in Mallets bay
usually the first place TO freeze over
the ice is only about six inches thick.
Edwin 4 Thompson, Is, son Q
George Thompson, an employee Of til
Bennington Scale works and forme
resident of St. Johnshury. is held mde
bonds of $1,000 for the grand iar
charged with lnanslaughter The shoot
ing was accidental aud took place Will
three. young men were engaged in inn
tating moving picture actors.
Delegates from Emmanuel Episcop;
church of Bellows Falls to attend I'll
Episcopal convention which openc
, Wednesday in St. Paul s church q
Burlington. which will observe the Pot
| anniversary of the conservation of r
Rev. A. G. A. Hall as bishop, are Georg
, r. Wales, who was also a delegat
, from fhis church 10 the convention :
years ago, George /. whitney. Arthur