The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08
VERMONT NEWS.

ERMONl NEWS.
Secretary 81 state Harry 4. Black an;
nounces that 81 accidents had been re-
ported to him since the Cd of July. in |
all of which automobiles were involved. |
The Rutland County Sheep Raisers' as
ISOLATION sent its first joint shipment Of
wool to the New York market July ), |
when about 10000 pounds was shipped.
Mrs Harriet Martin of Swanton Cen
fer, who is rs years old, has knitted for
tie Red Cross 66 pairs of socks, 80 pairs
of stockings and 80 pairs of wristers since
tie outbreak of the war.
II. O. Kent of Montpelier received a
surprise the latter part of last week when
his father whom lie had not seen for IS
years, walked into his store The father
is now SO years of aye and for many years
has been engineer in the soldiers horne
in Michigan. He is a veteran Of the Civil
war. ~ =
! The hay crop il Addison. county prom
| Uses to be a record breaker Grain
and corn are doing well, but the condi-
ton of the potato crop thus far is not
| favorable, some cases being reported Of
! uneven growth. Laborers are scarce and
1 prices high, 81 and IS being demanded
for work in the hay field
Burlington will undoubtedly come into
its own as one of the logical seaplane sta
tions between New York and Montrcal.
as the seaplanc idea develops in this coui,-
| try" said w. T. Long, representative Of
the Curtiss company, who has been mar
aging the fights of the Curtiss-F scaplane
in Burlington over the Fourth of July
The automobile owned and driven by
Burt Lathrop of Bristol ran into the Bris
tol train at what is known as ''Nigger's
Crossing" this side Of New Haven street
Friday and was badly smashed Mr.
Lathrop was cut about the head, but the
three other occupants OF the machine es
? capped injury MIR. Lathrop came upon
I the train 50 suddenly that he did not
} have time to prevent the crash.
S The H. F. Bradford Co Of Bennington
: manufacturers OF knit goods. started thei
o factory again Monday morning with prac
: tically the entire force Of help on hand No
wheel has been turning there for severa
days owing to strike OF a part OF tn
employees, followed by the decision of tn
3 company that al or none of the machine
should run. Tie mill viii operate 1
hours day five days weak.
q The annual meeting Of the Vernon
State League Of Postmasters will be he'll
in Barre two days this week, the session
! being called to order at O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon and concluding the follow
). ing day. An interesting program ha
!. been prepared and large number of tn
members of the league are expected t,
i participate. One feature of the conven
ton viii be trip to the granite quarrie
= under the direction OF the Barre board 0
+ trade.
!. United States court is in session a
o Newport for the trial OF the Prouty case
against the Grand Trunk Railway com
10 pany. Mrs. Prouty is suing the railroa,
= for $780, 900 for negligent acts in causin
Fl the death of her husband who was kilet
= in a crossing accident, and for 5000 70
i loss Of the automobile. \ suit OF $1,000
/ for the death of the chauffeur is ais
1887 600 against the railroad compan
growing out Of one accident.
One hundred candidates received tn
= fourth degree in st. Adams council. NJ
297, knights OF Columbus, at st. Alban
k sunday. The work was followed by
banquet The speakers. members of III
$ degree staff, were as follows: State Der
5, utv, T B. Wright the Rev. w H. Ca.
sidy. Thomas Magner f b. Corley an
n. G.. Lcary, all Of Burlington. the Re,
w. p Crosby, OF Proctor. and DR. J I
Ridden Of Bellows Fails The Rev. !
d w Mcmahon and Past State Deputy 5
:, NJ. Driscoll Of St. Adams city also made
few remarks
!. The Hamm-W hittemore plane that lant
cd Friday at the trotting park in Barre
! was damaged beyond immediate repairs
;, The propeller was broken. one wheel con
> pletcly demolished and the framework
that contained the 500-pound Hall-Scot
four-cylinder engine was destroyed Tn
= repairs necessary to put the machine i
condition for flying purposes would tax
d the two men who came with the plan
n three weeks to repair it, Orders wer
70 received from the Boston office to tax
the machine apart and ship it back o
\ the special freight car that was being sen
from Boston.
II Benjamin A. Sumner has brought a ps
II tition in chancery asking the court t
II cancel the order of the tax COMMISSIONS
H who recently revoked the license of tn
III Control ppwar co,.rDra tim far nv, "a, ,