The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-05
VERMONT NEWS.

Mrs John c. Balch of Westminster
street, Bellows Falls, died Wednesday af-
ter an illness lasting since last February.
Secretary of State Harry A. Black has
suspended for the remainder of the year
the operators license of +. f. Coursey of
Rutland.
The returns being received by the fish
and game commissioner of the sale of
fish and hunting licenses has been materi
ally decreased this year. This is more
noticeable in the smaller towns.
Insurance Commissioner j. G. Brown
has received notice from the government |
that the surcharge which was attached to
all premium notes written by fire insur-
ance companies, has been removed.
Henry NJ. Hulburt of Monkton, who was |
employed by the Worcester. Mass. street |
railway. sustained injuries in a head-on |
collision near Worcester Wednesday which |
resulted in his death later in the day
Although the price OF coal will advance
in all parts of New England from so to
IS cents ton, ST. Johnsburv dealers will
continue their custom of advancing their
price 10 cents a ton on the first of each
| month as they have done the past season.
| Five thousand dollars the minimum
amount necessary for starting the child
/ welfare work has been received by the
/ Vermont Children's Aid society The d.
rectors voted to authorize the president
to engage general secretary to serve as
field worker and executive officer.
Secretary of State Harry A. Black, ac-
companied by w S. Teachout, chief OF
the automobile department, and Ara A.
Griggs of Newport, road inspector. are
touring the state. Secretary Black is com
lpiling statistics of Vermont accidents and
will have something interesting for the
: next legislature to peruse.
j. II Bakely, former postmaster of
Bellows Falls. who recently returned from
Y. NJ c. A war work in France has
purchased the timber rights on $50 acres
in Rockingham and will begin numbering
} operations at once This is the finest
5 stand of pine in that section and it is
expected that it will yield between 1000
600 and 100000 feet of lumber.
T. Edward Reeves of Burlington pur-
chased the largest icehouse in Vermont
!; that Of the Consumers Ice company OF
Burlington. which has a capacity Of 1000
tons 1t is the intention of Mr. Reeves
to form stock company and go into the
wholesaling of ice and manufacture Of
ice cream on an extensive scale.
Rev. s. w Anthony has completed hi.
pastorate with the First Congregations
church at st. Adams, and viii engage il
special work in connection with the Pill
grim tercentenary movement which cul
inmates in December. 1920, in a grea
celebration of the anniversary of the land
ing of the Pilgrim fathers. Mr.. Anthem,
will do platform work and has gone t.
Hartford, Conn, for that purpose.
Bert Z. Merriam, former snperntend
ent of schools at Bellows Falls. who wa
engaged in Y NJ c. work in France AM
returned to New York three weeks age
will come to Bellows Falls next Monda
and will be given a public reception i
the Congregational church. On Sept.
he will sail from Vancouver, B. c., 70
Siberia, having engaged to continue Y
NJ. c. A. work in that country fer tw
years more. Mrs. Merriam will remain i
| Bellows Falls.
: Col George j Holden has been detaile
as professor of military science and tactic
at the University of Vermont. suceeedin
: Col. H. A. Leonhaeuser The latter la
: been retired because of the war depart
\ ment's policy of returning all the r,
d tired officers to the inactive list at til
= conclusion of the war. Colonel Leonhaeus
: er had held the position there three year
$ and trained 2,235 men. Colonel Holde
is Burlington product, graduate of tn
university in 1899
Louis Martin of Alburgh charged wit
70 smuggling a l00-pound sack of granulate
sugar from Canada to Vermont withou
paying the duty required, is being held b
! the government pending action by Unite
: States District Attorney Billiard. Unde
= the custom law all vehicles used in tn