The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
VERMONT NEWS.

VERMONT NEWS. |
About 125 women in Rutland have
registered as DESTROYS of paying poll
tax and voting.
The annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Vermont, New England Or
der of Protection, was held in Burling-
ton Tuesday
The E. G. t. Fairbanks & Co. Is shopsi
at St Johnsbury are not running on
Saturdays until further notice. The
office employees are employed for part
of the day
Mrs. Ella Smith, deaconess from
Boston, has taken charge of the church
ut Athens, known as the White church,
succeeding Rev. a. p. Sweet, who goes
his week to Grand Isle.
The suspicion is rife in White River
JUNCTION that Caesar Gregoire, the 25-
vear-old Italian found dead on the
CENTRAL Vermont road was murdered
md his body then thrown on the track.
The house of correction officials have
| obtained no trace of George Palmerine
| nd Hiram Thornton, TRUSTEES, who es-
;aped Saturday night by saving their
7ay through the iron bars of the hospi
| tai window.
| Navigation on Lake Champlain op-
| ened Tuesday. This is the earliest start
made in many years, and while the
outlook at present is not the brightest,
he boatmen think conditions will i'm
prove as the season advances.
Rev. s. Halsted Watkins, since 1911
Connected with the city mission in New
York city, has accepted a call to the
rectorship of st. Paul S church in Bur
lington He begins his duties there
Iune s, succeeding Rev. George w. Da-
export, who resigned in February.
Orr Charles w. Bates of Morrisville
lied last week, having gradually failed
n health since the hard work of the
Influenza epidemic of last winter dur.
ng which he worked day and night. He
ad practiced in Woleott, Montpelier
nd Hardwick, locating in Morrisville
5 years ago.
William E. Lawrence, 40, prominent
physician and politician of North Hav
erhill, n. H., died April 10. He wa:
aorn in Monkton, Vt. He was a gradu
ate of Vermont University and begaI
he practice of medicine in Worcester
. t., where he was located until 1903
5 With about 80 cities or towns in Yer
mont engaging district nurses, the stat
about as well equipped in this line a
{ ny, according to population. The lat
i st village to take on is Middlebur,
; md at a meeting held there Tuesday
:, 'istrict nurse association was forme'
u md it was voted to go ahead with tn
Project.
u H. F. Wolcott. long time lawyer i
h Winooski, has been appointed to the pc
} sition of municipal judge to succee
J. Henry c. Conlin, who has resigned t
e accept the office of clerk of the Unite
Q States court. He began his term o
s. ,fice by sending one man to the hous
4, If correction and another to count
5 Jail.
Carl j. Blenner, noted artist c
d New Haven. Conn, and New York cit.
It has been selected by the committee c
L alumni of the University of Vernon
5 20 paint the portrait of George Henr
$. Perkins, dean of the college of ar
't and sciences, and acting president {
Is the University of Vermont, who TIL
"a year completes his 50th year of serviC
u i that institution.
~ Twelve iveton government autom
IN bile trucks, on their way from Ne
York city to Fort Ethan Allen, hay
been stalled between Chimney Poii
and Addison corners in Vergennes sin'
ast Friday, on account of the bad COZ
'ition of the roads They have receive
orders to proceed tomorrow. The part
= consists of four officers. IL drivers al
u wo mechanics, who have been slee
r. ng in tents.
M The chairman of the Victory los
Is ampagn of Manchester has receive
"a verifications from the state chairmi
IA hat Manchester, VT, and not Orlean
az VT, was the first town in the state
II officially report its quota of the los
b subscribed. In all probability Ma
n hester was the first town in New En-
h land to go over the top officially. II
n full quota of 100000 was reported SUI
81 scribed before noon of last Saturday.
81 The present employees at Fort Eth;
al Allen are mostly civilians who are ia
EM ing the places of the men of the qua
x# tarmaster corps. Many of the di
8& harged quarternaster corps men a
8z still sticking to their army emplo
kY nent by taking civil service examin
items in order that they may hold dov
heir same jobs as civilians at go
IN wages. The work at the post will pro
E ably be filled by former quartermast
corps men entirely.
i. By private subscription in Fairfi
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