The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-13

been closed since last fall
The agricultural school at Randolph that
has been closed four weeks on account of
influenza opened Tuesday. There were 2l1
Sick at the dormitory at one time.
The Crystal Confectionery company OF
Burlington, one of the largest wholesale
candy manufacturing plants in New Eng
land, proposes to open a branch in Rut-
land
Ward Prouty of Newport City, who
was attorney with the interstate com
merce commission and has recently moved
to Newport, has been admitted to the
practice of law in Vermont.
Mrs. Thomas Z. O'Brien of Bellows
Falls, who was a member of the national
committee of the American defense soci-
ETY., has been awarded diploma for SER
vice on that committee during the war.
Charles +. Harris of Middlebury suf-
fered fractured rib, and severe bruises
and cuts when his horse bolted and
dragged him. After being freed, Mr.. Har-
ris managed to walk half a mile, until he
reached the home of George Chaffee, and
was then taken to his own home
A. w. Woodwork of Enosburg Falls
| died Monday night at the age of 90 years.
| Up to two years ago he was at his desk
every day as, president of the First Ma
tional bank, and was exceedingly vigorous
and active. He had held all the town
| offices and served as county senator.
i At the annual meeting at Montpelier
of the Unitarian church Tuesday night
the proposition of consolidation with tn.
Congregational church was dismissed. The
Unitarian society is one of the richest il
that city, having trust fund of about
$4,000.
Herbert w. Keene of Bellows Falls die,
, Wednesday after long illness. Mr.
keene was employed in the signal de
partment of the Boston and Maine rail
road and has resided in Bellows Fall
nearly so years. He leaves wife AM
one daughter.
Chief of Police Samuel Sinclair of Barr
has resigned, to take effect Feb. 10. Nj
Sinclair was appointed nine years age
and during that time has served the cit
in this capacity efficiently. He is to b,
come associated with the granite MANI
featuring concern of Hoyt & Lebourvea
: Co.
Octave j. Nizino, a Rutland railroa
4 yard brakeman at tho terminal station a
: Burlington, was run over and killed Tue
: day by shifting engine on the front
2 which he had been riding The accidel
happened in the Rutland railroad var
on one of the tracks near the old roun
house.
: Louis j. Hathaway, who was sever
! ! years professor of music in Montpef,
: seminary, has been advanced to full pr
! fessorship at Middlebury college. whe
I he is instructor of music. He has be-
: with the college faculty for three yeai
. The promotion was made at a recel
! meeting of the trustees held in New Yol
city.
8 In response to petition signed by
OF the business men of the village, Il
board of teachers of Stowe high seho,
otAAS IL ~,ANtNdAif lAiitSlpdiy NoDSSuleu
return TO their work for the good of q
: school Tuesday afternoon. The teache
~ refused Monday to serve until the scho
y board apologized for encouraging the p
, pills of the school in INSTRUMENTATION. TIL,
= return TO their teaching on the suppo
II ton that the school viii be run on t
authority of the business men.
The midwinter sale of furs, WIFI
opened at the Burlington Rendering Co
II plant at Burlington Wednesday attract
- 4 many buyers from different parts of t
= country. One item in the sale list
y 10000 skunk skins valued at between 81
900 and $4,000. Other furs to be sol
o-j all gathered from Vermont and low
Canada, are 1000 fox skins, 500 coon skin
s 5000 muskrat skins, several hundred mil
-, skins. some ermine and few bear skin
The total turnover will amount to q goo
u sized fortune.
ID
81 A special meeting of Shriners will ia
place in the city hall in Montpeli
~ "Wednesday evening, Feb. 49, 1t is know
L as a victory ceremonial 1t will be I
first presided over by the new potenta
= Charles f. Grossarth of Burlington I
q business session occurs at $50 o'clock,
lowed by banquet and then a band &C
&C cert by the Shrine band, after which t
, ceremonial takes place. /. is expect
~ that quite band of candidates will ere
~ the hot sands to the tunes of the Shri
band and escorted by the Arab patrol.
mi -
: Fire did considerable damage to t
saw mill of the United Marble compani
plant at Rutland Tuesday morning I
flames were discovered in the walls
te the building and considerable chopping
walls and roof was necessary before t
in fire could be reached with stream
water. This is the second loss sustain
ed | by the company during the last 10 da.
On Monday the operator in charge of o
of the big travelling cranes misjudged