The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-28

who has been totally blind for % years,
has completed for the soldiers her Tooth
pair of socks, 10 sweaters, eight scarfs and
- pairs of wristlets.
Acting President Collins of Middlebury
college has announced the acceptance by
the Hon Charles NJ Swift, Capt Red
field Proctor and Hall p. Mccullough of
their election, as trustees Of Middlebury
college
Adjutant General II. T. johnson has
received a~letter from Lieut.. Col. b. s
Hyland or Rutland dated Feb. Is, and
stating that Col Hyiand expects to sail
| for home 1T an early date. He has been
at Brest since Dec. 5.
| Martha Peduzzi Of Barre was sentenced
| "Wednesday in city court To the house OF
correction for a period OF three TO Il
months, having been found guilty of ille-
| gal keeping of intoxicating liquor. She
was later placed on probation,
The grand jury Of the February term
Of United States court at Burlington re-
ported Wednesday afternoon and was dis
charged 1t found four true bills, none
1 of which was made public. No other
court business was done.
4 Judge Frank Martin of the probate
court at Montpelier has committed al
state expense seven persons to the state
hospital at Waterbury They were serv
ng terms in penal institutions and were
removed hy court order TO the state hos
oital. The petitions for their rceemmit
ment were signed by the supervisor o.
the insane
VERY Rev Father Joseph F ellis d
. st. Mary's Cathedral at Burlington has
been appointed state chaplain of tn,
Knights of Columbus The appointment
was made by Rt. Rev J ]. Rice OF Bur
ington Father ellis succeeds the lat
Rev. Daniel j. O'Sullivan of St Alban
and will he heartily welcomed by th'
members of the order in Vermont
Herbert, II years old, son OF Mr. an,
Mrs III Milton Dawson, of Rutland
j from being burned to the ground las
Saturday night at o'clock by promp
1ction III quickly smothering flames which
were discovered in the front hall after al
he members, of the household who wer
then at home had gone to sleep.
Rev. s. X. Emurian. well known il
! many churches in Burlington and Win
,oski, has returned from overseas wher
! he was engaged in V NJ. G. A. work MI
Smurian has just received a letter afte
e our years from his sister, who is in A
5 .npo, Turkey, in which she tells hir
J. that all members of his family in Turke
have been practically wiped out by tn
l. persecution of the Armenians,
, Miss Mary Il. Ely, daughter of NJ
: and Mrs Henry G. Ely of st. Johnsbur!
:. as Just been awarded by the faculty
: Mon Theological seminary the prize fe
owshin of the class of 1919. Miss Ely
. ! graduate of Mount Holyoke college
L he class of 1911. She is the first woma
e . receive this scholarship at Union The
= 1gical seminary. 1t continues for tw
rears and will enable her to study in an
university she may choose. She will prol
ably continue her studies in Europe
= James f. Tracy. formerly of the Blu
1 'ington News staff, who is now engage
= IN y NJ CA. work in France writ,
! that he was editor of small newspap,
J. published on the shin during the tr
L across. On the ship with Mr. Tracy wei
ehree Vermonters, two OF them beng Mi
= Dorothy Best of St Adams, a gradual
/ af the University of Vermont, and n
4 Hurd Of White River Junction. The
landed at Liverpool and were to go
Paris at once but it was impossible b
cause all the railroads were tied I'M /
7 strikes They went by boat to Bres
hen to Paris. He will be stationed
the Y. NJ G. A., headquarters there fl