The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-12
VERMONT NEWS.

VERMONT NEWS.
The Northern Vermont Fish and
Game club held its annual banquet at
the Newport House Friday evening, l25
members being present.
Nineteen individuals have applied for
liquor licenses in Montpelier. Twenty
one applications have been made in
Barre and five in Mortified.
| The examination for postmaster at
Rutland, scheduled for April Is, has
been cancelled. The reason for this is
not known and Postmaster Meldon has
refused to comment on the action of
the commission. It probably means that
Mr.. Meldon will continue as postmaster.
Frank Rafter of Burlington, owner
land conductor of the Willard Stone
quarry on Shelburne road, is at the
Mary Fletcher hospital in a serious con-
ditien as result of fall from flight of
stairs in the rear of the New City
! Hotel, conducted by George LaFrance,
on Main street.
Harvey Hersev. farmerly mayor of
Barre, died in Burlington Thursday at
! the home of his niece, Mrs. H. L. Ford.
He had been in poor health for a long
period. He was born in Calais in 1880,
and about so years of his life were
spent in Barre.
4 The state board of health has dis
tributed 1000 Health First Readers
Iamong school children under 10 years
4 of age who have earned membership in
the Modern Health Crusade. III. W.
4 Slocum, secretary of the State Anti
J, Tuberculosis association, says the de-
Imand for these readers exceed the sup
ply.
The Burlington Rendering Co. will
hold its fourth and final sale of furs
: about May ]. Spring muskrats will be
the only furs offered at this sale. These
skins are very high just now, a mum
7, Der are bringing about Sl.75 and the
Lpoorer goods less. At q recent sale in
, Boston the company disposed of $l5,.
: 600 worth of skins.
David L. Barber's house in Benson
caught fire few days ago in room
upstairs. A lighted match left in an
ash tray was the cause. The fire extend
led to the bed nearby and burned il
Eup. Help was summoned and the house
was saved by hard work and much wa
y ter which did good deal of damoge
: Mrs. Barber s hands were badly burned
e At the Z. B. House farm in Berlin
5 Thursday afternoon an auction sale OF
90 head of registered Holstein and Ayr
I shire stock was disposed of at good
t prices. G.. H. Bigelow paid the highest
II price. which was $325; Waldo Farrar OF
Il Montpelier purchased granddaughter
r Of the $4,000 bull named King Segis
4, Pontiac Alcapra, for $3.50.
Albert Brunette of Burlington, who
e is employed at the power plant house al
e. the Gorge, broke through the floor ane
a fell 20 feet into the deep water below
l. while engaged in fixing a stufing box
lei No help was at hand and Mr.. Brunette
Isl was obliged to swim for fully five min
re ,utcs in the icy water before he wa!
rescued. AS result of his long ex
a-iposnre he is unable to use his left arm
ici.at present.
N The secretary of state Office has re
to tpfNtu !HOJlet from beIluHS II aliS tiistb y
H. Parker Of that town has been con
is victed in the municipal court there OF
rs the charge of using number plate
which were not assigned to him an,
!. that he was fined $50 for tho offense
It appears that he took the plates iron
- a car which had been licensed and wa
il standing in garage and then use,
: them on his own, Parker's car.
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Ruel X. Thayer. for several year
manager of the Tip.Top farm in West
, minister, is now. connected with tn
|. management of the 400-acre farm a
Buzzards Bay, Mass, known as tn
= rBax End farm. He has charge of III
: poultry department.. Mr.. Thaycr is
3 graduate of the Vail Agricultural schoc
II at Lyndonville and has been for. severa
wears engaged in raising and market
r. ling poultry. He is Il secretary of tn
y Connecticut Valley Poultry association
y Passlimpsic had a lively fire las
- Tuesday evening when the beater ROOF
70 Of the plant Of the Fiber Leather con
n pany was practically destroyed Th
IN rest of the plant was saved by elosin
It the fire proof doors and the arrival q
O. the automobile fire truck from s
r Johnsbury, three miles distant, 500
brought the fire under control. Til
es fire caught from a hot box followed b
e an explosion of the burning OIL I'll
- loss is estimated at $1,000 and is full
~ covered by insurance The eofnpall
by will start repairs at once and viii hay
ca the mill in full operation within tie