The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-25

North Pomfret died recently and upon
examination it was found a piece of
barbed wire had pierced its heart
Arthur Ii. Buzzell, proprietor of the
Buzzell hotel and owner Of considerable
real estate in Barre, died at 3 O'Clock sun
day morning at his home in Barre, after
being in failing health for q year. Heart
disease was the cause of his death
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\ purse of $50 was given former state
bank commissioner, Frank C. Williams
Friday evening at the Vetmont Blankets
association banquet at Montpelier. The
gift did not come from the state associ
alton but from individual friends
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Paul c, Cornell, who has been the pro
prietor OF the Putnam house al Bennin3
ten for about IA years, is to retire in d
few weeks. Mr.. Cornell states that hi
hhalth is not Of the beat and he has De
cided TO quit business for an indefnit'
period.
The large new barn on the RI. Y. Gil
fllan farm at Barnet center was burned
Saturday with all hay, upthreshed gram
farming tools and a milking machine JUS
installed. Thirty three head Of cattle ans
other stock were saved. Only strenuous
efforts saved the house.
Mrs. Pefley Barton Of Bellows Fall
was the victim Of a holdup ,about $50 Fri
day evening. While on School street !
strange man snatehed her bag which con
tanned about Sl4 in money and ran II
Cherry street. He. was traced up owe
Pine hill and down onto Rockingham
street but there trace of him was lost.
The plant of the Borden Condensed Mil
CO., located at Richmond, must pay t
| the members of the Chittenden count
branch OF. the New York Dairymen e
| league the price which the league Tough
| FOR and won in the alteration in Ne,
! York several weeks ago or the league wi
refuse to supply milk TO not only tn
Vermont plant but 10 every plant of th
company III New York state.
| Michael +. Collins, Rutland's nonageI
arian baseball fan, who has frequentl
been written up by the press died Satul
day, aged 90 years Mr.. Collins neve
missed a game III that city during late
wears. Because of poor eyesight he d
ways had>a chair near the players benc
and the spectacle of the old man rootin
attracted much attention. He left
/ grandchildren and four great-grandchi
dren.
/ According to the Boston Globe of FIR
day a man giving his name as George G,
van and his residence as Island Pond, Vt
was arrested by the police at Hope Va
les, r. L., Thursday, charged with beatiu
Mrs Henrietta Brown SO badly that sh
became unconscious The story state
hat Govan was held in $1,000 bail b
the eourt justice Of Westerley, r. L., f
his appearance before the grand jury.
Fire was discovered at 124S Monda
corning in the Quinn buildinq at Ru
land, causing damage to building, stoc
nd office equinment estimated at upwars
II $4,000. The flames are believed
have originated in toilet room ON II
third floor, and worked their way I'M
he bind attic The heaviest loser WI
be the Ross Huntress Co., Charles ]
Ross estimating his loss roughly at SAC
600 to $4,000
. TIE assistant judges of Washingte
: county court and A. ID. Lane of Bar
] conferred Saturday relative to chan,
n the iail building Under the reco1
mendations Of the grand Jury the asst.
snt judges have secured the introducti,
4 q bill providing fora place in viii,
i q keep juveniles 20 that when they a
committed to the care Of al sfficer, tn
nil anot have to 90 into the jail vi
- other prisoners.