The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-23
VERMONT NEWS.

Clifford n. Dustin of Randolph has
been elected principal of the junior high
school in Lowell for the coming year.
DIR. Julius E. Dewey, the last of Mont
peher's physicians to return from war ser
vice, arrived home Friday He was sta
toned most of the time at LIE Mans,
France although he went up to the front
line once with replacement troops and
was also located at Brest for time.
The 1920 number plate to be issued by
the Vermont automobile department will
be out on time this year. Secretary Black |
received word that the contract for max
ing the plates is nearly completed and
that shipment will soon be started 1t is
proposed to issue the new plates about
Dec. l.
Before Judge Post ins St Adams city
court Friday George Turner of St Al
bans was found guilty of keeping intoxi
eating liquor with intent to sell and was
fined $500 with costs. He arranged tol
pay. Henry Prince was found guilty of
selling and furnishing liquor and was SEN
fenced to not less than four months and
not more than six months in the house
OF correction at Windsor
Wallace Martin, who has been in i'll
| health for some time, committed suicide
| Wednesday afternoon by shooting him
self Mr. Martin was 10 years old and
| lived alone with his brother Last win
ter they passed in St Petersburg, Fla:
| Several years ago they sold their farm
in South Hero now called Broad Acres,
| to Charles Reade Both Mr. Martin and
| his brother were highly respected.
Robert D.. Morse, Is, in Barre city
court Friday morning, pleaded guilty to
the charge of raising a check. He was
| given sentence at the house of correc-
ton with minimum of one year and a
maximum Of three years after which he
was placed ON probation On Thursday
afternoon he made an effort to obtain
money on check which had been in
creased from S3.44 to s63.44
The will of Mrs. Abbie Smith of Mont
peEer was presented in probate court Fri
day 1t includes many public requests.
| Among these are $4,000 for a rectory
for the Episcopal church, 81, 900 for the
benefit of aged clergy, $1,000 for diocese
missions of the same church, $500 to the
soldiers home in Bennington, 5000 to the
Women's Relief corps in Montpelier, the
benefits of $1,000 divided among different
Episcopal organizations OF this city and
81 900 for fund to help aged people.
A Ford automobile truck containing Mr.
and Mrs w b. Reed and Mrs. Stockwe
Of East Clarendon, while returning from
> Rutland Friday evening struck a block
of marble on the main highway in Nortf
) Clarendon, swaying to such an extent
that it struck the gasoline pump in front
OF the Plumley store. breaking it clear
off and causing it to fall in such man
, ner that the machine was overturned
q pinning the occupants underneath the car
Mrs Stockwell was severely bruised abou
the limbs and Mrs Reed was cut abou
, the head.
A party of &c young men and womei
who were members of the Columbia phys
! biographical expedition in charge of Prof
: Lehnert, reached St. Johnsbury lat
Thursday night in a two and half ton
touring truck. They left New York
! week ago, coming up the Hudson river t
to st. Johnsbury. Their itinerary take
them to Lake Sunapee and southern Ney
England The expedition is one of tn
summer school projects Of Columbia I'M
:, versity and the party are studying gee
u logical and Photographed features Q
New England.
: The lower floor of the W
! Huntley residence in Middlebury wa
4 tansacked BY burglar Thursda
! morning. who fled after the hous,
% hold was aroused He was capture
. and $4,000, and the sale covering Wedne
4 early Friday morning by Night Pehcema
> Shaw, who was convinced by the man
actions that he was about to break int
+ the hardware store of j. Fl. Stewart. II
- was identified as man who had regl
70 tered at the Middlebury Inn as G. Stal
! ton, and after raiding his room, article
n found there convinced the officials thu
!, he was the same individual that had bee
- working Systematically in Rutland an
- Burlington, possibly in league with OF
ia ers
- The auction sale Of the Bronson far
: and property at Hardwick was one of tt
largest farm transactions that has take
ho place in Vermont for some time, the a
gregate proceeds being between $500
and $4,000, and the sale covering Wedne
day and Thursday, with more than 10
people in attendance. The farm, which
a splendid property Of $50 acres lying b
tween East Hardwirk and Greensbo1
he Bend. was purchased by Rogers brothe
nd of Walden for s27 600, and it is expeet'
he that the purchasers will carry on t
lel property. A total Of lib head of reg
lel tered Jersey cattle were sold for sl9,22
I'd. the sale Of machinery and stock, ct
"; bringing up the proceeds to the fgur
Tia named above
c.
"; METCALF FINDS COMET.