The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-09
VERMONT NEWS.

The state chairman of the Patriotic Ed
cation, Daughters of the American Revo-
luton for Vermont has sent to each chap
ter printed cards of the American creed,
| TO be placed in all of the public schools.
The secretary of state has suspended
| TIE automobile operators license of Joe
| Miller of Nergennes for careless driving.
His automobile ran into team. A WON
n in the team was injured and died short
| IS after the accident
Rev. G. E. Bingham, pastor Of the Uni
| versalist church at Mortified for the
past three and a half years, has accepted
call tc the pastorate of the Universalist
church in Woodstock He begins his new
| duties Nov
While Lucus Nisene of Bridport was
driving his fathers Ford car Tuesday af-
ernoon, the car skdded near culvert
md went over an embankment of about
| IS feet, turning over three times Mr..
Nisene badly bruised about the face.
| The car was nearly demolished
| Practical mill men are investigating the
locating of textile plant in Mortified.
They offer capital sufficient to install the
machinery and operate large mill if
| Mortified investors will advance the real
state value, of the property, this capital
to be reimbursed later
The secretary of state has to depend
/, largely upon the newspapers for his re-
| ports of accidents, for he finds that the
| ,lxr,y IL
relative to making reports of persons who
| IRE brought before them on complaints
Of prosecuting officers.
Mrs. John Young, widow of the late
| John Young of Newport, has presented
the city with property on Highland ave
| hue valued at $1,000 for hospital site
This spot had already been selected as the
| most appropriate spot on which to build
the proposed hospital.
! Officers elected at the meeting of Yer
mont insurance agents held at St Al
bans Tuesday We're: President, J.. D.
| Taylor of Brattleboro: first vice president.
| George NJ. Clay of Brattleboro; second
vice president, II. NJ Mcfarland of HYDE
| Park: secretary treasurer, Dana j. Lowd
Of Bellows Falls Henry H. Hickok of
| Burlington was elected chairman of the
| membership committee and a member OF
| The legislative committee
States Attorney P. NJ. Phelps of Fair
| Haven is investigating the finding Tues
| lay of human skull by John Papneau
| while digging uD ground about hencoop
| t his home. Further excavations failed
| to reveal more parts of skeleton. The
| medical examiner. after viewing the skull
| aid it had not been in the ground more
| han three or four years 1t was in ex-
| 'ellent state of preservation, with the
eeth nearly perfect.
| Mr.. and Mrs Arthur f. Smith of st.
| Johnsbury barely escaped death when re-
| turning from Boston Sunday night when
| heir automobile turned turtle near Mere
| dith, \. H., plnning them under the car
| Mr.. and Mrs Smith were unable to help
| each other and remained under the car
! for over half an hour when Mrs. Smith
| became unconscious. A machine came
| along and the occupants We're able to help
hem out Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are both
| differing from the shock and will be UNI
able to be about for a few days.
| George Irish, l4-vear- old-son Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. George s Irish of Burlington, in
| censed at his parents because they would
not let him out nights and because they
refused to allow him to keep company
with a girl of his choice, went to his
| room on the first floor of the Irish home
at l240 Tuesday afternoon and shot him
self over the right eye in an unsuccessful
attempt to commit suicide AS a result
Of his plan he is now in the hands of the
police and it is unknown at this time
what charge will be placed against him,
but the parents claim that they are fright.
ened of the boy who has several times
| threatened to kill them.