The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-18

W iltF' tONh 40 representative IN 1865, III
and county senator in 1906
The 25th general court of the Society of 1
Colonial Wars in the State of Vermont
will be held in Burlington on Feb. %
which Is the l95th anniversary of the
hrst permanent settlement at Fort Dunn
mer, Vt, and the 18th anniversary OF |
the birth of George Washington.
Bednie Tomlinson, while driving out OF
a Morrisville dooryard a few days ago,
turned too short corner and was thrown
out. The horse ran and collided with a /
heavy team driven by Silas Perry, one
shaft of the sleigh entering the side of
one of the Perry horses so that it died
that night.
Representatives from the different Prot
estant churches Of Bellows Falls met Mon
day for the purpose of discussing the
proposition of a united mems club. The |
Baptist, Methodist. Universalist, Congre-
gational and Episcopal churches were rep.l
resented. Representatives from the Po-
lush and Roman Catholic churches will |
also be asked to join the committee
General Passenger Agent F. I. Grant
Of the Rutland railroad has returned from
regional railway conference in Boston.
where it vas decided to recommend to
Washington headquarters the restoration
OF the southbound morning train on the
Rutland railroad. 1t is hoped that this
will be ordered to take effect about May |
James Barrett, a veteran OF the Civil
war, aged 70 years, died at his home in
Clarendon Saturday morning Mr.. Bar
rett was born June T. 1899, in Hinsdale.
\ H., but came to Clarendon about 30
years ago He enlisted as a private in
company G. OF the LIST Vermont cavalry,
Nov. l9, 1861, rising in rank in his com
uany to lieutenant lie was honorably
discharged from service on June %, 1865.
John Lattrell OF. New Haven met with
a fatal accident Sunday morning while
hunting on Smith mountain which adjoins
his farm lie was coming down steep
cliff when he slipped and a doube-bar-
relied shotgun he was carrying fell from
his hand and was discharged. The charge
OF Shot entered his left leg and severed
the large artery. His calls for help were
heard but before he could be located life
was extinct
At the official visitation Of the grand
counsellor of New England, L. c. T., ban
quet and dance was the program of the
United Commercial Travellers at St.
tohnsbuTy Saturday. Besides Grand
Counselor Leonard NJ Graves Of Provi-
dence, there were present George T. De-
land, past grand counselor of New Eng
land. Of Worcester. Mass; f. Z. Stacy,
gland page of New England of Lynn.
Mass. c. T. Mcfarland of Providence
council, all making addresses
The public service commission opened
a hearing Friday in ST. Johnsbury over
| the protest OF certain subscribers in that
| vicinity against the proposed abolishing
| OF the free toll rates in the exchanges
in Orleans and Caledonia counties on the
| lines of the New England Telephone com
pany. The latter corporation was repre-
sented by bali a dozen of their officers
from Boston, headed by President Matt
b. Jones.
| 4 S5,0o0-farm in Vermont has been OF
| fered free and clear to some returned
soldier according 20 " Stanwood Field
| employment manager of the bureau for
returning soldiers and sailors at Boston
An elderly couple made the offer They
describe the farm as consisting of 25(
acres, free of eneunbrance The farm
will keep 25 cows. The one condition at
tached to the offer is that the soldier
who receives it must have had some ex
perience and be physically able to carry
on the work.
Charles Rowell So, employed by RALPH
Adams OF Barre, was brought to the Bar
Ire hospital Monday because of severe in
LURES sustained to both feet and leg;
when drawn into threshing machine
lt is said that the man was standing OF
the feeding board Of the machine wheI
his feet slipped. The physicians who ex
amined the man. at the hospital and at
tended to his injuries, expressed the opin
on that both feet would be saved, al
though the right foot was badly laeerated
II Woods Island, situated in the Grea
Back Bay of Lake Chafnplain and owne'
! for l6 years by S. S. Ballard of Montpe
llier, was sold at public auction Frida.
Ito Hector Gaboury Of New York city
/ | Mr. Gahoury took possession at once. Th
price paid was $4,000 and the sale include
2 40 acres of land. farm buildings. fou
! cottages, three power and two rowboats
furnishings and personal property, and tn
crops in the barn Mr.. Gaboury is Ga
,wner of a garage in New York. He wi
secure caretaker and make his home o
| he island during the summers.
Vermont is not being neglected in til
investigation of |. W. w. activities. an
It the present time several agents of th
department of justice are working in til
Industrial centers OF the state Thus ia
no results have been reported, but til
Investigation is being conducted thorough
" enough so that it would not pay
nerson to be caught in bad COMPANY
Among the places which are being oil
served closest are the factory tewn
where a number OF foreigners have +