Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-13

ment of the publication.
Tony Tassoni. who has been in the
county Jail at Bennington for number
of weeks held on the charge of attempt
ing to kill Joseph Martina, was arraigned
in county court at Manchester Monday
afternoon and sentenced to not less than
eight or more than IL years in the state
prison at Windsor.
Twenty-Five farmers of Rutland county
met Tuesday afternoon at the Office OF
County Farm Agent Morton F. Downing
in the Mead building and organized the
Rutland County Sheep Raisers' associa-
ton. Rutland is the fourth county in
the state to perfect an organization to
further the sheep raising industry.
Richford is having building boom, and
to provide homes for those coming into
town to engage in its various industries,
the Richford Home Builders, Inc. has
been organized for the purpose of building
renting and selling homes. The new corp
Grafton has an authorized capital stock
of $4,000, and its intention is to build
Immediately % homes.
Capt. Douglas j. Roberts of Burlington
has been promoted to the rank of major
in the medical department of the army.
Major Roberts is one of the youngest
jors in the service, being only 20 years
old. General Pershing was recently treat
ed at the base hospital in Paris and was
under Major Roberts's care while there;
Major Roberts graduated from the medi-
cal department of the University of Yer
mont three years ago.
Mrs. Eva Dow of Barre, a woman ar
! rested Sunday afternoon by Deputy Slter-
| if George l.. Morris on a warrant issued
by States Attorney Davis for conducting
a house of i'll fame, was arraigned in Bar
re city court Tuesday morning before
lJudge Z. L. Scott. She pleaded guilty
EThe sentence imposed upon the woman
was not less than six months nor more
than three years at hard labor at the
house of correction at Windsor.
Eighty years old if she lives to the sew
enth day of next October, and never saw
a trolley car until last Sunday is the re-
H. Waite of Salisbury. Mrs Waite lives
|
has not been in the village of Bennington
for % years until last Sunday. During
that long period she has not been fur
Their from her own door than her mail
box except on very few occasions. The
occasion of her last visit to that village
was the dedication of the Bennington bat
tie monument in 1901.
The fourth annual convention of the
Vermont Retail jewelers. association will
be held at Burlington Tuesday, June II,
More than 100 members and guests from
New England are expected to register.
During the day there will be addresses
by the following speakers Henry Ar.
mold of the d. c. Percval company of
Boston, Mass, speaking on The Luxury
Tax; A. f. Garnscy of Sanford Me-,
president of the "The Maine Association
Work." Harry Whtcomb of Lancaster.
N. H., president of the New Hampshire
association, speaking oh The New Hamp-
shire Association Work; Ellie Clifford of
Fall River, Mass, an expert accountant,
speaking on Trade interests, and Harre
f. Duncan of Lowell Mass. one of the
officials of the Waltham Watch company
of Waltham. Mass, speaking on Modern
Watch Departments, Selling and Repair.
ing.
t A suit that is likely to attract consider.
liable attention and which, it is expected
will be tried at once in Bennington coun
lty court, now in session at Manchester, Ia
| that of Lottie c. Rice of Bennington vs.
Iawton V. Croker of Chester The suit
jis brought to recover damages for injuries
, sustained by Miss Rice when she was
run down by the defendants automobile
, on Oct 10, 1916 The accident happened
shortly after noon and took place direct
, " under the Rutland railroad track al
Pike crossing. Miss Rice suffered bro
ken right thigh and broken right ankle
' She was confined for many weeks in one o
. the Troy hospitals and is understood t,
| have been considerably crippled through
e her injuries She has since been unable
a to work. At the time Of the accident i
e was reported that the car was not run
:. ming at a high rate of speed and tina
a there was a strong wind blowing that pre-
i vented the unfortunate woman from hear
ing the signal horn.