The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-23


lectOrship at St. Adams, $500, as we I'M
derstand it, and it may be treated as a
consolation prize.
Meanwhile the position of United
Hon. v A. Bullard, Of Burlington, will
not escape attention. Senator III. Il
Amey, of Island Pond, is understood to
be a candidate for this position, while
former Senator II. B. Shaw and Warren
r. Austin, of Burlington, are mentioned
as among the list of availables There is
no lack of good material.
VERMONT NEWS.
Harry A Blacl4 secretary of state,
has suspended indefinitely the automobile
operators license of Leon Shufelt of Low
ell whose automobile hit Clifford Ian
there and Woodrow 0'Kane at Hyde
Park Sunday aa ~ ."EHh 80
Arthur f. Crowell of Windsor has
pair of Belgian hares and reports fast
growing family The s1fen1ale of the
species recently gave birth to nine off
springs and two weeks later nine more
arrived to gladden. their mother The II.
c. of L. has no terrors for Mr.. and Mrs
Belgian Hare.
Barre reports a snowfall of Is inches
from the storm of Sunday. Travel by au-
tomobile was practically impossible on
any street but Main, and then most of
the autos travelled along the electric car
roadbed. Garagemen had numerous oc-
casiOn to respond to assistance calls, and
even with high-pOwered cars found travel
extremely hard.
Lyman Crossman, 10, of Rutland, who
hired a horse and wagon from the stable
of John Commit of that city on the pre-
tense of wanting to drive to Shrewsbury
and who never returned. was apprehended
in Springfield, Mass, brought back and
in Rutland city court Friday was sem
fenced to a wear in state prison for
grand larceny. The young man sold the
horse and it was re-sold twice after that,
so officers had a hard time locating 1t. /
Victor Robbins, eight year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Robbins of Barton
was critically injured when he was run
over by a Hood Creamery truck while
coasting The driver of the truck did
not see the boy until he was so near to
him that he could not stop. He applied
his brakes but the accident could not be
averted. The front. wheel ran over the
boys stomach, crushing 1t and causing
a hemorrhage. His sled was cut in twain.
For the first time in the history of the
Rutland high school tTuancy among the
pupils has been reported to the truancy
department of the city which generally
devotes its attention to, the primary
grades Because of wholesale VAGINA
tons scores of pupils in the upper school
were necessarily absent for days. 1t has
been found that one freshman and two
juniors, all boys, stayed away from their
classes voluntarily under the nretense |
of being i'll from vaccination. The mat
ter will be taken up in the courts.
That gasoline and lighted match does
not mix well was proven at st. Adams
when a lighted match was dropped be
meath the gasoline tan OF }5 a BUCK TEX a. auto
Georgia. The tank was being filled with
gasoline and evidently some gas must
have run over the side, for the match had
no sooner struck the ground than the
blaze started. The flames spread to the
automobile tank and from there to the
ton of the car which was consumed to-
gether with the upholstering and seats
in the car.
The state budget committee which was
in session two days last week has adj
iOurned until December Z, when James
Hardness. goyernor-elect, will be present. !
Several of the departments have submit
ted their estimates to the committee and
hearings on these were gwen TO some
of the departments, including agriculture
charities, treasurer.s and purchasing
thew need more funds in the coming year.
It is rumored that about 100000 more
than last year is asked for; but what at /
committee and then increased again by
the legislature, if the usual custom is
followed.
Chief of Police Patrick J. Russell of
Burlington has gone to Lowell, Mass,
waitress at the Hotel Vermont is being
held E' by the he police ro BY warrant issued 10
cally. Chief Russell viii bring Miss Be,
dard back to Burlington, where she will
stand trial for the larceny OF $449 worth
of clothing: iewelry, etc, taken rom rom. me
the Hotel Vermont Among articles miss
inc from Miss Browns rooms are daarN
suit, blue wool dress, crepe de chime
dress, silk kimona, two georgette silk
5yaiatau I8ut kK9FE t9liIefb set set