The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-12

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1911.
Members of ST. Joseph parish in
Burlington are to erect a So, 900 memo
rial to the late Father Cloarec, bust
of the late priest, one third larger
than life-size, with an inscription be
meath it giving brief account of his
life
The Methodist Episcopal church
property in Rutland is for sale, as the
denomination there desires to buy other
property in the residential section and
build new edifce The present
church has been built only since 1898
and cost ST. 500. The church member
ship is about $50.
Miss Dorothy Conant, daughter of
! Mr. and Mrs. David S. Conant of St
Johnsury, has been chosen on team
of six debaters from Wellesley college
! in the coming intercollegiate debate
! The colleges participating are Weles
/ ley. Dartmouth Smith, Mount Holyoke.
Radcliffe and Barnard
Miss Marion Downing, who was born
in Bellows Falls and daughter of
former Principal NJ w. Downing of
/ the Bellows Falls high school, last
week was awarded the highest honors
/ in her class I'M Oberlin university
There are $40 students, both young
men an young women in the class.
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/ The Peoples Magazine for March
contains full page portrait of Mr.
: and Mrs. William Dudley Policy and
daughter, Miss Adelaide Pellev, former
residents of Bennington now living il
st. ,Tohnsbury Mr.. Pelley also has in
the same number an article on the sub
iect, Big City or Small Town--Which
Burlington has reported to the see
l rotary of state the result of the Ii
cense vote in that city on town meet
ing day The yes vote was 1883 ant
the no vote was 1889. This makes tbs
total yes vote in the state 1850; NJ
vote 11,02l There are still Is towns
missing.
4 Manager G. f. French of the Nor
witch university baseball team an
nounces schedule of l6 games fol
the season, Fordham, Bowdoin Bates
and the University of Maine appearing
on the schedule this year The DAT,
for the annual University of Vermont
: Norwich game has not yet been decided
upon.
The Joint meetings of the Aero clul
: of Vermont and the Vermont Society
of Engineers was held Wednesday il
) Burlington. There was a good attend
ance from all parts of the state an,
both organizations worked hard TIL,
l,Aero club put in its work toward land
ing places in Vermont as the initia
step toward introducing aviation on
large scale.
Because of the prevalence of mump
among the students of Montpelie
seminary. the school will be closed un
J til Monday, March % 1t is said tina
60 students are i'll, of whom 40 hav
J mumps, and the others have colds
grip. etc. From time to time cases o
mumps have appeared but it was no
until this week that the disease devel
J oped into an epidemic.
lll State Forester W. G.. Hastings i
!, Dldnnlng TO lHSldiI II system VI wire
4 less phones i'll Vermont, connecting tn
4 fire lookout stations with the forestr
= office at Montpelier. He hopes to sc
4 cure number of instruments from tn
q federal government at Washington
= BY the system of wireless phone
I much quicker service could be secure
in reporting fires and in sending a:
: sistance to fight fires.
q A man between 80 and 60 years Z
= age was found nearly frozen in a
s empty horse stall at the home {
& Charles Lamoureux in Newport Satu
3 day morning by Mr., Lamoureux. f
y refused to give his name, but state
& that he was on his way on foot fro
a Newport to Newport Center, whe
= overcome by the cold. Finding Il
& barn door unlocked, he went in, whie
a undoubtedly saved his life.
y The statement of transactions in Il
X customs district of Vermont during Il
q month of January, issued by Collect
81 Fl. C. Comings, shows an increase BOT
Il in importatons and expectations ov
a January of last year The total il
y portations were $4,736,29l, as compare
Is with $3,26l,5S4 in January, 1913, al
"a the expectations were valued at s.
= ms, Sos, as compared with ST ,6ol s,
81 | in the corresponding month last yea