The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-20
VERMONT NEWS.

George Z. Lackey, deputy United States
served IA warrant at st. Adams
Monday upon Robert Vaughan who is
charged with smuggling Chinaman named
Sing Ling from Canada into this coun-
try
1t a meeting of the trustees Of the
Marble Savings hank at Rutland Mon
day Charles NJ. Smith was elected presi-
dent to succeed the late john y. Woodtin.
Mr.. Smith has been ono OF the trustees
for several years. 4n *.
1t is understood that large delegation
representing the Vermont Equal Suffrage
League will meet the governor Wednes-
day at Montpelier The board of trade
has been asked to secure rooms for LOG
women in addition to what the hotels
will accommodate.
For the first time the fourth degree in
the Knights Of Columbus was exempltcd
at Bellows Falls Monday on a class OF
about 100 members one-half OF whom were
from other cities in tic state. \ ban
auet at Hotel Wndham was served. After
the banquet balllwas held in the stat,
armoly.
: IT. NJ Davis. has returned from Crane
Isle county, where he was called relative
to violations Of the laws relative to maple
syr.un and the butter He found tha
hardly any syrup was marked accordln.
to law. He weighed 100 gallons of syrul
aud found some short weight III thes
samples. but in nearly every case y
found the farmer had failed to compl,
with the law relative to having the ne
weight marked on the container.
Leon Regain son Of Charles Regain @
Brooklyn, " -, and adopted son Of Mrs
Cage sister of Mr. Regain, was browne
Saturday afternoon in Black river hal
way between Coventry and Orleans Will
fishing with two other boys. \ larg
crew OF men have searched for two day
for the body but at last accounts had nc
found it. Just how the accident happ@ne
is not known as the two boys with hil
told conflicting stories.
Fire believed to have been caused }
spontaneous combustion, practically d.
stroved car of cotton attached to
4
: yard at Newport Friday. Although wat'
was played upon the burning cotton,
did not stay the flames and the car final
caught fire and burned up In order
avoid further conilagration, the smoul
ering bales of cotton were dumped IN
: the lake.
f Sheriff Wolthen OF St Johnshury a
n rested William Moffett of Woodsvil
a \. H, Saturday and lodged him in il
G Caledonia county jail. charging him wi
i hreakin" into the station of the Months
: Ter & Wells River railroad at South Ry
f gate Thursday night At that time
e, belonging to the railroad and the Anne
s, lean Express company and gold wat
v were stolen. In municipal court Motto
q vas bound over to the June term
e Caledonia county court and returned
l. jail, with bail fixed at $1,000
: The engagement of DR. w Godfr
is Watt to Mile. Regina Mahnc, OF Mo-
d pelier, France, has been announced. II
q is the elimination Of war romance. ID
o tor Watt having met Madame Mahi
" while studying at the University Of Mo-
Sc pelier. Madame Mahinc is the only d2u.
ID ter of 3. Mahinc. a prominent wine broI
m of Montpelier, was educated in the scho
It. of that city, and has taken courses el
e. where Doctor Watt is graduate OF
s. Neroennes high school and the Cnivers
OF Vermont medical college. served w
the A +. F in Belgium and France W
1.-the rank of captain. and is. at present
1.-THE staff Of the state hospital for the
tsana at Waterbury - g.