The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-30
VERMONT NEWS.

VERMONT NEWS.
| Mrs. Eva H. Wilson of Bethel has filed
! primary petition as candidate for rep
resentative of that town.
| Rev. +. w. Hazen has resigned the
pastorate of the Congregational church,
| johnson, and accepted call to Rich
mond.
Mrs. Parma Gleason, aged 95 years, the
oldest woman in Montpelier and prob
ably the oldest resident, died Saturday
morning after an illness of several
months.
/ died Thursday He was native of
of the high schools in that town, Water
bury, Vergennes, and White River juno
ton.
Rosalinda, the youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Mark Markham of White
! River junction who has a marked re-
semblance to Mary Pickford, was dis
covered by the Photoplay Co., who are
/ producing films in this vicinity and was
employed by them to smile in front of
their camera few times.
/ H. o. Bixby, postmaster at Chelsea,
died Friday, after a four weeks illness
with inflammation of the heart Mr..
Bixby, who was 50 years old, was prom
inent in the business life of the place.
/ He was postmaster during the Cleveland
administration and was serving his second
/ 81, aly ion nj
the time of his death
The state board of education by
unanimous vote have taken action in the
case of Supt w. H. Young and be has
been removed as superintendent of the
St Johnsbury public schools to take ef
feet Sept. l. This ends somewhat com
plicated situation which first became
known when Commissioner Hillegas
asked for Superintendent Youngs resig
nation in the spring.
] Thursday afternoon, a truck belonging
to a New Hampshire numbering firm
broke through the planking of the Con-
necticut river bridge at Barnet But for
the fact that the long lumber of the load
protruded over the rear of the truck
body, the truck and its driver would have
been plunged into the river below, but
the lumber caught and held the vehicle
from sinking clear through.
| Mr. and Mrs Clark King of Montpel-
Ter celebrated their 65th anniversary of
their wedding Sunday. Mr.. King viii be
| 90 years of age on Oct. 4 next. His
wife was 50 years of age on March 26
last Both are in fine health AIR. King
has a political record equalled by few in
the state He has voted for Is Republ-
can candidates for president, having
cast his first presidential vote for John
/ C. Fremont in 1856 Mr.. King was a
member of the Vermont senate in 1872
md 1874 and has held all the town of
fees in East Montpelier.
Alice McKirryher, l0year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving c. McKirry-
her, of Rutland, was quite seriously in
jured Friday when she was struck by
an automobile driven by Philip Fl. Ly-
ons She sustained a broken collar bone
and bruises about the head and there is
a possibility of internal injuries. No
blame is attached to the driver of the
automobile, who was said to have been
driving slowly at the time Eye wit
nesses say the child darted directly from
the rear of a passing electric car stepping
| into the path of the automobile.
+. w Agan addressed less than 100
/ people at st. Adams Friday night, He
said he was not disappointed at the size
of the audience as he had been told that
the city. and county were pledged to one
of his opponents Finding it impossible
even to get anyone to introduce him, he
introduced himself and also Judge Fl. L.
Slxeels He said there was no law to
prevent him coming here and he pro-
posed to deliver his address if he had
to speak from the sidewalk. He paid
respects to the Franklin county ring,
saying he was not used to campaign
where everyone talked in whispers as if
they feared some mysterious power.
!. The rumors that have been current
for the past few days that the Castelton
/ Normal school is to reopen are partially
true. but the school will not be known
Las normal school. If the institution is
| opened, which seems probable, according
to an announcement made last evening
by !. D. Whittier of the state education
department at Montpelier, who is in
Rutland, it win be known as a teachers
Ttraining school. As soon as sufficient