The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-16

A special session of the county court was
held and the respondent entered a plea
| of guilty of operating a gambling nipple
ment and was fined $50, which he paid
| and went his way rejoicing.
Marcus Hoslzins, "a, of Jonesville, and
who is deaf, was not in the least hurt
| Wednesday when a southbound Central
| Vermont train struck and killed the
| horse he was driving. The accident and
| miraculous escape of Mr.. Hoskins 90
CURED on the crossing IN this village.
/ Mr.. HOskins was sitting IN the wagon
still holding the lines after the train had
| gone by and cut his horse clean out OF
the thills, the animal being cut to pieces.
Christi Fucci, who conducts a fruit
| and candy store at Rutland was arrested
| Thursday afternoon on warrant issued
by States Attorney p M. NJ. Phelps,
charging him with selling Intoxicating
| liquors. He was arraigned before Supe-
rior Judge Harrie B. Chase at the Rut-
| land County court and pleaded not gull
ty. He was released on ba1I OF SOU. Ills
| hearing will come later in the term OF
court.
w. H. Alexander, veteran airplane
pilot, was in Burlington Wednesday with
A 2l-passenger hydroplane, which was on
Its way from Montreal 10 Supd' w IN
him from Montreal came three women,
who went back from Burlington to that
city by rail, and two men who went with
him as far as New York. Two other men
became passengers at Burlington for the
trip to New York and Mr.. Alexander
expected to take on other passengers en-
route.
George Colby of Williamstown and Ed
ward w. Kent of Randolph have been
bound over to the next term of Orange
county court on the charge of criminal
libel. They. have been released on bal.
They are alleged to have hbeled John {.
Sherburne of Randolph who was NOM
mated on the Republican ticket for cOun-
~ senator. The alleged ibellous matter
appeared in a circular distributed among
the voters before the recent primary and
carried the implication that Sherburne,
as states attorney, had been bribed from
doing his duty.
Motorman Thomas j. Lillis. of Rut-
land. is in wrong with the fish and game
department of the state Of Vermont. He
admits killing a partridge, on which
there is a closed season until 1921. The
partridge, which was out for an early
breakfast, crashed through one
of the windows in the Poultnev car. The
bird was killed instantly although not
cut in any way by the glass. After the
matter had been reported to the flsh and
game authorities the bird was given to
Mr.. Lillis, who, was cautioned, however.
never again to hunt partrldges during
the closed season with a closed car.
Two Young Massachusetts men were
held I'D at SwantOn by Customs Deputy
Walker Thursday. The rear of the car
had been partitioned off and when
forced open disclosed an array OF quart
bottles of liquor, which when counted to-
tailed u cases. Both men were then
placed under arrest and their automobile,
a Hudson roadster, was seized. Another
seizure of II cases was made by depu-
ties in Swanton when they searched a J.
ar belonging to another Massachusetts
party and found II cases of liquor. The
Dccupant was placed under arrest and
will be given a hearing.
Burglars entered six stores at RAM
lolph Thursday night, being frightened
les in the hotel nearby who heard the (
breaking of windows. In each case rear I
r side windows were broken and bolts! !
hot or fastenings released. r. H. Slack /
nst So from his cash drawer: George ,
Terd lost two rifles, worth $50, and two ,
evovers, worth $40; A. Mazzolinl Is ]
hort six fve-pound boxes of chocolates ]
md some cigarets. Nothing IS missing
rom Merrill Campbelis barber shop
While Fred H. Joslyn's iewelry store
hows only a disturbance of iewelry
rays, valuable silver, watches and Cmt
lass being ignored. At r. J. MitchelIsI
side window within 10 feet of Mrs. Il.
: Nortons home was broken out. One
80 suit. size 27, two sweaters, worth
20. and a S25 leatherette coat were re-
moved with possibly shoes to match.