The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-09
VERMONT NEWS.

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emotional expediency.
NEWS.
An unusually large amount of damage
is being done by vicious dogs attacking
sheep in the vicinity ,{of North Troy.
They have lately destroyed 80 belonging
to Albert Lunna, besides quite a number
at other times for him and George f.
Bolton. Nigilant watching has been
done and one dog shot.
The Seth annual meeting Of the Wom-
ans Missionary society of the Vermont
conference is to be held in Mortified
Oct. 13 and IA. The speakers will in
clude Mrs. O.. s. Richmond, Mrs. A. H.
Webb, J. n. Houghton. Miss Grace NJ.
Roraback, national field secretary of
Canaan, Conn, and many others.
William Trevorrow of Newfane, a
farmer and cattle buyer, filed a petit
ton in bankruptcy in the Office of the
clerk of the United States court
Wednesday. His liabilities are
S2,136.61 and his assets exceed that
amount, being $2,7S2, of which S195 is
claimed exempt. Of the assets $1,000
is invested in real estate. $3.50 in live
stock and 500 in account due him.
Gov. L. w. Clement has called a coal
conference that will take place at II
O'Clock on Wednesday morning at the
Hotel Van Ness in Burlington when he
will meet the heads of the railroads and
! coal dealers who have a large volume of
business with the intent of working out
some plan to relieve conditions. He
finds the situation has not improved in
Vermont and desires to get a supply of
coal before the winter sets in.
Another seizure of whiskey was made
at Newport Thursday evening and 204
quarts of booze were seized. As q re-
suit, two men giving their names as Ed
win Cardinal and G.. w. Rolfe of Lit
Teton, \. H., were given a hearing Fri
day before United States Commissioner
Walter Cleary and bail was fixed at
$3.50 and $3.50 respectively. This was
furnished by Gerry Hunt of Derby Line.
and the two men will appear later in
federal court.
The autumnal ceremonial of Mount
Sinai Temple will take place at the city
hall at Montpelier Friday afternoon and
evening. Oct. -. business meeting at 4
banquet at $50, band concert at 7.3C
and ceremonial at $ o'clock. Each mem
Der of Mount Sinai is this year to pay
a per capita assessment of 50 to cree
Il national home for crippled and friend
less children. About Il million dollar,
! will be raised on the entire membershi,
in North America. This win make tn,
dues 81 for the year.
A huge snake was discovered Tuesday
in the yard of Alfred Roy in st. Johns
bury, which was killed by men witt
shCvelS and buried. 1t measured min
feet in length and was about the siz
of a mans wrist. The next day a rep
reseutative of the Metal Trade shows
which put on carnivalS in several Yer
mont cities and towns. came to st
Johnsbury and said the snake was on
which escaped from the show when /
appeared in st. ~Johnsbury last Jul
and that it was harmless and worth 81
to him, lie dug it up from where /
had been buried, wrapped it carefully i
a Goth and carried it away with him
Charles H., S~tackpole of East Mont
Epelier. a aiurXlnan in Washington count
court, was brought before Judge s.. {
Wilson in county court Friday morn
ing and held in contempt of court
Stackpole ap0logized to the court for hi
condition Thursday afternoon. He toll
the court that a barn door fell on hi
head some years ago and since then hi
head had bothered him. To relieve thi
condition Thursday he bought sOmethin
warm. jamaica ginger, and drank it, h
said. in the company of one of the othe
Jurors. That was the last he remem
bered until ; o'clock Thursday nigh
when he was brought before the cour
and put in the hands of the sheriff o
the court until Friday morning, spending
,. the night in Sheriff Tracy's custody
The court after giving him a talking to
directed that in order to purge himsel
of the charge of contempt, he shoult
surrender his claim for two days pay
and to stand discharged for the term
which penalty the juror gladly acqui
csced in. ,.
The following officers were elected b!
the Vermont State Medical association
at Rutland Friday morning: President
DIR. S. w. Hammond of Rutland vic,
president, Dr., f, c.. Angel of Ran
dolph secretary, DR.. W. G.. Kicker O
st. Johnsbury treasurer, DIR. DaviC
Martin of Essex Junction auditor. DIR
G. W. Ray Of Chester. The anniyers
airy chairman is DIR. Ray II. Smith o.
Rutland. The delegates appointed were
To American Medical association. DIR
f. F; Kidder of Woodstock; Connect
cut River society, DIR. G. II. Allen o.
Swanton: Connecticut State society, DIR
w. H. Lane of Brattleboro Maine. G
II. Swift of Rutland New Hampshire
DIR. G. /. Forbes of Burlington Rhod,
Island. DIR. 4. l.. Miner of Bellows
Falls: New York, DR.. c. f. Ball Of
Rutland; Massachusetts, DR.. +. l.. Os
good of Saxtons River. The new exec
utive committee consists of DIR. w. q.
Kicker. DIR. J. A. Stevens of Chester
and DIR. \. O.. Martin of st. Adams,
The officers of the house of delegates
are: President, DR.. ]. A. Stevenson
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