The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-09

the University of Vermont, Burlington,
for the session of the summer school,
Monday, the opening day, although that
day was being generally observed as thel
Fourth.
During the past week the different ho-
tells in Rutland have been swamped with
tourists, many on their return trip from
weekend and others from different
states, enroute to their summer homes in
Vermont.
DR.. J. II. Miller, of Wallingford, was
fined $25 and costs by City Judge George
NJ. Goddard at Rutland Wednesday for
failing to placard the house of Felix Stone
in Dandy where there was a case of
whooping cough.
1t has been learned that Miss Sarah
Frances Barnes, whose body was found
floating in the Charles river basin a few
days ago, was formerly employed at st.
Adams, in the office of the late C.. w
Writer'S, formerly attorney for the Cen
trail Vermont railway
Mrs. William House, aged 43 years, who
lives on the road to Derby in the city of
! Newport, was instantly killed Monday
/ forenoon when she fell the whole length
of the cellar stairs in her home. She was
alone in the house and screamed as she
/ fell. This was heard by neighbors who
found her dead at the foot of the stairs
with deep cash over her eye.
Some over 60 towns have not yet re-
ported to the tax commissioner the grand
| list of these several towns. This was
/ md he &c hot
it is holding up the work of compiling
/ the data to show the grand list of the
state upon which the direct state tax is
made Nearly all the large towns and
cities are behind on their reports.
/ Vermont is assured of the preventorium
/ for tuberculosis patients, to be built at
! Pittsford, and for which the recent cam
/ paign was conducted in the state to raise
| $4,000 to match the $50, 900 given for this
1 purpose by Miss Emily Dutton Proctor
and Redfeld Proctor. Reports show that
total Of S55,046l2 has been secured in
| cash and pledges to date. 1t is hoped the
sum may reach 100000.
! Four prisoners escaped from the Orleans
/ county Jail at Newport Monday. They
were all young men and it is thought they
/ effected their escape by saving through
/ the bars in window with steel knife.
/ The four men were Clyde johnson, a de-
/ serter from the Brooklyn navy yard,
/ Henry Neault, deserter from Hampton
! Roads. Va, Wilfred Clark, vagrant of
Lowell, Mass. and Walter Duke, a snug
| Ter from Berlin n. FL.
The Vermont Department of Agricul-
ure is preparing exhibit Of Vermont
products for the Eastern States Agricul-
/ cural and Industrial Exposition to be held
/ 4 Springfield, Mass, September 1925. All
| The manufacturers of the state are invited
TO participate in this exhibit. Any one
interested should communicate at once
with the Department of Agriculture,
| Montpelier, attention Amos j. Eaton, who
las this matter in charge.
Harry A. Black, secretary of state, has
issued notice to all drivers of automo-
biles that any driver causing a fatal acci-
lent will suffer suspension of his license
until the authorities have exonerated him
Of any blame. This notice develops out
| # the fatal accident at st. Johnsbury,
when child was killed by the automobile
IF NJ H. ellison of East Burke. Mr.. Gil
sons license has been suspended indef-
nitely, The following licenses have been
| evoked: Homer Charland of st. Adams
nd James f. Burditt of Springfield, be
cause they were convicted of driving an
automobile while intoxicated.
II. t. Johnson, adjutant general, has
compiled the following figures showing the
4 strength of the National Guard of Yer
q mont as of June 80:
Officers L. NJ.
STAFF corps and depts .........
II. G. Company ............... 53
Company A ................ 3 II
Company ID .................. 3 90
Company f ................ 3 81
Company l. ................. 3 l03
| Company M " 50