The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-21
VERMONT NEWS.

John H. Fuller, who has been principal
of the public schools in Hardwick for
the last eight years, has presented his
resignation to take effect as soon as his
successor IS appointed. Mr. Fuller has
peen offered a supervisory position at
lancaster, n. Ill. Before coming TO Hard
Wick, he was principal at Brandon for
SIX years.
The receipts at the secretary of states
office from automobile business has ex-
ceeded the estimate made by the score
ttaTy, II. A. Black, by $4,000 thus far
TINS year and the registration and other
receipts arrive at the office at the rate
OF l26 a day now. The total amount re-
celved from that line of this business
thus far this year has amounted to S549.-
S73.2&
The house of r.. c. Waterman in Barre.
was burglariZed Tuesday night and about
~ taken. Entrance was made through
the cellar door. The robber overlooked
800 IN the top drawer of the desk from
which the money taken was removed. A
Naltham watch and other articles were
also left. Some one well acquainted with
the locality is thought to have been the
person who took the money. This Is but
another of a series of minor robberies
that are taking place in this section.
because OF Ine presence OF dlphtherla
in the grade schools of White Riverl
junction and Wilder village. and twoI
deaths In the second grade Junction.
school in the past four days, the select
men have closed the first and second
grades of the Junction schools. forbid
ding all children under Is years of age toll
attend public gatherings or churches inl
the week ending the 2Sth, and that all
first and second grade pupils should not
be allowed out of their home premises.
A Pierce-Arrow touring car containing
$50 bottles of choice liquor was seized byl
L. S. customs officials at Morse's Line |
just this side Of the international bound
airy, Monday night, and the driver of thei
car, who gave the name of r. y. Bull
lock, was detained. The car was unoffi-l
ciallv valued at $4,000 and the contents
at 5000. The liquor was stored in trav
cling cases in the tonneau of the car
The car has New York registration No.
1866. and the driver said his home was
in Albany, \. y. He was accompanied
by a woman. /
Noes Makad Syrian fruit and
candy merchant of Dorchester. Mass. |
and Albert Wyhsek, by trade a stitcher
of Boston. Mass. were at a hearing be- |
fore United States Commissioner Wal
ter II. Clcary in Newport on Sunday, |
held in 81 900 bonds each for their APP
pearance at the next session of the
United States court. They are charged
with assisting into the United States
three Syrians who are technically enemy |
aliens of this country. When appre-
hended they had travelled as far as Ply
mouth, \. H, whence they hoped to ar
rive in Boston.
The First Vermont cavalry holds its
annual reunion in Burlington today. |
ID IL.
ors of the First Vermont Cavalry but
they are widely scattered and the in
frmities of age will prevent many from |
attending. The reunion falls on the |
18th anniversary of the battle of Cedar |
Greek, an engagement in which Yer |
mont's gallant brigade of horsemen won |
enduring fame. 1t was on this day that |
Gen. Phil Sheridan made the ride that |
has placed his name in the roster of
American heroes.
Claiming that he had purchased in
South Albany an $4,000 farm Of 285
acres, and 40 COWS, and much modern
agricultural machinery. including a !
tractor, Raymond Labbee, French Ca |
madam formerly of Thetford Mines, Que,
was deported nv United States Immi-
grafton officials in Vermont as an litter
ate and undesirable citizen. Although |
he professed to be man Of substantial
means and to be the owner of a large
touring car in Tbetford Mines, his alibis
were not sufficient to convince the gov
eminent officials and Labbee was forced |
to abandon Uncle Sans stamping |
ground
At meeting of the headquarters com
mittee of the Vermont Anti-Saloon |
League, in Burlington, Byron n. Clark !
of Burlington was unanimously elected |
president Mr. Clark has been CON
nected with the Anti-Saloon league as
first vice-Drcsident and also ono of its
trustees for years Rev. DIR. Braker, who
served rs president of the Vermont Anti
Saloon league for two years. has removed /
from this state and is now located at Nc
Keesport Pa i. b. Jordan Of Jericho
was elected vice epesideRt-zte Eli the va
cancy caused by the election Of Mr. |
Clark TO the nresidencY.