The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-27
VERMONT NEWS.

VERMONT NEWS.
A little daughter of William Ploff of
Belvidere recently fell in such a way
that she punctured one eye with a knife,
which she had in her hand, destroying
the sight.
Hotel Low in Bradford is to be closed
from Oct. 81 to April, 1921, the man
ayers, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Gale, going |
early next month to spend the winter in |
the South.
Patnode, who shot a man in Alstead
and escaped from the Bellows Falls police
few days ago, escaped from the New
Hampshire penitentiary at Concord
Wednesday Afternoon.
Michael Powers of White River juno
ton, who has been in poor health for the
last few mon rs, died Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Powers WAS a well-known conductor
on the Central Vermont railroad for the
past 40 years.
Secretary Black suspended the license
of G.. II. Battles of Randolph for so
days for reckless driving and causing
an accident. This is the man who re-
ported in writing this week that he had
been running wild all summer
Tyler G. Hart and his sister, Mrs.
Edward Leonard. both of Clarendon,
have received word that they are to par
ticipate in an estate left by an aunt,
Mrs. Ellen Mcconnell Wilson, who re
Gently died in Sacramento, Cal. the es-
tate being valued at about $1000,000.
About $1,000 damage was done to the
plant of the New England Table Manu-
/ F-,rk
| ming, when fire starting from an overhead
stovepipe or defective fue spread
| through the west end of the building,
used as a dry kiln. The building and
| contents were badly scorched.
The city officials of Rutland are
| planning to take drastic action to halt
the smallpox epidemic that has mani
tested itself in that city during the past
week. 1t is understood that there is a
possibility that the schools, theatres and
other places will be closed as a means
toward halting the spread of the disease.
Clayton R. Bond, for the last year
cashier of the Merchants National bank
at st. Johnsbury, has resigned to ac-
cept a responsible position with the First
| National bank of Greenfield Mass, and
| the directors have chosen as his sue
cessor John F. Puffer, teller of the First
! National bank of st. JOhnsbury and for
% years connected with the bank.
II. n. Davis, deputy commissioner of
! weights and measures, was called to
home on upper Barre street in Mont
pcleF Monday afternoon on the com
plant that short weight in coal bad
taken place. He measured up the bin
and then figured it out and found that
the woman, who claimed she had paid
for five tons of coal had received 14J
oh 70
Nine cases of small p0x were reported
in Rutland up to yesterday morning and
the conditions in the city are such that
DR.. c. f. Dalton of the State Board of
| Health was summoned to the city for a
consultation with District Health Officer
Bern c. Colby of Rutland, who believes
that the disease has been spread by some
mild carrier whose movements about the
city have spread the disease in the cases
mentioned.
Frank f. HOrton.of Pomfret. Conn.
brother of Frederick -. Horton of Essex
Junction, who shot his wife and then
killed himself at their home early Sat
urday morning has in his possession a
letter written by his brother dated at
Essex Center Oct. 81, intimating his in
/ tention and advising him what to do in
case he, Frederick. did something to
"end it all" which indicated the act
| was premedItated.
The Rt. Rev. A. C. A Hall of Bur
lingtOn. bishop of Vermont. was yester-
day elected president of the synod of
the Province of New England of the
Episcopal church at the opening of the
/ decennial session there. Rev. Morgan
Ashley of Rutland was elected secretary.
i Bishop William Lawrence of Massachu-
, setts presided at the opening meeting.
The 10 bishops of the seven dioccses are
present. The total attendance of bish-
ops clergy and laymCn is Sc.
q TIE house and attached barn of Bruno
Laundry of WiliamstOwn were burned
= last Friday afternoon between , and 4
o'clock with almost all contents, includ-
; ing clothing, furniture, household goods,
hay and crops, 200 bushels potatoes, best
horse and a sum of money. There was a
high wind at the time, and it is thought
a spark may have been carried up the
chimney and lodged on the roof which
was of shingles and very dry, as there
! had been no rain for some time.
Having Travelled all the way from BIZ
ings. Mont, to Rutland to soc his
brother. Edward. whom he had not met
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