The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-20
VERMONT NEWS.

VEhNONI NEWS.
The new armory in Rutland is expected
to be completed by February, and will be
opened with military ball. The inter
lor decorations of the armory are being
decided upon now.
A bird thought to be a guilemot, a
species OF aux that inhabits the shores
OF the Artic ocean, met death in Nor
night. 1t was found on a sidewalk there
the next morning.
After a search by Barre officials of
the home Of Bernardino Gomez of Web
stervllle, he was arrested on a charge of
labeled, Sub-Rosa was seized. Gomez
$500.
A new rest room has been opened for
the shop employees of the Vermont Farm
IS equipped with card tables, reading mat
ter and many other things that go to
make it comfortable and coy for the
workmen.
The large clock which Gov. Percival
w. Clement purchased in England, some
time before the World war, was set in
office at the state house. The chimes
connected with the clock, which are set
to play several pieces OF old English or
igin, on the hours, played the tune
Jenny Jones" when the hands touched
the figure of 9.
The Methodist church has licensed
three women to preach in Vermont.
| Miss Mabelle l. Whitney was licensed at
Pittsfeld. She was a supply pastor and
Oh / u-trR - an.
gregational church in Maine. Miss Cap
itola B. Lochner was licensed by the
Proctorsville church and Miss Ellen II.
Wagner, public school teacher, was Ii
censed at Milton.
Johnsbury. mother of triplet boys born
on Oct. s. last, died Wednesday of heart
trouble, with which she had been suf-
fering since giving birth to three sons.
! The triplets, Joseph Albert Eugene,
Joseph Leo and Joseph Francis, are, all
doing well. There are five other children
ranging in age from II years TO y. -Four
other children born to Mr.. and Mrs. Des-
rochers have died.
st. Johnsbury faces the most serious
, coal shortage ever known by the local
| dealers and with little prospect of i'm
mediate relief. Many families have abb
solutely no coal, while hundreds OF others
| are supplied in 500 pound lots by the
dealers who are all cooperating to DIS
tribute the supply as widely as possible.
Institutions are fairly well supplied,
though the public school and some of the
churches will soon need more hard coal.
All the leading industries Of Bethel and
vicinity were naralyzed Wednesday fore
noon as A result of the high wind Wednes-
dav night. which blew over the large
smokestack Of the Gaysville Light 4
Power Co at it's steam plant, SO. that 1t
fell directly across the lines OF the com
panv less than half mile from its dam
aHd principal mower house in the White
river The stack is believed to have been
weakened by rust and perhaps by pre-
vious high winds.
Gov. p w. Clement. Gen. H. T. John
son and Col f. r. Gibson have been in
vited by Lieut., W. J. Kelley Of Rutland
to attend banquet 1T Camn Bennlng,
with Cant. +. RI. Newton Of BURLINGTON
and Lieut. G. A. Stack of Bellows Falls
RE attending n training isdhe6l at Camp
Penning, at which some 80 of the officers
OF the national guard in the country are
taking a four months course
e. H Dempsey, commissioner of edu:
cation. has arranged for a conference ~
| in Montpelier Dec. s. 9 and 10. The
place has not been decided upon. There
iii be some CO superintendents present:
He IS also arranging for conference, OF
the teachers in charge Of the teacher
training schools in the state. This viii
10 held in Burlington Dec 10, y and IL.
the place 70 be selected later. There will
be % teachers at that conference.
Albert T.. Austin, deputy fish and game
warden of Addison, county, was arrested
Friday on a warrant charging hlr, with
election fraud. Mr.. Austin. who, lives IN
Niddleburv ordered his name placed on
the checklist of Middlebury before tne
September primary His name was also
on the checklist in Weyhridge, where
| he formerly lived. He voted in the nri-
mary at the latter town. voting IN MID
/ dlebury at the election on Norem her
! He was taken before Judge Albert w.
| -uiltv and was held in the sum OF 500
Cor his appearance in court at later
date. ...,
An adjourned meeting of the incorpof-
| ators of the Rockingham hospital was
| held Wednesday evening and new dlrec-
tors elected as follows: George r. Wales,
| renee. J. F.. Myers. j., ]. Fenton. 4 IL,
! Chandler, H S. Bishop and w. j. King
! This board succeeds Gen. n 6. Williams
| G.. G. Bowen w, c. Belknap. lanes Bar
] rett. F. L. sWalker A. j. Williams, j.
r. Wilson F. c. Hildreth and Mrs. J
these officers: President, George R
Wales: vice-prnsident, 4. H. Chandler
, treasurer. A. p. Williams; secretary, j
| p Lawrence. s#..
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