The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-01

trustee of Langdon estate. died at his
lshome in Fair Haven Wednesday.
Mrs Louise Maria Barrett of Ludlow.
widow of William J. Barrett, died
Tuesday afternoon, following a long ILL
ness, and the breaking of her leg FIVE
weeks ago. Had she lived until Aug
80 she would have been 80 years old.
The public service commission has
been petitloned by the Montpelier &
Barre Light q Power Co. for authority
to increase the power rate % per cent,
The public service commission recently
denied the company s petition for
fuel charge.
C. II. A. Stafford of AIorrisville has re-
ported TO the commissioner of Industries,
Johns s. Buttles, that d. II. NIoffat. who
has been employed by him, was injured
recently, having suffered a dislocated
spine, due to trying to stop a rolling log.
The man is % years of age.
Rev. Charles c. Delaney. rector of st.
Anthony'S church at White River juno
ton. has been made a doctor of divinity
by his alma mater, the University of OF
tawa. The degree was conferred on the
Both anniversary of his graduation, 1891,
when he was graduated with honcrs in
arts and was valedietorian of his class.
II. 7. Sheldon. fish and game commits
sioner, has received the bronze badges
which the men who are deputy and
county game wardens in his department
will wear. ID to this time the war
dens had to furnish their own badges
and the new badges will eliminate the
possibility OF any person who has been
formerly a warden wearing one of the
old ones.
Edwin Peck of Montpelier is in the
hospital in Brookline, Mass. for his
fifth operation in two years, four hav-
ing been on his foot, incapacitated when
he was child by infantile paralysis.
The cast has been removed from his
foot and he feels that he will be able
to walk again without crutches. Before
the first operation he had to go about in
a cart and had not walked at all for
years.
Joseph Costa. one of the quintet of auto
thieves apprehended by Officer SWEET at
Newport last week. was tried in munich
pal court charged with having received
stolen property and selling the same for
which he received 500 commission.
Costa broke down and made a confession
and pleaded for mercy. He was given a
sentence of not less than one and one half
nor more than three years in state 5
prison.
4. \. Griggs and ]. ]. Finnessy of the
secretary of, states office visited Yer |
genneS Tuesday evening and rounded up |
several violatorS of automobile regula
tions. The inspectors also stopped drivers
of horse-drawn vehicles without lights. |
and about n dozen were Immediately taken |
into city court before justice and fined |
81 and costs. Ralph Ruscoe, George /. |
Austin. William Zimmerman, William |
Barnes and others We're among them.
Papers were served by Deputy United |
States Marshal Frank II. Chapman of
Rutland Wednesday in a suit brought by |
the United States government against the |
Rutland railroad company in the United |
States district court TO recover 800. 1t |
is asserted that the road violated the reg |
ulations covering the operations of rail |
roads by running locomotive from Bur |
lington to Alburg last October, said loco
motive lacking sill step on its tender. |
Frank Rivers of Morrisville who was
found guilty of having taken the auto |
mobile of r. c. Foss of Morrisville Sat |
urday night without the owners con-
sent, was sentenced by Justice LaFoun |
tain in justice court at Morrisville to
spend 80 days in the Lamoille county /
Jail at HYDE Park. Inspector Ara
Griggs OF the state automobile depart
ment was instrumental in the arrest of
Rivers. following an accident in which
Rivers was concerned near Montpelier
Saturday night.
The executive committee of the state
department OF the American Legion
with the convention committee of which
Judge l.. A. Wing of Rutland is chair
man will meet at the Office OF the state
Bdiutant Friday. Those members of the
sasNTn
are invited to attend the
conference. Adiutant Allen Fletcher IS
receiving information to the effect that
the posts are getting their campaign
for membership under way. There are,
three new posts very likely to be or /.
ganized. shortly
Although strong fight was put up to
secure his release on bail by the mayor OF Il
Woburn, Mass, Frank Erwin. n, an at
ractive appearing young chap, was SEN
fenced by Judge Whitman in municipal
court at White River Junction Tuesday
% 30 days i'll the county Jail at Wood
stock for taking a clock owned by George
Root of Bethel. He was held on suspicion
If being one of the bandit gang that has
been robbing Central Vermont stations :,
he past few weeks. Erwin pleaded guilty
20 the Bethel robbery In addition to 80
lays he was fined 50.
Eugene Stone, prosperous farmer of
East Concord holds the undisputed bear
hunting championship of that neck of the
woods as a result of a trip into the thicket ,
which he made last week and emerged
with three members of the family of
Bruin. the mother and two cubs Only
he fact that his ammunition supply be-
came exhausted prevented him from MAX
ng 100 per cent killing, the father bear
FIDO WON THE