The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28

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fishing company, has resigned to take up
other work. He is succeeded by a. G..
| Hazeltine, formerly of the keene, n. H,
Sentinel.
The new proposition of the granite
manufacturers for lower wages has been
received by the branches in Barre, Mont
peIer and other towns with locals in the
Barre belt. Among the rank and file of
the cutters, polishers and blacksmiths it
is not received with enthusiasm.
Christmas boxes will be sent to ever
eN-Service man now in Vermont hospital
! by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion. Each unit of the auxiliary
will have the names of two men for
whom to provide boxes. All boxes will be
mailed on the same day by the different
units.
Considerable damage was done by fire
to the Hebert Storehouse at st. Adams
Friday afternoon. The blaze was diScov-
cred in a bureau drawer. A load of furni-
ture had been taken to the stOrehCuse
that morning and it is believed ,hat
matches left in the bureau drawer became
ignited.
Clarence Brow and Howard Lcvick,
both of SwantOn, were aFraigned before
Judge \. n. Post in municipal court
Friday charged with the larceny of an
automobile belonging to \. Cheva,ier.
They waived examination and were bound
over TO the next term of the Franklin
county court. Bail of $500 in each cuse
was furnished
Lawrence Russell, IL son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Russell Of Rutland was
wounded i'm the back of the head with
charge of shot from the gun of Percival
Davis, accidentally discharged at close
range Friday in the woods above the
Derwin farm in Mendon. The last re
ports state that he is in a critical condition
ut the Rutland hospital.
Louis f. Weinie of Forestdale haG
narrow escape from being wounded while
hunting near MoOSalamoo mountain, Lax"
Dunmore, \ bullet from a rifle, fired by
an unknown person. passed through his
coat just under his right arm. making
QUIT" Il sizeabie hole in the garment, hut
did NOT even scratch Lis body Whtne hc
discovered what happened he was sick
from fright aud it was some time before
ho regained his normal condition.
The ANIMAL meeting of the Vermont
Fish and Game league will be held at the
Pavilion Hotel i'm Montpelicr Wednesday,
Nov. 30. at 100 p. IN. \ large number of
members are expected a important mat
terS viii come up for discussion. Major
! sheldon, game and fish commissioner. is
| expected to be- present and will be able ~
! outline some of his policies regarding the
! game aad fish propagation throughout the
state. Everyone interested is cordially
invited.
The board of control will this week
! visit several of the state institutions, in
Guiding the soldiers home at Bennington
Monday: house of correction for women
| teeble-minded at Brandon, Tuesday after
noon: and Wednesday the industrial
school at NergeuneS. The governor under
| the laws of 1919 is authorized to desig-
nate woman 10 visit these institutions
and has selected Miss Mary Kane Of Mont
peAer. secretary of the state board of reg
lStratlon of nurses, II accompany the
board to such institutions aS there are
| females committed.
James c. IIowarth. former temporary
! letter carrier at Toronto. was arrested
| on Boston Common Saturday a. a fugi-
| tive from justice ON Canadian COM
paint, charging him with stealing six reg
lStercd letters from the Canadian mails
| on July IL The arrest of Howarth was
| brought about by Officer Patrick O'Neil
of White River Junction. who saw the
Young man on the common. and having a
speaking acquaintance with him, asked
| him why he had not given himself up TO
| The authorities. Howard told him ne had
| been "JaZzing around" and that lust rs
| soon a. he made some money he would
| settle the case mp, as it only amounted to
| 5000.
! The semi-centenniaI of the founding of
| the St .Iohn>bury Athenaeum was cele-
| bratcd Friday by keeping open house to
| all Corners. During the afternoon pro-
| gram tor children was carried out and in
| the evening an address was given by Wen
| dell =. Stafford. Judge of the supreme
| court Of the District of Columbia Col
| Joseph Fairbanks of Washington and St
| lohnSbury spoke for the trustees. Imme-
| diatcly after these addresses an informal
| reception took place i'm the art gallery
| Antedatlng the Carnegie era by a quar-
| ter OF century, Nov. -. 1871. the Athen-
aeum WAS opened to the public and for
| maily presented to the town by its donor
| Gov. Horace Fairbanks
Albert W. Ferrin. 40, president Of the
| Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust Co.
| lied suddenly at his home there SATURDAY.
Htternoon Of heart disease. which followed
| IA attack OF Indigestion. Mr. Ferrin was
| The son of Whitman G.. Ferrin. n former
| state auditor. He became clerk of the
| Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust Co
/ ~ years ago, when it was organized, was
| treasurer for II years, and became presi-
| '-'t vi Inv utdth 81 james W Brock TWO
wears ago. lie was a banker of the old
| type and held in great respect among all
n 'ankerS in the state. Mr. Ferrin was
| vice married, his first wife being Flor
| nee Huntington who died in 1884 He
| married Laura Sabin in 1889, and she
| urvivcs him with three children. Flor
| nee +. Burgess of Montpelier and Homer
| Ferrin of Florida by his first marriage,
md Capt. Charles $. Ferrin, L. = A.. at
Iientsin, China. by his second marriage.