The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-23

forms an historical record OF mems fash
ions, dating back long time.
The day following the delivery, OF the
suit, the duke goes to the royal palace
and renews his VOWS of eternal alleg
lance to the king.
VERMONT NEWS.
The number of marriages in Bellows
Falls during 1920 We're ll8: The minister
who led off by marrying the most
couples was the Rev. }. {. Prince, VINO
tied II nuptial knots.
Judge Harland B. Howe, of Burlington
of the United States district court has
left for Hartford, Conn.,. where he VIII
preside at session. OF the Cnlted
States district court in that district
Lyman w. Clay, almost y years old,
of Woodstock, sets an example TO men
of younger years by walking three miles
to the farm of Peter Dupuis, working
all dav in the woods with an axe and
saw and keeping I'D his end with the
younger men and then walking home at
night.
Thomas Liberty. the 12-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Liberty. OF burlington
narrowly escaped drowning Saturday
afternoon. Becoming dizzy from looking
into the water on the dock of the Lake
Champaign Yacht club the boy fell into
the water. going twice to the bottom and
being rescued by Wallace White. IA years
old of Burlington, who happened to hear
young Liberty'S cries for help.
About 80 employees in the shops of the
Central Vermont railway at st. Adams
returned TO work yesterday morning after
a two-wecks' layoff. The shops south of
Lake street are running again with the
usual force of men. The machine shops
on the north side of Lake street have been
in operation for two weeks with a small
force of men, but yesterday about half OF
the usual number were back on duty.
Joseph f. Lechnyr of Winooski was
yesterday elected leader of Sherman 5
Military band in Burlington. Mr.. Lech-
nyr has gained splendid reputation as
band leader in different parts Of the coun-
try with various organizations and eSpe-
cially with the famous 18th Cavalry band
Cater the 10th Field Artillery band),
whose praises were sung from Maine to
Mississippi by both musical critics and
laymen.
Thinking a submerged road could be
fOrded, George Cove and Edward PrIeuf
of East Middlebury almost lost their lives
the other day in the Cornwall Salisbury
swamp when their load of hay tipped over
into the swollen Otter creek. Their horses
were with difficulty saved from drowning.
In the middle of the stream that had COW
cred the highway the horses plunged IN
beyond their depth and the load of hay
tipped over when caught in the current.
Roadmaster Austin of the northern
division of the Central Vermont railway
states that the roadbed along the line IS
in better shape this spring than usual. 1t
has been exceptional season for the
company. Only once has the snow plOw
been operated over this division and then
only between Montpelier and Williams
town and Montpelier and White River
Junction. This would not have been
needed if it had been known what kind
of weather was to follow the storm. On
the northern division of the line the plows
have not been out at all this winter and
thus far high water has cost the road
nothing excepting near Brattleboro.
One of the most disastrous fires that has
occurred in the village of Stowe in years
broke out early Sunday morning at the
South griSt mill on the outskirts of the
town. The property belonged to Howard
+. Shaw and the flames were well under
way before the alarm was sounded. The
fire is of unknown origin. but Is thought
to have been caused by lightning during
the severe storm of early Sunday morn
ing. Before the flames could be Subdued
the grist mill, two dwelling houses and
large amount of lumber, grain and farm
ing property were destroyed. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, which was only
partly covered by insurance.
The high wind Saturday afternoon and
night did considerable damage in Bur
lington. 1t blew in a plate glass window
in the Lane Press Office, the top portion
of the Hotel Vermont smokestack was
blown off and was saved from falling only
by guy wires The Hotel Vermont auto
bus was left on ST. Paul street and aided
only by the strong wind took d trip with
out the assistance of a driver and crossed
street, jumped the curb and came to a
stop when it collided with the Hotel Van
Ness steps. No great damage was done
to the bus, but the step was broken off
me maximum velocity recorded at the
local weather bureau was 60 miles per
hour, which is rarely attained at the Bur
hngton station.
One of the latest publications of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture is entitled Unit Requirements for
Producing Market Milk in Vermont.
This Is listed as Department Bulletin
No. 923, and a copy may be secured free
OF charge by writing to the Department
of Agriculture, Washington, ID. c. Other
recent free publications of this depart
ment that would be of value To Yer
monters are as follows:--The Farm Kit
chen as Workshop, listed as Farmers
Bulletin No. COZ; Roses for the Home,
listed as Farmers Bulletin No $50 IRE,
vised edition;) Goose Raising, listed as
Farmers Bulletin No. 767; and Hog
Cholera, listed as Farmers Bulletin No
S34.
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