The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-12

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horse and COW recently. The horse was
frightened by a bear and ran into a fence
and cut its throat and the COW was killed
by the bear.
While digging about his currant bushes
recently II. r. Whitcomb of Orange
turned up a Spanish silver coin Of King |
Phillip vs. time and bearing the date |
1921. just POO years old. The coin was |
coated with dirt but when thoroughly |
washed it showed a bright polish and is |
in a state of good preservation. although |
worn very thin by much handling.
The state house fence at Montpelier.
except that at the circle around the en-
trance. and the granite curb on which il
rested has been removed. For the pres
cnt the fence at the main gate viii re-
main. The fence was in extremely bad
condition. 1t is believed the fence would
have fallen down within the next two or
! three years if a number of thousand of
| dollars had not been expended in repairs.
| The removal Of the fence Is making a vast
| Improvement in the grounds.
/ The Sunday schools of Vermont will
! observe Childrcn'S week June SO. the
| climax coming on Children'S SUNDAY.
! June 10. Those who are sponsoring the
movement call attention to the fact that
out of the 25.0000OO children under II
I
them are receiving no religious education
! whatsoever This is all a part of a con
| tinent-wide campaign 10 emphasize the
/ religious education of children and has
already received a hearty response from
| two-thirds of the field.
John c. Prince. representing the Amer
\ lean Committee of China Famine fund.
/ has opened a temporary Office in Burling-
! ton. \ state committee has been organ
! lied with Mason :. Stone as chairman
| and Governor James HARNESS. Fred 4.
4 Rowland. Presidents Guy W. Bailey and
/ Curtis $. Emery as members The state
/ has contributed through the American
/ committee of New York $3.50 and many
! Of the churches of the state have sent
through UNCONVENTIONAL agencies their of
! fcrings, estimated at $4,000 The com
mittee hope to secure at least $4,000
more. ...
The University of Vermont will hold
under its extension department, June
- and % for the women of Vermont, a
! civicS conference, if at least 40 repre-
! sentative women from all parts of the
state signify their desire to attend. If
! the course is held. one or more of the
college dormitories will be open for ac-
commodation of the members of the con-
/ ference. Those desiring to attend this
4 conference should send names at once to-
/ Miss Carrie w. OrmSbee. chairman of
the Vermont League of Women Voters,
Il Brandon, so that she may at sufficiently
early date notify the university.
h The granite situation according to
II prominent dealers remains about the
/ same. there being no Improvement that
can be noticed. Some report being obliged
\ to lay off men the last week. None are
very optimistic about the situation and
/ admit that the signs of revival are not
many. All agree that there will be no
n picking up until the first of June or
H July. and that business will not reach
normal until December or January. The
earliest date set Is October. There are
now about 900 or 900 men employed in
the granite industry as against $500 or
II 5000 before the war, showing that only
one ont of every five men are now being
1 employed.
Miss Aida Turnev of Montpelier is to
Il leave i'm a few days for Swarthmore, Pa.
4 to assume her contract for the coming
H season with the Swarthmore Chautauqua
Il in charge of the junior work This bu-
\ reau has eight circuits. and while Miss
4 rurney does not know definitely what cir
! cult she viii be assigned to, she expects
/ il will be in the East. perhaps Penn
/ sylvania. New York and some of the New
| England states. Miss Turney completes
| her duties Saturday in the legislative
reference bureau at the state house where
| she has been for two years, She is a
| graduate of Leland Pazza1H School BoS-5
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