The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
VERMONT NEWS.

There is a rUmor about Montpelier that
Representative Porter II. Dale of the sec
ond Vermont district had been offered
appointment as ambassador to some ma
tiOn, the place unnamed. Inquiry of Rep
resentative Dale at Washington has not
Vet substantiated OF denied the rumor.
At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Vermont state fair commission
recently in Montpelier. the removal of
several of the old shaclls called barns
was authorized. One of the old barns
has also been torn down, and there viii
be some rebuilding in an effort to house
some Of the stock.
Secretary of State H. \ Black has pur-
chased a REQ coupe for use in connection
with motor department matters, under
authorization of the board of control,
which also authorized the purchase of an
automobile by the state highway depart
ment. Harold O'Brien of Montpelier has
been engaged as chauffeur.
John Segale of Rutland Saturday
pleaded guilty to selling intoxicating
liquor to William AIcAIahon and was fined
$500 and costs by Judge Wing. He was
also sentenced to serve three to six
months at the house of correction. but the
Jail sentence was suspended pending his
good behavior. He paid the fine.
States Attorney Q. G. Cameron of
Island Pond was in Montpelier Friday
night to confer with Secretary Jeffrey of
the charities board and to send Sheriff
Richard Beattie to South ROyalton to
take Eugene Hook back to Essex county
to face the charge of kidnapping Emma
Bagley. the 13-year-old state ward to
whom he was married by Chelsea min
lister after they ran away.
The federal road project. the cOnstruc-
ton of about a mile of concrete paving
between the Bennington village line and
the SO-Called Governor Robinson bridge,
including a concrete bridge to replace the
wooden structure, is assured. Word has
been received by town officials from the
office of the state highway department
stating that bids would be advertised for
the work June >.
\ rather novel accident occurred
Thursday night at Nergennes. when. ac-
cording to railroad men. one of the drive
wheels of the engine on the southbound
sleeper of the Rutland railroad broke
loose and fell to- the ground. The train.
which was barely moving, was quickly
brought to a Standstill. and after some
time another engine was sent from Rut-
land. 1t was stated by railroad men
that if the train had been moving rapidly
the result might nave Deen Il pad wreck.
At a conference between Commissioner
Of Agriculture +. S. Brigham and some
- drovcrs and farmers, relative to the new
regulations concerning the shipment of
cattle out of Vermont under the new laws
especially to the rendering plants, the
drovers secured license to handle the con-
demned cattle for the farmers and thus
take charge of them to rendering plants
in other states than Vermont. Mr..
Brigham placed before the conference
regulations which were modified in three
ways upon suggestions of those present.
after which they were passed upon and
finally made unanimous by vote of the
delegation. although a man named Good
rich held out for a time claiming that the
drovers should have compensation for
handling the cattle The others said the
farmers were losing enough and they
were wiling to try the plan, which was
adopted.