The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-02
VERMONT NEWS.

George f. Lackey. dePNty l. S,marShaI
of Nontpelier. and Miss a5lna Btafen o.
south Rvegate were lnarrird yesterday
morning by Rev. p. ]. Long at the OaIho-
lie residence in Montpelier.
The fvc-vear-old son Of Berley Sanders
of Rochester broke his deg Monday IN d
c~oasting accident and was taken 10 nv
Mary Fletcher hospitaft in burlington;
The accident resulted from a coI!lSloh Oh
the boys sled with a tgee near MS NOME
Nudge F. NJ. Harvey, whO relinquished
his Obligations as city Judge Of Mantpeler
Yesterday. had held that POSITION Tor ~
ycsrs. the longest tenure of office CT any
municipal judge in t~he1state. He was not
a candidate for re-appeintment-
Ernest Pitts of Rutland fell from the
roof of an ice house there Friday and trqG-
tmred his right leg in two places, lie
) dropped - feet. Mr.. Pitts left the hospl-
tai only two weeks ago. after recovering
from injuries received In an automobile
accident.
Allie Smith. charged with the murder
of George Niencyyk. >, hired man at the
farm of young Smithssafather. I)r, John
J.. Smith in BroOkfields last SATURDAY a.
the result of a quarrel, has been held with
out bail for the June term of Orange
county court. N1
4 meeting of the Vermont League of
Women Voters was held in Montpelier
Yesterday. Mrs. James liartnesT was
elected honorary chairman of the league,
Mrs Frank Lowe of MontpetPr chairman
of The league for Vermont succeeding Mrs.
Lillian Olzendam, n the position OF
ore vice chairman was filled by Mrs:
franklin s. Billings.
Robert Brown. %. who, since last No
vember. has been living in New York city
Under the name Of Robert Norman. has
confessed at police headquarters that he
killed Israel Turk. a druggist of III
East Broadway. who was shot in his apart
hent early last Saturday. Brown. the de
t~ectivcS say. is a fugitive from Vermont,
where he is wanted for burglary.
John Kcnworthy. r.. Of Middlcbury
has jvcred from an attack OF paralysis
believed to have been caused by lnhalIng
too much cigarette and pipe smoke, ac-
cording to a member of the family. Dur
ing his hclplessneSS, the young man had a
narrow escape from sfbelng burned TO
death. The stove beside. which his cot had
been placed drew too gis,at Il draught and
caused the wall to catch FIRE.
The Introduction Of such Innovations
as serving hot lunches at recess time abs0-
iutely free of charge to. her II pupils has
won for Miss Eleanor Black. instructor
at Goss, Hollow. aboUt%Gyc miles from st,
Johnsbury, the distinction Of being the
best rural school teacher in Caledonia
county. if not in the state. Miss Black ar
ranged for u concert, the proceeds of
which were enough to pay for the lunches,
Hiram NJ. Mott, WHO died Saturday
afternoon at his hOmeain Syracuse, n. Y,
from apoplexy was formerly of ST. Adams.
lie came to that city several wears ago and
studied law and was admitted to the Yer
mont bar. He was 1he first referee in
bankruptcy in Franktin county. Mr.. Mott
was active in the founding of the Frank
lin County Gazette. From that city he
went to Syracuse. wilrre at the time of
his death he was brief maker for u large
legal firm. ~
Mrs. +. j. Manchester of Cornwall re
Gently discovered a strange waterfowl in
her back yard. No one in the vicinity had
ever seen "a similar bird before aud the
folks out that way are still in Il q%uandary
regarding the strangers identity. Gray in
color and the size of a duck. the unusual
fowl had a long sharp bill and legs 50
small they seemed not legs at all. The
feet We're webbed. 1t was unable to rise
from the ground and died the day follow
ing its appearance. 49,
e. Il. Cole of Pawiet. breeder of fancy
cattle and owner of q large farm. was
arrested Friday. chaEged with Shipping
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in violation of federal statutes. 1t is
understood that the complaint came from
the authorities at Washington. Mr.. Cole
waived examination s8nnd was released
under $500 bail for appearance in United
States district court. 4Ie was in the limes
light a short time aga when there was Il
question as tn the methods he used in
testing cattle for butterfat.
John Fuller of Huntington acted as the
only bearer at the funeral of a dog who
lost his life in chasing an automobile at
the corner of Pine and Kings streets of
that city Thursday night. Mr.. Fuller
gathered up the dog. (which was a cGllies
. and placed him in a wooden casket which
once had been a soap box. The remains
We're inferred in Mr.,tFuller's cemetery
which already contains more than 100
former pets in the way of dogs. besides
thousands of cats. Pets turn to nuisanceS
faster than anything else and Mr.. Fuller
nearly every day is seen bringing to his
home bags filled with eats.
Alany places are not as fortunate AZ st.
Adams in regard to their ice crop. but that
city need have no fear Of any ice shortage
this summer for the harvesting Of ice. l.
to Is inches thick. has been in progress
at the Fisher lee c0~iRpany'S plant for the
past two weeks. I(N,Ia& dhiS J1is&tIe
company has filled halt &c its own Tee
han@ (which holds = 10O tons hacfJag 10