The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-30


medal by the American Jersey Cattle club
are Gedney Farm Girls Oxford and Gam
boge Whites Majesty. J. G. Rowland Of
Quechee is the owner. Gedney Farm
Girls Oxford was a consistent prize win
ner on the Island of Jersey previous to
being imported.
The buildings recently built at St Al
! bans by John Warren of Cabot were
totally destroyed by fire last Thursday.
the cause of which remains a mystery.
His pet horse. which he had owned for
several years. was burned and all the con
tents Of the h0uSc. also about 20 cords Of
wood and a quantity of lumber.
/ Dust is causing accidents in highways
this early in the season. {. II. Shengrand
of En0shurg claims in report made To
the secretary of state that when be passed
a car on the night Of the 18th he ran
into dust and then into a buggy on ~"
other side that carried no lights. The
team was smashed and the driver. George
4 Raymond. was hurt.
\ sawmill in Hyde Park. owned by
Gates X Morrow, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday and practically nothing was
saved. Some 10000 feet of lumber was in
the mill and burned, but logs in the yard
were saved. There was only $1,000 in
surance. 1t Is probable that the mill will
not be rebuilt. but portable mill will be
installed to saw out the logs
Sergaant-at-ArmS -. !. Dwinell began
Tuesday one of the most notable improve
mcntS about the state house grounds for
years. The broken down and dilapidated
iron fence between the state library build
ing and the capitol grounds was taken
down. Many of the picllets of the fence
already had rusted off and nothing but
self respect for the state held them to-
gethcr in most places.
John Cattanach. while driving his auto
mobile on lower State street at Montpelier
Wednesday evening backed into the
around. There is a 15-foot drop at that
point from the road to the field, and that
the machine stayed right side up is a Won
der. Mr.. Cattanach was not injured and
the machine was but little damaged.
St Johnsbury business men who have
recently suffered from burglaries and
those who think automobile driving there
is carried out in Il careless way have be
sought the board of trustees to appoint
another patrolman. He will be supplied
with motorcycle and his duties primarily
will be as traffic officer. his station to be
at the corner of Railroad street and East
ern avenue, st. Johnsbury's busiest cor
ner. \ st. JOhnShury man will be ap-
pointed to the position.
II. +. Bremen of the agricultural de-
partment has been in Bellows Falls.
where he assisted in the organization of
a creamery company in that village. Ar
tiCles of association were filed with the
secretary of state. The capital stock is
100000 and the papers are signed by
many persons in that section. 1t is hoped
to bring many farmers into the organiza-
tion from the towns surrounding Bellows
Falls. The meeting to complete the or
ganiZation will take place on May II.
The shop of the house of correction in
Rutland. which probably will not be
needed when the women prisoners at
Windsor are transferred back to Rutland
is to be used as Il storage place for about
30 motor vehicles of various kinds which
the United States government has given
the First Vermont regiment. National
Guard. for use in case quick mobilization
of the regiment should be necessary. Capt.
Leonard F. Wing of Company \ of Rut-
land has been notified that the 20 motor
vehicles have been ordered shipped By
train to him. The machines Include all
kinds of cars and trucks for TRANSPORTING
men and equipment as well as field kitch-
ems and ambulanccS.