The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-04
VERMONT news.


There are still three vacancies in the
high school faculty of Rutland and
there are more than 30 applications on
file in the office of Supt. w. w. Fairchild
for the places.
DIR. G. f. Fetter of Boston, who has
been some IL years in the federal bureau
of animal industry, has commenced work
with DIR. \. J. DeFossett in the state de-
partment of agriculture. DIR. DeFossett is
increasing his veterinary inspectors force
and DR. Fetter, who has been well yersed
in the testing of cattle, viii be of mate
rial help in reorganization OF the depart
ment.
Mrs c. G. Clarke. wife of the Congre
gational minister in Springfield, was
badly burned about the face recently
when, after lighting the gas stove to heat
the oven. she opened the oven door and
sheet of flame burst into her face. Her
glasses probably saved her eyes from in
iuries. although one eyefd was somewhat
burned, besides her neck, hair, chin and
checks. \ ncighbor heard her cries and
came to her assistance.
Judge Fred NJ Butler of Rutland ran
over 12-vear7oid boy AT West Bridge
water Monday. 4 boy OF a bicycle shot
out from behind pile of himber in front
of Judge Buffers approaching ear. Then
the boy saw the car and hoped off his
bicycle, being struck by the car before
Judge Butler could stop it. The accident
appeared to be unavoidable and for which
Judge Butler was IN no way to blame.
Many cars loaded with tourists visited
Smugglers Notch Sunday. Some remained
long enough to get caught in the shower
that came down the notch during the
afternoon and for time they were above
| the clouds with the rain tearing along
ahead of a 60-mile gale. 1t was SPLEEN
did sight for those not troubled with
timidty. Others would have given most
anything and add some old tires t.. boot
if they were at home.
The board of district highway com
missiQpers met in the highway Office at
Montpelier Friday afternoon. Wash
board roads were discussed. The state
is full of them now and the department is
to make research in an effort to find
out the cause. 1t is claimed that when
| the roads are kept damp that the wash
{ board effect will not appear. The Wiscon-
sin planer is to be tried, along with other
equipment that has not been heretofore
used.
Frank Irwin, John MacMasters and
Frederick Noyes, serving 80 days IN Wind
sor county Jail for theft of some articles
from their boarding place at Bethel, and
suspected of being members of gang of
auto bandits who had been breaking into
Central Vermont railroad stations in the
spring and early summer, have been re-
leased because no evidence is understood
to have been found to link them with the
station breaks.
/ According to information received by
Officers Baldwin and Sloan of the Mont
pelier police department they will not get
fees for work they have done outside
! Montpelier in preserving the peace be
cause of a ruling made by Benjamin
Gates, auditor of accounts, that the money
must go to the city treasury under the
provisions Of the city charter. Very
likely they win decline any call outside
the city henceforth.
Nearly all of the school superintendent
of the state, total of about 60 men and
women, are holding a two weeks annual
annual conference at the University of
| Vermont. The work taken up this week
includes a course in administration and
supervision given by Clarence III. Demp-
sey, state commissioner of education; a
thorough discussion of the course of study
for elementary schools. which is now in
press and will be issued at the beginning
of the fall term; also a discussion of the
state systems relation to the local COM
munitieS and miscellaneous subjects.
a plea of guilty was entered in Gale
donna county municipal court Tuesday by
three desperate bandits. engaged IN rum
running operations, who We're captured
| late Saturday after thrilling chase oyer
hills and along unfreqdented highways
when they we're. arraigned before Judge
| Harry Blodgett ON a charge of Illegally
transportingsint liquors through
the state. Sentence was delayed tempo
rarily. The three men were George
Savage, aged 81, of 80 Mulberry street,
Joseph Bourget. aged 20, and Stephen
Benosky, aged 20, of Whitman street, all
of Pawtueket, II. i. Savage, who admit
ted he was the owner and driver of the
car, and Bourget are veterans of the
I World war.
Sheriff Stevens of Hyde Park looked
into a Buick car. whose occupants had
stopped to Inquire the way, lifted a blan-
ket, and found booze. He lifted a quart.
The men thereHpon pushed him from the
running board and darted off. The sheriff
got in communication with Deputy Sheriff
kelly-of MoFfisville, but The men got
through AIorrisville and sped on toward