The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-12
VERMONT NEWS.

Charles Bandy of Passumpsic has
grown a guinea bean that weighs II
pounds is 40 inches long and 16 inches
in circumference in the largest place. 1t
grew on a trellis ike an ordinary climb
ing cucumber and'is of the same light
green color.
1t is believed that Burlington has the
oldest commercial traveller, counting
years of continuous service, in Vermont.
He is Michael c. Berry, president of the
Berry-Hall Co. of College street. de be-
gan 10 sell goods on the road 40 years
ago and is in his list year, still at it.
Waterbury village narrowly escaped
fire which might have swept all the
business section early Tuesday morning.
livery stable on Stowe street was
destroyed. The recent rains and the
efforts of the Waterbury fire department
kept the fire from spreading.
Allen d. Smith of Waterbury was sen
fenced to term of three TO seven years
in states prison at Windsor and as
sessed a fine of $50 for forgery by Judge
Frank L. Fish in Washington county
court Tuesday. Smith pleaded guilty.
The charges contained a number of diff
ferent counts for notes forged by Smith,
aggregating about $4,000.
Endorsement by both the Republican
and the Democratic city committees was
given Tuesday night to John w. Cor
don for the position of city representa-
tive. thus making his chances for cleo
ton on Nov. Z the more probable The
Democratic endorsement of Mr.. Gordon
Tor city representative was made on the
provision that the Republican city COM
snittee endorse Democratic candidate
Cor the office at the election two years
hence.
The Miles Block Co. of Barre has
taken an appeal to the state tax com
missioner from the action of the Barre
board of civil authority as to the quad
rennial appraisal of the property of the
said company. The valuation on the
Miles (granite 'front.' block was raised
by the assessors from $4,000 to S62.-
800 The company appealed TO the board
of civil authority and the appeal was dis
missed
Walter NJ. Boggs, commercial sales
man selling automobile supplies. who
save an address of Stanford, Conn, was
held up and robbed of 5000 on the high
way between Bakersfield and Fletcher
station Monday night. Boggs was driv-
ing his machine along the highway when
he was attacked by two men who forced /
him TO stop at the point of a revolver.
They demanded all his money. After he
gave them 5000 they allowed him to con-
tnue his journey. !
Miss Lille Hall has resigned her po- |
sition as district nurse for the Vermont |
tuberculosis association in the Mont |
pelier district, to take effect Oct. 16. 1t |
is understood at the headquarters Office /
that Miss Hall is planning to go West |
this winter. No successor to Miss Hall |
will be appointed until after the sale of |
known how much can be depended upon
in the way of funds.
The lease for the use of the Fifeld !,
house on State street in Montpelier for I
the occupancy of some of the state de
partments during the legislature has been
signed by Sergeant-at-Arms ID. J. Dwin-
departments will not be moved for some
time yet. The lease runs for year. but
either party has the option of cancelling,
after the session of the legislature ter
by giving 30 days notice in
writing.
Government engineers are making
survey for permanent road work on the
main highway between White River
Junction and Barre from Foxville
through Royalton and East Bethel to
the Randolph town line, a distance of
about four miles. This will be federal
Job, it is supposed. This is one of the
most travelled roads in Vermont and in
,ludes a strip of about a mile where four
ieaths from automobile accidents have
occurred. sA5sis
Frank Il. Dawley of Montpelier is to
receive shipment of wild rice to be
town at Groton pond in order to pro
luce natural feed for wild ducks and
,ther migratory birds, the supply being
secured through Fish and Game Com
H. F. Sheldon. Mr. Dawley
las received letter from the shipper at
Seene, Ont. informing him that the
hipment had started by express, and
irving him instructions how to plant the =
ice. which after once sown in shallow
sections of the pond spreads rapidly and
provides excellent feed