The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-07
VERMONT NEWS.

EIGN1O1N NE -.
Charles L. nolton, Ga, a lifelong resi-
lent and prominent citizen of Mortified,
lied Friday at his home there. He is
:urvived by a son. Edward NJ. HoltOn.
Myron ]. Hill. 30. for 20 years line
brennan for the Montpelier & Barre Light
md Power Co, died Saturday in Mont
'elier Of heart disease. lie had been in
}oor health for two years and had not
worked for several months. He was born
II Waterbury.
Mrs. w. ]. Gaffney, who with her hus-
and. was injured on the toboggan slide
turing the winter carnival at Chester
ONE weeks ago, is still in - hospital in
are of Il specialist, who has found
'eriouS spinal injuries. 1t Will be several
months before she will be able to walk.
The operators license of Eugene
Northrop of Wallingford has been re-
5oked by Secretary of State Harry \.
Black and no license is TO be issued to
rim until after March ,, 1923. He was
pnvictcd i'm Rutland city court on March
Of operating a car while under the in
!uences Of intoSicatingN AqRar4
The butter tub and sugar pail shop of
:. ID. Griswold of Jeffcrsonville was prac-
ically destroyed by fire early Saturday
morning, Most of the machinery of the
liant was destroyed. The loss is par
tally covered by insurance. The origin
f the fire is believed to have been a spark
.aused by lathe friction, which set fire to
come wood, during the momentary alb
sence of 4 workman.
Charles Z. McHugh, II. formerly of
rutland, committed suicide Sunday morn
ng By leaping from a fifth story window
f the Hotel Trojan, Fourth avenue. Troy.
y. y His act was seen by a number of
lasSersby. He was taken to the Troy
ity hospital. where he died about an hour
alter. lie i survived by his wife, who
ives in Fair Haven.
Frank Beard and sister, Miss Edna
Beard, OF Orange, were surprised last
Thursday evening by 100 of their friends,
Who entered their home for a social eve
ling. Mr.. Beard and Miss Beard were
presented with two handsome chairs and
l sun of money. Miss Beard was the
irst woman to be elected to the Vermont
legislature. She represented Orange in
he legislature of 1920-21.
Nearly 80 names of Burlington resi-,
IentS are affixed to a petition asking
resident Harding and congress to recog-
1iZe the present government of Greece.
The local petition is to be forwarded to
A~tlantis, the foremost American daily
newspaper printed in Greek, and will
'Orm part Of a mammoth petition which
Don will be sent to Washington. The
James on the burlington petition include
ity officials. prominent business men,
physicians. lawyers, college professors
md the members of the Greek colony in
his city.
Vermont Baptists are to nave a promi-
Ient part in the whirlwind campaign for
;15.000.000 which northern BaptistS
throughout the United States will take
part in between now ana April 80. This
nan is the major part OF approximately
f19.000.000 which the denomination has
determined to carry on the work of the
iScal year on both home and foreign fields.
If the $~15,000,000 Vermont Baptists have
aeen assigned a quota of SlJ9.3O4.OJ.
8aptists throughout the state are bending
very energy toward bringing the cam
)aign to a successful close.
The case against John Grunzwcie. a no
50riouS anarchist. probably will be pre-.
;ented for trial in United States court at
Burlington this week. GrunZwcig was
Drdered deported in May, 13zI. at the
ime n number of other anarchists were
ient back to their native lands. He got
Jack to the United States by stealing
ideas a stewaway On Il steamer running
nto Montreal and avoided the officers AT
port by jumping overheard when the ShiT
was about - miles from its destination
md swimming to the shore of the st
lawrence river. According to Information
now in the hands of District Attorney
V. y. Bullard, the Roumanian entered
he United States by riding the rails te
st. Adams. Grunzwcig now IS Being held
~ the officials in Buffalo, y. Y. and vii
re brought to burlington. lie was ar
rested in 1913 charged with being an an.
trchist and was found guilty. After he
lad been deported and reached Roumania
he had some difficulty with that govern
nent and moved into Greece. Then ht
made his trip to Canada.