The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07
VERMONT NEWS.

VERMONT NEWS.
DIR. PhiIm f. Mellon of Middlebury has
been appointed by Governor Hartne>i
member of the board of dental examiners
for a term of five years commencing Feb.
l. 1922. to succeed himself.
Homer ThraSher. former prominent
business man of Newport. died Thursday.
He had served the village as trustee, Sc
lcctman and lister. and represented the /
town in the legislature at Montpelier IN
1890.
- Mrs. Ralph y Parker was standing |
i'm her kitchen i'm Casteton one morning
this week, making a pie, a 33calibrc hui I
let came through the window, just miss
ing her Where the bullet came from Is .
not known. but She had heard firing carrier /
i'm the forenoon.
Among seven foxes which Harry Shedd I.
of Center Rutland has trapped in the
last few weeks was one that SIX years
ago was caught when young fox by Il
farmer on Boardman hill. who put a collar
on it. Later it ran away. One OF those
shot by Mr.. Shedd had on the collar.
The Rutland railroad ON Jan. l took
charge of the union station in Burlington,
which for the last year has been under
the control of the Central Vermont. Jan.
3 the Rutland freight house, which has
been closed since the consolidation OF the
terminal at the opening of the war was
opened and T.. y. NewcOmb Will pave
charge Of it.
Automobile registrations are being
rushed through the office of Secretary of
State Harry y. Black at the rate OF ap-
lproximately 800 day with the. othce
force - in number, working untIrngly
DAYS. and many clerks return To the
Office in the night for the purpose Of get
ting out plates, licenses and chautfeurs
, driving licenses
| George Frappier. Il carpenter of Rut-
land. was seriously hurt Thursday morn
ling when he fell two stories and half to
/ the ground while ut work on roof of the
| house of Edward Naliquette. He missed
/ his footing because of the slippery roof.
slipped and grabbed hold of an eavespout.
which gave way under his weight. and
dropped to the ground. Though suffering
/ severely he remained conscious. his out
! cries summoning help. Bones in one
iankle and leg were broken.
! The poor economy. of trapping out of
season X brought out in q recent report
from Warden {. II. Atkins of Orleans
county to State Fish and Game Commits
sioner II. L. Sheldon. Warden Atkins
seized five lots of furs valued at $50, the
owners of which received substantial fines
for trapping out of season. If the trap
pers had waited until the open season.
their furs would have been worth four
times rs much because of their improved
condition. I'm addition to losing 500 IN
the furs. the law breakers lost the amount
Of their fines and their licenses for year.
Essex Junction is selected as the best
ipOSSible location for q central maple prod
Eucts warehouse for the handling Of MAJ
pie products in Vermont, in a report on
this subject by Lionel g. MuihOlland.
state marketing agent. The next best
locations in order according to the re-
port, are Swanton. Randolph, Bellows
Fails and Brattleb0r0. In selecting these
five points tn find which would be the
best Mr.. Mulholland considered the larg-
est areas Of production and nearncsS Ia
the principal markets which would reduce
back hauls" to a minimum.
The list of draft evaders for this state
has been released from the headquarters
First Corps Area. under the command OF
Major General Clarence Il. Edwards. The
list. printed appropriately on sheets Of
, yellow hue. contains the names of 33 Yer
monteTS The lists are compiled by c9un
ties and Bennington county leads viii
total of 10 names. Inc reports SNOW
: Chittenden county to have no men on I'll
dishonorable roll. The other counties o
the state I'm which draft evaders are LISTED
are Orleans with eight. Addison and Gale
: ,donia With four each, Rutland with three
and Orange with one.
Frank Quinn, . weaver employed il
North Adams. with the assistance of tin
: police in that city. Is looking for a pleas
e Incorporating stranger with whom he be
q came acquainted last Friday. Tn
stranger. who wore the United States uni
-. form. said that his name. was j. Cravei
and that he came from Bennington. n
e the new acquaintance was without funds
o Quinn took him to his room for the night
Leaving Craven to enjoy the hospitality
of the room. Quinn left town Saturda!
5 and did not return until Monday. Tn
host then found that his guest had de
d parted with 500 taken from a trnn
which Quinn had drawn from deposit il
a North Adams bank.
I Two unidentified dogs ran 4 yearlir
D doe off the Woodford mountain Wedne
dag- Hight ana killed it on Silver street
pauuinUfcu Ppniamiu i Harmon, cOun