10 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1903
Page
1
A brief notice advertises sale of a 22 acre farm in a small village with a good house and barns, fine meadow land and abundant fruit. Describes suitable home and school privileges. Includes sparse details and a single location context.
Thaye introduces a fresh Spring millinery assortment with carefully selected wares from city markets. Customers are invited to visit the shop to see the new lines and find styles to suit every taste.
Montpelier dispatch from the Springfield Republican reports Vermont politics heating up as governors and senator seats loom. Three candidates C J Boll Robert J Kimball and Henry C Ide emerge with Ide favored for experience and stature. Prohibition and local option splits complicate the GOP stance while Carroll Will eyes Proctor’s Senate seat and provokes a potential legislative showdown.
Rollin Janes a Northfield Mass youth died instantly when a bridge struck him as he rode atop a car near Norwich with Edward O Keefe early last week. O Keefe escaped injury as the car passed under the bridge. Survived by a widowed mother and five brothers and three sisters. Funeral held Tuesday.
The Middlebury board granted licenses for the Aitchison house and hotel Logan costing 40 dollars each. Burlington applications were heard with objections by Rev. G W Morrow over the Sherwood house. Worcester town voted for a license but none were pursued. Pownal faced license voting disputes and commissioner turnover. Two licenses are planned to be issued despite legal challenges.
State veterinary inspectors tested Vernon cattle, killing 13 cows from A Lunkleo’s herd for tuberculosis and two more from Wright’s herd. Several other herds will be tested. Wright’s milk supply is praised for cleanliness. Nahum Bemis of Chester, a Civil War veteran, died after an accident near a brook, his body later found by traps hunter Giddings.
The Windham county term opened in Newton with Judge Love and Munson presiding. Many jury trials were settled or continued. Ellis cases from Brattleboro were held open for later trial over defendant bail concerns. Doolittle v Barnes trespass began, detailing timber cutting disputes near Vernon railroad station and contested cord wood versus standing timber values.
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