Freight train derailment near Bellows Falls injures none
A mixed freight split from a Bellows Falls Rutland line at 6 30 Monday morning rolled down a 30 foot embankment two miles north of the town. Thought cause is a loose wheel or broken truck. No injuries reported. A tobacco growers convention will be held in Springfield Mass on Tuesday to discuss reform of handling and marketing by the Coon Valley Tobacco Growers corporation with addresses by New England figures and a plan of organization.
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Gila” Ball
Springfield
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Valley Tobacco Growers’ Corporation
New
H. L. Waterman
Fiver
Board of Health
Howe and Kelley Plan Readsboro Dam and Power Plant
W. J. Howe of Readsboro and E. W. Kelley of Providence plan a dam at the foot of Howe pond and an electric system utilizing 800 feet of fall to generate about 2000 power for Readshoro and the upper Deerfield valley, feeding toward North Adamy.
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Readsboro
E. W. Kelley
Providence
Mass
Howe Pond
Readshoro
Deerfield Valley
Adamy
Westminster road widened by three rods opposite local churches
At Tuesday meeting of the court commissioners Bo and M railroad representatives and Westminster selectmen decided a highway three rods wide must be provided in the Westminster road opposite the Church Weston and Corlew places A meeting will be held at the probate office on April 28 to hear damages questions.
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Bo & M
Railroad
Westminster
Westminster Road
Weston and Corlew
Manley Hurt by Colt in East Dummerston Barn
P W Manley of East Dummerston suffered severe bruises after entering a colt stall by mistake. The frightened animal knocked him down and trampled him Saturday night, confining him to bed with no serious outcomes expected.
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P. W. Manley
East Dummerston
Mr. Manley
Rockingham Town Wins Damages Dispute Over Electric Road
The supreme court affirms the county court ruling in Fairbank v Rockingham. Damages awarded total 2.5 percent plus 86000 for removal from the street. Town liable for any further electric road damages.
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Supreme Court
Chilaon C. Fairbank Et Aliva
Rockingham
Larceny Charge Against Stancliff Pleads Guilty in Wilmington
Stancliff son of Frank Stancliff faced Warren R. Boyd in Wilmington on larceny charges for taking over 100 books from the village schoolhouse and stealing money. He pled guilty to both counts and was fined with costs totaling over 3, paid by his father.
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Loone. Stancliff
Frank Stancliff
Warren KR. Boyd
Wilmington
Charles C. Clark
Sawyer Injured Moving Lumber At Halifax Mill
Jeremiah Sprague of Jacksonville, employed by W. B. Warren as a sawyer, suffered a serious leg injury when a car of lumber moved on the track caused him to fall between the timbers at the Halifax mill Saturday. He was removed from the mill and is bedridden at Mr. Warren's residence.
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Jeremiah Sprague
Jacksonville
W. B. Warren
Halifax
Sprague
Mr. Worren
Austin Riceslack Hamilton Fight Declared Draw in Narrow Bout
The 15 round 126 pound match at North Walpole Thursday night ended in a draw. The early rounds were even with rapid exchanges in the final three, both fighters staying on their feet as referee W L Crowley of Hartford, Conn, rendered the verdict.
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Austin Riceslack
Hamilton
Fall Mountain
North Walpole
W. L. Crowley
Hartford
Rockingham Vote Falls Short in February Referendum
In Rockingham on February 3 the town did not surpass the required majority by eight votes. Claims circulated that liquor interests in North Walpole NH influenced voters using money and liquor. The Crescent Bottling Co offers 1000 to the hospital fund as proof of any company influence related to the vote.
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Rockingham
North Walpole
New Hampshire
Crescent Bottling Co
Hospital Fund
When Knighthood Was in Flower serial by the Reformer
The Reformer announces the serial of Charles Major's novel When Knighthood Was in Flower about Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor. Dramatic, praised in New York with Julia Marlowe as Mary Tudor, the work will follow the conclusion of the current serial The Plunderers. Subscribe to read the opening chapters.
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Charles Major
Charles Brandon
Mary Tudor
Henry VIII
New York
Julia Marlowe
Ths
Brattleboro Town Report Shows Liabilities Rise From Bridge Loan
Brattleboro voters review the annual town report for the year ending February 1, detailing a liability rise of 81,000 due to a temporary Connecticut River bridge loan. The report notes a reduced town treasury balance, a liquor agency sales surge to 15,127.80 with a profit of 11,101.54, and a town house deficit of 880.78. Selectmen propose a 30 cent tax. grand list stands at 140,730 with school district tax set separately.
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Brattleboro
Conterticut River
Lquor
Selectmen
Town House
Marlboro
Main Street
Wilder Farm
Cutting Farm
Elliot Street
Bridge Commissioners
Town Report Highlights Road Work and Library Growth
The annual review notes heavy spring rains and floods causing washouts, with costs for river ice gorge removal and bridge work. It cites gravel road improvements, top-dressing Main Street, and planned gravel bed purchases. Library holdings rise to 12 020 volumes, with 15 700 volumes issued. funding pressures and insurance noted. Public schooling broadens, Brattleboro Academy support continues, and health officials urge sewer connections amid isolated disease cases.
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Dummerston
Eames
Thomas Place
Main
Washington, Chase
South Manin
Nei Hboring
Elevator accident injures Windham hotel owner in Bellows Falls
Landlord Darwin Ryder, 83, of Hotel Windham, suffered severe injuries after becoming entangled in an elevator between the cage and wall on the hotel’s third floor. He was wedged and had to be freed as woodwork was cut away. Ryder, one of the state’s oldest hotel operators, opened Hotel Windham last spring after directing Addison hotel in Middlebury for three years.
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Darwin Ryder
Windham
Bellows Falls
Hie Aden
Ryder
Addison
Middlebury
Brattleboro Votes On Liquor Control System Next Tuesday
Brattleboro residents will decide by ballot whether to allow licenses under the local option law or to prohibit liquor sales. The town meeting will end by 3 PM with voters marking yes for licenses or no for prohibition. The article notes growing support for a licensed system tested for a year and mentions related town business on road commissioners and library privileges for non residents.
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Brattleboro
Con- Brattleboro
Wes
Board of Selectmen
Prescott 8
Vermont unions unite as 15,000 members eyed at state conference
Vermont labor groups form a state union aiming to cover about fifteen thousand workers across Vermont. B F Healey of Barre is named president with C E Jones So Burlington and J E Dervin Rutland as vice presidents. Rutland hosts six recent strikes as employers seek to curb unions. C T McKean of Rutland acts as treasurer. Women’s groups report 69 corps and 2804 members statewide as G A R encampment in Rutland draws 200 veterans and W B R C sessions.
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Boston
Vermont
New York
Washington
Ethan Allen
Nathan Hale
Rutland
W. BR. C
William M. Olin
Massachusetts
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Burlington
B. F. Healey
Barre
C. E. Jones
J. E. Dervin
L. C. Ahrens
Brattleboro
O. F. Bourke
St. Albans
L E. Stafford
C. T. Mc
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