Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-06-24
NEWS ITEMS.

Til irty-fve persons were poisoned at
Decatur, Ga, on Tuesday by eating chicken
salad, some of the ingredients of which had
been made in brass kettle.
The Great Eastern is to be sold at auc-
ton next October.
"A fire swept over some 1850 acres of
wheat and other grain at MERGED, CAL, on
Wednesday, destroying everything in its
course, including many farm houses, barns
and much farming machinery.
"A party overpowered the Deputy Sheriff
at Grand Haven, Mich, on Wednesday and
obtained the keys of the cell occupied by a
murderer but while they we're inside the
sheriffs wife locked the doors, rang the fire
alarm bell, and brought to her aid a party of
citizens, and thus frustrated the plans of the
would-be avengers.
An east-bound train on the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio railway, when about
- miles from Cleveland on Wednesday struck
buggy in which were riding Thomas Gar
field, uncle Of President Garfield, and Mrs
Alonzo Arnold, sister of Dr. Boynton and
cousin of the President Thomas Garfield
was killed, and Mrs. Arnold was hurt, how
badly does not yet appear. Mr.. Garfield was so
years old.
The remains Of q man have been found in
Pembroke, N. Y, 1lmiles from Batavia, which
are believed to be those of William Morgan,
the exposer of Masonry, whose abduction
raised so much excitement, 80 years ago. A
ring marked W. NJ, was found with these re-
mains and paper in metallic box, contain
ing illusions to Masonry and to Henry Brown
who was prominent in the affairs of that time
Only few words could be deciphered, but
these were significant.
1t is stated that the citizens purse of a
quarter of n million dollars to Gen. Grant will
not be paid to him until the return of Mr..
Geo. Jones from Europe in September.
-Methodists all over the world are inter-
ested in their ecumenical conference which
will meet in London, England September
1923 of this year and which will be one of
the most important religious gatherings of
the decade. 1t will be composed of 400 del
egates, representing all branches of Metho-
dism in all parts of the world. Two hun
dred will go from this side of the globe to
meet 200 from the other side. In America
alone there are 10 different Methodist bodies.
These will all have a part in this conference,
and it will be the first time they have ali
come together.
While the Russians are Prosecuting the
Jews, the French are turning their attention
to the Italians. Anti-Italian riots have occur
red at Marseilles, resulting in the death of sew
en- or more persons, the wounding of II, and
the arrest of 125 Others
In Patterson, N. j., where the authori-
ties are trying to enforce the law against beer
and liquor selling on Sunday, the saloon keep
ers retaliated last Sunday by attempting the
enforcement of the "blue law" which impos-
es fine for doing any work on Sunday, and
so complaints for the violation of that law
were entered.
"A remarkably heavy thunder storm visit
ed Baltimore on Monday. Over two inches
of rain fell in half an hour, the sewers were
burst in many places, and streets torn up.
The Washington monument at the ma
tional capital reached height of exactly POO
feet on Tuesday.
The first arrival of new-crop wheat from
Virginia was sold on change at Baltimore on
Tuesday 1t was from Northumberland and
sold for $1.25.
The latest Sir Roger Tichborne turns up
at San Francisco He tells a careful and
plausible tale, but whether he is the real Itch
borne heir, or a very adroit swindler, remains
TO be seen. If he is what he claims to be,
his story will be very much stranger than any
writer of fiction would venture to frame.
"A fire at Tombstone, Arizona, Wednesday
night, left 800 people homeless and destroyed
about $3.50, 900 worth of property. Whiskey
was the cause.