Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-11-04
VERMONT NEWS.

TERRIBLE SUICIDE A YOUNG MAN DELIBERATE
LY BURNS HIMSELF TO DEATH.
The quiet rural town of Shrewsbury was
startled on Monday morning by the report of
the horrible and unaccountable suicide Of
Silas Wilmoth, son of Walter Wilmoth, a
well-to-do farmer of ''Shippy Hollow" of that
town. II seems the young man deliberately
incinerated himself. He left his home on
Sunday evening to go to his cousins Parker
Sanders, where he arrived about seven o'clock.
Previous to going he did his accustomed
"chores." leaving directions about winding
the clock in case he did not return that night.
He did not return and the family retired at
the usual time. He stayed at Sanders house
until ten, at which hour he left, taking his
lantern with him. He was not seen again
alive About two O'Clock on Monday morn
ing Rodney Burditt, a neighbor, discovered
that the old Wilmoth dwelling house, which
had been abandoned for the new one two
years ago, and which was in process of being
torn down, was on FIRE. The old house was
entirely consumed. The next morning human
bones and flesh were found on the cellar floor,
and there was no doubt that they were the
remains of young Wilmoth. His lantern and
an empty kerosene can which he had had fill
ed day or two previous we're found. In his
closet a long and rambling letter in explana-
ton of his suicide was found. His mind had
evidently become unhinged by dwelling on
the fear that he might become insane. His
age was Pc. He had always been robust,
healthy and cheerful.
HIGHWAY RoBBERIEs-oNE AT WEST RANDOLPH
AND ONE AT WELLS RIVER.
West Randolph is excited over the rob
berry of Charles Thurston, a prominent gro
Gerry man of that village, as he was going
home last Saturday evening, about 9:45. Mr.
Thurston was only few rods from his home
on Randolph avenue, and less than 80 rods
from the business centre of the village, when
he was met by two masked highwaymen, who
struck MIN a tremendous blow with billy
aud threw cayenne pepper at him. He struck
one with his left fist and knocked him from
the sidewalk, while the other grappled with
him from behind He hit him blow with a
light wooden money trunk, breaking of the
handle. The other now grappled with him
and all went down. While in this position
| he was badly beaten on the back Of his head.
He shouted murder, and the robbers, seizing
the trunk, fed without getting his wallet,
containing $500 which was in his inner vest
| rocket. Mr. Thurston then succeeded in
reaching his home, and medical aid was sum-
| moned All efforts to secure the robbers
! failed, aud no trace of them has been found
| In the stolen trunk were notes and valuable
| papers TO the amount of some $1,000 and
| Sl5O in specie. On the same night Fred
| Stewart of Haverhill, Mass, who is stopping
at Washington POpes, in Ryegate, when re-
| turning from Wells River was stopped by
three masked men near the dwelling house OF
Robert Nelson, and ordered to deliver up his
money. Failing to comply with their request
they proceeded to 60 through him, taking
| sixty dollars in money and his watch After
| relieving him they got into their wagon and
drove rapidly away going south. Officers
were at once put to work, but no announce
ment has been made of the arrest of the gull
ty parties.
GOLD AND SILVER IN VERMONT
The town of Plymouth, Windsor county
is greatly excited over late discoveries OF sill
YER and gold there. A company has beer
developing the mines heretofore partially
worked, and the latest reports are to the ef
feet that very rich deposits of the precious
metals have been discovered II is said tina
a vein of gold and silver bearing quartz ha
been struck, good for from one to five hun
dred dollars ton. This vein is said TO b.
from one to eight feet in width, and extend
ing to unknown depths crusher will b.
built as soon as may be, and meantime, tn
work of extending the leads already commenc
ed and taking out the rock is TO be vigorous
ly prosecuted the work being at presen
pushed night and day.
STATE SABBATH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
The following officers were elected at tn
annual meeting at Bellows Falls last week
President, @. F. Thompson, Brattleboro
vice presidents, Rev. N. F. Perry, BELOW
Falls, Henry Fairbanks st. Johnsbury re
cording- secretary, Rev. j. H. Babbitt, Swan
ton assistant secretary, j. e. Hall, BrattlS
boro state secretary and treasurer, l.. Il
Lord Burlington; railroad secretary, N. K
Brown, Burlington directors, John L. Bari
er, Brandon, II. o. Wheeler Burlington