Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-08-04
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Louis Taggart of Ashland, Mass, died
Aug. of lockjaw caused by toy pistol wound
received July t. He suffered terribly for 20
days.
The deaths in New York for the week
ending last Saturday noon reached the appall
ing number of 1917 A larger number of
deaths in a single week has not been recorded
for ten years. The deaths for the day num-
bered 2lS. One-third of the victims were
infants, who succumbed to cholera infantum
due to the heat.
Guy Smith, aged -, on trial at st. Louis
for killing his father, told the story of the
crime in court last Saturday, and was found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
Sixty freight cars were burned in COLI
sion on the Lake Shore road near South Bend,
Ind, Tuesday, and some tramps who were on
the train say that seven Of their companions
were burned up.
"A forest fire has been raging near Mana
hawkin, N. j., for the past week, and is still
burning. Thousands of acres of woodland
and cedar swamp have been destroyed at loss
of over 100000.
"A water spout and sudden floods at Mil
lersburg, o., Monday, swept away many
bridges and some buildings, and drowned num-
bers of live stock on the bottom lands. In
Kentucky heavy rains are reported, and much
damage has been done by overhowed streams.
1t is rumored in New York that the bust
ness of A. II. Stewart 4 Co., under the same
name, is to be continued by son of Judge
Hilton and several of the employees, Mrs.
Stewart being unwilling that the name aud
business should disappear during her life.
The 'closing out sales of the concern have
been enormously profitable.
Jesse James widow is said to be making
restitution, as far as possible, of the ''porta-
BILE property" left behind by that noted rob
Der; and Philadelphia drummer testifes to
receiving from her by express a gold watch
which Mr.. James persuaded out of his pocket
by means of pistol two years ago.
For a week forest fires have been raging
in northern Michigan, though not nearly to
the extent of those of last year. Rains have
now practically extinguished them, except on
! the west side of Tawas lake and north of Will
bur, where pine timber and cedar are still
| burning.
Forest fires which had been burning for
a week on Cape God were extinguished last
| Sunday, after burning over an area of about
three miles.
Mrs. John White of Nashua, N. H., aged
| 81, attempted to build a fire in a cooking stove
with kerosene oil, holding the can in one hand
and lighted match in the other. An explo-
sion took place, her clothes were set on fire,
and she was terribly, perhaps fatally, burned.
-Four of Barnum's elephants escaped from
their keepers Wednesday night, and created
great excitement in the southern part of the
city. Patrick Ryan and wife were knocked
down by ono of the elephants, and the former
WAS fatally hurt. Several other persons were
hurt in getting away from the beasts
A severe rain storm visited portions Of
Wisconsin yesterday which was particularly
destructive 10 property in and near Milwau
kee.
1t was thought that George X. Proctor
q wealthy citizen of Salem, Mass, died las
week of paralytic shock, and the attendant
upon the Masonic funeral ceremonies wert
shocked when the coroner entered and re
moved the body to the mOrgue, But an au
topsy revealed a bullet hole in the back o
the head, and a search in the dead mans Gel
lar resulted in the discovery of the pisto
which fired the ball. An investigation is il
progress.
-Hecker's Touring mills, eight stories j
height, New York city, were burned, witt
surrounding property, ON Monday morning
The loss was 81 600, 900. The flames she
through the great building almost as thong
it had been gunpowder factory, and stream
ed above the burning building to the heigh
of 100 feet, presenting grand and apalln
spectacle.