Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

TRAGIC AFFAIR AT NORWOOD, MASS AN OLD
MAN SHOT AND KILLED FOR A BURGLAR.
DIR. Jarvis Gay, veterinary surgeon and
highly respected citizen of Norwood, Mass
was shot by George Edmunds and instantly
killed under most distressing circumstances
about one o'clock last Monday morning. DIR.
Gay, who was 7S years old and very deaf.
was returning from Canton last Sunday night
and, losing his way in the darkness, stopped
at Edmunds' house, place once owned by
him, to learn his whereabouts. He knocked
vigorously at the door and Edmunds lifting
window, asked what was wanted. DIR. Gay
did not hear the question and gave no an
swer, but continued rafting at the door, NOV
ing about on the piazza and showing an occa-
sional flash from his lantern. The inmates
of the house believed him burglar, and Ed
munds finally brought his gun to the window
and discharged its contents into the old mans
chest. Edmunds did not think he had shot
the man and did not discover the dead body
till daylight next morning. He ia overcome
with grief and has offered himself for arrest,
but the friends of DIR. Gay believe that the
shooting was accidental and do not desire Ed
munds' arrest. He is q well-liked citizen of
80 years, and makes the following statement:
81 went to the sitting-r room, window of
which opened on the driveway at the side of
the house, and going up to the window, saw
light near the corner of the house, and as
it disappeared and then appeared again every
few moments, 1 took it to be a dark lantern.
l thought this meant the presence of bur-
glars sure, and showed the end of the gun
through the glass and pulled the trigger.
Everything was still after the report of the
gun, and as my little boy said he heard some
one running down the road toward Canton,
supposed 1 had frightened the burglar away,
which was my intention when fired. My
father and mother have lived here alone for
some time, and only moved in with them
two days ago, and I supposed it was nm at
tack on them"
- Patrick Connor's 14-years-old son, Henry,
was carried over the dam at Shelburne Falls,
Mass, last Friday, and drowned.
The knitting company's buildings at Glas-
tonbury, Ct, were burned Wednesday, the
fire taking from picker. Loss, $50, 600 to
$4,000.
Nearly $500 immigrants landed at Castle
Garden Monday. The Garden authorities are
embarrassed by the daily arrival of Russian
Jews, 1900 of whom have come since last
week Thursday, and they have telegraphed
the European commissioners that no more
can be cared for at present. 1t is almost i'm
possible to find employment for those already
here on account of the general prejudice
against the race. Forty were sent back to
Europe Saturday rs incurably vicious and
idle and 40 more Monday on the same grounds.
The creditors of the Mechanics Bank of
Newark having been paid seventy-fve cents
on the dollar, and having given receipts in
full for all claims, the bank will be reGstab-
lished with a capital of $300,OOO
-Seventy-fve people have been poisoned
at Adrian, Mich, by eating certain brand OF
cheese, none, however, fatally. Microscopic
examination shows the cheese to DO filled
with some unrecognized parasites
The schooner Massasoit from Gloucester
for st. John struck an iceberg Friday night
aud all sank. All the crew were saved in
dories, except three brothers named Graves
and two men named Barry and Naus.
Last weeks timber fires in Wisconsin,
although now extinguished by rains, did worse
execution than the fires of 1871. Some of
the best pine forests in the state were burned
over.
About 40 Sioux students at Carlisle, Pa,
who had completed O three years course, re-
turned last week to their homes in Dakota.
Secretary Teller and wife attended the gradu.
ating exercises of the Indian school, and were
present at the marriage of Blahdlend Doan-
moe, formerly student, now an assistant in
the school, to Laura Poneadleina, both Kio.
was.
Ahtio 10 BTohl bAClloASht VIZ OaNAAJ
Grove pa oil field over the opening of the
Anchor CompAnys second well. A six-houl
gauge shows that the we'll is gushing 2, 49,
barrels day. The original GAG well and the
Murphy well have both been drilled deeper,
and are now gushing about 2,400 barrels q
day. These, with the Anchor well previously
opened, and doing 800 barrels, make teta
daily production from four wells of between
5000 and 10, 900 barrels per day.
The mining exposition building now il
course of construction at Denver, Colorado
IL in the form of a cross, 500 feet long and 9lC
feet wide, with a dome over the centre and {
tower at each of the eight corners Itislocatet
four miles from Denver, and is connected will
hecity by circular railroad and broad ave
nuefor carriage driving The corner ston'
was laid May 2, and the building is to be
completed July 10. Tie exhibition will b.
open August LIST, and remain open unit
Oct. l. The building is to remain and b.
used for a permanent museum. BesideI
minerals, there will be show OF other pro
auctions of that section of the country, agri
cultural, manufacturing, etc. q,