Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-04-06
VERMONT NRWa.

A half witted man named Smith, 40, was
found frozen to death between Barre and
Orange last Saturday. He left Barre Wed
nesday afternoon to walk to Orange
The Methodist parsonage at Tinmouth.
occupied by Rev. George C. Thomas, was
burned last week.
L L. Woodforth of westfield claims to be
the champion lumberman this winter, as he
and his two sons, Harland and Dan, have cut
and drawn distance of three miles, 1856
logs, making 100, 900 feet of lumber.
The Rutland marble dealers would seem
to have bitten their own noses off. They
formed pool last winter and run the prices
of marble up, dividing the orders. Now the
western dealers have held a convention and
voted not to buy of the pool and the members
are said to be short of orders, while two little
outside concerns have all the business they
can attend to.
A young man named Osler died at Rich
ford Sunday from the effects of swallowing
lead shots taken to cure boils.
Thomas Kelley, farmer aged 3G years,
was killed near Manchester depot last Sstur-
day While at the depot after freight his
horses became frightened and ran up the rail
road track In attempting to get into the
wagon his foot caught on the tug hook Of the
whifiietree and he fell, and was dragged I'M
der the wagon nearly one-fourth OF mile,
his body being badly manged
The second session of the Mary Fletcher
hospital training school for nurses will open
at the hospital on Tuesday, May lst and con-
tnuo four weeks.
AT the late town meeting in Essex, the
town voted to celebrate the Tooth anniversary
of the towns settlement and appointed a
committee to make the necessary arrange
ments The celebration will be held on the
day of the od-time annual fTeeman's meet
ing'-the first Tuesday in September.
Lawyer Guy G. Noble of st. Adams is
now able to attend to business, and last Satur-
day, for the first time since his accidental
shooting, he went out of town. He has lost
considerable of his svoirdupios, but otherwise
is in good health and spirits. His many
friends tender him warm congratulations on
his restoration to social and business circles.
Brady Barlow wishes it understood that
it was business interests aud not disgruntle-
ment over the tax law which caused his re-
moyal to Montreal.
The execution of Mrs Meaker last Fri
day leaves the state without victim for the
gallows on its hands. There are at present
no alleged murderers on trial or convicted
murdersrs awaiting execution. Horace Plum
ly and Almon Meaker are commuted ''lifers,
who are serving the state at Windsor, and
Matthew McCaffrey has been recently re-
manded to the insane asylum at Brattleboro,
be being acquitted of the charge Of murder
by reason of insanity. Vermont has hanged
about dozen murderers in almost as many
years, and has made a reputation for doing it
decently and in order. 1t is to be hoped that
no occasion will arise for many years for an
other execution in Vermont. The gallows on
which Mrs. Meaker was executed was first US
ed 1864. 1t has been packed away, and the
rope which hanged the last four condemned
murderers is again hung up by Sheriff AIMS
den in his office as a standing menace to law
breakers. Journal despatch.