Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-24

The prohibition vote in Ohio last week was
about ., 800. Last year it was S,362, and in
1880 1922.
"A shocking double tragedy occurred at
Lacrosse, Wis, on Thursday evening of last
week. The Republicans we're having a rally,
and as the leader, f. A. Burton, was arrang
ing the torch bearers in the procession a man
known as "Scotty" stepped up, drew a re-
volver, and shot him dead. The assassin was
Immediately arrested and taken to jail, but
the Jail was soon broken into by the crowd,
the sheriff and his aids overpo wered, Scotty
taken from his CELL dragged to a tree and
hung. "An old grudge" is given as the reas-
on for Burton's murder.
A bootblack 10 years old has been arrest
ed at st. Louis on his confession that he was
one of the six boys who lighted the fire
which resulted IN the disastrous lumber. yard
conhagration at Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 6.
The engine, baggage car and the FIRST
coach of a CINCINNATI Eastern train went
through bridge and fell 80 feet into East
Fork river near Batavia, o., last Friday night.
Forty-five persons were on the train at the
| time and many made miraculous escapes,
several leaping to the stream below. The
engineer and fireman were the only ones
killed outright
j. r. Williams, superintendent of a Sun
day. school in Lincoln, Neb, has absconded
| with 1927, 900 borrowed of friends, of the
church, Sunday school, temperance and pc.
| litical circles He was st. John elector.
"A negro boy, who had been out hunting,
instantly killed two little negro girls neal
Nolensville, Tenn, Sunday night They at
tempted to scare him by falling upon theil
knees and giving vent to all kinds of unearth'
| ly noises. The boy, having become thor
| l. -. Il no The
only response was groans, and he immediate
ly shot them.
The system of electric lighting for Hell
Gate was tried Monday night for the frs
time with complete success. The nine cleo
trio lights of the new lighthouse lighted VI
the whole region as brilliantly as daylight
| The electric machinery will all be duplicated
to guard against accidents.
An order has been issued from polio
headquarters at Chicago for the arrest of al
women found in the streets wearing Mothe
Hubbard dresses
"A coke oven in West Virginia caved il
Monday night and three men were cremated
The Tichborne claimant was releases
from prison in London on Monday, with
ticket of leave requiring him to report month
ly by letter.
When the cashier of the Chemung bank
Elmira, N. Y, opened the vault Monda y
with lighted candle in his banda gas eXplo
sion occurred which blew him across thu
room against counter; every window in tn
bank was blown out, the office door shattere
aud the lock torn of. The gas had evident
" been left turned on IN the vault since Sal
urday night, and had smothered itself out.
The village of Carthage in northern Me-
York was practically wiped out by disai
trous fire on Monday. The FIRE broke out a
II O'Clock in the morning and burned unit
night when there were not dwellings enoug
left TO shelter the inhabitants. The mani
featuring industries of the village, whic
we're its main stay, are ruined and the tot
loss is at least $500, OOO The number Q
buildings destroyed is nearly 200, ineludin
the school houses and churches.