Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-08
STATE AFFAIRS.
stolen Bank Funds Found Hidden
tu Nermone

A Massachusetts, sensation of last week
was the disappearance Of president Nc Neil
OF the Lancaster national bank, and the sub
sequent discovery that the bank had been
wrecked-stolen clean out. This mornings
papers give the following interesting revela-
lions in the matter
Detective J. NJ Dyson recovered S1G5, 900
OF the missing funds of the Lancaster Nation
al bank OF Clinton yesterday in two valises
buried under pile of rocks in Tinmouth, 10
miles from Rutland, VI. Charles II. Veo,
treasurer OF the West Rutland marble com.
pauy confessed at Lowell Wednesday after
noon that he helped Mcneil steal the funds
of the tank. They arrived in Rutland toeeth.
err last week Wednesday morning. Mcneil
took $1,000 in gold aud part of the securities
and went on to Canada. Neo tn mixing no sus.
picion would rest on him, went back to ork
at his desk. lie gave his bookkeeper, u l..
Barnum, two vallses Thursday, Dec 81, and
told him to hide them. B,rnum refused
but DIR. Nelson, president Of the West Rut-
land marble company, insisted aud he felt
obliged to do it or lose his position. That
night Barnum took team for Hlnmouth and
called on his cousin on lonely road half
mile from the village. After the visit he
| conct aled the two vali-es containing the mon.
| ey in wood 10, burying them under two feet
Of stones aud rubbish. As soon az Veo con
fessed, Detective Dyson took the train for
| Rutland, reaching there yesterday at 2.3O
A. NJ. With Chief Of Police Mead he went
TO Tinmouth in the afternoon aud found the
securities and money Us represented by Vso
BArnum was Lot All e4ted, AZ he il thought to
be innocent Of criminal intent. Dyson took
the l 1880 train last night to Boston, having
the banks funds, aud will report to Chief
Wade this morning.
The state Military HHIatOry.
IL. d.. Al. Al.
delay in the publication OF the fret volume OF
Mr.. Benedicts work has been made in order
to have it fuller and more complete. One OF
the causes has BEEN the delay in securing a
portrait OF Gen. w. T. IL. Brooks, who wa,
the first commander, and has been called the
"suthor, founder aud finsher' of the old
First Vermont Brigade Gen. Brooks died
in Alabama in 1876. His widow left that
state year or two later, and though constant
search has been conducted, and many letters
written to ind her, and to secure picture Of
the general FROM ficers who served und
! him, no trace either # Mrs. Brooks, or Of a
| portrait of Gen Brooks could be obtail ed.
! Within very few days past, and after almost
giving up all hope of success in the search,
the historian has fortunately been place d in
correspondence with Mrs. Brood 3, and has
obtained from her an excellent Photograph
| of the General, which is nov in the engrav.
possible, for the first volume of the history.
To the soldiers of the Old Brigade the pos
session of this portrait will be an ample re-
ward for waiting.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF COL. A. F. WALKER.
The Rutland Herald OF Wednesday says:
! "Col. A. F. Walker has been suffering for
three weeks with rheumatic fever which was
confined to his legs at first, and, although
giving him great pain, was not considered at
all serious. This week, however, the disease
has taken a dangerous form, affecting his
heart, 80 that his breathing is difficult and
! irregular. There WAS a consultation OF doc
tors yesterday, and the family passed an snx-
ious day, AZ his condition was such that
death was likely to come ut almost any mo-
ment. The doctors changed their treatment
and later in the day he got little sleep and
was little more comfortable, although by no
means out of danger.
Col. William II. Baxter of Barton died
Of heait disease at the Van Ness house, Bur
lington, Monday, aged 60 years. He was mar
red and for the last - years lived at White
River junction, having an office at the juno
ton house. Col. Baxter inherited a large
fortune and was tagacious business man.
He leaves large estate, consisting principal
y of property IN Michigan.
Robbie Roberts, aged niue years, son OF
Robert j. Roberts, and Hugh Roberts, aged
~ years, and Willie Roberts, aged nine
years, sons Of Robert Il. Roberts, while
skating ON Folgers pond, at West Pawlet
broke through the ice and were drowned
The warm weather of the preceding days bad
rendered the ice unsafe. The bodies were
recovered after remaining in the water about
an hour.
4. f. Jameson OF Irasburg we'll known
as an agricultural writer formerly a member
of the board OF agriculture and of the legis
lature, * lecturer of the state grange Z. Of
H., died on Monday, aged 81.
John c. Clark has been appointed cash
Ter of the First National Bank of St Johns
bury in place of George May, resigned
The banking building of the old nation
al bank of Rutland on Merchants row oppo-
site the depot has been sold to p. W. Glenn
ent for $4,000. The block will be fitted up
and occupied as a publishing house for the
Rutland Herald
The old brick Congregational church in
West Rutland was occupied for the last time
Sunday. The new church Just finished is q
handsome brick structure in modern stvle
and located in the village in much more
central place.
The name of the Rutland Review has
: been changed to the Rutland Telegram.
"A tally ho coach with family of eigh
women and children besides the driver, LEFT
Burlington New Years night for ride to
neighboring town. One of the party carried
: kerosene lantern inside for the darkness o.
the night. Suddenly the coach ran into
ditch and upset. The lamp was broken snC
the burning oil set fire to he clothing of thu
, women and children. Mrs Rsvar WAS ter
ribly burned.
Walter Hadoy, charged with murder il
shooting Edwin Hayes at Lyndonville, hA
r been released by Justice Smith on the grounC
that the shooting WAS done in selfdefence.
-NIss Mary Blnckwood Of Castleton
3 whose father was killed in the war, has jus
received check for 81 700 from the Pension
Office.
: Owen Ovens, a leading man in the Fair
haven slate business, died Saturday evening
The West Rutland marble company will
lose but 800 by the embezzlements OF w
n H. Mcneil of the Lancaster bank Of Clinton
g Mass. He owned the $50, 600 in the compa
ny's stock.
Q Burr ~ Manleys store at Manchester wa
. broken into Sunday morning, the safe blow
open and $3.50 taken.
s Judge Poend and wife, it is said, wi
n spend the winter in Washington.
1t The Burlington Free Press announce
l. that Bishop Bissell of Vermont had a Sigh
attack of temporary paralysis on Sunday
J. His physicians say that the attack was nc
Va one OF rear Phtaiyslai anu ulu not arise Itoi
any serious trouble of the brain, but ws
caused by some difficulty of the stomach, an
that there is reason to expect that the Bisho
/, will soon be up aud out again.
Ie Burlugton's ice carnival ia to be hel
d during the week beginning Feb. 18th. III
ID club embraces in its membership the prime
70 pal business and professional men of the city
and numbers several hundred members.
n. GRECIAN BURIAL CUSTOMS. A oorrespoI
dent at Athens gives an account of many cur
N GUS burial customs peculiar to Greece whic
30 lately came under his notice. A piece {