Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-07-18
STATE n EWS.

Mrs. Williams of Fairhayen, an account Of
whose dreadful crime is elsewhere given, ON Mon
day made full confession saying thai she cut the
thToats Of herself and her children because she
wanted To Join her husband, who recently died
and did not want to leave the children She NJ
tended To kill the older boy, but did not dare bt
cause he was stronger than she
A I4.year. old daughter Of Thomas Murphy Of
Windsor was drowned In the Connecticut river ON
Monday.
AIva Robinson of Chelsea was made insane by
ilnInodrrate drinking OF cider and becoming vlo-
lent was arrested and removed to the asylum ear
ly tins week,
A son Of Dominick Lawrence of Burlington:
aged nine years. drowned in the Wlnooski
river Monday afternoon while bathing with Two
companions. .
Mrs. Nancy Amsien celebrates her Tooth birth
day tomorrow at the home OF hrr son ChaIles
Amsden, at Amsden,
Al burlington ON August > and will be held the
first annual convention OF The state flrehtn as
sociation. THE first day VIII Ike devoted To Tue
businpss session and election Of officers ana
ON the second day will occur the tournament at
which over 500 In prizes viii be offered 70 Visit
ing companies. Special railroad rates VIII De Sc
cured.
Al pittsford a young lady named NJ iss Johnson
was thrown from a carriage, receiving injuries
n ON which death ensued
The 31th annual commencement OF the medical
drpartment Of the University or vermont &C
r,rr,d Monday evening. there being - graduates
The annual address was delivered by Rev + f.
Dewhurst Of Burlington and the NaieiiStnr'Sh
|
The animal rncanpment Of Sons of Veterans at
81 Albans last week was rather quiet one
though there was a large attendance. The usual
nara5' o~rnrrpd on tue second day of the en-
campment With the installation o. the In,ioNlns
e,,,.rs In the evening: IL. o. BiXhy, Chelsea,
cnlonrl: X W Morse, West Randolph, lieutenant
coionsl; H. c. Slack, Springfield, major; Il, T..
Grswod Bennington, c, O. Grant ~, johns
bury, and +. f Morse, Burlington, DIVISION cnuu
eli: Geo r. Wright Of Burlington, delegals'at-
large TO national encampmrnt, ana AnanH u
FaV of Montpelier. alternate al large Ut; v, a
Ricbford alternate. IL was voted To hold the
next encampment at ST. JohnsburY,
Louis Latnuche probably the Oldest man ~
Vermont died last week at DuXbury, aged lOl
years ~,
The state Prohibition convention met at MID
debury last week Thur DAY, put.ais y S"T Allan
Of Fairhaven: acknowledgements uarune' ~ II
Fassrtt NJ Enosburgh FAILS; treasurer a; ~
| field Of Charlotte; secretary OF state, W ~
stafford ~ 81 JOhns0ury; STATE auu''o'' H. -
Barnes OF Swanton
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Rutland railroad company was held ~ hu ltlu
Tuesday Percival w. Clement ,iel. VIM III ~
George H. Hall, John w. stewart freueriS,h bl,
| lines lanes Roosevelt Horace e. Dung Chte.ei
. Gris,void and David Wilcox we're elected directors
| No other bus mess was Transacted
Herbert Moore an engineer g. . tue CehtIhl ~
/ ,,nnt rad while getting of bis engine at bur-
] lington Tuesday fell into the coal PIT oiV"A"k
| -four ribs and sustaining otheT injuries
] A terrible thunder AMI wind storm passed over
/ nortions Of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massa
] rhusetts Tuesday. tenement mouse W az "a
/ WAS shattered by lightning, and stsah tuB Wa
] capsized on Fairlee pond ana CAPT fra"N "'"H
/ was drowned -.
] Gulf Spring Hotel at Williamslo"h" was ueS''"S
! ed by fire early Tuesday morning