Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-12-12
STATE NEWS.

The Vermont Electric company was or
gained at Burlington saturday 1t has d
capital stock Of SlO0, 900
Geo R Bottom. cashier Of the Baxter
National hank at Rutland fell upon the icy
sidewalk Sunday. and broke the bones Of
his right leg
4 J. Crawford, the ell known contrac-
tor Of Bennington, hss failed with liabili-
ties Of about 5000
The Vermont association Of life under
writers held their annual meeting at Bur
ingt1n last week Thursday, when lnsur-
ance Commissioner Merrill Of Massachusetts,
gave an address A 2. Childs Of Benning-
ton is president. and }. A. Williams Of
Burlington l. the secretary.
Carlos ; Sherman. the president and
principal stockholier Of the National bank
at Castleton, who has been considered a
very rich man, Is a bankrupt Two of his
sons were members Of the hat firms in Phil
adephia which have gone 70 the wall
There are now o. inmates in the soldiers
home at Bennington.
Early Friday evening the dry house Of
the Prouty planning mill at Swautou was
Quilted. Later "a people were returning
from the fire they saw Il bright light in the
rear Of Blake block, and a. they went
through the alley TO ascertain the cause,
met Patrick Kennedy, recently dischsrg-
ed employe Of Blake q Bradley, who said
the fire was out and that there was no cause
for alarm 1t was discovered. however.
that there was a lively blaze in the store.
and after il was extinguished il was found
that gasoline can mad been broken and its
contents scattered about and set on fire
Kennedy WIS arrested escaped from the
officers, Was recaptured, and placed under
$500 bonds
john II. Humphrey a machiust and a
prominent Mason and Grand Army man Of
Windsor, fell dead while sweeping snow
Heart disease " a. the probable cause.
VIM. Chapman, an old man who lives on
the plains near East Middlebury, tells a
story Of how, answering a knock one even
Ing recently, he was confronted by a man
holding a revolver who pointed the weapon
at him, demanding his watch and money
at the same time firing, the ball passing
close 70 Chapman's head and through a
door lodging in the ceiling The old man
stepping back took a stick Of wood and
succeeded in driving the assailaut back aud
closed the door.
The Thermometer registered 30 degrees
below zero at LyndJnyille on Tuesday
morning
The Spencer Rifles, Barrels military com
pany, cleared over 500 al d recent fair.
A bogus telegram was sent 10 Brandon
sunday night, saying that the Bates House
at Rutland was on fire, causing 30 men H.
make the trip % the latter place
Hubert Herbert a blacksmith at Jericho
Corners, attempted 10 commit suicide last
week Thursday by shooting in the mouth
with n revolver. The ball is still lodged in
his head but he j.. alive
Michael Haher, a track walker. was run
over by a train a. Rutland on Thursday
night Of last week He vas ~ years old
and leaves wife aud four children
The annual womans suffrage convention
will be held IN Lyndonyille in January
A Windsor man claims TO be the owner
OF the musket that fired the shot at Lexing
ton that was heard around the world Of
It was once owned by Gen. James Wilson
Of Keene, y II
John K Williams, aged p, was killed
Friday while working IN the slate quarry
near Poultney. He vas running d dump
car % unload large stone, when it rolled
over upon him crushing and cutting a deep
cash in his skull