Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-12
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.

A. NJ. Greenwood, one of the most
prominent business men of Gardner and a
member of the firm of Haywood Bros. Il
Co., has been stricken with paralysis.
The Springfield boat club has decided to
give a regatta on the Connecticut river
next fall, with races for amateurs and pro-
fessonals, the total value of the prizes of
fered being S14S2.
Two black bass weighing 10pounds, three
weighing 10 pounds, and 10 weighing 30
pounds were recently speared on what is
known as the ''old bed near Northampton
Spearing these fish is contrary to law.
Mrs. Mary Bibeau of Holyoke was at
tempting to fill an oil stove last Friday,
when the stove tipped over, spiling the oil
upon her dress and in an instant she was
in flames. She was fatally burned before
helped reached her.
David Hotaling, aged 10, of North
Adams, was accidentally shot at his home
on Thursday of last week by companion
while playing policemen" and burg
lars" The bullet entered the boys neck,
killing him instantly.
Henry Kentfield of Montague, about so
years old, was struck and instantly killed
by an express train at Lake Pleasant on
Wednesday while stepping from one track
TO another to avoid passing train. His
home was near the South Montague sta
ton of the New London Northern road.
Hon. William Allen of Northampton,
judge of the Massachusetts supreme
court, who died suddenly at his home in
Northampton last week Thursday, was a
grandson of Rev. Thomas Allen. the
fighting parson' of the noted Berkshire
militia, who performed such conspicuous
service under Gen. Stark of revolutionary
fame.
Postmaster Horace X. Parsons of Flor
ence died at his home in that village on
Monday. He served in the war of the re-
bellion, being lieutenant in a Connecti-
cut company. For two years he was one
of the Northampton aldermen, and was
prominent in the management of the
Methodist church and the Laurel park
property.
A Greenfield family recently ate a valua-
BILE gold chain and watch belonging to the
head of the family. The way il happened
was that the father, in emptying a bag of
corn into the hopper of his mill, let his
watch and chain fall in, too, and they were
ground into meal with the corn.
The John p. Lowell arms company of
Boston have just purchased the extensive
plant of the Haywood chair company in
Fitchburg. The plant has capacity for
1900 hands and originally cost $500, 600
1t will be used for the manufacture of BIZ
cycles, fire arms etc, the Lowell factory at
Worcester being too small for the compa-
ny's increasing business.
The Winona paper mills at Holyoke
were sold at auction on Tuesday to Moses
Newton, the well-known paper manufact-
urer of HolyOke, who also has large bust
ness interests at Readsboro. The price
was 1924, 900, or the amount of the mort
gage, so that the creditors are not benefit
ed. Mr.. Newton will organize new COM
pany to put the mills in operation.
The Grand Army veterans had rousing
gathering at Greenfield on Tuesday even
ing, in honor of Department Commander
Smith of COleraine. Delegations were
present from Mortified, Turner's Falls,
Coleraine, Athol, Orange and other sur
rounding towns. About 400 men Joined
in short march through the streets and
afterwards there We're inspiring exercises
at the opera house.