Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-23
MAssACHUsRTTs NoTns.

The Massasoit House, the famous Springfield
hostelry, has been sold 10 small syndicate of
capitalists, the price being Sl70,OOO The house
was opened in 1888 by Marvin and Ethan s. Cha.
pin, and has ever since remained In the Chaplin
family.
John II. Southworth a wealthy paper manu-.
factnrer and generous giver TO educational and
charitable Institutions, died Tuesday night AT his
home In Springfield.
Charles II; Willis the defaulting treasurer of
the Stockbridge savings bank, has been sentenced
to state prison for seven years.
Elijah Freak, aged -, and Joseph Babcock
aged -. persisted last Saturday in the fire In the
brick dye house Of the Palmer mills, owned by
the otis company at Three Rivers The men
were az work throwing cotton from IA dry ing
room IN the attic To the second floor and Il Is sup
posed that the flakes of cotton tell upon a gas let
and took fire, In a few minutes the second foOr
was all in flames, but the men that and the
first floor escaped without difficulty. Freak aad
BabcOck took the longest way TO get out Of the
attic, by stairway, but the hanles cut on escape
In that direction. The iremen kept the fire in
that part OF the building IN which Il started but
several hundred pounds Of dry cotton and a mum
bee OF machines were destroyed. The property
loss was about S2O,OOO. Freak leaves family Of
eight children. Babcock was unmarried II ia
thought that II the men had turned la the right
direction they would have escaped,
Much anxiety is felt at North Adams over the
prospect OF the shutting down of the Zylonite
works, which give employment TO 1900 hands
The Mayhem silk company at shelburne Falls,
which has been in successful operation for over
% years is TO give up business and the works are
Stock
II finished for the market. The company EN-
ploys less than 100 hands.
Two probably fatal coasting accidents occurred
at South Hadley Falls Monday evening Joseph
Wilson, aged eight, ran into a tree and Mettie
Selfrldge, aged four, into a hydrant Both suf-
fered cOnciission Of the brain.
II, W Phillips, young man Of only y. cashier
for the Springfield agency Of Armour & Co
dressed meat dealers, had desperate encounter
with burglars Tuesday night. Going by the office
at $3.50 and seeing that the light was ont he went
IN 20 Investigate In the passage way burglar
seized him and demanded that he open the safe
Going Inside with the man holding him by the
collar, he attempted 20 strike his assailant with
chair, al which second burglar fired a shot
through his hat Phillips then made a dive or
the second man, and m the struggle which fol
lowed lac shouted loudly, frightening the men
away. When the police arrived everything was
IN disorder, but the safe was unopened and the
yaluables were untouched The burglars left a
revolver and kit OF tools
W. q. Stearns, cashier OF the Fitehbtirg ma
tional bank was killed Tuesday night while coast
ing on a double.ripper just outside the city The
ripper slued and threw him against a tree M
died from conclusion OF the brain an hour later.
A company OF about 300 were present at th,
18TH annual reunion OF the Sons aud Daughters Of
Vermont held at Worcester Tuesday evening
Mayor Harrington Of Worcester welcomed M,
society and there was interesting speaking b,
several gentlemen. The evening closed witt
dancing,