Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-06
STATE NEWS.

Gen. O. o. Howard of the United States
army will deliver the Memorial day address
before O. O. Howard post of Ludlow.
George Stewart, an aged and prosperous
farmer of Westford, took dose Of carbolic
acid last Friday morning mistaking II for
cough medicine He died in about 20 min
utes.
Thomas S Miller. for more than 20 years
express agent at ST Adams, ex president
of the board Of village trustees aud prom
inent Mason, died Feb !, aged "a
James O'Neil, L O. Levanway, Scion
Levanway and two other Montpelier men
who had imbibed too freely of liquor, had
some stormy words on Sunday. and the
three first mentioned engaged IN fight, IN
which + O. Levanway used a knife on
O'Nei, cutting bad gashes on his head,
shoulder, arms and legs Levanway also
had cut on his arm, and he claims that
ONeil used u knife The Levanway broth
ers have been arrested and lodgedin jail in
default of $500 bail.
The annual state holiness convention will
be held at Montpelier Feb. 1918
Rev I Maynard, aged %, the oldest
resident of CastletOn, was stricken with
apoplexy last week Thursday and died al
most instantly.
William W. Kinsley, deputy collector Of
customs stationed at Richford, committed
suicide last Friday by hanging. Mr. kins
ley was appointed TO the customs service
last June, and was faithful and efficient
officer Previous TO his appointment he was
a farmer He was one of five brothers
who served in the Union army, and as
member of company A. Sth regiment Of
Vermont Volunteers, was wounded at Port
Hudson
The annual meeting of the Vermont Bee
keepers association was held at Middlebury
last week
At Winooski on Friday evening Of last
week traverse on which we're Is boys ran
into building. A dislocsted hip, sprained
ankle, dislocated shoulder, internal inju-
ries and numerous bruises were received.
Charles A Hart, aged 30, living in Tin
mouth, near the DANNY line, has been ar
rested for an assault on his mother-in-law,
aged 20. At the hearing he pleaded not
guilty and his case was continued until the
10Th. Bail in the sum Of 500 was furnished.
The citizens of Sharon have raised $1,000
TO build a creamery, and their next enter
prise will be 70 build dam to furnish pow
er for a factory.
publication Of the Sharpshooter, a paper
devoted TO the G. A R and kindred organ
izations
Samuel Bliss and wife of Underhill and
Mr. and Mrs Charles Clines of Fair Haven
have recently celebrated their golden we'd
dings
Charles Moody of Poultney, while I'M
loading car Of coal, was seized with a
stroke of paralysis which rendered him
helpless, and he died in few hours.
A young man named Welcome was in
stantly killed at West Berkshire while
steering a large 'pung' of boys. The
roads were very icy. and on going through
the bridge the small sled went from under
him, going partly through the side of the
bridge He was dragged some distance by
the ''pung' and crushed between 1t and a
post.
A meeting has been called by the stock
holders of the Windsor National bank for
the purpose of placing the bank in volunta-
ry liquidation and to appoint an agent To
close up the affairs of the hank The bank
was organized about seven years ago with
a capital Of 500 0OO.
The new paper mill project at Wells Riv
er promises 70 be a success, OF the $50,
+
subscribed.
The catch of a pickerel weighing lot
pounds is reported from Poultney.
The business portion of the village Of
Richmond a town on the Central Vermont
railroad / > miles southeast Of Burlington
T was nearly wiped out by fire Tuesday after
noon The fire started in Norton x Co. I
hardware store, spreading TO the WhitcOmt
and Masonic buildings, and turning the cor
ner on to Front street, where Henley
building and Jed BARRIERS house were de
stroyed Help was asked for and was semi
/ from Burlington and Waterbury.
An article in the New York World say,
that Col Fred f Smith of Montpelier as To
F he the president Of big land company in
which Boston capitalists are interested, and
which has bought an extensive landed prop
erty on Lookout Mountain at Chattanooga
Tenn.
The executive committee of the state
fremen's association met yesterday At Rut-
/ land and decided 70 hold the annual tourna
ment in that place on July Sd and 4th next
/ Prizes 70 the amount Of $1,000 will be Of
fered