Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-29


that both bones were broken into several
pieces.
The Central Vermont railroad is running
a suburban train service between Montpel-
Ter and Barre, with nine trains a day each
way. Tickets good for 20 rides are sold
for one dollar.
Seven Frenchmcn were sent back to Can
ada by the customs officials at Newport
Monday. They were brickmakcrs, going
to Suncook. n. H., under contract, in vio-
lation of the alien labor law.
Several years ago, at the risk of her life,
Miss Myrtle Mansfield of Bristol rendered
valuable services to an aged man. She has
now received as a remembrance of her act
fine estate belonging to the man.
A syrup company of St. Paul Mimi, is
branding its bogus maple syrup packages
as ii the firm was located at Fairfax, this
state. There is no such firm there, but an
agent receives the mail and answers it,
Horace Gorham of Wcybridgc narrowly
escaped being burned to death while fight
ing a field fire last week He was rescued
i'm an unconscious condition afteGnearly all
the clothing had been burned off his body,
Burglars blew open the safe in Smith,
Whitcomb d Cooks grist mill at North
Barre early Saturday morning and secured
nearly 500. The safe was wrecked, and
all the windows in the building were shat
tered.
Sidney Smith, a former resident of New
Haven. now Of Montour, Ia, was recently
fatally injured during cyclone. The
board roof of cOrncrib was blown Oft
and striking Mr. Smith in the head crushed
his skull
\ Boston man has bought three-year-
old colt. by Gilroy, of W. II. Clark of Bur
lington. for $500. a hve-year-od colt by
Nteele's Waikiki, Of Thomas Cassidy, for
$500 and a Gilroy colt Of Joseph Iandaw
of Whooski for S225.
Edwin Martmdale. who died at Waling
ford last week. was born in Dorset in 1913.
lie was the representative from Waling-
ford in the legislature in lS56-57, and
served for II years as town clerk and %
years as town treasurer.
\ young man al Island Pond carrlessly
fired a rifle. and the bullet passed over the
river, through a win low in NJ. II. Davis's
store, and struck NJ. G.. Davis under the
left ear. Fortunately the force was spent,
and MIR. Davis escaped serious injury.
Sidney O. Wells Of Barre, formerly of
the prominent granite firm of Wells ~
Lamson. and father of b. II. Wells, post
master at Barre, died last Saturday. He
formerly was a last manufacturer in Wood
/ bury, and represented that town in the leg
| iSature in 1872.
Thomas Richmond, who died at Wood
stock last week at the age of Oyears was
| the first man to send a cargo intact from the
/ great lakes to England. At one time he
was supposed to he worth over million
| dollars, but he lost most of this, and died
| in moderate circumstances.
Geo. Flanagan, aged 81 was found in an
unconscious condition in his barn at Hines
| burgh last Friday, and he died an hour
and half later. He was a prominent
Mason, had been for 20 years proprietor of
the hotel at IIinesburgh and had served
several years as constable.
The handsome new hotel at Brandon is
nearly completed. 1t is four stories high,
| has a frontage Of 1O6 feet and is l22 feet
/ deep. 1t contains "a sleeping rooms and
! has Accommodations for $50 persons. 1t is
/ handsomely finished and furnished through
out. The cost was 100000.
Snyder one of the men injured by the
/ powder explosion in the quarry at Cuttings
! Vile, as related in The PhTniN, last week,
will lose the sight of both eyes and his
face is blackened and distigured. Langley,
the other man. sustained several wounds
about the head but they are not dangerous.
Capt. Burt II. Wells Of Co. f, Barre,
and First Lieut.. Carlton \. Searle of Co.
/ b. St Adams, have rendered their rcsgna-
1 tionS i'm the National Guard, owing To a
pressure of private business They were
both very efficient officers, and their re-
tirement will be loss to the service.
A spark from locomotive set fire to the
grass on DR.. Glcason's lSlandSide farm at
! McIndoes Falls last week Wednesday, and
! the flames were communicated to the cot
tage house and the barn attached to it, and
both were destroyed. The iireengne com
pany from Barnet was summoned and sue
ceeded in saving the barn 200 feet long, in
which 100 tons of pressed hay were stored
Stock bridge is excited over the disap.
pearance of Lucian Barnes, who left HON,
! with a pair of horses two weeks ago, say
ing that he was going TO PittsfOrd to pay
the interest on the mortgage on his farm
and since then has not been heard from
He was known to have about 500 in mon
ey about him, and the team he took Will
him was mortgaged TO GaySville physl
clan. He leaves a wife and two children.
lions Herald in its last issue has this
pleasant word for Rev. J. ID. Beeman, tn,
retiring president OF Vermont Methods
seminary: "After 10 years of service, Rev
J. ID. Beeman retires from the presidenc!
of the Vermont Methodist seminary
During this time he has raised the institu
ton from the verge of bankruptcy to pc
sition of financial credit and literary pres
tige, and has made its Golfers richer by up
wards of $4,000. Vermont Methodisn
will forever remain debtor to his arduOu
and well-directed labors for the institution
so dear to her members