Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12

their crews and have been frequently quar-
antincd on their way northwarl.
President Beers of the New York Life
Insurance company has yielded to the pres
sure of public sentiment and rendered his
resignation. lie will, however, be con
nected with the company in an advisory
capacity, receiving "a salary of $4,000
I'm the hearing of the case of eN-Treas-
urer Greenwood of the Mutual one year
endowment order, charged with the en-
bezzlempnt Of 500 900, the fact was brought
to light that the present board Of officers
paid the previous board S2OUOO To retire.
Judge rulcy of the circuit court sustains
the will of the late millionaire John Crerar
of Chicago. This viii bcqueathcd $780,
600 Tor religious and charitable purposes,
and the residue of the estate, amounting
to -, 600, 900. was left to found Il great Ii
brary at Chicago.
The three young men who kidnapped
the little Waterbury boy last week. are all
under arrest in Connecticut. They have
been indicted however, in New York,
where their crime was committed, and will
undoubtedly be tried there. In New York
the penalty for their offence is ID years
Imprisonment. while in Connecticut it is
only three years.
1t Is now generally understood that.John
Horv. the deposcd president OF the Adams
express company, is to organize a rival
concern and il is said that the trouble be-
tween the Adams company and its EN-
ployes in Ohio arises from the fact that
these employees have received offers from
Hoey. 1t is expected that the new com
pany will begin business about May |.
William D,anr died a short time AGO i'm
a suarsplv settled district at We,tbrook.
Conn. lie was a bachelor 20 wears old,
and il was s,lpposed that he had sold liq-
nor secretly. Ills relatives believed him
to he moor. Int i'm looking over the house
after his death 100000 was found i'm clos
cts. over rafters and under loose boards.
The total value of his estate is upwards of
Sl6OOO
Co,lir. and ,.aor,,. Wilson two nf
rho ,Invnrn.t rrnnLs in Gbirago came to
Hntfaio n Y last yark 'rnasray and thai
night rohhaI thrnn park street honses gel
ting $40. 900 worth of booty. THURSDAY
night they were arrested while coming out
OF a Main street residence with silverware
and iewelry valued at $1,000. A woman
who claims to be the wife of one OF the men
has been arrested. AS il is supposed that
she has hidden the stolen property.
Nrs Sarah "A Glnv.r who died AT
Rraintra. Mass LEAVING nm estate valued
~ SInn nm h.nu.ath.J SDio ON In the
,rI,a,,.,, ,,, lam, IN tb.ttovn fnr IN. arpr-
ION of - ,,,,,rrasium and a laboratory
L,iIl;n,,s ~. ha,,ast nays far the enuin
n,nnt ~ tho buLiinrs and establishes a
,,n,n,ana,, furd for fhsir sunnort The
hnilJ,n,,s are In he known a. the White
J,,nnaS'nn, and the GInyer laboratorv. in
9T%y,,,,n,.,' of Mrs t,Iovar's hrot her and 'hus-
hand
Nr Iolu Morris who nrartically
,,,,ns tho In,,isioua Iott.rv * said to have
,,,.,,r,,,IataJ for,une ~ h.t,vaeu 50
nnn nnn arJ S9o ono mo and his dptermin-
-, ., ,i,., ~, tbo business when tho
nresn,t c6artar axnires will NOT leave him
exac,lv uanuilass This * more than can
ho '.aii ~ most of those who have invest
OIL ,i,nir hn,,nn, dollar for a ticket in the
| honn of drawing , hir prile. Moreover.
| in DECLARING his intention to retire. Mr..
| Morris may he ONLY plaVlnp 'possun
m. .,.a,n.ti,, Van.,u.Ia which ran
| ..,,'o,,,,I 49,, uri,,,,Ii,n p,int Erid,y u,s
! N7.,nJ Su,,,la,. nj r.ach.d b.r dncl at
! M. Vol, ,,,,,,t moan II vas n.c.ss,r,
! =, ro,nn,o ooo tons of ber car,n nf COFFEE
a,d Li'I,s heforo sh. coIlI Inc toatrd win
] 81, iat,u... of thr.4 ttos Tho Npuay-
',dl, ,,.a, I,.i,,, n =, ,,,n,,,r,,,s nn.ition Inn,
tha o,,i,. d,n,sge She sustained was thai a
s',,. IS h''r sia,,s ,,.,o .I,,,L,lv snrrn,,
! Sha ~ ,ah,.J at 400 ooo and her cargo y
,,.,., IS vrich ,y.. lbs, overheard NJ s,nu
! 600
What is said to be the largest railroad
deal ever consummated was announced ON
Wednesday. The Reading railroad OF
PENNSYLVANIA has leased the Lehirh Val
lev and the Jersey Central railroads on "A :
per cent basis. and has brought the I.acka-
wanna and the Delaware and Hudson into
the continuation The latter roads enter
into a contract with the Reading whereby
the entire anthracite coal business of IN,
! countrv is controled nv one MANAGEMENT
The Heading company. with its leased
lines now represents stjOO. OOO. 900 of cap.
ital and its earnings will amount TO $50.
600. 900 a wear.
A couple soon to be married at Huron
South Dakato. made the startling discover,
that they were brother and sister. TIL,
Girl whose real name WAS Helen Williams
went with her mother to live with Mrs
Todd in California. during the late war
the husband and father having been killed
The little rirl was known as Helen vii
liams Todd. The little son went to chi
cago and was adopted His name is II
w. Williams. Two wears ago they met a
Chicago, and few months later they be
came engaged. The examination of SOM
old papers revealed their relationship.
Chorlos NcElrairo cor,.ictod of mn,