Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-02
Death Of George w. TIIden.

TOT ~ years, ana one Oh Jle prominent Hlen
of that place, died last Friday from effect of
a paralytic shock. Mr.. Tilden was mem
Der of the hardware firm of G.. f. Reynolds
q Co. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren. For many years he was chairman of
the Republican town committee, and was
known throughout the state through his
connection with several fraternal organza-
tons. Mr.. THden's funeral Sunday was the
most largely attended of any ever held in
Barre, over 1900 people being present.
S. Noble Brooks, highly esteemed citi-
zen of Middlebury, died Sunday
1t is estimated that the storm Of Novem-
Der Is did 100000 worth of damage in
Vermont.
DIR. j. n. JENNIE has been appointed adj
junct professor to the chair OF Materia
Medica in the University of Vermont.
The house of Manuel Torcia, jew ped
dler of Barre, was burned Tuesday with
household goods and $500 worth of mer-
chandise.
Simeon Cross, a young man who stole
colt from the pasture of Garvin Smith of
Shelburne, has been sent to state prison
for two years.
Samuel Currie, the young colored burg
lar who broke into several houses at st.
Adams, has been sent to the state prison
for three years
George Howard, 1S years old, formerly
of Rutland, was drowned in Boston harbor
one night last week. The body was brought
to Rutland for interment.
j. +. Dewey, who was the representa-
tive from Middlebury in the last legislature,
suffered an apoplectc shock Saturday night
and is in critical condition.
George w. Bell of Rutland, hostler,
was kicked in the face by horse one day
last week, and had several of his teeth
knocked out and his jaw-bOne fractured.
1t is said that the mills of Richford turn
out II, 600. 900 feet of lumber a year. This
Is mostly finished for market, a large por-
ton of it being planed and matched
According to reports from northern New
England the present season is an unusual
ly good one for hunters. Small game is
abundant in Vermont, Maine and New
! Hampshire, while deer are more numerous
| than last year in eastern Maine.
James Worthington, of Rutland, aged rs,
was disfigured about the fee by the dis
charge of his gun while loading it. 1t will
be several months before he will recover
the use of his eyes.
Frank Kent, aged II years, son of Lo-
renzo c. Kent, conductor on the Central
! Vermont railroad, was drowned by breaking
| through the ice while skating at White
River Junction Thanksgiving day.
+. C. York and j. J. Stewart, engineer
and conductor of the train in which two
men were killed and several injured by a
collision with a freight at Richmond last
| August, were acquitted of the charge of
manslaughter in the Chittenden county
court Monday.
Prof. j. r. Wheeler sailed for Athens,
Greece, on Saturday to take the chair of
Greek literature in the American school of
classical studies. He has been professor of
Greek in the University of Vermont for
the past three years and is numbered
among the best Greek scholars in the
United States. He attended the school to
which he goes in 1882. 50, and graduated
from the University of Vermont in 1880.
The Foster will case found its end prob
ably, in the Franklin county court this
week. The amount at stake was between
$25, 900 and $40, 900 and trial began in 1888.
The lawyers bills for services were rejected,
it being claimed that the charges were too
high, but Judgment was rendered for to-
tai amount OF $7l40.72, to these law firms
Harrington d Post, 81, 0S7.75; f. c. Smith,
81, 220.l2; and Ballard d Burleson, So
022. 50.
burglar entered the house of Heman
NJ. Powers of West Randolph Sunday
night and carried of valuable gold watch
and chain, but Mr.. Powers's pocket book
containing over $500 was overlooked. Mr.
Powers saw the man in his bedroom, hui
thinking that it was his son, allowed him
to make good his escape. A hat which the
man left showed that the burglar was ID
McGinnis, formerly employed ny Mr.. Pow
ers. He has not been captured.