Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-18

the place for holding the next exhibition,
and report at a meeting to be held in Rut-
land, the last Thursday in January. The
members of the executive committee are:
j. G. Parker of Quechee, w. Seward Webb
of Shelburne, William s. Bailey of East
Hardwick, w. w. Moore of Shoreham,
c. X. Bates of Derby, F. G. Williams of
Coventry, NJ. II. Deming of Arlington,
Harry Lowe of Montpelier, j. w. Cramton
of Rutland, George W. Smith of White
River Junction, II. r. Lawrence of Brat
tleboro, p. w. Clement of Rutland, Joseph
Battel of Middlebury, M. S. Colburn of
Manchester CentIe, II. w. Keyes of New
bury, E. f. Brownell of Burlington, +. II.
Harrington of Brandon.
Four thousand people have assembled the
battle of Bennington monument since May.
w. D. Saffords house at Newport was
partially destroyed by fire one day last
week.
The residents of Stowe are anxious to
have an electric railroad built between that
place and Waterbury.
The tannery property at.Monkton which
was being rebuilt into a large creamery,
was burned one morning last week
The business men of Newport have raised
yard which will employ IS hands.
Henry Rockefeller, aged 81, brakeman
on the Delaware & Hudson railroad, had
his skull fractured by striking a bridge
while coming into Rutland a few days ago.
Ground will be broken soon for the new
dormtory and science building in connec-
tion with the University of Vermont, given
by John H. Converse and DIR. Williams,
both of Philadelphia.
The official canvass of the vote of this
state for presidential electors resulted as
follows: For Harrison, 1892; for Cleve-
land, 1926; for Bidwell, 1924; for Weav-
er, 43; scattering, eight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Ward of New Haven
celebrated their 10Th or diamond wedding
anniversary Wednesday. Mr.. Ward is 81
years old and a pensioner of the war of 1912.
Mrs. Ward is 95 years old.
Leslie Blackmer, son of Deacon V. V.
Blackmer of Orwell, shot himself in the
head with a revolver last week Thursday
and death took place Saturday. He had
been Respondent for some time.
Michael Terney of Rutland, while at
work in the Columbian Marble company's
shop, was caught by falling gang of saws
and his body bent double. His spine was
F. H. Chapman of Rutland, has the
finest collection of coins in the state. 1t
includes specimens of all the United States
copper coins issued from 1893 to the pres
ent date, and the valuable silver dollar of
1904.
The principal topic in the different towns
of the state, judging from the articles in
the home papers, is who will be appointed
ha Clavaland aHn mi
tration? At Rutland three candidates have
petitions in circulation.
Chief of Police Cushman of Middlebury
arrested Edward LaPoint and Peter Nc
Mean of Worcester at the house of C.
Young, lnear .Middlebury. The boys had
stolen $65 in money, three watches and
other articles at Worcester.
The New York Tribune says "the Yer
mont building at the exposition, which is
now in course of construction at Jackson
park, will be curiosity in many ways, and
will without doubt be one of the handsomest
state buildings on the ground"
This story comes from the Bristol cor
respondence of the Burlington Free Press:
~. c. Emerson's cat has been violating
the fish law by catching two trout. One of
them weighed one pound and quarter and
the other three-fourths of pound"
Wooded, Carroll and Farnham, the burg
lars who were arrested at Pownal for break
ing into store at Williamstown, Mass,
have been held in the sum of 5000 each at
Pittsfield, Mass. They were lodged in the
Jail at Bennington and resisted the efforts
to take them from this state.
DIR. John E. Osborn of Rawlins, Wyo.,
who has Just been elected governor of that
state on the Democratic ticket, is brother
of Mrs. John E. Gregory of Proctor. He
is "a years old, a graduate of the medical
department of the University of Vermont
at Burlington, and went to Wyoming about
II years ago.
A gold watch and chain, diamond ear
drops and other jewelry valued at $500 was
stolen from Mrs. W. n. Kline of Newport
Miss Baucher, the hired girl, claimed to
have lost 81, and first discovered that the
robbery had taken place. She was arrested
on suspicion and after being placed in Jail
confessed that she had stolen the goods.
About 20 members of the Vermont Press
association met Friday evening at the Pa
vilion and discussed proposed trip to the
worlds fair. A proposition was received
from the representative of Raymond d
Whitcomb to take members of the assoca-
tion to Chicago and return-a Is days trip
with all expenses-for 500 each. 1t was
left with the executive committee whether
to accept, but it was voted TO go the first
week in May.
The Montpelier Argus says that Jedd A.
Pearl, of the firm of l. l.. Pearl d Co.,
manufacturers of wooden goods at johnson,
drew from the banks all the money possible
on the FIRMS credit, amounting to $4,000,
and with girl of bad reputation from that
town, left without warning, and according
to the word he sent back, sailed for Europe.
He married an estimable young woman OF
North Troy, and leaves her with two chill
dren. Until recently his character was
above reproach.
The story of the raising of Arnold's flag
ship has been revived. This is the latest
version: "Captain C. w. Adams of West
Addison has succeeded in raising large
portion of the timbers of the Congress
Gen. Benedict ArnOld's flagship, sunk in
Lake Champlain in 1776. The timbers
consist of about 30 feet of the after part OF
the keel and keelson, with a number of the
ribs. They are of oak and perfectly sound
The wood will either be worked into canes
and other articles as relies, or kept intact
for the worlds fair"
Charles H. Hoyt, the successful play
wright and author of "Rag Baby, Par
lor Match" etc., who was at one time con
nected with the editorial staff OF the 81
Adams Advertiser, has been elected repre-
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