Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13

David Lloyd, Barre granite dealer, has
failed for $1,000.
Mrs. Verge Ash of New Haven, who
died the other day, was over 102 years old.
Newly appointed Vermont postmasters
W. II. Harrington, North Pomfret; w.
H. Rood, Bucks Hollow; G. d. Perry,
Newport Centre.
Three men at Barre were quite severely
bitten Monday by large dog which sud
denly dashed down Main street, swapping
at every one he met.
Geo. F. Cheney of St. Johnsbury was
elected president of the New England
Dental society at the meeting in Worces-
ter, Mass, last week.
A barn with its contents, consisting of
hay and grain, belonging to Perry h.
Miles in Hinesburgh, was burned Satur-
day night, causing loss of 5000.
NJ. L. Faulkner of Rutland has filed a
voluntary petition of insolvency, His liza
bilities are about $500, and his assets con-
sist of lot of livery horses and carriages.
Max Kallenback bought 81 sheep in the
vicinity of Middlebury and Tuesday they.
were shipped from New York to Germany.
This is said to be the finest lot of merno
sheep that ever went abroad.
There is much indignation at Barre over
the failure of the county grand jury to
indict some one for the murder of Thomas
Enright. 1t is thought that an investiga-
ton should have been made.
Edward Hollenbeck of South Burling-
ton, husband of the woman who was ar
rested there last winter on a charge of in
fantcide, has been arrested, charged with
having committed criminal assault on
Minnie Gilmond, IA years old. In default
of $1,000 bonds he has been lodged in Jail.
Edwin S. Hopkins committed suicide
Monday at the Berwick House Rutland by
taking strychnine. Hopkins had of late
been travelling with company of Bohemian
glass blowers. He served during the civil
war in company B of the 9TH Massachusetts
regiment, and his home was at East Cam
bridge, Mass.
Alexis A. Yot, ageds Is, who died at
Rutland last week, entered the United
States army in early life and crossed the
plains and Rocky Mountains with General
Fremont and Kit Carson. He was init
mately connected with the leader of the
| expedition, and planned the first United
States flag on Pixies Peak
Col. Jacob E. Mcclure, well-known
N. H., died very suddenly of heart disease
at Nashua, n. H., Thursday night of last
week. He was veteran of the war, hav-
ing served four years in the Second Regi
ment U. S. sharpshooters. He rose from
private to the rank of colonel by meritori-
| GUS service.
William Hollis of Bristol found Mrs.
I Angelina Armstrong lying dead by the
roadside, near Monktonboro Friday On
her person was found S102 and Burling-
ton savings bank book showing that she
had 500 on desosit there. The authorities
! gave verdict of death from heart disease.
Mrs. Armstrong was 70 years old and had
not been of sound mind for some time.
Elsie Leslie Lyde better known as
"Little Lord Fauntleroy," the famous
child-actor, and her sister Dora, returning
Friday evening to their cottage on the west
shore of Lake St. Catherine, near Poult-
ney, when their horse became unmanage-
able and plunged into the lake 20 feet
below The two girls were thrown upon
the rocks, Elsie Leslie sustaining painful
bruises about the body, and her left arm
was sprained. Dora was badly bruised and
cut, and sustained fracture of the left
arm.