Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-22
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Losses Led to Suicide.
Fred Ballard of ST. Adams Dependent,
Although lie Was still worth s1O.-

| Although lie Was still worth sIO.-
900 to S5O,OOO---IIis Business Career.
The suicide of Fred w. Ballard Thurs
day night gave st. Adams its greatest SEN
sation for several years. He was found i'm
a carriage house with his throat cut from
ear to ear with a razor Mr.. Ballard was
about 30 years old, but he possessed excep-
tional business ability. He came to Bur
lington in 1881 as the representative of the
Standard Oil company. He was given a
commission on the company's business in
this state, on five years contract. His
income for time was $4,000 a year.
| when the contract expired he was given
salary and a smaller commission, so that
he received $4,000 to $1,000 year. Two
| years ago his commission was cut off and
his salary fixed at $500. lie branched
out too far in his speculations and it is I'M
derstood that he lost large sums of money,
although at one time he had accumulated
| S61,UOU. He was one of the prime movers
in the Vermont Investment company at
Burlington, but it is understood that he
withdrew from it before its downfall
Ballard started the Northern Supply
company, and it is said that it was because
he gave so much attention to outside af-
fairs that he resigned his position with the
There have been rumors that his accounts
| with the company were not all right, but
this is emphatiCally denied by his friends.
The cause for the suicide is thought to be
dependency brought on by his large
losses, although it is said that he was still
worth $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr. Billiards. suicide took place on the
second anniversary of his marriage to a
daughter of the late Guy c. Noble of ST.
Adams. Ballard has lived since his mar
riage with his mother-in-law at her fine resi-
dence in st. Adams. His wife is left with
two small children. Ballard carried life in
surance policies to the amount of so, 900,
but on account of suicide $4,000 of this
sum is not colleCtable
Close of the Congregational Convention.
These officers were elected on the closing
day of the convention of Congregationalists
of the state at st. Johnsbury last week
President, p X. Gleed, Morrisville; vice
president, Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks, st.
Johnsbury; secretary, Rev. ). l.. Bates,
Burlington; treasurer d. NJ. Camp, New
port; delegates to national council, Rev.
c. H. Merrill, Rev. c. r. Seymour, II. f.
Field. A resolution was unanimously
adopted requesting the Vermont delegation
to Congress to use all honorable means to
secure Iut Suppression Vi iut SAFE anu us
tribution of lottery tickets in all parts of
this country. Mr.. Fairbanks of the board
of education reported $3.50 given to II
students during the year. The convention
voted to meet at Bennington next year.
A Bill introduced Providing for a Term
of United States Court at Montpelier.
Senator Morrill, has introduced bill into
Congress to provide that a term of the cir
cult and district court of the United States
for the district of Vermont may be held at
Montpelier. 1t provides that hereafter in
each year one of the stated terms of the
circuit and district codrt for the district
of Vermont may, when adjourned, be adj
iourned to meet at Montpelier. The bill
passed the Senate Wednesday morning.
Horses with Chambers Killed at Thet-
ford.
Five horses with CHAMBERS were killed at
Thetford Monday by direction of the state
board of agriculture. Three were owned
by G.. S. Worcester and two by II. b.
Palmer. Worcester is supposed to have
brought the disease there with an animal
he bought in Massachusetts, four years ago.
He has had five horses die with the dis
ease. The animals killed were thrown into
an abandoned lead mine, 40 feet deep,
) which will be filled with EARTH and the
premises thoroughly disinfected,
st. Johnsbury Dog Owners in Court.
State Attorney Bates of st. Johnsbury
has filed information with the clerk of the
: court in "a cases for keeping dogs without
a license. About 40 of the defendants APP
peared in court Friday, much surprised al
their summons. y few pleaded guilty, but
most of them pleaded not guilty and will
l stand trial The fine for keeping an un.
7 licensed dog is So and costs added, making
e the total fine S27.G0. No fines have YET
been imposed.
ThetfOrd Academy Anniversary.
p The 10Th anniversary and reunion Of
&, Thetford academy will be held next Thurs.
= day, 2Sth inst At II \. NJ. there will he
: a reception, followed by a collation.. At :
= p. NJ the historical address will be given
- by Rev. DR.. Shafter of Boston, with othel
exercises. Dinner will be served by
= caterer from Boston. In the evenin!
) Hiram Circuit, G.. +. Hood, Senator Nor
~ rill and other distinguished guests are eX
: pected to be among the speakers.
" Two Women Charged with Murder.
The grand jury at Burlington Fridry re
it ported a true bill against Mrs. Rose Fourn
=. Ter and Mrs. Efiie Z. Whalen, indictin
|
!. band, Alfred Fourier, last fall.
e The state convention of the People
T. party will be held at Montpelier next Tues
day.
10 A boy 1G years old, named Plumb, wa
l. drowned in LamOille river at Hyde Par
y while bathing Sunday.
y George f. Ladd, who has been tutor i
,, Robert college, Constantinople, the pas
II three years, has returned to his home i
Is Woodstock.
Prime IL Gove's saw mill, box factor,
lie dry house, lumber and machinery in Sout
as Bristol was burned one day last week. I'll
~ loss is over $4,000 with little insurance.
e. Arthur Ingraham, telegraph operator
81 Bennington, was severely injured by a
es electric shock during a storm Monda
ne night, one side and other parts of his bod
being severely burned
Two pairs of southern knocking birC
have been discovered nesting in the WOO
Oh southwest of Rutland. Only one other il
N. stance is recorded of finding this bird
i'll the state, at Lunenburg two years ago
re Jerome Shafe. and son, who were