Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-21
Attempted Murder.
"A Barton Woman Shot at Her Homes.
the Supposed AssaiIant Arrested.

Mrs. George Barstow of Barton was
called to the door Friday night and when
she opened the door man fired two shots
one pail entering her cheek and lodging in
the back side of her head the second shot
not taking effect. She will probably re.
cover. William Laythe was captured near
Coventry, 10 miles from Barton, and
charged with shooting. He denied it. but
acknowledged that he was in Barton at the
tlme OF the shooting. He was armed when
found. Mrs. Barstow's husband received
MS wages from the railroad company FIJI
day, and robbery was presumably the cause
OF the shooting. Laythe is now in the iail
at Newport The circumstantial evidence
against him is strong.
"A prominent Montpelier Man Died from
the Effects of Morphine.
Homer II. Heaton, jr, of MONTPELIER
committed suicide or died from an overdose
of morphine in the Burbank hotel at Pitts
field, Mass, Sunday. Heaton came to
Pittsfeld Saturday and as he did not ap-
pear Sunday his room was entered and the
body found with four small bottles of NOR
phine nearby. Heaton had registered as
Harry Wright, New York" Heaton left
Montpelier about week ago to visit in
New FORK and Boston. His father is the
oldest lawyer in Washington county and a
man of wealth. The son was about 50
years old. He was at one time engaged in
business in New York city, but for the past
ten years had lived with his father. He
had been accustomed to take large doses
of morphine, and his friends scout the idea
of suicide.
ah &C h., l.
residents of Addison county, died from
heart disease Friday.
The dwelling house and horse barn of A.
+. Spauldng in Walcott were burned Fri
day, the fire starting from an overturned
lantern.
Rev. John II. Hincks, formerly of Mont
pelier, died last week in Atlanta, Ca,
where he was acting treasurer of Atlanta
university.
A. f. Drew fell down flight of stairs at
North Barre Monday, fracturing his skull
and sustaining other injuries. He is not
expected to recover.
There is case of small pox at farm
house in Washington. The patient is a
woman 60 years old, and it is supposed
that she contracted the disease while en-
IOult HUN 1lllNdEOi lIlOhEl CoiiRhu'
Nearly every state in the Union and Ii
foreign countries are represented in the
2413 students of Yale university. Twenty
three of these students come from Yer
mont-a larger number than from Maine,
New Hampshire or Rhode Island.
The bankers of Vermont have consider
ed the formation of a state bankers asso-
citation, and at an informal meeting at Bur
lington last week. a committee was appoint
ed to communicate with the men connected
with the different banking institutions of
the state.
Lyndonville will be rebuilt on a firmer
basis than before, with brick blocks and a
good water system. All of the business
houses burned out are doing business again,
and many temporary buildings have been
erected, so that part of Lyndonville re-
sembles an Oklahoma village.
Constable Loveland of Dorset arrived al
Bennington Friday, having in custody
Frank Harrigan, who was arrested there
on a charge of assaulting a man with
pitchfork and seriously woundlng him.
Harrigan was bound over to the grand jury
and placed in the jail at Bennington.
There will be meeting of the Vermont
COmmanueIy VI IllC 4hiliu'iJ
Loyal Legion in Burlington on the even
ing of January s. There will be banquet
at the Van Ness after the meeting, ant
ex-Gov. John l.. Barstow of Shelburne
will read a paper on VOLUNTEER life IL
Louisiana" u,
w. S. Streeter is free man. He ha
been tried twice on the charge of gran(
larceny in the first degree for his connec
tion with the Northwestern Guaranty LOAF
company, the jury at Minneapolis disagree
ING both times. Streeter is the former 81
Jobnsbury man who induced many peopl
in Caledonia county to invest in the North
western company.
The value of the output OF the mlnera
industries of the state for 1898 was 20
251. GAG. The capital invested was s1,ol3'
264. The number of men employed wa
+. 627, who were paid 81, O49, OO9 IN wages
II is believed that the production OF mlhei
ais in 1894 will exceed in amount and Valu
that of any previous year. Marble, grant
and slate furnish the bulk of these status
ties. -. AToDl
Smear Makers association met at Morris
Vile Friday and decided to hold the annui
meeting of the association at White rive
Junction, Jan. 10, in connection Win III
annual State Dairymen's meeting. Larg
cash premiums on all classes OF map
products, essays and exhibits were arrange
for. including discretionary awards anon
PRODUCERS having no other premiums