Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-21
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Tried to Kill Judge Lawrence.
a Crank Fired Four shots at RutIand's
Representative Elect,

VINO is city representative-eleCt and a
prominent lawyer. David O'Hearn, who
is thought to be partly insane, went into
the judges office and fired three shots at
MIN from revolver. None of the shots,
however, took effect, though one ball
passed through the front of the judges
coat. O'Hearn was quickly arrested and
locked up. just what was the cause of
The shooting is unknown, except that it
may be insanity or past troubles. Judge
Lawrence has made no statement. The
city was much excited over the affray.
Mysterious Disappearance of {. A.
Riddle of Johnson.
{. A. Riddle, member of the hard
ware firm of Riddle Brothers of johnson,
IS supposed to have committed suicide
He left for Burlington last week Tuesday,
saying that he might 90 to the fair at
Plattsburg, n. Y. A letter postmarked
Philadelphia, was received from him
Saturday. In the letter was $50 which,
he said, was all the money he took with
him. He asked that no search be made
for him, as he was on an ocean steamer
and his family would never see him again.
Riddle was about 40 years old, unmarried
lie was well known in the Lamoille Valley
and in Burlington, st. Adams and ST.
Johnsbury. His father committed suicide
several years ago.
Turned on the Gas, Hoping to Die.
Miss Addie Martin attempted suicide by
sutfOcation at the Berwick House in
Rutland Saturday morning She closed
the windows and then turned on the gas
When discovered she was in a precarious
condition. She remained unconscious
until Monday night, but has since recov-
cred Miss Martin formerly lived in
Rutland, but has been in Warren, Mass,
several years. She went to Rutland two
weeks ago to visit a sister. Her father
lives in Rochester. She is supposed to
have been temporarily insane.
Bennington's Liquor Crusade.
For two weeks liquor selling at Benning
/ ton has been stopped. This fact was
alluded to in the services of the different
churches Sunday and encouragement given
to those who claim to be trying to carry
out the law. 1t is impossible to procure a
drink anywhere in the village. a man
named Butler was fined 500 and SEN
fenced to one month in the workhouse
| Friday. This is the first second conviction
that has occurred in Bennington in years.
Brakeman Killed at st. Johnsbury.
Edward Palmer, freight brakeman on
| st. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain di-
vision of the Boston ~ Maine railroad,
| while shifting cars at ST. Johnsbury Mon
day, was struck by another train backing
in on an adjoining track and run over and
killed. Palmer was % years of age and
leaves a wife and child.
p. j. Kelley, who committed forgery at
Fair Haven recently, has been sentenced
to the house of correction for 10 months
Abe Ploutf of North Ferrisburg has
| been placed under $500 bonds for assault
| ing A. LaCross of that town with slug
shot i.@s.s ~
II. L. Hoag's bakery at Rutland was
entered by professional burglars early
Saturday morning, the safe opened, and
SO in cash taken.
Three hundred employees of the Ben
nington wooden mill struck Monday for
the restoration of the 10 per cent cut in
wages last February. The difficulty was
arranged and work was resumed Tuesday.
Charles Winnie, aged 20, employed by
F. Jennings, a Pawlet farmer, committed
suicide recently by shooting through the
heart. He left letter bidding his friends
goodbye.
Burglars broke into the post-oftice al
Rochester Saturday night and stole S1l
in cash, few dollars worth OF
stamps, a pair of shoes and few Other
articles. The burglars effected an en-
trance by removing pane of glass in the
front of the building.
A stock of confiscated liquors, consisting
of 793 bottles of lager, two barrels of ale
one barrel of whiskey, and seven jugs o.
other liquors and wine, was spilled in the
streets of Pownal Saturday. This was thu
stock seized at the state line house by
Pownal and Williamstown officers recently
DIR. Chas. w. Hall well-known ply
stefan of Amherst, Mass, for II years
died at that place Monday, aged "A. HI
was a native of Sudbury, this state, anC
graduated from the medical college a
Castleton, He leaves a wife and three
children, one of whom is c. b. Hall o
Brandon.
The Hoosick Falls electric railways will
probably be extended next season iron
Walloomsac, its present terminus, to Ben
nington. A. b. Valentine, A. r. Childs
r +. Sibley, n. NJ. Puffer and E. j. Lar
rabee have been appointed committee t.
canvass Bennington in the interest o
the project.
H. O. Edison, A. b. Edison, J. d. Spell
man. Charles Billiard and r. II. Hayes o
Rutland, have organized the Vernon
Variegated and White Marble company
They propose to mine or quarry marbl
and to manufacture it at TinmOuth. Tn
company has a capitalization of $4,000
divided into 1900 shares.
The water company recently formed TO
the purpose of introducing aqueduct waite
into Arlington has already begun opera
tions, and portion of the ditch in whicl
the pipes are to be laid is already dug
The company has capital of $4,000. O
M. Barber is president of the compan
and M. H. Deming treasurer,
A black bear was caught in a trap a
Stamford one day last week by John Day
Bruin was killed with clubs by Day an
two companions, so as not to disfgure tn
hide. The animal was two years old an
weighed over $50 pounds. Mr.. Day is a
old hunter and this is the 18th bear tina
has fallen by his hand.
The annual choir festival of the Epi
copal choirs in the diocese of Vernon
will be held at St. Luke's church, 81
Adams, Oct. and 4. S. b. Whitney, {
the Church of the Advent in Boston
will be the conductor, and b. b. Gillette
of Ivnn the organist. About $50 singer