Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-12
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Kidnapped.

49, adventure of a Burlington
A"""g woman at Manchester. N. II
AZ strange story of the kidnappino of
MISS MISS Alice Cannon, whose home is 1oor
H,'I Ili,lgton, is told by the Boston Globe
MISS Oarihon is 20 years old, good looling
ana wei educated. Her father is n farna7
WIN large family. Miss Carmon was n
scnooi teacher, but her salary was small
anu she went to Manchester. N IT 70
seek employment. She had made a can
Nass OF the city without securing position
Mneu man met her on the street and said
that he heard her ask for position and
InaI' as he was just opening a new store
near Nashua, he would like her for bool,'
keeper Arrangements were made TO meet
nm aI the evening train and proceed to his
nome When they alighted from the train
a CLOSED carriage was in waiting and before
Che glrl knew where she was going. tbev
arrived at a house in an out-of-the-wav
place She protested against getting ont
Oh the carriage but was dragged out bv
MAN force. When inside the house. the
woman in charge paid him $50 for the girl
fercelVlng what kind of place she was
III, from the sounds of revelry i'm an adioin-
ing room, Miss Cannon escaped that NIGHT
oy jumping out upon the roof of a piazza
and sliding down the post to the ground
one wandered about during the night and
IN the morning met a farmer who carried
her TO Nashua. Although a dose of wine
mad been prepared for her, instead of drink
ing it she emptied it into a cuspidor
feigned sleep and thus gained the opportu.
NIFTY to escape Her father is now at Man
chester, n. H., looking for the kidnapper.
The Young Mems Republican Club.
The executive committee of the Young
Mems Republican club of Vermont met at
Montpelier Tuesday and voted to hold the
first annual meeting at some convenient
place on the 18th of February next, the ami
versary of Lincon's birthday. The fol-
lowing committees were appointed: On
transportation, F. c. Smith, j. w. Red
mond, A. E. Watson; on invitations, O..
Nj. Barber, F. L. Houghton, O. D. Clark
on arrangements, j. II. Watson, P. II.
Dale, A. F. Stone, r. w. Hurlburt.
Sudden Death at Ludlow
Mrs. Benjamin Goodwin was found dead
at her home on South Hill, Ludlow, recent
| ly. She had not been seen for several
days, and the neighbors became suspicious.
Going to the house they found the doors
and windows fastened, and procuring lad
der they entered one of the upper windows,
and found the woman lying on the floor.
| 1t is supposed that she went upstairs to
raise the window and was stricken with
apopleXy. A parcel containg 500 was
found in her bed, and small sums in other
parts of the house.
Cram of Greensboro ,,Semtenc. to Prison
for Life.
The jury returned verdict at Newport
Friday in the Miles murder case, finding
Abner G.. Cram guilty of manslaughter and
James Bowe not guilty. Bowe was dis
charged and Judge Tyler sentenced Gran
to hard labor inState prison during his life
The trial occupied u days. Cram killed
Isaac Miles at Greensboro in a drunken
row last winter. The body was bidder
under lumber pile where it was found il
decompOsed condition.
State Christian Endeavor Officers.
The Vermont Christian Endeavor con
vention at Newport last week elected thes
officers: President, Edward G. Osgood o
Bellows Falls; vice presidents, G.. f. Mort
of Rutland, Rev. j. L. Smith of Yves
Derby, Marion j. Hall of South Ryegat
and Rev. Charles K. Seymour of Benning
ton; secretary, Edward f. Towner c
Montpelier; treasurer, Morton l.. Chene
of Barre; superintendent of junior work
Miss S. l.. Marion of Albany; assistant
Mrs. j. L. Peters of West Randolph. Bul
lngton was chosen as the place of mex
meeting.
Fatal Runaway Accident at Springfield
al Tohn ('nply