Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
TIE VERMONT NEWS.
st. Albans's Sensation.

st. Albans's Sensation.
Three Persons Under Arrest for Causing
Miss EstelIe Houghton's Death by
Criminal Operation.
Lydia A. Stevenson of St. Adams was
held in $4,000 bonds for the grand; jury
Tuesday, charged with performing the
criminal operation that caused the death of
Miss Estelle Houghton of SwantOn on the
goth. She was also held in $1,000 bonds to
answer the charge of performing criminal
operationton Miss Eva Geryneau. When
only about half of the witnesses for the
state had been examined Miss Stevenson's
counsel waived further examination. DIR.
d. o. Powers of Highgate Center was call
ed as a witness in the case and was arrested
as he was leaving the courtroom. He
is charged with malpractice which caused
Miss Houghton's death, with being an ac-
cessory before the fact and with aiding and
counseling in the operation. T1ere are
now three persons under arrest for the
crime-Miss Stevenson, DR.. Powers and
Adelbert Leach of Fairfield charged with
procuring the operation.
Rum Responsible for the Suicide.
James Flanagan, %, committed suicide
at John Danvers's house in Shrewsbury
early Friday morning. The night before
his shoulder was dislocated while scuilling
with a young man named Conlin. Both
had been drinking. Flanagan's injury
caused hard feeling between the two men
and to avoid serious trouble Danvers took
a 3S-calbre revolver away from Flanagan
and hid it. Danvers started to Rutland
for physician, and while he was away his
brother, who is an imbecile, found the re-
volver, and returned it to Flanagan at his
request. Flanagan at once raised the re-
volver to his head and fired. The bullet
passed through the skull and brain, com
ing out at the top of the head. Flanagan
was taken to the home of his mother in
Rutland, but he cannot live. He is said
by those who knew him to have been in
dustrious.
The Chicago Society of VermOnters.
The 18th anpual banquet of the Sons of
Vermont association of Chicago was held
at the Grand Pacific hotel in that city
Thursday evening, 100 being present. Hon.
E. b. Sherman was POSTMASTER at the post .
prandia exercise, and the speakers were
Mai. +. d. Redington, the retiring pres-
dent, Austin Clement, Rev. Geo. II. Ide of
Milwaukee, Hon. A. l.. Waterman of the
appellate court for the first district of Hi
nois, Col Clark Narnum and Judge Homer
Hbbard. The following are the officers of
the association: President, Austin Glenn
ent; vice presidents, A. A. Campbell,
Samuel +. Bliss, +. A. Jewett; secretary,
Seymour Edgerton; treasurer, w. II. Glea-
sen; executive committee, w. y. Sattley,
George 5. Marsh l.. 5. Grout, O. b.
Knight, b. w. Sherman, G.. +. Foss. The
membership of the association is now over
go.
4 Bad Fire at SwnntOn.
The Tarble and the Farrar blocks in
Swanton were Quilted 10y fire Friday night.
The fire was discovered about 1O:3O and it
was three hours before it was under con-
troll. Its origin is unknown, but it APP
peared to start in Bedard's photograph gal
lery. Those whose property was damaged
are as follows: o. X. Brown, dry goods
Ii. +. Morton, hardware: J. Barret, meat
market; n. &. Bedard, photographer
Louis Noley, barber; w. b. Pencil, bar
Der; Zeb Zonnier, French tailor. Rev.
E. j. Ranslow lost 1000 bushels of choice
seed potatoes stored in the market cellar
The total amount of insurance carried by
the loss is estimated at $4,000 to SIS, 900
EmbezLIer Collins of Bennington
Arrested.
Geo. w. Collins, AZ, who fled from Ben
nington last September, an embezzler fol
| $500 to $1,000, was arrested in Philadel
phia Saturday. Collins represented the
WAYNE Loan and Investment company
After leaving Bennington he went to Eng
| land, via Montreal. He returned to this
| country a short time ago and wrote to the
| company asking in what terms he could
settle. States Attorney Bates and Sher
| if Wilson of Bennington were at onct
notified and the Philadelphia officers
asked to arrest Collins. The Bennington
county officers secured acquisitions ant
brought the prisoner to this state Wednes
day.
Vermont TrOttIng Horse Breeders.
The executive committee of the Yer
mont road and trottng horse breeders as
ISOLATION met at Rutland Thursday. Thu
dates of the annual race meeting was fiXeC
as Aug. ~. Is and 20, but the location i
left to a committee that is to report b,
Feb IL. f. II. Harrington of Brandon re
singed his office as president, and Con
gresham w. w. Grout of st. Johnsbur!
was elected. Stakes and purses were de
cided on, and it was voted to join a circui
of northern New York breeders associa
tions, and TO offer an association purse TO
PAGERS not to exceed $1,000.
Vermonters in Worcester.
The 23d annual reunion of the Worces
ter Sons and Daughters of Vermont wa
held Thursday night. A reception wa
rendered to Gov. Woodbury., Lieut-Goy
Mansur and Gen. Gilmore of Vernon
At the banquet which followed Dr. Wesle
Davis presided and speeches were made b
Mayor A. Marsh, the guests from Vel
mont, representatives OF the ProvidenC
and birmingham societies, also those frol
the Maine and Ne Hampshire associi
tions.
Three Buildings burned at Cuttings
VILE.
, Fire at Cuttingsvlle Monday night d
stroyed Dana Jones's saw and grist mil
Ii. A. Waterman's undertaking shop, al
the carriage shop of F. o. Foster Il So
The total loss is about $4,000, partial
covered by insurance. Cuttingsville hi
no facilities for fighting fire and had
wind been blowing large part of the V
lage would probably have been destroye
A steamer was brought from Rutland
special train and used in preventing d
spread of the fire to other buildings
CREASED FOR THE occasion