Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-03-27

Leander Smith, 70, who died at Hyde Park
Monday, had been county clerk and county Judge.
L. A Wizards steam mill at Sherburne was
destroyed by fire on the night of March l3. 1t
was not insured.
Capt Averil is building a new steamer which
will carry 100 passengers at a load on Willoughby
lake the coming summer
The OF W. E. Nichals house at Mortified was
burned early Sunday morning. The main house
was saved by tearing away the l..
John Henry Watson, who dropped dead at
North Bennington Monday, was a leading citizen
Of that place and veteran OF Company 4, 18th
VI regiment.
r. B. Godfrey and NJ T. Hamlin of Benning-
ton brought from Lake Bomoseen in Castleton
Monday 80 pickerel, the three largest weighing
@ll6, lS1s 1919 pounds,
A wild deer ran through the streets of Bennnf
ton Sunday. The animal had evidently been
chased by dogs, and had been wounded by run
ming against barbed wire fence.
d. n. Richardson. editor OF the Davenport
Iowa, Daily Democrat, has arranged to build a
5000 summer residence at Groton on an eleva-
ton 1856 feet above the village street.
Mrs. Ira Ward, 9s, died at New Haven Sunday.
Her husband died a little over a year ago at the
age of 90. The 18th wedding anniversary Of the
couple three years ago was a notable event
Eighteen hundred more went through Gus
tom over the Grand Trunk at Island Pond during
the month of January than for the correspond
ing month last year, and 500 more than ever went
through in one month before
j. w. Swan. a photographer of Island Pond who
suddenly disappeared many months ago, has been
heard from. He is in Texas and writes to his
friends that he is ignorant of all that happened
10 him after leaving Boston until he found him
self in New Orleans, and ill., After reganng his
health he went TO Texas where he is follow ing his
old occupation. He has written for his wife and
children to join him.
Frank Murdoch IS, of Norwich, met with a
fatal accident recently While handling an old
revolver II was discharged, the ball entering
about two inches below the breast bone, He was
taken 10 the hospital in Hanover, and after two
operations it was found that the ball had pune
tured the ntestines in five different places and
lodged in the lower part of the abdomen His
death took place two days after the accident.
The Rutland Herald says that a number of
prominent Vermonters have bought fine tract
of high pine land in northern Florida for the pur-
pose of making winter home In summer china
The site selected is near Starke in Bradford Ct
ty, on the highest table land in the state and has
been christened Verdemonte. The design is TO
| make cheap, comfortable homes where Vermont
ers may congregate and spend their winter vaca-
tions among home friends.
| State Geologist G.. W Perry has been confer
ring with DR.. II. Mound of Rutland, on the dispo.
siton of the Mardwell collection of minerals and
shells This collection, which is recognized as the
best in the state is valued at $500. Several cit
| zens who wish to keep this collection in Rutland
an aid to the schools, have induced the executors
! of the estate to make the following offer: The
| will give one-half of its value If the people VIII
| raise S2500 on these conditions: The collection
shall become the property of the city, it shall be
| known as the Wardwell museum, the city shall
| care for 1t and provide place for it where it car
be seen by the public at suitable times.