Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-31

John c. Gray or Abilene, Kan, a ma
tive of Vermont, has been chosen superin-
tendent of schools of Adams, Mass. Mr..
Gray was a member of the class of rs of
Dartmouth college.
Jacob Page, aged y, late of Co. B., I'd
Vermont regiment, died at the Soldiers
Home at Bennington Monday. He was
admitted to the Home July 81, 1894. The
burial will be at Rutland. This is the 6Sth
death which has occurred at the Home.
The Ninth Vermont Veteran association
will hold their ninth annual reunion at Bur
lington, August 20. The business meeting
will be at 1870 p. NJ, at the tent of Gen. T.
S. Peck, on the muster ground of the Yer
mont national guard.
j. Benham of New Haven, Conn, an
eccentric old man, was victimized by pair
of sharpers near Randolph recently. The
old gentleman has considerable properly
and just previous to the robbery is known
to have secured nearly $1,000 on a mort
| gage.
The Barre Street Railway company has
been granted an extension of one years
time in which to build its road. The road
is to be built at the same time with the
Montpelier road and the Montpelier people
| objected to having the streets torn up dur
ing the session of the legislature this fall.
A wild goose, evidently separated from
her flock, flew through Merchants row,
Rutland, Tuesday evening, and disappeared
in the direction of the fair ground. The
bird struck an electric light wire in its
flight, but was not injured. The unusual
sight attracted much curious attention.
Rev. DR.. Charles II. Dunton, principal
of the Troy Conference academy, was re-
elected president of the national associa-
ton of Principals of Methodist Seminaries
at its recent session in Chautauqua. Rev.
Mr.. Dunton is native of Poultney, grad
uate of the University of Vermont and the
Boston University and is one of the fore
most educators of the state of New York.
The three-year-old son of DR.. j. H.
Reilly of Memphis, Tenn, physician in
Rutland about two years ago, was killed
while riding in an elevator few days age
at Memphis. The lad peeped through a
six-inch space and before he could be
pulled back his head came in contact with
a projection, crushing bis head and caus.
ing almost instant death.
Frank Bolia, an East Fairfield laborer
was struck by freight train Monday even
ing about one mile west of Fairfield station
He bought ticket at East Fairfield for
Swanton and took train which stopped
at Fairfield Centre, where he got off, evi
IDENTIFY to look around, and being a deat
mute, did not hear them when they stated
and when he found he was left, started OF
foot, and was overtaken by the freight
He died in short time.
Tuesday evening at Burlington a cavalry
man from Fort Ethan Allen, named Nc
Donald, fired several shots at two fellow
cavalrymen who were walking with tw'
sisters from Winooski. To one of thes
sisters Mcdonald has been attentive, an
after shooting at his comrades he turned T.
the girl and said; 81 have a mind to shoe
YOU" The girl dropped to the walk and
bullet passed over her head. McDonal
then ran to the home of the girls, where b
put on a suit of citizens clothes he ha
stored there and, accompanied by brothe
of the girls, departed. Jealousy was tn
cause of his actions.