Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-21

Hamilton s. Peck, ex.city Judge of Bur-
lington, received the 30l votes cast at the
Republican city caucus Saturday night,
and was declared the nominee for mayor.
Antoine Chatelalne of Rutland has re-
ceived news of the death of his father
Etienne Chatelaine at Curran, Ont, aged
LOG. A wife, who is over 30, survives.
The old couple had been married over 20
years, and it is estimated that there are
fully 275 descendants, several of whom
live in Rutland.
two-story double tenement house on
Pleasant street at Bennington, belonging
TO the estate of Daniel McGowen. caught
fire Monday evening from a defective hue.
Two hydrants were frozen up and there
was considerable delay in getting water
but the fire was under control after cads-
ing loss of $1,000.
Leroy G.. Tilson, who was arrested some
time ago at Randolph for beating his wife,
has fled from the town. Papers are ready
to arrest him as soon as he makes his APP
pearance here on complaint of the states
attorney for cruelty to his wife and chill
dren since his arrest. Mrs. Tison is now
confined to her bed from the effects OF her
first pounding, three weeks ago.
The stockholders of the White River
agricultural society have voted to close up
the affairs of the association, and will sell
their property at auction on their grounds
Feb. 30. Thus will end society that has
been for % years prominent figure in
Vermont fairs. Henry Ward Beecher lee
tured for the society to probably the great
est number ever seen on the ground.
Benjamin Kelley and Mrs. Anna Bailey
Kelley, each 90 years old, celebrated the
Goth anniversary of their marriage at
Bradford Friday. They have lived on the
same farm and in the same house during
their entire married life and Mr.. Kelley
was born there. They are the parents of
eight children, the grandparents of 30 and
the grandparents of 16 children.
Arthur L. Kennedy, the superintendent
of the wooden mills at Winooski, has in
vented a process of making fabrics perfectly
waterproof and at the same time as soft
and flexible as ordinary cloth. Garments
made of this material are said to keep out
rain without any of that stiff, heavy. I'M
wieldy character usually found in rubber
and other waterproof goods. The invent
or has applied for patent, through his so
licitor, George w. Kennedy.
| JOhu a. buSWell, utpuJ1 Oulleu states
marshal, and his assistant, Edison Emery,
have returned home after. months alb
sence. They went to Tacoma, Washing
ton, to escort Chinaman, who was snug
gled across the Canadian line into this
state. The government was deport-
ing him back to his native country
and at an expense of $685. to Uncle Sam,
who has to foot all the bills. The actual
expense of the Celestial's fare is less than
500.
Lake Champlain at Burlington closed on
Monday mOrning-the previous fall of
snow, the low temperature and the absence
of wind being just the conditions for the
making of firm ice in the broad lake. In
1895 the lake froze over Feb. s. The lat
est date of closing in recent years was in
1890, when the lake was open till Feb. 21 !;
then froze over and remained closed for
two weeks; broke up and was open till
March s, and then closed and remained
closed for II days.
Henry G. Adams, who died at st. Adams
last week Thursday, was born in Grand
Isle in 1927, and was admitted TO the bar
in 1854. Mr.. Adams was representative
from Alburg to the legislature in 1861, and
was states attorney for Grand Isle county
for five years. From 1868 to 1869 he was
United States internal revenue assessor.
The late Jed p. Ladd and Mr.. Adams were
partners in the law business at Alburg I'M
til Mr.. Adams came to st. Adams in 1867,
and here he has since lived and practiced
his profession, an honored and influential
citizen.