The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
HOLMES STRANGE GRAVE
Ills hody Incased in a Red .r Han,
Cement. "


Thursday after the HANGING ap pine ,b 10,
placed in vault in HOLY Gross a .no'
etery, at Philadelphia, was Friday o Of
tternoon buried in grave 10 fant ~ a.
Key. Father McPake, who was on "e'p p
tonnes spiritual advisers, conductei
aHe services at the grave. The boy.
WIN the body imbedded in cement
welShs over ton and was too wide tf
DC lowered into an ordinary grave. ant
layer OF cement two feet thick was
pied upon the box. w
$4,000 for Mrs. Fleming
Mary Alice .Almont Liyinpston
called Fleming, who is soon 70 ~ h,
, ni, Tor poisoning her mother. Mrs,
bliss Is meanwhile to come into pos
session OF the money which under the
Mil vi hef father was to go to her on
the death of her mother. The appel
late division grants her motion for an
ORDER on the city chamberlain for S25.
Oo0 OF the fund of ss2, ZOO from her ia.
TIERS estate, all of which has for years
peen IN the custody of the court.
Successful Experiment ut Denver.
Inc most successful experiment with
the hoentgen rays of which there is a
record in this country has lust been
Performed at the works of the Noun
tain Electric company, when bullet
embedded in j. d. Nealy's body was
very clearly photographed, says the
lIenVer Republican. For days and
Gays surgeons had been probing in
vain for the ball, but after the plate
had been developed it did not take
them two minutes to reach it and it
was removed Monday.
A&5OO,OOO Blaze.
The village of Lanse, on Kewanaw
bay, Mich, was threatened with de-
struction by fire VIII ich stared Sat
nrday in the Lanse Lumber compa-
ny's yards. For several days the m i'll
hands had been on strike, and it is
alleged the strikers applied the match
which started the fire. The fire de
stroyed the lumber docks and 1900. 900
feet OF lmber belonging to the Lanse
saw mill. The ore docks were also
burned. No lives were lost, but more
than $50 persons are homeless. The
losses will aggregate fully 500, 600,
with S150.000 insurance.
'-'.~, Three Men Burned TO Death.
One of the most destructive fires in
the history of northern Wisconsin oc-
Cured at Ashland, Wis. Sunday morn
ing Special trains brought the de-
partments from Washburn and nearby
towns to render assistance. At least
three persons lost their lives and the
property loss is nearly $500. 600, besides
the burning of nearly 10000, GOO feet
of lumber The fire originated in w.
r. Durfee's lumber dock and heavy
rams checked the flames
Apaches on the War Path.
A band of renegade Apaches under
the leadership of The Kid" are on
the war path near the Mexican line.
Three prominent men of Arizona are
reported killed. Another victim was
one of the Hand boys, from England, a
brother of the young man who was
brutally murdered and mutiated re-
Gently by the residents. The murder
Gus band made an incursion re
Gently from old Mexico, running off
stock, shooting at all they met, and
killing young Hand. They then
crossed the frontier before United
States troops could arrive.
SmOtnercu III ooIus
A fatal accident occurred to Charles
johnson and George Mlnear of Fair
field, a.. Sunday. They have been
gold with the X-rays,
their remarkable discovery, end hav-
ing quantity of the metal trans
formed, they were preparing to cast 1t
into bricks, when they met their death
by large crucible of molten gold fall
ing upon them. They stumbled while
it, the liquid metal flowing
over their heads, hardening instantly
and smothering both to death. In re-
moving the COL d the faces of the vic
tins showed but little Disagreement,
but perfect casts of their features had
been made.
Preferred SquaIOr 10 Comfort.
The selectmen of Watertown Sat
urday made an investigation of the al
legged poverty of John Worrell andwife,
who reside on the WATERFOWL road near
the Thomas ton line, Thompsonvi'le.
CT. They found Mr.. "orrell, ~, and
his wife. GS, living in the greatest
filth and their place and their persons
covered with vermin. Mr.. Worreli
was found to have property valued al
All. 600 and has Waterbury lawyer as
conservator. The place was ordered
cleaned at once. Mrs. Worrell, who was
once woman of culture, has a collec-
flo, of curios for which she has been
offered $500. 1t includes an autograph
letter of President Lincoln, ancient
furniture and pottery of all KINDS 9he
has a single chair for which she has
declined $3.50. The animals on the
Mace we're starving and the house fall-
mo to pieces. MIS- Worrell brought up
q founding left on her steps. VINO Is
now in the state industrial school Tor
girls on account of mlsdemeanor'
The girl bears the name or Vloia 'er'
anda Left.
Thirteen New Indictments
DIR. Joseph C. Moore came into the
Manch ester, N. H., court TUESDAY
With counsel to answer Ii new lno'ct,
ments found by the grand jury anu
understood to be for fraudulent entries
On stubs of the Union Publishing
stock books. County So
Iicitor futile asked the court to hX
fine bail in two cases at SS,ooU each
+ 8 Streeter, the respondent coun-
sol .roued against this as his client
T,as already under 81, 800 bonds. Inc
van " ordered bail as requested by the
S.oto,s counsel. The respondents
oonneel asked for change OF venue,
stating that fair and impartial lrid,
could not be had in Hiisborough
county, which will probably be .g gram
ed There are 10 indictments tendlng.
'u With imposing ceremonies the hero
10 bronze equestrian statue of Major
General Winfield Scott; hero W Oh G ;na
tvsburg, y was unveiled at Washing satn!o
t.noID1 c.. Tuesday afternoon before
lou. 70 m mense gathering which included