The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-21
NorthHeId's Suspected Poisoning Case.

The remains of Geo Marsh who
died Jan. % and is suspected Of hav-
ing been poisoned were disinterred
Monday, by vote of the selectmen.
DR.. J. II, Linsley, as well as most of
the local physicians. was present at
the dislnterment and took charge of
the body as soon as il was taken up
All natural causes of death were CAFE
fully searched for, but none were
found; consequently the stomach as
well as other necessary parts of the
internal organs were taken by DR..
Linslcy, put into an air tight bottle
and carefully sealed and these will be
sent to skilled chemist for analysis.
II poison is not found. then the cause
of his death will always remain a total
mystery Mrs. Marsh appears quite
agitated over the matter Last Satur
day she sought the seectmen and
other town officials and strongly OPP
posed their action in the case, claim
ing that their decision was wholly un-
lawful without her consent. Her CON
duet is what has caused the suspicion.
She is about IS and for some months
previous to Marsh's death, William
Buzzcll lived in the family. or was at
Marsh's house considerable of the
time. During Marsh's last illness he
was cared for by his wife and Buzzell :;
DIR. johnson was the attending physi
clan. Marsh died at about midnight.
and neighbors came in and assisted in
caring for the body. At an early hour
the following morning Buzzell and
Mrs. Marsh took team, drove away
and were absent all day. The dead
body might have remained alone in the
house but for the humanity of neigh
bors. Upon their return they made no
satisfactory explanation of their alb
sence. Another fact that has excited
suspicion is that Marsh had inherited
some property, portion of which he
had promised to turn over to his
mother his comparatively sudden death
left this promise unfultiled, and Mrs.
Marsh and children will come in
possession of the entire amount.
The sudden disappearance of Frank
j. Burt of Lyndon, who has made his
residence at st. Johnsbury, has
caused considerable excitement. He
was last seen in the vicinity of Swan
ton and some thind, from indications,
that he was drowned in Lake Cham
plain.
The committee which was appointed
to arrange for the annual summer
school for teachers in Franklin county
has decided TO hold two weeks school
July b. Prominent teach
ers and instructors will be engaged TO
deliver papers and speak.
Three logs cut in Monkton and
sawed recently in Fishers, Young &
Co.'S, mill at Vergennes are the larg-
est ones ever seen in that section, and
there is but one other mill in the state
where they could have been sawed. |
One log weighed 1920 pounds, was iS
inches in diameter, ID feet long. and |
cut S75 feet of lumber: another
5000 pounds. was % inches in |
diameter, Is feet long and cut $50 feet !
of lumber. and the third was 40 inches |
in diameter, - feet long and cut 7s3
feet of lumber.
Landlord Dole of st. Johnsbury is |
in project to erect big I
hotel on the site of the Avenue House /
with stores and of 'ces on the first /
floor. b. G. Howe has offered 10 sell I
the site for $50, 600 together with the .
barns in the rear and the old CuWderv :
house back of the opera house Mr.. ,
Howe will take $4,000 of stock in
the new company if a hotei is built on ,
this spot Mr.. Dole's plan is to
form stock company of about 80, 600 !
and erect $40, 600 hotel that will be 1
credit to the place and to the whole /
To cover the amount
ne, essary TO build the hotel beyond
he stock subscribed, money will he
borrowed or bonds issued