Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13

The Burlington News, a Democratic weekly
newspaper, has suspended publication.
young ladies' foot ball team has been formed
at St. Johnsbury, and practice grounds have been
secured back OF the Col. Fairbanks mansion.
A wild cat weighing "a pounds was shot at
Chesterfield Nov by olney Buxton. 1t at
tracted much attention while on exhibition at the
market OF Minis Brothers 6 Co. at Keene.
George B. Greeley Of westmoreand, for break.
and entering the post office in that town. was SEN
fenced in the United States court at Concord
tuesday 70 one year in state prison and to pay
fine Of $500.
Keene claims the honor Of having the first
street In the United States named in honor Of the
President elect the aldermen having voted last
Friday to call a new thoroughfare in West Keene
Mckinley street"
In the supreme court session at Keene Tuesday
Miss Cutler OF Cambridge Mass, was awarded
Sll6 81 for injuries sustained in falling through
trap door at the boarding house of Mrs Pierce at
East Jaffrey Peter Rivetts Of Keene was sen.
fenced to one year in the house Of correction for
setting fire, and Josiah Stebbns Of Jaffrey was
given nine months for taking horses Illegally.
Oh1cers Philbrck, Gates and Buckmiuster Wis
tied several places in Swanzey last week and as a
result " IN. A. Squire, proprietor of the hotel at
the Centre, waived examination and furnished
bail in the sum Of 5000 on the charge of keeping
liquor for sale. John Wood and John starkey Of
West Swanzey were bound over In the sum of
500 each on the charges Of keeping both beer
and liquor for sale
Frank G. Pratt son Of Mrs. Maria r Pratt of
keene and young man Of great promise. died
Saturday at Schenectady, N. Y, from typhoid
fever. Mr.. Pratt graduated from Harvard in
1884 and from 1886 to 1889 was sub master of the
heene High school. For several years he had
been an electrical expert and occupied one of
the highest positions In the great General Electric
company at Schenectady. The body was brought
TO Keene
Cheshire county people have a special interest
In the election OF Frank s. Black as governor of
New York from the fact that he a teacher in
the academy at Alstead while he was a student In
Dartmouth college, from which he graduated In
1879. Mr.. Black was offered the princpalship of
three academies when he graduated, but he went
TO New York state where he engaged in news
paper work and studied law, and in four years
was admitted to the bar.
The breach between Gov. Busiel and his council
sor to Hon. Josiah G. Bellows OF walpole whose
term as railroad commissioner will expire Dec 81,
was made wider by the { ton OF the council
Tuesday In summarilv turning down no less than
- of the formers nominees Nearly all OF the
men named for the vacancy by the governor are
well known, and two Of them live in Cheshire
county-F. A. Perry Of Reene and l.. W. Aldrch
of Westmoreland.
A correspondent Of the Boston Evening Record
says: THE Episcopalians of New Hampshire are
worried because their $50 900 fund the Income of
which supports their bishop. is invested In mort
cages In Washington, South Dakota and Nebraska
upon large part Of which the interest is not be-
ing paid. They are also troubled because the
treasurer OF the fund, j. L. Farwell Of Claremont
is in Europe, and has been there for a long time
while the savings bank OF which he was the head
has been closed and its securities are said to be
In very bad condition"
The Davis Mica company OF Keene has been
formed with capital Of So, 900 The incorpora-
tors are James Davis, John F. Davis and s. A.
Mitchell Of Alstead C. w .Wilburand Geo H. Eames
OF Keene. The company will develop the Astead
mica mines, which have been operated in a small
way for manN years. steam plant aud other ma
chinery will be bought and the mine worked at a
lower level than heretofore. The mica is taken
out in large sections which are easily separated
into sheets, in which form ii is marketable. The
fine mica is ground and used for insulating pur-
poses.
Gen and Mrs. Daniel W. Bill of Gilsum cele-
6rated their 50th wedding anniversary Wednes-
day. Their home was filed with relatives and
friends. DR.. |. A Loveland had prepared an in
teresting historical paper on the Bill family.
which was read by one OF his daughters. Mr.. and
Mrs Bill are both natives of Gilsum: Mr.; Bill is
the only surviving origadier general of the old
New Hampshire militia, He was selectman of
the town 81 years. served four terms In the egis
lature, and for 10 years was a member Of the
board Of trustees of the state industrial school at
Manchester.