Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17
OF NEARBY INTEREST.
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES
lev. N. Newton Gisnlers Re.Isna,Ion.

Rev. N. Newton Glaciers Resignation.
Rev. y. Newton Glazier, pastor Of the
First Baptist church at Greenfield, ten
dered his resignation Sunday, to take eff
feet A pril /. No reasons are stated rela-
tiOns between pastor and people having
been harmonious MI. Glazier was born at
Stratton (Vt) fifty-seven years ago. He
studied at Amherst college--leaving there
to enlist in the war of the rebellion
Brown university, from which he gradu-
ated i'm 1866, and the Newton Theological
seminary. While a student at college, he
twice represented his native town in the
Vermont legislature, and from 1872 to
1878 he was for three consecutive terms
chaplain of the Vermont senate. He en-
listed i'm what was a little later the First
Vermont Heavy Artillery, and rose from
the ranks to first Lieutenant. He lost his
left arm at Spottsylvanla. From 1872 TO
1875 he was superintendent OF schools at
Montpelier. Previous to coming to Green
field MI Glazier had been pastor of
churches in Central Falls, X. l., Montpel-
Ter. Vt. and South Abingdon and West
boro, Mass.
c. S. Bryant, the well-known Zoar mer-
chant and selectman of Charlemont, is
very i'll at his home. He started from
Charlemont Tuesday and was found in the
evening in his wagon house unconscious
| from a shock. He had probably been in
the wagon house about three hours. He
has not yet recovered consciousness.
| Powers institute of Bernardston has re-
ceived gift of 5000 from Mrs. George
Clark of Hartford, Ct, daughter Of the
late Col. Ferry of Bernardston, who always
manifested an interest in the school. Mrs.
Clark has aided the institution before, and
the generous gift coming at this time is
much appreciated The town has accepted
the gift, and it is to be known as the Are
tus Ferry fund
The house of Prof. G. n. Webber, and
contents, valued at $50O0 were destroyed
by fire at Northampton early Tuesday
morning; insured for $500 Mr.. Weber,
his wife and a servant girl were asleep on
the second floor. Mr. Webber was awak-
ened by the smoke, found the stairway all
on fire, and got on the piazza roof, from
which he let himself down by a rope made
of sheets. The women were removed by
means Of ladder.
The committee having in charge the Sc.
curing of subscriptions for the proposed
electric road from Shelburne Falls TO Col
rain now have from S25, 900 to $4,000
pledged for the stock. 1t will be necessary
TO raise about So 900, and this is almost
sure to be pledged, The sale of bonds will
be sufficient to raise the remaining $780,
900, which it is expected the road will cost.
Work is almost certlin to be begun in the
spring or as soon as the charter is granted.
Mrs. Matte V. Angelier, wife of Frank
Angeler, a cigar dealer and pool room
proprietor, shot and killed Charles II
Parker, agent for the Levitt Machine Com
pany, of Athol, in her husbands store in
Baltimore, Md, on Sunday. She claimed
that she shot Parker in defence of hel
honor, but the coroner not only committed
Mrs, Angeier, but held her husband as an
accessory. Parker had been a dissipatet
young man. He never married, but ha:
brother and two sisters who live ii