Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-30
PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY APRIL
Junior order OF Mechanics.

The annual meeting Of the state council
of Junior Order Of American Mechanics
was held at Montpelier Tuesday and 30
local councils were represented by dele
yates. Officers were elected as follows
Past councillor. 4 Hen l.. Pease of Hartford (;
state councillor, f. w. Alexander of Mont
pclier; vice councillor l.. NJ. Cleyerly of
Hartland: secretary, f. W. IIawley of
Norwich: treasurer G.. +. Harris of East
Burke: conductor, w. T.. Dunbar Of Bethel 4;
wardens, G.. O. Farr OF Springfield, W.
H. Kenney of Randolph and \. II. Silsby
of West Burke; chaplain, q. II. Austin Of
Windsor: trustees. Charles Icnkley of
Royaton, S. H. Kent of st. Johnsbury
and Don II. Dodge of Montpelier; dele
gates to national convention, +. f. Starkey
of Lyndonvlle and 5. II. Kent of st.
Johnsbury. 1t was voted to hold a field
day and parade of the order at st. Johns
bury on the first Wednesday of October.
The recent trial of Isabelle Marsh and
VIM. c. Buzzell of Mortified, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Marsh's husband,
cost the state $500, and the preliminary
hearing and the investigation before the
grand jury will swell the total expense Of
the case to nearly $4,000.
The Charles Royce house at Richford
was burned Tuesday causing $1,000 loss.
1t was insured for $1,000 in the Vermont
Mutual The house was owned by Henry
c. Royce of Pueblo, Col, and was occupied
by Charles Barry, who lost most of his
household goods. The cause Of the fire is
unknown but was probably due to a de
fective flue.
Mrs. Fred l. Seward, %, attempted sui
eide by cutting her throat with a razor at
her home on Clarendon avenue at Rutland.
She was sitting in a chair, bleeding pro-
fusely from cut five inches long when
her husband returned. He summoned a
physician who stopped the flow of blood
and sewed up the wound, but the woman
was nearly dead from loss of blood. She
will probably recover.
Lillian, l., daughter of J. G.. Salisbury,
was assaulted Thursday while coming
over jefferson Heights, near Morrisvile,
by George Andrews, Il, who attempted to
drag her toward the pulp mill. The child
fought desperately and screamed for help.
Vernon Peck, who was approaching on
the main road, went to her assistance, and
Andrews fed. He was captured by the
officers after lively chase. At hearing
he was bound over to the grand jury, and
in default of bonds was taken to Jail.
The hearing before the commissioners
in the proceedings brought to dlsbar Law
yer j. {. Jones has been set for Tuesday,
May 4, at o'clock in the morning, at
Rutland The commissioners are ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Dale of Island Pond, Mr..
Young of Newport and Maj. Watson of
Bradford, and they will find the facts and
report them to the May term of the SUI
preme court for action. The prosecution
will be conducted by States Attorney
Rowland, assisted by Mr.. Barber of Ar
lington and Mr.. May of St. Johnsbury,
while ex-Gov. Stewart will appear for Mr..
Jones.
X. F. Richardson of Washington has re-
Gently sold to Prof. F. +. Austin of Ames-
bury, Mass, quarry No. 3 of his steel gray
marble Mr.. Austin is a noted science lee
turer who has travelled extensively, visiting
the foremost slate, granite and marble quar-
ries of the East. He has carried samples OF
the Washington marble through Vermont
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,, and
finds by its analysis that its building quail
tiles are superior TO any granite or mar
BILE on the market. Its analysis has beer
carefully effected in the chemical )abora
tory of Dartmouth college. 1t is expected
that Mr. Austin will begin operations with
force of men during the summer, and hi
has already interested Massachusetts CAPT
talists in the marble.