Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-25
JACKSONVILLE.
Mrs. Royal WiIco1's Sister Fatally
Burned at North Adams.

Mrs. Royal wncoI's Sister Fatally
Burned at North Adams.
Mary Starkweather 81, met with a hor-
rible death early Friday morning in the
kitchen of the Richmond House at North
Adams, where she had been employed as
pastry cook for a long time. She was
frying doughnuts when the boiling lard
was overturned, part Of it falling upon
Miss Starkweather's dress, which was
soon a mass of flames. Her piercing
shrieks brought to her assistance Patrick
Mulqueen. the night Waterman, who roll
ed her on the floor. Another employe
brought blankets from the stable, with
which the flames were smothered. The
clothing was almost entirely destroyed, and
the woman's body a mass of burns. The
flesh hung in shreds from her hands and
limbs Physicians administered opiates,
which relieved the suffering, but death
took place early in the afternoon. Miss
StarkweatheT was a sister of Mrs. l.. q
Wilcox of this place. She left two other
sisters, Mrs. K. p. Crafts of Holyoke
Mass, and Mrs. Elizabeth Wendell Of
North Adams, and a brother, Samuel
otarkweather of Wiliamstown.
APP. Pike has a nephew visiting him a
few days,
G. 5. Porter of Boston has been visiting
in town this week. q Nnan
DR.. Conland of Brattleboro was in town
last Sunday professionally! a.
Mervin Pierce and family have moved
into their new house on High street.
Farmers are beginning haying. We sup
pose so as to get the crop in before winter
MI. and Mrs c. A. Faulkner attended
commencement at Vermont Academy this
week
Village schools close this week. There
will be public exercises in the primary
schoolroom
Mrs II L. Putnam and son, Edward.
have gone to New York city for a two
weeks visit
Landlord D. NJ. Canedy will celebrate
the nations anniversary with dance Fri
day night, July 2;
We are trying to read up the history of
lSl6 to ascertain, if we can, whether we
shall raise any planted crops this year
W. a. Brown, by advice of his physician,
has gone TO the sea shore and mountains
for his health and may be gone several
weeks
We commend the fine manner which the
highway commissioner has had the brush
cut on the margin of the highway near
South Nottingham.
The exercises of Children's dav at the
Methodist church last SUNDAY were very
fine and reflected much credit upon Miss
Eunice Vail, the superintendent OF the
Sunday school.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. O. Wilcox and son.
William, attended the funeral al North
Adams Mass, of Mrs. Wilcox's sister.
Mary Starkweather, whose death occurred
| by reason Of her clothes taking fire while
cooking
Pomona grange assembled here Thurs.
| day OF last week and had a tne program
which was well carried out. We shall
| hoe no more potatoes, but let the ladies dc
/ 1t. There was fruit. flowers, songs and
/ some interesting talk.
Many large farmers who plant several
| acres OF corn, have had the ground pre-
/ pared, but owing to the cold and wet will
/ not plant corn this year. Several Others
/ who have planted find the seed rotted and
| will raise no corn this year
| Mrs. Alice, wife of Charles 3. Morse.
was buried last Saturday. She leaves be.
side her husband boy four years old, and
| her fathers family. James c. johnson.
| wife and two children from Willimansett.
| Mass, were in attendance at the funeral.
Asahe Gore, aged - years. died at his
home in this place Monday afternoon M
Gore had been man Of more than usual
| prominence in the community where he
has lived. He was justice OF the peace
and town clerk and treasurer many years
in keadsborO, He had been a friend OF
! the needy and safe adviser 10 many PEG.
! pie who needed his assistance. His fune.
/ RAJ was held al the Universalst church
! Thursday, Mrs. Helen 7. Brigham official.
! Ing.
L. j. Roberts was driving his colt down
the hill near a. A. Butterhelds dwelling
on Wednesday, when the colt became
frightened al girl swinging in the yard
and ran of the highway into Mrs. Lucy
Putnam yard, doing some injury TO the
wagon. MI Roberts Jumped from the
wagon IN season 10 save gong over the
bank with the team. A few ratings in
town might save serious damage. but we
do not expect to see them put in as the
town suffers no loss If people and property
| are destroyed on embankments