Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-25

Thieves entered the millinery store of
Mrs j. K. Haas al Poultney Monday and
stole So from a pOcketbook while the
owner was in the front part Of the house
Gardner T. Parker, for over 50 years
merchant in Pownal. died in that village
suddenly Sunday of apopleXy He was
senator from Bennington county many
wears ago. He was senior member of the
firm of Parker y Son, general merchants
The marble deposit in Washington is
said to be a wonderful one The samples
include the pure limestone, the hard flint
rock, and handsome dark blue, light gray,
varegated, notified and banded stone
Sheds and polishing mills will be built in
the near future.
An Italian peddler was shot in the back
on dark road between Eden and ALBANY
Wednesday night of last week. He is un-
| able to speak English. An interpreter has
been sent for and the affair will be
thoroughly investigated Ii is supposed
that robbery was the motive OF the as
sailant.
Thomas Larabee, an aged man, lost his
| life in fire Saturday night, which burned
the buildings on NJ. d. SCOTS farm. near
Wolcott. The fire originated in the old
mans sleeping room, by accident, it is sup
| posed. When discovered it was too late
10 rescue him. The loss on property will
/ be 5000; insurance $500.
More large trout have been caught at
| Caspian lake in Greensboro this season
| than ever before. Deacon Dana of White
| River Junction now holds the record with
fish SO inches long that weighed II 81
pounds. He was so proud of the catch
that he had a case made with = glass top
so that all could view the fish while it was
en- route TO members of his family at home.
Dea. Justin S. Montague of Woodstock
| is dead at 81. He was born in Bridge
water and was a prominent man there.
| He filled all local offices, and also repre-
sented the town in the legislature He
| moved TO Woodstock a number of wears
ago and in the management of its affairs
has taken active and honorable part He
| leaves a widow and four children.
Frank Hinsdill, formerly teller of the
| First National bank of North Bennington.
| against whom the grand Jury recently re-
/ turned two indictments for alleged steal
| ing of money from the drawer in the store
/ of F. /. Bottum, came before Judge
| Woodward of the county court today. He
| had left for New York before he was in
| dicted, but returned voluntarily, and his
| father became his surety in the sum of
| $1,000 for his appearance at the December
term of the county court.
Dan Coffey, an old employee of the Ben
nington d Rutland road, was probably
| fatally injured at Manchester a few DAYS
/ ago. Three years ago in crossing the
East mountain he was thrown from a
| wagon and one eye was put out, and in
/ time he became totally blind. He went to
| the station at Manchester TO meet friend
and had sent away the little boy that had
been leading him, thinking he would get
along all right alone. He stepped off the
platform and fell nearly six feet, striking
his head upon the rail and cutting a deep
cash. Three ribs were broken.
Bishop Hall sailed from New York this
week to attend the fourth Lambeth con-
ference at London, The connection of
Bishop Hopkins with the first Lambeth
conference in 1867, as one of the first to
urge the assembling of such body and as
taking conspicuous part in its delibera-
tions, lends a certain additional interest to
the attendance at the fourth conference of
later bishop of Vermont, who, moreover,
has the unique position of deriving his
priestly ordination from England and his
Episcopal conservation from America. The
bishops assembled at the invitation of the
Archbishop of Canterbury will represent
different national and independent
churches in England, Ireland Scotland,
in the British colonies, America and the
Missionary Jurisdictions.