Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-12


In opening the exercises made an address on The
seminary and our duty to our association Tuasts
were responded to by Rev. Charles T. Davis OF
Lynn, who spoke on The seminary and the cler
gy;' by Miss Mary Mutt who discussed The
seminary and women graduates by Or. A II.
Powers of Boston, who spoke on The seminary
and the medical profession and by others
Michael Lucas. a Westfeld blacksmith. was
shaping piece of steel few days ago, when
portion Of L flew, striking him in the eye, de
stroyi ing his sight.
The contract for rebuilding and completing the
St Adams public building has been awarded to
Richardson y Burgess Of Washington, u. c.. the
lowest bidders at $4,000
At the special session Of the United States dis.
trict court at Montpelier Tuesday Charles b Hoyt
of Tupsham pleaded guilty to the charge OF main
tanning an Illicit still and was sentenced to one
year in the house of correction and TO pay a
fine of $1,000.
At the town meeting at Woodford the voters
unanimously voted not to allow the running Of
at the Bennington and Woodford electric rail.
road which for two years has run cars into that
town On sunday.
The town of Hartford, one Of the townships
abutting the proposed new bridge across the Con
necticut river two miles below Hanover, y. H.,
has voted 5000 toward the proposed structure to
be- used in case the commissioners report favor
ably on the matter.
Madeline the ls-months.old daughter Of John
Putnam of Mill Village, Rutland, accidentally
took two swallows of morphine Monday night,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Putnam was drowned
in the mill pond last summer
A sensational trial will take place in the Wash
ington county court IN few days. when Mrs lsa-
bella A. Marsh and William &. BuZzell will be
placed on trial on a charge Of numbering Mrs.
Marsh's husband 1t is claimed that his death,
which occurred several weeks ago. was due to
poisoning. Some interesting developments are
expected.
Edgar Purinton, a prominent Bristol farmer,
| died suddenly Friday afternoon. While caring
for is hf,TG he ~ g IA u
| the barn by his wife. He was removed to the
/ house and died in a few minutes Mr.. Purlnton
| represented the town of StaTksbOro in the lrgls-
| lature of 1855 and moved to Bristol few years
| ago. widow, two sons and daughter survive
| him.
William Bulls of Barre was caught on a re-
volving shaft at the polishing mill Of w. A. Lane
| Saturday morning and sustained serious If not
| fatal injuries. When young Bulls was taken
| from the shaft il was found that one arm
| and both legs were broken and one bnee dis
| located. He did not lose consciousness during
| the time he was being whirled about the shaft or
| afterward
| BENJAMIN Downing. who was killed in the ex-
| plosion in Boston last Thursday noon, was ma
| tive of Washington, this state He has two broth
| ers, c. c. and c. II. Downing, in Montpelier, who
| are engaged in the livery business, The body
| was brought to Montpelier Friday afternoon The
| funeral was held Sunday noon at the homs OF c.
| G. Downing. Mr.. Downing was unmarried and
| had driven hack in Boston for the past 80 years
| The lower story of Mrs. Emma Leachs block
in Swanton was much damaged by, fire about
| from spark from the stove II burned out the
office and meat market owned by Cyrie Lucier,
! and also got into the gallery OF the Swanton
| Photograph company, but soon eXtingulsh.
| ed. The building was insured in the Union MI
tual for $1,000 The loss will exceed the insur-
| Henry c. Smiths livery stable in Burlington
was Quilted by fire Thursday evening. The fire
| started from the explosion of a lantern in the
| hay loft. All the horses and all but one carriage
and two harnesses were saved. The buildings
| have for many years been menace to much val
liable property surrounding them, and lubts ART
entertained whether he will be permitted TO re
build them Mr.. Smith was in Washington. The
property was insured for $1,000,
Miss Mary A. Lasee Of St. Albans is winning
fame as musical composer. Not long ago, Mis-
Laselle composed an organ postlude which wa
| published in a new book of organ music by b
Millett, the compositions being all new including
pieces by Dudley Buck and several of the celebrat
| ed organists of London and Paris. Miss Laselt
has the honor of being the only woman who's
| music is published in the book, and was, in fact
the only one among those represented there who's
name is not well known among musicians.
John NJ. Thacher, 60, a prominent Chicago law
| yer and ex-commissiouer of patents, who died "A
the home of his uncle, H. Atwood in WoodstocR
Feb D. was born in Barre in 1886 and was tn
son of Rev. Joseph Thacher,f for eight years paste
| of the Congregational church, Tunbrdge. II
was lineal descendant of Rev.ThOmas ThacheT
the first pastor of the Old South Congregations
church in Boston. He was veteran of the Civ
war, having served nine months as captain OF C'
l, 18th VI. Vols.
The grand jury in the United States crcu
court reported, Saturday, an investigation
charges of smuggling Cinnamon over the borde
, from Canada made by } T. Scharf Chinese IN
spector at Newport, against Customs Official
} w McGettrck of st. Adams, and MOy LoY
Chinese interpreter. The jury not only finds tn
charges untrue, but the accused officials are con
| mended for their faithful service. The jury fine
/ | the conduct of SchArf in making serious charge
r | against government officials without evidence,
, the highest degree reprehensible and worthy
. severe censure.
! Warren Noah Herrlck, formerly well-know
l | and wealthy merchant of st, Joseph, Mo, die
! | Sunday at his home. in Mount Vernon. Mr.. He
! rick was born in Milton, n Y, in 1921, and was
great grandson of Henry Herrick, son Of S
| William Herrick, of Leicester, England. Hem
, Herrick was one of the pioneer settlers of SaleT
| Mass in 1923. Later in life he was Identified wi
+ | the large New.York cloth house OF Cromwe
| Hyatt & Co., but when that firm retired fro
; business he being in Ill health, also gave up I
s business and had since lived in Mount Verno
o His wife, one son and two daughters survive hiT
e The f. & T. Fairbanks & Co dry goods busine
It at ST. Johnsbury has been sold to the Caledon
Dry Goods company, consisting OF f. h. Brood
II VIM G. Tyler and Jonas H. Brooks. The capt
& stock Of the new company is $4,000 and r.
e Brooks has bought the store building for $500
v The dry goods department of the Fairbanks col
o pany was established In 1881, and in 1899 1t W
t moved to a fine new store on Main street ~
4 new proprietors are popular young men, Fra
r. Brooks is a son.in.law Of the late Franklin Fla
d | banks and former paymaster at the scale shol
n William Tyler has been cashier at the scale on
IS and Jonas Brooks teller at the First Natiol
bank.