Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-02

William Heonick, aged IL, fell into a receptacle
filled with boiling sap at the sugar camp OF II. j.
Tapln in MiddleseX Tuesday and was scaded so
that he is likely TO die.
Ephraim wilder's house at SALISBURY was
burned Friday night large part Of the house
$500
o. j, Walker, 50, who died at Burlington sun
day was member Of the wholesale grocery firm
OF q. j. Walker n Co., and had been engaged IN
the business in that city for over 50 years.
NJ Jackson Lamson, IS, a weknown citizen of
Randolph, died Friday. He was the second sta
ton agent at Randolph after the opening of the
railroad, and had served several years as select
man. He leaves daughter and son, the latter
a Randolph merchant
While cutting timber in the woods on Friday,
Fred Rogers of nit. Tabor lie ights met with an
accident which may result in his death. He laid
his double bitted AK down while he went to get a
drink of water, and tripping on a twig fell face
downward on the sharp blade, His face and
throat were badly cut and his wndpipe almost
severed. He was SIX or eight miles from sur-
geOn, but one finally arrived and dressed the
wounds He has possible chance OF recovery.
Thomas McDermott and Rene Parizo of Grant
vile, quaTrying settlement about three miles
from Barre, went into Robert Morrison's store at
that place Saturday afternoon and drank what
they supposed was peppermint essence. The
bottle, however contained carbolic acid and Nc
DermOtt died within five minutes. Parizo was
given emetic and will recover. McDermott
who was man about i5 years of age, leaves
wife and four children.
In the death of Mrs Cara Langdon Nicholas
which occurred last week at the age Of 50 years,
| a unique Montpelier character disappears She
was a sister of the late James X. Langdon and
her only support of late has been the income on
| $4,000 provided for her in Mr.. Langdon's will
| In her early years she married Anastatias Ncho-
| las, Greek, who was brought to Montpelier when
| a boy by Col. Jonathan Miller. Vermonts hero in
| the war of independence for Greece.
| The Congregational church at Waterbury has
| extended call to Rev. George Z. Ladd of New
| Haven, Conn. Mr. Ladd is native of Wood.
| stock, a graduate of Williams college, and was
| for three years an instructor In Roberts college,
| Constantinople, Turkey. He is a sonin law of
| the venerable Cyrus Hamhn, d. D., who is known
| as the founder of Roberts college and former
| president OF Middlebury college. Mr.. Laid is
| now completing his studies at Yale divinity school
and will probably begin mis- new duties about May
/.
The seventh annual festival Of the Burlington
Philharmonic society will be held May II 81. with
these soloists: Mrs Jennie Patrick Walker, So
| prano; Miss Gertrude Edmunds, contralto; Fred
erck Smith, tenor; Arthur Beresford has o. The
| orchestral work will be rendered by the famous
| Boston Instrumental club, 2 pieces, composed
of selected musicians from the Boston Symphony
| orchestra, and the Howard opera house orches
| ira. j. H. Engels will be pianist aud Carl
| Zerrahn conductor. The Philharmonic chorus of
200 voices have been practicing the festival music
| for the past three months under the competent
| direction Of Mr.. j. H. Engels, the associate con
| ductor