Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22

rIousy burned The child Will not recover
IA less than three months
The body of Louis Merchant. freight
brakeman who was killed by beng thrown
from a train near Springfield Mass, r..
Gently. was taken 10 Windsor for burial
tie was "a son of Edward Merchant. who
formerly lived IN Woodstock. and was
about 81 years old
The explosion Of q lantern III the base
meut of a barn IN the Potter place between
Morristowu Corners and Cady Falls sat
urday caused ire which consumed the
barn some sheds. two calves. two hogs
! j sheep, five lambs and one horse The
loss Is partly covered 10y insurance
The Nermout klondike party. which
bought a large vessel for a trip around the
world previous TO landing at St Michaels
did not leave New \ ork a month ago. as
advertised. ana one of the managers IS au-
thority Tor the statement that the vessel
was sold 70 the [ nited states government
at a large profit.
+. NJ. Hunter, 81, editor of the \ ermont
| Record, died at ms nome III air Haven
! saturday, OF consumption. lie was born
az Hubbardtowu Tie learned the printer :
trade IN r air Haven, mad owned IA paper
IN IT, Ann. ~. y. anu was at one time
cIty editor on a fiattsburgh daily He
had been editor of The Record nine years
Lawrence W Foster. -. Of Rutland. a
brakeman on the Delaware * hudson rail-
road was fatally injured at Fort Edward
! y y , sunday morning, being caught be
tween an engine ana car of freight
train lie was taken TO ms nome Immedi
ateiy but died few minutes after reach
I
| children
| Eeuben Melrick 35. Russian. commit
/ ted suicide tuesday al Burlington by tax
/ lng cArbohc acid lie mad hved IN Burning
/ ton about Il years, but ab- ut three months
/ ago was committed to the state insane
! asylum on account of brain fever Mel
/ rick had been respondent since ms release
! from the institution. and had told his wife
! ne was ashamed to live. He leaves widow
! and three children
The bennington Banner calls attention
! 10 a remarkable coincidence which occur
! red a. recent dinner given by Senator
! Proctor 10 \ ermonters in Congress. Three
! Representatives from adjoining states who
! were born IN contiguous towns in Vermont
sat down together The gentlemen were
| Corllss Of Michigan, born in Richford; Eos,
| Of Illinois, from Berkshire, and Babcock OF
Wisconsin. from Swantou.
5 H. Sargent * son Of Castleton have
| recently shipped 70 Arequipa Peru, the
| rlrst piow ever sent into that section from
tins country. The pattern is of an entire
/ y different style from that used IN the
| nited States All the blowing in Peru i,
done by bullocks. The same firm mas Just
designed ana made one plow which Is To &C
/ TO Caracas IN \ eneZuela. The cost of get
ting up this one pillow and shipping 1t wa,
! 500
\ proposition 10 buy a water power al
! Fairfax. nine miles away, and bring the
| power 60 st. Adams electrically is being
! considered. 1t means an outlay of about
/ Sl20.uUu, but 1t seems the only feasibl,
skhemo 10 put ST. Adams IN position tC
I invite manufacturing industries Thi
| would save the city large sum each veal
for street lighting An option mas beer
/ secured on the property from the owners
! Boston men, and an engineer is preparing
plans and specifications for developing the
| power.
DIR. Jules Jordan of Providence. Z. l .
has been engaged as conductor of the mu-
steal festival TO be given next month by
the Burlington Philharmonic society. The
solOlsts alreaiv engaged are Nine Eleanor
! meItulLu OF New 1 OIk, soprano. d. II
Mckinley of New York, tenor, Sig. Glen
enc Bologna, the eminent Italian basso
and Arthur Beresford baritone, who wa,
the most popular of last years soloists
The orchestra viii consist of 20 picked
players from the Boston Symphony orches
ira under the leadership Of W, w Sworns
| bourne The festival will be held tn,
week beginning May lG
Hon. c. w Read, 60, one of the leading
citizens in Addison county, died at his
nome IN Addison Thursday. lie was born
IN Charlotte and was educated at Bakers
field academy. Mr. Read held a seat il
the state senate in 1882. was a delegate tc
the Republican national convention held al
! Chicago IN 1888 and was treasurer of Ad.
! olson from 1884 until 1898, when i'll health
! compelled MIN TO resign, He was appoint
! ed trustee of the Vermont Industrial
school in 1896 by Gov Grout, which Office
| ne held at the time of his death He was
/ also president of the Farmers National
bank of Nergenues having been director
| for 10 years