Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-18

President o. H. Perry Of the Rutland English
and Classical Institute and Business college has
been elected ,president of Westbrook seminary
at Portland. Me.
william Bullce, of Franklin who owned the
merry go-round, which was stored in machinery
hall at the Sheldon fair grounds, was arrested
Monday charged with setting fire to the buildip gs
The merry go-round was insured for $500.
The body of Will Hanfield. IS, son of Lewis
Hanfleld, was found Friday forenoon In about
two feet Of water in a brook near the Hanheld
home in Benson. The boy had not been well sew
eral days, and it is thought that he tainted fell
into the water and was drowned
Mrs Isabel Strong Of New York, daughter of
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and the amanuensis
daughters of ST. Johns6ury, whose acquaintance
she formed while Mr.. Ide was chief justice of Sa
moa.
The annual reunion of the Third Vermont reel.
ment will be held at St. Johnsbury the 3Oth Be
sides addresses from the comrades, there viii be
an address by Rev. II. l. Veazsy OF st. Johns
bury, a relative Of the late Col. W. G. Veazey OF
the Third regiment.
A double tenement house IN East Montpeler
occupie' by Joseph Bero and Marin Reed, was
burned Wednesday evening. The Montpelier fire
department was called on for assistance and q
special train took hand engine and hose cart II
the scene OF the fire. They did not unload, how
ever as they could be of 20 service IL was at one
time feared that the entire village would be
wiped out. The loss was less than $1,000; covered
by insurance
Urban Beaudette of Montpelier was taken Il
Rutland Tuesday morning on an alt rnative sen
tence OF go days IN the house Of correction fol
various charges of keeping and selling rum. HI
has been unable TO secnr' money TO pay his fine
It is said, must go to jail. II is believed how
ever tina. his family will raise the money after h,
is In Rutland a short time and pay the fine which
amounts in all TO over 300. IL Is said that Beau
dette's family have been opposed 10 his late caree
and are not opposed to giving him a short illus
| tration.
Preferring to give up his life to work anon
| the lowy, to learn the weight of their burden
| and to share them, TO live in a small Wester
! city and teach its people the sublimity of Chris
| tian living, the Rev Charles M. Sheldon auth o
of the Miracle at Markham" now being put
| lished in the Evening j nrnal, and "In Hi
| Steps, has declined an offer of $3.50 a year B
| come TO New York TO write for the New Yor
| Y 40 years ago and graduated from Brown un
| versity in 1883 and from Andover theoogici
school In 1886 Mr.. Shell on spent some time
| London, and then took charge Of his first parish
in Waterbury, vt.
President Titcomb of the Vermont Fish an
| Game League has sent out circular to member
| sent to the commissioner of Crown Lands
memorial urging uniformity of laws for Dol
Vermont and Canada In forbidding g. inc fishiu
of pike perch, or walleyed pike, during u
spring migration. A banquet is also planned
the Chateau Frontenac with post prandial exc
cises The start for the trip will De made Au
20 and tickets are good for three days II, no,
ever the sportsmen wish TO visit the preserv
tickets win be extended 10 days. The circul
further announces that there will be no excu
sion unless 100 join the party.