Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-13

came to Barre to live.
The five men who were arrested at
| White River Junction while playing poker
were fined $40 each in the Windsor county
| court.
Articles of incorporation were filed with
! the secretary of state at Springfield ILL.,
Monday by the Vermont marble company
of Proctor. VT. The capital stock is
| SO, 600, and the capital stock in Illinois
| Is $4,000.
! Buck, the Hardwick murderer, admits
| drinking rum which he bought under
! false pretences at the agencies in Green's
| boro and Wolcott. He remembers beat
| ing his wife but has no recollection of
| shooting her. He says: "All want is a
| quick trial and to be hung right away"
Miner Jones. father of Nelson Jones,
| who is awaiting action by the grand jury
| on a charge of being implicated in the
death OF Miss Ida Fosburgh at Shoreham
last spring. died Monday night at the
Addison House in Mddlebury from ILL
ness brought on by worry and anxiety
over his sons case. He was a wealthy
man.
In the drawing for seats in the House
of Representatives Vermont's two repre-
sentatives were very fortunate. Con-
| gresham Foster secured seat 3l5 next to
that OF Congressman Samuel L. Powers
of Maine. Congressman Hasl1ins drew
| seat 3S7. His next neighbor is Congress-
man Frank w. Currier of New Hamp-
| shire.
William Patten of West Rutland was
seriously injured at the quarries of the
Vermont Marble company. He was $50
| feet below the surface, and when he
looked up heavy icicle dropped from the
| surface and struck him full in the face.
| His face was horribly torn and he is suf-
| frnWra cfaVa Of eHa In hrNN
will probably recover
About 200 guests paid their respects to
Mrs Louisa Doe Bronson at Hardwick
Monday on her Tooth anniversary. Four
generations OF the Bronson family were
present. Mrs. Bronson is active in her
duties about the house. and can read and
knit without glasses. Her memory is
clear in regard to events in her early and
middle life, but recent occurrences she
does not remember so well.
Gov. Stickney has reappointed c. c..
Bingham of st. Johnsbury a member of
the state board of pharmacy his term to
expire Nov. 30, 1906. f. w. Pierce OF
Chester has been reappointed a member
of the board of normal school commits
sioners for term ending Nov. 80 1904,
and Mrs. Martha Tyler Buckham of Bur-
lington has been appointed a member of
the board of library commissioners for a
term of five years.
James Buck, the wife-murderer who
was arrested Thursday was brought to
Hardwick and taken before a justice
where he waived examination. He was
taken to st. Johnsbury where he will
await his appearance before the grand
jury. Instead of trying to get into Cana
da, as had been supposed, he lowered
around the scene of his crime, conceal
ing himself in the woods during the day
and coming closer to the home at night
trying to learn II possible the results of
his act
Gen. Stephen Thomas celebrated his
92d birthday anniversary at his home in
Montpelier Saturday. His mind is as
clear and active as II was when Cedar
Creek made the Sth Vermont regiment
famous. Gen. Thomas. who was born In
West Fairee, recalls the time when the
first railroad was built in this country
and when there were no states west of
the Mississippi river At the age of 60,
a time when most men think of retiring,
he raised one of the best fighting Tegi-
ments the country has ever seen.
Four plans for improved railroad facili-
ties are under discussion at Barre. One is
for a line from East Barre, via the Ely
mines, to some point on the Boston &
Maine railroad above White River juno
ton, distance about "a miles; second,
Rutland to Barre via Rochester and
Bethel 70 miles ION this route there Is
Is miles of road from Rochester to
Bethel; third Rutland to Montpelier via
Mad River Valley, GA miles; fourth, VIII
Jamestown to South Royalton 20 miles
There has also been talk OF a line from
Bristol on the Rutland road or a branch
! thereof through Warren and WaitsfielC
to Montpelier. This is only some IS miles
but the mountain range probably inter
poses an insurmountable barrier. The
building of line from Rutland to Mont
pelier would mean undoubtedly an ex.
! tension through to Newport, thus giving
a trunk line connection from New York
! to Quebec, via Newport, Montpelier and
Rutland with connections for Montreal