Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-31

Dleu dI the RENDEZVOUS.
Robert, the 7-year-old son of Judge
and Mrs. w. p. Stafford of st. Johns
bury, died Friday of membranous
Group, after short illness.
John Lavelle of Bethel, laster at
the shoe factory in Windsor, fell be-
meath the cars while boarding the
midnight train north Friday night.
His arm was so badly crushed that it
was necessary to have it amputated
above the elbow.
Hattie Gonyeau, a domestic in the
employ of the family of F. w. McRae
in Burlington, was seriously burned
while getting the breakfast Monday.
Her clothing caught fire and it was
with considerable effort that her life
was saved. She is now in the hos
pital and will recover.
John S. Holden of Bennington,
president of the Woodbury. Granite
company Saturday closed a contract
with New York parties for over $780,
900 worth of granue that is to be
used in the construction of a power
house. The granite is to be cut at
the quarry anu finished before being
shipped.
he firm of w. H. H. Slack & Bro,
OF springfield, shoddy manufacturers,
who have always run their business
IL hours, have adopted ten-hour
schedule. Parks d Woolson, cloth
finishing machine makers, have adopt
ed nine-hour day. These firms EN-
ploy 100 men and this reduction is
voluntary.
Isaac Pratt, Benningtons veteran
bear hunter and trapper, returned
from the mountains Saturday after
noon with two black bears, the list
and 72d captured by him in traps
zach would weigh about l25 pounds
Mr.. Pratt has never shot a bear,
always when finding one alive in a
trap dispatching it with a club, or an
axe which he usually carries with
him.
L ne business men OF Rutland have
ueSun active WorK TO secure anew post
once DuIIulng IN the business part Oh
me CITY, ana Will peuuon their rep
iesenLdLlVe IN Congl ess to press the
city need in that respect. ne pres
enL Dundlng was erected when Main
street was the business centre OF the
CIIy, but 1t Is now so far away from
the business centre that IL is a Sc
Ilous inconvenience TO business in
LerestS.
Inc f. h. Patch Manufacturing
company OF Rutland VIII begin TO-
MORROW to give ali It's empIoyes Sat
uIuay afternoons OH without a reuuC-
tIon OF wages until oct. /, after winch
nine nouns VIII be a days work. AS
me company cannot reduce the night
men hours, their pay is increased &C
cordlngly to make up. The nrm Is
abe 10 do this on account OF pros
porous times. The machinists had
not struck and this is a reward.
The town of Hyde Park came into
an inheritance OF about $oUUO Sat
urday, which will be used for the
dement, OF the public schools. The
money was the balance OF the estate
OF Peter Agen, who came from Ireland
IN lS45 and died about a year ago
without a relative in the world.
Two women recently presented
claims against the estate, claiming to
be relatives of the deceased, but their
statements were proved untrue.
Mrs. NJ. d. Flint wandered away
| from the home of her daughter, Mrs.
ID. b. Townshend of Williamstown
Saturday evening during the absence
or Mr.. Townshend. On his return
search was made and she was found
about IL o'clock by Frank Jeffords
on the farm of N. r. Farnham, ankle
deep in pool of water, crouching
near clump of bushes. Mrs. Flint
has been mentally unbalanced since
she was stricken with paralysis sew
eral months ago.
Pearl Paine Edison, son of Prof. A.
w. Edison, formerly of the High and
graded schools of Randolph and also
OF the Randolph normal school, has
been elected captain of the athletic
track team of Dartmouth college fol
the coming year. He is a member OF
the junior class and won in a dual
meet at Brown university first place
In the low and high hurdles this
month. He also took first place in
the low hurdles at the intercollegiate
meet at Worcester, Mass, May 1S.
The receiver of the A. M. Stockwel
company of Bennington has disposed
OF all the made up stock of the com
pany, the raw material and a consid