Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-26

David Nelson's house in Cabot Lower
Village was burned early Sunday morn
ing. The fire probaly started from
gasolene stove.
The three barns Of William II. Ander-
son of Waterbury Centre, were struck
by lightning July Is during the storm
and burned with their contents, including
100 tons of hay. The property was in
sured for 5000.
three sisters living in Peru.
Vera Davis, aged two years, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis, of Lud-
low, narrowly escaped death a few days
ago from swallowing a poison solution
of fly killer
Fred Austin Thompson, the 1O-yearold
adopted son of Frank Thompson, was
brought before Justice of the Peace f.
w. March at Chester last Saturday on
charge of larceny and sentenced to the
state industrial school during the re-
mainder of his minority.
l. NJ. Kicker of Grotop, who was arrest
ed two weeks ago, charged with cruelty
to animals, in leaving car loaded with
hogs for As hours without food or water,
was found guilty in city court at Mont
pelier last week and fined $l00 and costs.
He has appealed to the county court.
The body found floating in Lake Cham
plain near the mouth of the Ausable river
has been identified as that of John Car
ter, who had lived with his sister in
Peru. Carter was an architect and for
merly lived in Burlington. He is thought
to have committed suicide in a fit of
dependency He leaves one brother and
Dr. d. X Pearsons of Chicago, the
philanthropist, Bradford boy, announces
that during the remaining six months
of this year he proposes to give $4,000
to struggling colleges in the Western
states. DIR. Pearsons has distributed
100000 in the past ten years. and at
the rate he mentions he will dispose of
nearly $5,OOOO00 in the ten years he has
allotted himself to live.
Rocco Lotti, the keeper of an Italian
boarding house in Montpelier, was muir
derously assaulted late Sunday night by
two of his countrymen. Lott was met on
the street by these two men who accused
him of telling derogatory stories about
them. This Lott denied and offered to
face his accusers. He was then assaulted
by the two Italians who, with their fists
and granite chips, pounded Lottis head.
His physician is uncertain whether the
skull is fractured. Warrants have been
issued for the arrests of the assaulting
Italians.
Alex w. Glennie, who is charged with
the larceny of the funds of the Montpe-
lier branch of the National Granite Cut
ters Union, was brought to Montpelier
last week from Toronto. He was willing
to return without eXtradition papers, as
he feared trial in English territory as he
is a deserter from the English army.
He was brought before Judge Watson,
who fixed bail at $500, which was fur
nished. Glennie's method was to receive
money from the cutters and not credit II
on the books. 1t is claimed that the
| shortage is about $1,000.
George Albee, of Springfield was
| drowned Sunday morning in the Connec-
tieut river. He and Frank Fandy were
| out sailing when the boat capsized. Fan
| dy reached shore and hearing no call
| for help from Albee thought him close
behind but on looking around could see
| nothing of him. He was no doubt taken
with a cramp and so did not reach shore
| Albee, who was superintendent of the
| Jones & Lamson machine works, leaves
| a wife and two daughters. Several hun
dred people lined the river banks Sunday
| and Monday, but efforts to recover the
| body have been unsuccessful.