Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-21

warren ltdnNN OF Fast I ndtltSlbll WAS
frozen to death about 40 rods from his
home one night recently He evidently
INDUCED in liquor during the evening. and
about II o'clock he left the house of "A
neighbor to go home. About 40 rods from
his house he fell over bank. remaining
where he fell until he was found next
morning. lie wore fur oVercoat which
protected his body, but his hands and
feet were frozen. and the physicians were
unable to rcsuscitate him.
Gen. J. q. Mccullough of Bennington is "A
director in the new Lackawanna Steel
company of West Seneca. y. Y. just or
ganized with a capital of Si00o0.000.
The liquor valued al $500 seized in the
LunderGan place on North street Benning-
ton. recently. was spilled Saturday by or
der of Judge Cushman. VIM Mccarthy.
who claimed To be the owner, was fined
800 and costs
Congressman u. j. Foster. L. ~ Wood
bury and c. 7. Smith of Burlington APP
peared before the House committee on
public buildings at Washington. Friday.
and argued for the new $2000oo federal
building wanted at Burlington.
The new $4,000 coach barn at Shelburnc
Farms is fast nearing completion, This
barn is one of the finest of the kind in the
country and has been under construction
during the past year At one time more
than 100 men were employed in its build
ing.
Mrs. Honora McCarty, of South Shafts-
bury. entered this month upon her ll2th
year. The parish record of her native
town in county Cork. Ireland. states that
she was born ION the first Friday in Lent,
1890" She is the sole survivor Of family
of II children She is in fair health. She
has not eaten meat in % years. Her
memory is but slightly impaired.
Hon. Edward \. Isham, a native of
Bennington, who died from heart disease
in New York Monday was prominent IN
legal circles all over the country. He was
IA member of the firm Of Lincoln, lsham Il
Beale of Chicago the senior partner be-
ing Robert Lincoln. eN-minister to Eng
land and son of President Lincoln. Mr..
lsham had summer home at Manches-
ter, this state.
New machine and repair shops costing
| S200 900, and new railroad station costing
| $4,000 will be built soon at Rutland by
| the Rutland railroad company. From l5
| to POO men will ne employed at Rutland by
| this growing railroad system. The city OF
| Rutland will give $25,OO0 to assist in the
| construction of the new buildings. 1t is
| also expected that a new union station
will be built in Burlington.
DR. o. w. Peck. died at his home in
| WinoosK Sunday after an illness of two
| months. He was native of Montgomery
| ana n graduate of the medical depart
ment of the University of Vermont il
| 1850. He was surgeon of the Vermont
| National Guard in 1883 and 1854, state sen
| ator from Chittenden county 1S96-9S. anC
| was surgeon general of the state under
| Gov. Grout and also under Gov Smith
Judge Daniel A. Dickinson. who died a
| his home i'm Duluth, Mimi, recently, was
/ Il 4 fts..N
| Dartmouth College, was assistant pay
master in the navy in the civil war, anC
| Judge of the sixth judiciary district n
| Minnesota from 1876 to 1881 He resigned
from the supreme bench of Minnesota Il
| engage in law practice His firm ha'
charge of the mining properties of tn
United States Steel Corporation in Min
| nesOta.
The auditors figures show total sales o
| about $4,000 at the Montpelier liouo
| agency the past year. Approximately
| barrel of alcohol was sold every week
About 600 dozen bottles of lager were sold
mostly in the summer. The rent charged
| was $3.50 1t is reported that State Audit
| or Barber is suspicious of the Montpelle
| agency's charge for rent and that he ma,
make an investigation, 1t is thought tina
5000 would be a fair rate for the quarter
used by the agency.
The case of State VS.. Frank Corcorar
charged with keeping bucket shop, END
ed in the Caledonia County Court Satur
day with a verdict of not guilty. Thi
case has been in the courts nearly tw
years. 1t was the first case of the kind t
reach a jury trial in Vermont. Corcora
conducted a branch of the MetropOlita
stock exchange of Boston at St. Johns
bury from January to June, 1900. Tn
branch continued under other manager
until a second prosecution was begun
when it was moved to Woodsville, n. Il
Owing to the favorable decision ii
thought an office will be re-establishe
| at St JOhnsburV.