Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

The boiler house at John Tudor's saw
mill in Stamford one of the largest mills
in Bennington county, was burned Tues
day.
\ blast furnace at the Westinghouse
copper mines at Vershire collapsed and
burst Friday. killing an Italian, probably
fatally wounding another Italian and
seriously injuring another man.
An attempt was made Thursday night
to burn T. f. T. Russells grist mill and
the Lawrence saw mill in Hardwick.
oil was used in starting the fire. but
the flames were discovered and put out.
a committee from the Montpelier board
of trade will meet DR.. w. S. Webb of
the Rutland Railroad company at his
home at Shelburne next Saturday and
talk over the Rutland and Montpelier
railroad project.
A portrait of Hon. Paul Dillingham;,
governor of Vermont lS65-lS61. painted by
T. w. Wood. the gift to the state of
Col. Charles Dillingham; OF Houston
Texas, was hung in the executive cham
Der at the capitol last week.
The case of James b. Donoway, states
attorney of Addison county. which is
on the docket of the supreme court. was
continued Friday. A petition was made
to the supreme court asking for Mr..
Donoway's disbarment last winter
w. NJ. Corells house at West Topsham
was burned Monday morning. The loss
is practically covered by insurance. Mr..
Corell's four children were taken from
the burning building in their night
clothes. The fire caught from a stove.
Six hunters in Chittenden. who were
In camp on the mountains in that town
during the open season for hunting deer
returned to their homes with six large
bucks and a black bear. The bucks
weighed from 80 TO 325 pounds. and the
black bear over 800 pounds.
Senator Dillingham; left Saturday night
for Chicago to join the committee from
the United States Senate and House.
which has in charge matters pertaining
TO the admission of new states. This
committee will visit Oklahoma, Arizona
and New Mexico during the next two
weeks.
Gov. Mclean of Connecticut has ac-
cepted a requisition from the governor
OF Vermont for Benjamin F. Stevens,
charged with forgery committed i'm IN
derhill, VT, March 16, 1899. The COVER
nor has issued a warrant for the arrest
and delivery of Stevens to the Vermont
authorities. Stevens is in the Brooklyn
jail but his term expires tomorrow
The Vermont commandery, Military
Order of Loyal Legion, has received from
Mrs. Emerson II. Liscum a Chinese gar
of Tien-Tsin, China, and was among the
trophies captured by the 9th United
States infantry when the city was taken.
The flag will be draped at the banquet
hall at Burlington. Nov II, when the
annual meeting and banquet of the COM
mandery will be held.
The speakers at the Vermont Fish and
Game league banquet at Armory hall In
Montpelier next Wednesday evening will
be Gov. j. G. Mccullough, James S. Nor
rill, chairman of the House committee
on game and fisheries; Raymond U.
Smith of Wells River, Kingsbury Foster
of Derby and j. A. De Boer of Mont
pelier. Col. Frank l.. Greene of St
Adams will be POSTMASTER. A bust
ness meeting of the league will take
place at $50 p. m. at the Pavilion. A
Boston caterer will have charge of the
banquet and plates will be laid for 400
Rutland business men are apparently
easy. A swindler came to that city from
New York recently with big bags filled
with samples of dry goods and credentials
! from the house he was supposed to rep