Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-03
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL NEWS.


Brattleboro was elected superintend-
ent of the Soldiers Home in Benning
ton July II. Morton Starr Greasy of
Brattleboro, on July 10, shot and kill
ed his roommate, Sidney Gray Bristol
of Battle Creek, Mich, whom he mis-
took for burglar. Engineer George
Corliss of Brattleboro was killed in
a collision in Charlestown, N. H.,
July 25. Fire in ]. T. Hildreths car
riage factory in Brattleboro July 26
destroyed over $4,000 worth of prop
erty. An engine house, locomotive,
car barn and hand car were burned in
South Londonderry July 2S. Frank
Hastings of Windham was suffocated
under pile of sawdust July 30.
August.
A fatal accident happened on the
Brattleboro street railroad in West
Brattleboro Aug. 8, when Mrs. Eliza
Cook, ST. was struck by car and her
leg and arm broken. Charles Bean
was so badly burned by fire in the
Brattleboro Gas Light company's
building Aug. II he died in few hours
Engineer Albert H. Hall of Brattleboro
was run over in Lebanon. Conn, Aug.
IA, while asleep on the track and was
injured so that he died the next day.
There was an epidemic of tramps in
Brattleboro in August. Two were
sentenced to the house of correction
George Houghton of West Dover was
found dead Aug. 2S, having fallen from
his carriage while intoxicated and
having been strangulated by mud.
September.
II r-og Cont
600 had been secured for Vermont
Academy at SaXtons River thus in
surfing $4,000 additional from John
house in Brattleboro and two horses
owned by Judge H. II. Wheeler were
burned Sept. S: loss $1,000. Mrs. H.
w. Cobb's farm building in Saxtons
River were burned Sept. g. loss $4,000
The annual convention of the Vermont
society of Colonial Danes was held in
Brattleboro Sept. 49, DR.. Holton was
elected president of the American Pud-
lie Health Association Sept. 20. Four
people were hurt, Mrs. Emogene
White of Brattleboro seriously. in a
wreck on the Brattleboro e. White
hall railroad Sept. "a.
October.
The 9th annual convention of the
Vermont w. C. T. L. was held in Bel
lows Falls Oct. to (. The trustees
of the Thomas Thompson estate
bought, Oct. Z, the Hall estate on
Canal street. upon which to establish
a hospital. Stephen G. Ellis of Brat
tleboro was accidentally shot in North
field, Mass. Oct. Q. and died in few
hours. The annual convention of the
Vermont Christian Endeavor Union
was held in Brattleboro oct. s, 9 and
10. Franklin II. Wheeler, "a, the old
est man in Brattleboro, died oct. 49,
The mill property of L. L. Burbee of
West Dover. valued at $4,000. was
burned Oct. 90. Ernest j. Waterman
was elected captain of company l.
Vermont National Guard, of Brattlebo
70 Oct. 2S, to succeed Capt. w. T.
Haigh, resigned Fire in Crosby
block. Brattleboro. caused a loss of
$500 Oct. 30. Judge Stafford. in
county court. imposed heavy fines on
several violaters of the prohbitory
law in October. Several hotel pro-
prietors left the state to avoid arrest
In the same month Judge Wheeler
rendered judgement for $15,O in ia
vor of the Great Western Mining and
Manufacturing company versus the
b. ID. Harris estate of Brattleboro.
November.
On Nov. II Byron Pike. a break
man on the Wilmington & Hoosac Tun.
nell railroad, was run over by his train
in Nottingham and instantly killed
The annual meetings of the Vermont
Fish and Game League and the Yer
mont Sons of the American Revolution
were held in Brattleboro Nov. 49, Ed
ward Gonyer, Peter V. circuit and
Leon Canedy of Brattleboro, convicted
OF perjury in the county court were
sentenced Nov. II to hard labor in the
state prison for a period Of not less
than two years and six months and
not more than three years and six
months. DR.. A. j. Greenwoods house
and barn in Jamaica were burned
Nov. IS; loss S2500 Ernest Thayer
of Vernon was horribly mutilated
Nov. 10 by being drawn against a cir
cular saw. Iron for a third rail be.
tween Brattleboro and West Dunn
merston was distributed, beginning
Nov. 26. H. f. Wellmans house and
rake shop and the buildings on the
Stillman Thompson place in West
minister were burned Nov. 2S, causing
a loss of $4,000 with no insurance.
Rev. S. j. Smith of West Halifax was
appointed. in November, a chaplain in
the United States Army. A case of
small poX developed in Brattleboro the
last week in November in the person
of George Sherwin.
December.
Rural free delivery was inaugurated
Dec. throughout Rockingham and
part of Westminster. Engineer E.
H. Baldwin of South Londonderry was
killed in collision in Vernon Dec.
3. c. S. StockwelPs livery stable in
Brattleboro, in a building owned by
l.. II. Richardson of Brattleboro and
o. o. Ware of Wilmington, was burn
ed Dec. s, causing a loss of $4,000
Albert Schroeder of Brattleboro. a
German, committed suicide Dec. ii by
shooting. On the same day a Jew
elry swindle amounting to $500, with
Jew named II. w. Marcus as chief
actor, was brought to light in Brattle-
boro. Injunctions were served on the
operators of the brewery Dec. IS and
suits for $4,000 were brought against
j. A. Taylor, o. II. Ellis and f. G. Gale