Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-12

election. The protest will come from
those who are not satisfied with the
election of the fusion county ticket.
If the protest is successful the entire
vote of the city will be thrown out.
including the vote for governor, the
county ticket and city representative.
The opinions of the attorneys vary
some saying that the vote can be
thrown out and some saying that the
people cannot be disfranchised by the
mistake of a city clerk.
The Vermont Pharmaceutical society
will meet in st. J%ohnsbury October
s and 8.
The Vermont Marble company will
build a Y. NJ. c. A. building in Proc
tor at an expense of $4,000.
Otis Stoddard, 16, son of Daniel
Stoddard of Bethel, was drowned Mon
day while bathing in the west branch
of White river.
George Buchanan, fireman on the
Boston & Maine railroad, claims he
was shot on Main street in New
port one night recently by a stran-
ger, that when the bullet struck his
arm he tainted, and that when he re-
gained consciousness he found he had
been robbed of $50.
Joseph Shortsleeve. 20, was prob
ably fatally injured while at work at
the stone crusher on North Main
street in Rutland Friday. He fell
eight feet from a plank walk, strik-
ing upon his head on the jagged rock.
His head was terribly cut, the right
shoulder dislocated and three ribs
broken.
Miss Matte Cross of Mallett's Bay,
who has been with her sister, Mrs.
Fred H. Tanks, at Ferrisburg, at
tempted suicide Friday morn
ing by drinking carbolic acid. Her
suicidal act was discovered when she
did not reply to her sisters call to
breakfast. A physician was at once
summoned and, although he did all in
his power to save her life, her recov-
cry is doubtful.
Jessie Humphrey, IS. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Humphrey, at
tempted to commit suicide at her home
in Brandon Saturday night by drink
ing two-thirds of ar ounce of carbolic
acid. When found in her room by her
mother she was suffering great agony.
Although physicians were called at
once her condition was so critical that
they considered recovery doubtful.
She was respondent owing to r~estric-
ton placed upon her.
An unknown man was found shock
ingly mangled Thursday under the
railroad bridge at Hartland He died
a few hours later. Physicians
thought he had been injured As hours
before he was found. He was dark
complexioned. with dark hair and mus
tache and was about so years old.
Papers on his person indicated that
he might be Joseph Kelley or Riley. a
book agent of Essex, Mass. He was
probably struck by a train.
Monday marked the beginning of
the 10th week of the strike of the
employees of the F. R. Patch Manu-
featuring Company and the Lincoln
Iron Works of Rutland and the indi-
cations are that the strikes at these
two places are farther from a settle
ment than ever before. The feeling
against the officials of the companies,
on account of the importation of nom
union help to run the shops, is so
bitter that an outbreak is feared at
any time.
William Wilcox, 3S, a fireman, was
fatally injured at Montpelier Junction
Friday night, dying a little later at
Heaton hospital in Montpelier. An
extra freight train broke in two.
While the front end of the train was
standing in front of the station, the
detached cars ran into it. Fireman
Wilcox was under the front trucks of
the engine at the time, cleaning out
the fire box. The wheels of the loco
motive passed over him, crushing his
chest. He is survived by a wife and
two children who live in Milton.
Willard S. Martin. rs, died in Plain
field Thursday. He was a native of
Marshield, but for more than 40 years
had lived in Plainield. where he had
an estate of 600 acres. He was JUS
tice of the peace SO years, represent
ed the town in the Legislature in ga
and '65, was assistant Judge of the
county court from 1874 to 1878 and
was senator from Washington county
in 1882. He was director of the
Barre National bank six years and
president of the Washington County
Agricultural society two years. He
is survived by three ons
Mrs. Sarah Chapman of Bethel, a
real daughter of the revolution, OBJ
served Saturday the Tooth anniversary
of her birth. A public reception in
her honor was given in the town hall.
Mrs. Chapman arose and made ex
tended remarks of thanks. Mrs.
Chapman was born in Plainfeld, N.
H. She is ar honorary member Of
the O~ttaquechee chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
When President Roosevelt stopped at
Bethel, recently, Mrs. Chapman was
seated in the stand near him, and he
addressed a few words of personal