Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
SIauehtering Cattle in Windham and
Chester.

Chester.
Sxty-one head of cattle belonging to
Emerson Leland of Weathershed were
killed and cremated last Saturday and
% cattle belonging to Clifford Tolles, in
the same town, together with several
hogs and hens, were killed and burned
Monday A herd of 25 cattle of A. A.
Goodells in Windham were also killed
Monday. The largest herd affected with
foot and mouth disease is owned by G. A.
Boynton a Gassetts, 63 head. which will
be disposed Of this week. Mr.. Boyn-
tons is the last lot and 1t is hoped that
no more cases will be reported. The
cattle commission are feeling greatly
encouraged as to the outlook at this
time, and IT seems as though the worst
was over.
Several new cases of smallpox were re-
ported in st. Adams last week
c. H. Utleys carriage shop in Cabot
was burned early Friday morning. The
building was insured for $500 and con-
tents for S1150.
The four-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston of North Clarendon OBJ
tanned a bottle of strychnine tablets Mon
day. while the parents were busily en-
gagged in moving. The child ate several
tablets and died in about 20 minutes be-
lhIe the physician VINO was summoned
could reach the house.
Abal Patch. who disappeared from
East Granville Is years ago returned
to that village this week rejoining his
wife. who has remained there all these
years His only explanation for going
away is that he was "sck of living at
| home" He says he has been living in
Maine.
In Remington county court Saturday
Judge Munson sentenced Joseph Mears of
Sandgate. convicted of attempt to
murder by mixing poison in whisky
drunk by Philander Moffatt, to serve at
hard labor in state prison not
more than 10 years. 1t was claimed by
the state that Mears was in love with
Moffatt's wife, a woman twice his age
The following corporations have been
organized recently: w. r. Greene com
pany, capital $50 O0O. to deal in paints and
oils Burlington; Vulcan Asbestos com
pany. capital $4,000, Office in Burlington,
works in Lowell and elsewhere Orvillo
Marble Mining e Quarrying company,
capital 100000, to quarry marble at Clar-
endon and West Rutland with office in
Rutland.
Elwyn Randall 81, of North Benning
ton was killed Friday night by car of
the Bennington & Hoosick Valley rail-
road at Drury's curve near Walloomsac.
across the tracks and he Immediately
reversed the power. but could not stop
the car in time 10 avoid running over
Randall Randalls skull was fractured.
lie is survived by his wife.
Nero. the largest dog in the world,
owned by Wayne Bailey of Rutland, has
died from old age in his 18th year. He
was half English and half German mas
tiff weighed 2S4 pounds. was sc inches
high at the shoulder. He measured 50
inches around the body back of the
foreeg and rs inches around the neck.
He was raised in West Rutland and was
bought by Mr.. Bailey at the age of six
months. when he weighed 100 pounds.
Calvin c. Pratt of Worcester came to
Montpelier Friday to institute proceed
ings for divorce from his wife. who had
been living in Montpelier some time. The
papers were served on her. but she sent
word to Pratt that she wished to see him.
When he called in the evening she stem
ped into an inner room and in his sight
took a drink of something. He called
physician at once and his work saved
the woman's life. She had swallowed
an ounce of laudanum.
The story published in Boston paper
last week about the disappearance of
Miss Minnie Parmenter from a girls
seminary at Essex Junction. and the eff
forts of her father, Richard w. Par
mcnter Of Williston to find her, set the
burlington newspaper men at work, but
the town clerk of Williston never heard
of the family and no one could be found
in Essex Junction who knew Minnie
Parmenter. incidentally it might be
| added that there is no girls seminary in
| that village.
Edward Chapman Loomis. 90 the oldest
native born citizen of Burlington and for
three-quarters of century a familiar
| figure on the streets there. died Thursday
afternoon. Mr.. Loomis was born August
| Z, 1910. and was son of Horace Loomis
one of the pioneers of the town. who
| came to Burlington from Sheffield Mass,
| in 1880. Edward Loomis was practically
| an encyclopedia of local history and
| genealogy and anecdotes. When a boy
| he pastured cattle where now stands the
| best resident portion of the city. his faith
| er cutting a path through dense wood to
| the lake shore. Among his valuable
| keepsakes was a cane presented to him
by Henry Clay.
| The new railroad commission met at
| the state-house Friday for organization.
| Under the governors appointment, H. S.
| Bingham of Bennington is chairman.
| and as the new law requires the mem
| bers to select a clerk from their own
number Fuller c. Smith of St. Adams
was chosen for that place. The board
has some matters to act upon left over
| by the last board in the hope of securing
| larger powers from the legislature. The
| present law does give the board greater
| powers than il had before allowing IL to
enforce certain DEGREES by imposing a
penalty of $25 a day on railroads not com
plying with the orders of the board af-
ter so days notice. The cases to which
this applies are but few.
The civil case of William Sage agains
Frank j, Nelson of Rutland county, t
recover $3.50. was not returned before Jus
tice M +. Smile at the appointed hou
at Montpelier Saturday. The supposi
ton is that the case has been settled an,
dropped. Senator Nelson was serve'
with "A copy of the writ and notified t.
be on hand yesterday morning, but h.
did not show up. II. j. Johnson. on
of the star witnesses. stated he was sub
pnnaed when the writ was served to hol
himself in readiness to appear, but ha
not been told the suit had been discon
tinued. A Bennington county represen
tative escaped having a subpoena tackle
on him by leaving town before tn
case got under way. William Sage, tn
plaintiff, absolutely refuses to discuss tn
case, while Senter & Senter his at
torneys. profess ignorance of its dsposi
ton.