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

Guy Cutler, %. who was killed in
railroad accident in South Ashburnham,
Mass, last Friday, was a son of George
Cutler of Morrisville, and the body was
brought there for burial.
John p. Kelleys large boarding house
in Barre was burned early Friday morn
ing. The building was valued at $1,000
to $1,000 and was insured for $4,000. and the
furniture was insured for $3.50.
The brick store in Williston, owned by
George l.. Pease of Burlington and &C.
cupied by A. Il. Page a general mer-
chant was burned early Saturday morn
ing. The building was valued at $500
and was insured for $500, and the stock
was valued at $500 and insured for
$500.
Murray ID. Clement who was elected
mayor of Waltham, Mass, last week
for a second term, is native of Barnet
and subsequently lived in Ryegate and
West Charleston. He is paymaster of
the American Waltham Watch Co., and
is Northumberland of the 9Th Reg't.,
Massachusetts National Guard.
The four-months-old twin babies of
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Bailey of Hardwick
We're found dead in their crib Wednesday
morning, having evidently been smoth-
cred in bed blankets. Mrs. Bailey said
she didn't see them from IL o'clock the
night before until nearly o'clock We'd
nesday morning. when she found them
both dead.
l. o. Blake of New York city has
bought a lot of land in the town OF
Derby near Newport and adjoining the
Memphremagog Driving Park, and has
begun the erection of training stables.
This will be the future home of Island
Wilkes, jr., 2.O6A. and his sire. Island
Wilkes 2l3% Bonita Wilkes, 2.20A,
dam of Island Wilkes, jr., and several
other brood mares.
Louis Goneo, who died at Barre Fri
day, was not an old man, So but he was
one of the six pioneer stone cutters who
came to Barre 80 years ago. and dur
ing that time he had seen the granite
industry of the town develop from one
small quarry and one shed into a bust
ness of many concerns employing hun
dreds of hands. William Carnes of East
Barre and Edward Goneo of Providence
are the only survivors of the six mrs
stone cutters in Barre.
w. S. Humphrey, 81, of Granville, N
Y, who had been employed in the cheese
factory in Oakland the past two years
was struck by a train and fatally in
| jured near the Oakland station Friday
| He threw himself deliberately in from
| of the approaching locomotive, He wa
| struck and thrown to one side, and tn
| only apparent injury was cut on tn
head, but he died soon after he had beef
taken to the hospital in st. Adams
| Humphrey was infatuated with a girl II
East Swanton. but her parents objecte
| to him and his love affair had distresse
| him greatly. The results of dissipation
may also have had something to do wit
leading him on to suicide.
Twenty-Five men from Auburndalt
| Mass, began cutting timber in Pine val
ley, Searsburg, Monday. The land
owned by F. ii. Wright of Auburndal'
| Mass, who recently sold to the Tudo
Brothers of Stamford and Stratton, som
70. OOO,O 900 feet of spruce which he is to Gu
and deliver to their mill, the contract a.
lowing him five years in which to do tn
work The Tudors are now placing
steam mill on the land. They expect
receive and cut 100000 feet this seasol
all of which is already contracted Il
by the Arnold Print Works, of Mort
| Adams, for boxes. AS soon as wor
is thoroughly under way the force
men will be largely increased.