Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-29

There are eight cases Of smallpox in
Irasburg
Alex Shea fell 20 feet with an elevator
at Z. W. Bailey's ~ Co.'S mill at Mont
pelier Tuesday and received internal in
juries which may be fatal.
Plans are at a standsull on the pro-
posed railroad from Rutland to Mont
peller and Barre. The estimated cost Of
steam road is S2.0OU0O0 and there is
little prospect of the project being pushed
unless capitalists from outside the state
become interested in it.
Judge Henry lde of the Philippine COM
mission reached St. Johnsbury Monday
after nearly three years absence. His
two daughters accompanied him from
california. He Will remain in 81. Johns
bury about two months before returning
to his foreign post in August
Mayor L. G. Hawley of Burlington has
called meeting for June u to see if the
citizens will vote to bond for the sum Of
Sl4IVoO to establish a municipal lighting
plant. The contract for lighting the city
streets expires soon and the city officials
think the price Of $50 for each street light
too high.
Mrs. Florence Westcott was arrested at
Dandy Friday for assault with intent to
kill upon Mrs. JOY Phillips Mrs. West
colt attempted to commit suicide with
paris green when the constable went to
her house to arrest her. but was prevent
ed She was placed in the county Jail at
Rutland.
Col Nathan Turner Sprague, 80 presi-
dent of the Sprague National Bank of
! Brooklyn, y. Y, died Saturday. Col.
Sprague was a member of an old YER
mont family. He was formerly president
! of the National Bank of Brandon and
served in both branches of the legisla-
ture in Vermont.
The body of Angus Nicholson. SO, a
| stone cutter was found suspended from
| the limb Of a tree near Sixth street in
| Barre Friday. He fastened a barb wire
| to the limb and slipped a moose around
! his neck. He leaves a wife VINO is i'll
and three children, one a baby. The
| cause for suicide is not known.
| J. w. Titcomb formerly state fish COM
missioner and manager of the govern
| ment FISH hatchery at ST. Johnsbury, and
more recently connected with the fisher
les department in Washington, has been
| appointed to have charge of the fisheries
! department of Argentine Republic. He
will leave for that country soon.
Z. SINNERS buildings at Bloomington
| Centre were burned Monday morning,
| Mr.. Skinner had had trouble with Frank
| Hemenway. who came to Bloomington
| from Pixies Station, y. H.. year ago.
| Hemenway was arrested near the Ca
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| brought back TO Newport for hearing
The amount received by the state in
| corporation taxes this year will be con-
| siderably in excess of the sum estimated
last year by Tax Commissioner Cushman
Already about 1857 600 has been collected
and there is more to come. His estimate
| last summer was $4,000 The number OF
returns Will be from loo to 1900. The
| fiscal year ends June 80.
Janos SZlaby, Hungarian, was caught
in the balance wheel of one of the gangs
and fatally injured in the Patterson mil
of the Vermont Marble company at Proc
tor Friday. He was alone at the time
but it is thought that he attempted tC
loosen a broken belt and fell upon the
wheel. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren.
Peter Miller was killed in Morton
Brothers slate quarry near Pawlet Fri
day He was putting stone on a cal
when it tipped and hurled him to the bot
tom of the pit 300 feet deep. His skull
was fractured and many bones broken
John II. owens was struck by falling
stones in another quarry and so badl!
injured that he may not recover.
Horace L. Wadleigh, farmer, wa
killed on the Whitcomb hill in LUDLOW
Friday His load of wood spread apar
and when he attempted to tighten hi
chains the horses ran down the stee
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which passed over him. crushing hi
head and chest and breaking one leg
Mr. Wadleign sat up after the acciden
and said that he was not badly hurt witt
the exception of his leg. but he sanl
rapidly and died in a short time from tn
injury to his head. He leaves a wife an
three children.
Eleven arrests for intoXication, one 70
larceny and one for non-support wer
made at Burlington Saturday and Sun
day, making 90 prisoners in Jail Their
now. This is the largest number of prs
oners that the sheriff has had since hi
administration began and new accommo
dations for prisoners are being made
Hammocks and cots have been put i
the corridors but this does not reliev
the situation. Frank Alapa was arreste
Saturday for intoXication second offense
after he had, fallen out of his WACO
and injured his head by striking on tn
pavement