Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-28

the whole of one side OF thu. Main street
would have bsen destroyed including the
new Wallingford. Mr.. Colburn. who
came from Ludlow a year and a half ago.
sIstains heavy loss, as lie had only S@'1
insurance on all the property.
The BrooEs-Tyler co. OF ST. Johnsbury
owners OF the largest department store
In eastern Vermont have sold the stock
Ia Clarence NJ. Berry and Frank w
Bail. TWO clerks in the store. who have
formed a neV corporation known as the
Ball-Bcrry dry goods company.
oscar Martin Of Warren was fined $95i
for intoNcation and NiM Tor malicious
mischief. While drunk he cut off the tail
of a horse owned by DR.. Howe OF Waits
field. smashed the doctors medicine case.
ana threw away some valuable papers
which lie found in the Doctors wagon.
Miss Carrie Mariani. -, was fatally
burned at Barre saturday, her dress
catching lire while she was attempting
To light a gasoline stove She ran across
Merchant street with her clothes ablaze.
Miss Mary Bosworth, the first person TO
reach her, smothered the flames 10y using
a robe. but Miss Mariani was terribly
burned about the body and lived only a
few hours.
The officers of the First Regiment. V
y O.. have presented a complete set Of
horse equipments 20 Major Henry W.
Hovev of Northfeld in honor of his pro-
motion from rank of captain, which oc-
CURED on August H. During the officers
service as commaudant at Norwich Uni
VersitV he has been closel. associated
with the militia officers of the state and
has aided them in many ways.
W. y. Severance OF Burlington.
printer. attempted to row an old boat
from Winooski river To Burlington Fri
day night. but il leaked badly, ana was
capsized when partially full of water.
Ia Oh
after a struggle Of three hours in the
water ne was thrown upon the rocks at
Colchester Point, so badly exhausted
that he could hardly pull himself to
place OF safety
The Brandon Mining company. capital
stock $1,000. has been organized at
Brandon. 1t will do business al the Ca
hee gristmill, recently bought by the
Neshobe Electric company. The mill will
. be put in the best condition. The direct
1 ors are as follows: f. H. Harrington, J.
+. Weeks. q. c, Huntley. w. J. Sawyer
/. A. Slavery, \. II. Gibson and f. d
Blackwell; president, f. II. Harrington;
vice president, j. +. Weeks; treasurer and
manager, L. y. Slavery.
Lightning struck and badly damaged
the Methodist church in Shelburne Au-
gust 20. \ barn owned by Mrs. Steel in
East Sheburne was struck and burned.
Mr. Casey. occupant of the farm. had no
insurance on stock or hay The barn on
Tracey farm in South Hero, run by John
Perkins, was set on fire by lightning the
same day and burned, 1t was filled with
new hay. w. r. Wright In Sheldon had
barn burned which was valued at
5000, on which the insurance was s220,
The loss on T.. NJ. Merrills barn in New
Haven, which was destroyed in the same
storm. was $500 William PETERS barn
near Barton was burned the 2lst. The
loss was $780, with $4,000 insurance.
Mrs. Speare of Chelsea was driving on
the road between that town and Vershire
about lla mile from her home Tuesday
night when a tramp jumped from the
bushes by the roadside and pulled her
from the wagon. She fought aim desper-
ately and screamed for help. This at
tracted the attention of a large dog
owned by Smith Taylor and the dog ran
10 the house barking Mr.. Taylor, who
is an old man. came to the door and
opening 1t heard the screams. He
snatched up a lantern and started in the
direction of the sound. The assailant
saw the lantern and after throwing the
woman into her carriage fed Mrs
Speare was unconscious and the physi-
clan who was called found over % bruises
on her body.