Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-25

Or. George w. Colby who had been a
faithful doctor in Sutton 81 years, died
Sept 10 after long Illness
The Vermont State Teachers associa-
ton will convene this year at St. Johns
bury during the last three days of Oc-
tobcr.
Joseph Yandow was struck by one of
the night trains in Winooski Friday and
crushed. How the accident occurred is
not known.
Alison Sherman Smith, o. the eighth
mayor of Chicago. died Tuesday in Wau-
kegan. Ill. He was a native of Barre.
and went from that town to Chicago in
1888.
Norwich University has opened with an
entering class of 81. the largest freshman
class since the university was moved to
Mortified in 1866 The University of
Vermont has 10 freshmen, % more than
last year.
George Harris. 16. was climbing over a
stone wall in SALISBURY Sunday when
mis- shot gun was accidentally discharged,
and his right hand was so badly mutilat-
ed that it was necessary to amputate the
arm at the wrist.
Rev. J. Edward Wright. for "a years
pastor of the Church of the Messiah in
Montpelier, who resigned his charge, and
asked to be relieved of duty October l..
has withdrawn his resignation at the
earnest SpllclldtloI OF all MS parlSnlOnerS.
I he Goth annual reunion of the Sth Yer
mont Regimental association will be held
in Grand Army hall in Montpelier We'd
nesday. Sept. 80. Gen. stephen Thomas
will be present and it is expected Ser
geant G. II. Allen of California will also
be in attendance.
Walter Cotty of orwell paid Il fine of
$15 and costs of So - for leaving ii colt
belonging to Frank Charleton in an I'M
cd H.,,. tot, ~,
ton, for two weeks. 1t was nearly dead
and frightfully emaciated for lack of
drink ana food when found. Cotty had a
grudge against Charleton.
William y. George, formerly of st.
Adams, who was recently promoted to a
position as master mechanic of the
Texas x Arkansas railroad company,
with headquarters at Shreveport, La.
was shot and killed in that city by a
negro desperate who had been dis
charged, ana who threatened to " get
even " with Mr.. George.
Charles S. Melen mas been elected a
director of the New York. New Haven q
HARTFORD railroad. and it is expected that
he will soon succeed President Hall at
the head of that great railroad system.
Mr.. Mellen is president of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Thirty years ago he
lived in St. Adams and was clerk to the
chief engineer of the Central Vermont
railroad system.
y baby boy apparently about tenVlays
old and in good health. was found in a
basket on the doorstep at Dennis La
pines house at III Forest street in Rut-
land early Saturday morning. The La
pines have -four children. and feeling un-
able to care for the little stranger he
was turned over to the overseer of the
poor who will find home for him.
There is no clue to the parentage of the
child
Alphonse Hetu. who was serving a sem
tence of III days in the house of correc-
ton in Rutland for stealing $l25 from
Ruchleau's bakery in that city last Feb
ruray. escaped Sunday night. lie was a
baker and was employed in the kitchen.
He made ladder out of scantlings and
barrel slaves, climbed to the top of the
wall. and lowered himself to the ground
with a rope made of bean bags twisted
together.
a bag containing 5000 in cash and $500
in checks was stolen from f. b. Gillette,
merchant in JonesVille, Monday. Gillette
answered a telephone call just as a
stranger who looked like a lumberman
had disappeared Gillette noticed that the
money was gone. The officers found that
the suspected man bought a ticket for
Montreal. but they We're so late on the
trail that he escaped into Canada
Charles c. Cheney, 50, was gored by a
bull owned by q. II. Bigelow of Wash
ington one day last week, the injuries
causing death in about As hours. The
bun had never been considered vicious
VIII Cook who works for Mr.. Bigelow
had to make two attempts before he could
get the old man away from the Infatuated
animal. Mr. Cheney had seven ribs
broken, one penetrating the lung, and i