Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-20
THE VERMONT PHGNIX BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, FEBR
Former Bennington Man Stabbed and
Killed Hotel Keeper.

Former Bennington Man Stabbed and
Killed Hotel Keeper.
Warren Downey, SO, hotel proprietor in
Hoosic Junction, n. Y. died in a hos
pital in Troy Tuesday night from wounds
of Eagle Bridge, formerly of Bennington.
Iober, who had been drinking. made
himself obnoxious in Downey's hotel and
was ordered to leave. He returned
later, called Downey outdoor and then
stabbed Downey in the abdomen and
leg. Downey powerfully built man,
knocked lIober off his feet and over
railing. AS he fell the knife covered
with blood fell from Hober's hand. Dow
ney, weak from the loss of blood, crawled
back into the hotel and physicians were
summoned. Hober fled. He had not
been captured Wednesday but the Of
icers feel sure that he will be caught
Hobor's son, Fred, II, witness of the
affair, is in iail. He claims that Dow
ney attacked his father without cause
in the hotel and that the fighting was
continued outdoor. but that he did not
see a knife used. officers searched
house in South SALISBURY in which
Hober's brother lives but found no trace
of the fugitive.
C. NJ. Wlnslow of Brandon was re-
ors, os.oci,tton at tho aHn,ai r,oatIre,
hold ar Tho ETftb Avan,,e hotal in New
York recently. 1t was voted to make
an exhibit of Ayrshires in the dairy test
at the st. Louis fair in 1904 and to as
sist members in making a creditable
show of Ayrshires in the ring at st.
Louis.
Miles Hovey, Is was pounded over the
head with a beer bottle and seriously
injured at his home in st. Johnsbury re-
Gently. His assalant was his step-son,
Wallace Ainsworth, Is who was arrest
ed and taken to Jail In default OF $500
bail Ainsworth was infatuated with a
young woman employed in the family
and IoVey had ordered the two to leave
the premises
Frank Noora tho trar,r who assault
cd rero,. scribror Of Tohns,, i,st yrs.l,
and escaped on a horse stolen from Mr.
Scribner's stable was captured at Stowe
Saturday by Sheriff y. d. Robbins of
Hyde Park. Moore was a destitute
tramp and Mr.. Scribner gave him en-
ployment on his farm. Moore became
epraged al his employer and made a muir
dcrour assault with "A hammer and es-
capped by riding away on a horse valued
at $500
Ned l. SON of Charles Howell of
Jones Brook. was run over and killed
last Friday while drawing wood with
steers from the mountains in Morctown
about six miles from Montpelier He
WAS found by his father underneath the
forward runner which rested on his
stomach and heart. His father had to
unload the wood to pry him out 1t
is believed he fell off the sled and was
caught by the runner.
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Inc committee on pubic bulldlnSs re
ported faVorably Congressman ID. j.
Fosters bill appropropriating $4,000 ad-
ditional for Burlington's new fedora
building, $1,000 To construct temporary
quarters on the lot south OF the court
house and $4,000 for the new building
1t authorizes the secretary of the treas
ury to dispose of the old building TO the
best advantage and to sell the temporary
building with lot ~ feet wide on the
completion of the new building. The
bill is included in the omnibus bill anC
will pass the House in the near future
The smallpox situation at Rochester
and West Rochester is improving. Tn,
health officer of that town states tina
there are only three cases in Yves
Rochester and only one in Rocheste
village that are dangerous at the presen
time Most of the other patients hav,
recovered, and the quarantine will b.
removed as soon as the places can b.
fumigated There is no way TO deter
mine vet how many people have beel
exposed to the disease Eight peopl
are i'll with smallpox in one family il
Westmore.
pointed Y; M. G. A. ana recreation , ton ouil a
NJ c. \. Saturday night by the Yer
mont Marble company, al whose eNpenS