Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-29

Burlington has voted to issue 1000 in
bonds for the purpose of building a mu-
nicpal dock.
Mrs Meina PORTER. 10, of Burlington,
died Monday from the effects of being
burned by the explosion of kerosene
lamp Saturday night
\ slate combination to keep up the
price of the output is being considered by
the various companies throughout the
slate belt of the state.
George, Il. son of Harrison Powers of
Bethel, fell on scythe, which struck the
knee joint, severing the tendons. The
bones We're wired together and it is
thought that the tendons will unite, but
the joint will always be stiff.
w. r. Spauding's general store and the
Rutland railroad station in East Walling
ford were burned Saturday forenoon. Mr.
Spauldings loss on store stock and fur
niture is placed at 100000, on building
$4,000, and the railroads station was val
ued at $500.
Mrs. Margaret Corpal. 81, who had been
blind ten years and in a Respondent con-
dition, committed suicide Sunday morn
ing by hanging at the home of her son
in Mddlesex. She tied some clothes in a
moose climbed into a chair and attached
the moose to rack used in drying clothes
The Vermont Marble company of Proc
tor has laid the foundation for new pow
er station which will furnish $500 horse
power to be used in running all the plants
of the concern. The cost for the electrical
apparatus alone will be nearly $780, 900,
and the total expense will be several hum
dred thousand dollars.
The Barre White Granite company of
Barre was organized last Friday with a
capital stock of $4,000. The purpose of
the company is to do a general quarrying
business. John f. Smith. Donald Smith,
n. D. and II. a. Phelps and George
Straiton of Barre city, and John Trow of
Barre town are the subscribers.
Nelson F. Martin of Randolph has been
arrested and placed under 500 bonds for
cashing a check for $50 which he re-
ceived in letter addressed to w. +. Mar
tin. He claims that he thought the in
itials We're his own and that the check
was sent to him by Joseph Bean to pay
him for painting Beans house
Mrs Charles Stone of Monkton found
wounded deer in her oat field. Fish and
| Game Warden ]. T. Preston was notified
and went Thursday morning to iuvesti
| gate the case and found a ar-old
buck that had been shot in the gamhrel
| of one of his hind legs, the limb just
| hanging by small piece of flesh. The
| deer had a handsome pair of fiVe-prong
| ed antlers Mr.. Preston killed the deer
and buried the carcass, which already
| showed signs of modification. No clue
| has been found as to the person that did
| the shooting.
| Civil Engineer Robert F. Fard of St
| Adams and a corps of assistants repre-
senting the Central Vermont Railway
| company are at Bethel laying out a route
| for branch line to Bethel from the
Bethel white granite quarries. At pres
| ent 50 600 worth of stone is being
| quarried for the new station at Washing
| ton D. g, and a Si0,0 order is on hanc
| for the Ann Mary memorial at Providence
| H. l. This stone is being hauled to the
| village. distance of 3la miles, by four
horse teams, making a great deal of ex
| pense. The new road will run along g
| brook, covering a distance of four miles
| and will have light grade.
The secretaries of the American Nor
| gan Register association have been issu
| ing certificates of eligibility for all Nor
| gan horses i'm this country that are to hi
exhibited at the St. Louis exposition. Yer
| mont will head the list was % fame.
bred animals. and Kentucky breeders ar
a close second with % animals. Illinoi
breeders will send about 40 animals, bu
the strain of Morgan blood is not so pro
| nounced in the latter exhibit as in tn
Vermont and Kentucky bred animals. Tn
! management of the exposition has Sc
aside 1890 as prizes in the Morgan class
which is stimulating an interest anon
breeders of this type of horses.
Fred Fifeld of South Tunbridge ha
been arrested and placed under bonds fo
| appearance at the next term of tn
county court on the charge of assault
with intent to kill James Barney with
scythe. Fiheld's father rented land sup
posed to belong to the parsonage, bu
to which Barney held the deed. Whe
| Fifeld went to cut the grass on the pic
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney ordered him away
/, | 1t is alleged that he then attacked Barne
with the scythe, knocking him down an
, cutting one arm, and that he slashe
. him twice on the legs after he fell, cut
ting one cash 1874 inches long whic
! severed four arteries. Barney's condtio
| is serious.
Rutlands water supply is almost eN
hausted. and half of the city has bee
without water part of the time the pa
few days. The great prodigalitY in Il
use of water in motors, lawn hose, etc
is the cause. 1t was found that one fir
had been using 40, 000.0 gallons ye'
l in water motor. There is great disgu
2 because the board of aldermen paid l
attention to the warnings of the supe
= intendent of water works until Frida
, | Consequently the citizens did not kno
e that there was need of economy. May
| Carder has warned the owners of IN
, tors that they must use very little un
0 further notice on penalty of having 4
h supply shut off.