Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-18

oil lllt ] lntS. mas announced MS intention
TO replace the marker that was placed on
the site by the Bennington Historical So
ciety in 1886, and which has been re-
moved.
Gov. Eel is in Portland, Oregon. to
attend the session of the National Grange.
lie went to Portland with Gov. Batchelder
of New Hampshire, who is lecturer of the
National Grange. Mr., Bell Is secretary Of
the executive committee.
People in Newport are greatly stirred
over the reports concerning w. Il. De-
Larm, manager of the Blair & DeLarm
Veneer company. He left early in the
week for Canada, and 1t is alleged that
there are discrepancies in his accounts.
He is about 80 years old, married, but has
no children.
The state department has been Informed
by the charge at Caracas that Frank
Plumley of Vermont has been selected as
umpire to settle the French claims against
Venezuela not adjusted by the mixed COM
mission. Mr.. Plumley was one Of the UNI
pires appointed to settle previous claims
against Venezuela brought by various
powers.
Albert c. Barnes of Chicago. who was
elected Judge of the superior court of Il
linois at last weeks election, receiving
1856. 555 votes, the largest vote on the jul
dicial ticket, is n native of Addison, where
he was born June 2S, 1853. He fitted for
tOlltBC It II dNdNtIlN fllu Bibhi
ated from the University of Vermont in
1876. He was a clerk in the land office at
Washington, ~1S79-s5, and moved to Chic
ago in 1885.
John Rutherford, So, a car Inspector and
repairer, was beheaded at Montpelier
Junction Monday. He crawled under a
car on a siding to make repairs while his
assistant. William Linsley, went back to
flag a freight train. Linsley failed to
reach the freight in time, and 1t struck
the car. The wheels passed over Ruth
erford's neck and his head was found 80
feet from his body. He is survived by a
wife and son.
Capt. George A. Converse, at present
serving as chief of the bureau of or
dnance, one of the most desirable po-
sitions In the navy, has become a rear
admiral, vice Wise, retired. Converse is
a native of Norwich, and is Vermont's
third admiral in the present navy, the two
others being Dewey and Clark. Lieut..
George r.. Evans, another Vermonter, has
just been promoted to the grade of lieu
tenant commander.
1t is thought that John D. Salisbury,
the young counterfeiter arrested In Poult-
ney recently, was a victim of the drug
habit to such an extent that his mind was
affected. He was formerly a sergeant In
the signal corps Of the United States
army. He was captured by the Filipinos
and was held a prisoner six months, a
part of the time in Aguinaldo's camp.
When recaptured py the Americans ne
was IN a terriDle cohultlon' ana as a re-
suit of his suffering he contracted the drug
habit.
The st. Adams Messenger says that the
Investigations of state institutions now
inprogress show that one high official
had on the pay rolls a relative who per-
formed no work. but h was paid at
least $1,000, and that a loose system of the
CO. Of state rnf1aa GO hnaIC nrnNa tod In
connection with the expenses Of the same
family. Among those who were called be-
fore the committee last week as witnesses
were ex-senator \. II. OF south
londonderry T.. Is. Harp1n' Henry GOOD
win. NJ. o. PERKINS ana George L. Hazen
OF WINDSOR ana j. n Woounn OF futahu'
Gilbert f. Hood, so, who had been prom
inent in Lawrence, Mass, 40 years., died
Saturday. He was a native of Chelsea,
a graduate Of Dartmouth college in 1851,
and assistant principal of Thetford acad-
envy before he went to Boston to study
law. He began practice in Lawrence,
where he held the offices of register of
deeds. superintendent of schools, treas
urer of the Broadway savings bank, pres
ident of the city mission and Y. NJ. c. A.
The ward two school was named in his
honor and he gave prizes which are dis
tributed each year to pupils OF the public
SCHOOLS OF the city.
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a marble polisher, was found in the rail-
road yard at Rutland about $50 Sunday
morning. The body was wedged between
the trucks of a coal car and the STUMP
of one leg was sticking out between the
wheels. when the strike OF the marble
workers took place last July he gave uI
work and recently had been employed or
n lumber job in Shelburne. He leaves
a wife and two little girls who are ir
Pownal. Kent was last seen at the rail-
4 road Cfntinu in ftn ~ Ghnrf1Nr n ftn aid
, night and he appeared to be drunk at thai
l time.
The Vermont Marble company's i'm.
mense mill at Centre Rutland. to TAX,
$ the place of the old Clement mill burned
! last spring, is nearing completion and f
will be one of the finest plants of tn,
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