Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-03-04

Lester G. Howe, 81, Tor 30 years a
sheriff and deputy sheriff in Windsor
county, died suddenly of heart disease at
his home in Ludlow Saturday
Henry f. Bailey of Calais is in Jail in
Montpelier, charged with the larceny Of
crockcry and household goods from Mrs
Laura \. Davis, ncighbor
G. L. Alfrcds large storchouse ani
three barns and Isaac Dcpatie's horse
barn in Fairfax were burned Monday
Boys smoking ciglrcts started the fire.
Rev. Ellie X. NJ Jones preached her
farewell sermon as pastor OF the Uni
vcrSalist church If Barre Sunday after a
ten years service. She will return to
Waterloo. Iowa. where she preached be
for" going to Barre.
Rufus Wainwright, who had been clerk
n Addison county since 1870, died from
pneumonia in Mid1lehury Saturday after
"A short illness. lie graduated from Mid
dlcbury college in 1852, and was admitted
to tho bar in 1886.
Edward G. Preston, was instantly kill
ed Monday in Marshfield, while saving
wood. \ cast iron balance wheel on "A
circular saw burst and a piece OF the
steel struck him on the head. He leaves
wife and two children, the youngest
| only Il week old
| The three sons of the late Ethan VI
and Eliza Il. Wright of Orwell have Of
| fercd to erect a public library for the
| town. provided the town will guarantee
to keep it in repair. maintain it. pay the
| librarian. and appropriate 800 each year
| for books. The building will be given as
| memorial to the parents OF the sons.
| Mrs Helen Abbott. 60, widow who
| lived alone, was burned to death in the
fire which destroyed her house in Brook
| field village early Monday morning. 1t Is
| supposed that an oil stove used in heat
| ing her bedroom. exploded. The flames
| had advanced SO far that neighbors wer,
| unable to enter the house when the fr,
| was discovered. After the fire was burn
| ed out. her cEarrcd body was found neal
the door of the bedroom.
Between 600 and 700 men. employed il
| the granite sheds in Hardwick. went ou
on strike Monday, when the day came
for the annual settlement of the wag,
question. The manufacturers conccde,
an advance from $2.S7 to 50 per day fo
minimum wages, but the men Were no
satisfied, and demanded weekly payments
during working hours, and other conceS
sions. The Woodbury. Granite company
which employs over 400 hands, already
pays every other week in cash, though
not in working hours
| Charles Martin was instantly kille,
| thursday IN JerlCnO Dy tne IAN OF lle
| in a wood lot owned by Newell Story
Mr.. Story was hit by the limb of the tre
but not seriously injured, The men wer
| saving a log when tree which had beef
left partly cut at the butt, suddenly bley
| over, crushing Martins head against tn
log over which he was bent and saving
with Mr. Story. He was Al years of ag
and leaves a wife and three small chill
dren He moved to Jericho from Hunt
inston last spring.
William r. Page, SO, died from pneu
monia in Proctor Saturday. He was
| graduate Of Harvard, and for many year
was connected with the management O
the Howe Scale company, but five year
ago became connected with the Vernon
Marble company, and moved from Rut
land to Proctor. He was president q
the Canyon Copper company of Colorado
and a director of the Grand Canyon rail
road, and was also an official of seVera
Vermont corporations, He was formerl
"A member of the Republican state com
J mittee, He is survived by wife and tw
daughters
The business building on Main street /
Barre, adjoining the city hall, owned b
II. c. Blanchard of Montpelier, and oc
cupied by several firms, was burned Sat
| urday morning, causing a loss of $50 00(
B w Hooker x Co., furniture dealers
We're the largest losers. their propert
being valued at $4,000 with $4,000 in
surance The loss on the building
$4,000 Other losses We're as follows
Parker & Tassle, $4,000; Charles Camp
bell, saloon, $4,000; Michael David $1,000
Barre Supply company, $1,000, This
! the third disastrous fire in the cuisines
section of Barre within year.