Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-06-24

Daniels's saw mill in Lower Cabot was
burned Saturday evening, causing a loss
of $1,000, with no insurance.
Oakley. 21 months old, only son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Ploof was drowned by
falling into kettle used as a watering
trough near his home in Sheldon Sun
day
f. a. Darling, one Of the proprietors Of
the Fifth Avenue House in New York
city, is planning to erect house at an
expense of $4,000 on his Mountain View
farm in East Burke.
The Mead ticket won in the Rutland
county convention Tuesday. Henry o.
Carpenter Of Rptland, VIM. II. Rowley of
Poultney. -. D. Burditt of Pittsford and
j. +. Buxton of Middletown Springs were
nominated for Senator's
a. j Alard, a barber in Montpelier
was driving to Mortified Monday, when
bull dog attacked his horse. The
horse kicked, the hoof striking Allard in
the face and forehead fracturing the
skull and smashing his nose. He was
taken to the Heaton hospital He is not
expected to recover.
John Presbridge. who obtained large
sums Of money a few months ago from
farmers in Pownal under the claim that
he intended to start crea merry. has been
indicted by the Bennington county grand
jury on the charge Of obtaining money
under false pretenses. He disappeared
Immediately after the money was paid
to him.
Col stephen p Jocelyn. a native OF
Craftsburv who assisted in mastering the
First Vermont regiment into service in
the Spanish-Americ war six years ago
has been honorcd recently by an appoint
ment to the general staff OF the army
He has been in command Of the 14th
regiment at Calbayog, Samar, Philip
pine Islands, recently.
Almond ]. Hall. who returned to Rich
mond Sunday from oklahoma was ar
rested, and later released on $1,000 bail.
1t is alleged that he induced :. Whit
comb. superintendent OF the Richmond
| light and power company, to cash a
worthless check for $500. and that he
also took $500 to $500 from the company
before he skipped to Oklahoma last fall.
| Gov. Mccullough is building modern
dollhouse grapery on his estate in Ben
| nington The house is 90 feet high, 10
| feet wide and about 30 feet long. Great
| pains We're taken in fertiliZing the ground
| in which the vines will be planted. The
| mulch. which will consist OF alternate
layers Of soil, manure and ground bone,
| is over four feet deep. California grapes
will be raised.
Joseph Pereria. 2S. a Portuguese, was
/ fatally injured on the Skinner farm in
Plaintied Saturday. where he was work
/ ing for 4. W. Allen. Mr.. Allen was driv-
/ ing a post and Pereria was passing by.
when the head Of the wooden maui flew
or striking him on the left temple He
/ became unconscious in a few minutes
/ and died three hours later from cerebral
/ hcmorrhage.
The Republican caucus in Burlington
Saturday night elected Is delegates 10
| support J. a. DeBoer of Montpelier for
nomination for governor. No work in be-
half of DeBoer was apparent until just
before the caucus opened as it was gen
/ orally expected that the city would be
carried in favor of Zed 5. Stanton OF
! RoNbury The count showed PIG votes
for the DeBoer ticket, headed by +. II
| Wells and POI for the Stanton ticket.
The appellate division of the New York
supreme court has reversed the decision
of the lower court, giving Prof. \. p
| Grinncll of the University of Vermont al
| Burlington $12.5OO damages against Ed
ward Weston of New Jersey. The latter
had Prof. Grinnell and his wife arrested
on the charge of defrauding him will
money at the Waldorf Astoria, and il
| afterward turned out to he a case o.
mistaken identity. \ suit against DIR
Weston, brought by Mrs. Grinnell is still
pending.