Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-01

Major General James II. Wilson. L. S.
A, (retired) will be a guest Of the YER
mont Commandery OF the order of the
Loyal Legion at the annual meeting to be
held in Burlington Sept Z.
Lewis Mooney, 10, has been bound over
in the sum Of $500 for trial in the Gale
donia county court on the charge OF en-
tering the railroad station at st. Johns
bury Centre Saturday evening and steal
ing $40
The annual meeting of the Vermont
federation of women's clubs. which was
to be held in Barre, october and 5, has
been postponed one week so as not to
conflict with the date Of the Montpelier
centennial celebration.
Christine Culver. "a years old, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Culver OF
Leominster, Mass. drank pure carbolic
acid Friday at st. Adams and died few
hours later. The child was staying with
her mother at Mrs. l.. S. Anderson's
boarding house.
L. Bart Cross Of Montpelier and c. c.
Warren Of Waterbury sailed from New
York August "a for Queenstown, from
whence they Will start on an extended
journey through Ireland. Scotland. Eng
land, France and Italy in Mr.. Warren's
four cylinder Packard automobile.
Mrs. Margaret Carly of Winooski has
brought suit for $4,000 each against two
saloon keepers who are alleged to have
sold liquor to her husband. Carly was
arrested while intoxicated, and while
spending the night in the lookup was
suffocated from a fire in his bed clothes.
Mrs. Mabel Switser. wife of Carl Nor
ris. died at st. Johnsbury Friday night
from lockjaw. She fell downstairs the
first of the week while carrying her little
boy and injured her neck and spine. No
serious results were at first anticipated
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her family.
The bursting of a steel shaft so feet
long and five inches in diameter wrecked
the power house of the American Wool
en- companys plant at Winooski Tuesday,
shut of the water supply and suspended
all operations temporarily. The damage
is estimated at $4,000. Many people had
narrow escapes
William II. Turner So, farmer living
at Berlin Corner. met with a peculiar
accident Saturday that caused instant
death. He had been subject to attacks
OF epilepsy and in crossing a bridge near
his home was seized with a fit and fell
IL feet, striking his head on a bowlder
His skull was crushed and death was
instantaneous. He leaves a wife and
three children.
The Hampton Lovegrove hotel, a land
mark in Fairfax, was burned Saturday
night. 1t was the oldest building in town,
erected over 100 years ago. and was own
ed by Miss Susan B. Sowles of st. Adams
One part was occupied by C. F. st.
Pierre's general store. He lost his entire
stock, which was insured for $4,000.
Joseph Young, who occupied a tenement
in the building, saved part of his house.
hold effects, on which there was $3.50 in
surance. The building was insured for
$3.50.
Rev. Leonard Dolph celebrated the Tooth
anniversary OF his birth at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Maria Williams, in
Brandon, Aug. 20. He was born in Crown
Point, N. Y, and a large part Of his life
work was accomplished in that state and
Vermont, near the shores OF Lake Cham
plain. He was ordained a Methodist
minister in 1886 and continued in active
service until Dec. 4, 1887. Although 5S
years old at the outbreak of the civil war,
he enlisted as a private in the 11Sth New
York infantry and later served that regi-
ment as chaplain.
William Sidney and William Manea,
who have been held by the authorities
at Bennington on a charge OF manslaugh-
ter in connection with the accident which
resulted in the death of Harris Lindsey
of New York and Miss Evelyn P. Willing,
were discharged from custody by Judge
Bates of the municipal court Monday.
The court declared that there was no
reason why action should be taken
against the two men. Sidney was engtn-
eer and Manea was the fireman OF the
Rutland railroad train which struck the
automobile in which Lindsey and Miss
Willing were riding at a crossing in Ben
nington on the 14th.
The death of Amos Aldrich, 76, at his
home in Woodford Thursday recalls the
fact that he was the Democratic candi-
date for presidential elector in the famous
Hayes-Tilden campaign of 1876 and in one
result election demanded
upon him. 1t was claimed that his Re-
publican opponent, Henry NJ Sollace Of
Bridport, being a postmaster. was not
| eligible to election. Only one vote was
necessary to make Tilden's election sure.
A contest was made and taken before the
electoral commission. Mr.. Aldrich had
represented Woodford In the state legis-
lature for five sessions, had been select
man 80 years and justice of the peace IS
years.