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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
Proctor Post Office Notwithstanding
FIqht with the Crooks.

The post office at Proctor was robbed
Thursday night of $166 in cash and
stamps. Entrance was gained by prying
a window and the safe was blown. The
Office is in the building with the Vermont
Marble company store, and IL adjoins the
Proctor Trust company building. but the
store and bank safe were unmolested
The methods are like those OF the burglars
who have robbed other Vermont post
Offices within a month. POstoff1ce In
spector =. j. Rapp visited Proctor Friday
but obtained no clews.
running fight took place between two
men answering to the description of those
wanted for the robbery at Proctor and
number of farmers between Mill village
and Vershire. The supposed crooks were
making toward the New Hampshire line
and their horse appeared jaded.
Hand bills offering $500 reward and
describing the men had been sent to both
Vershire and Mill village. A farmer and his
son, the former armed with a shotgun and
the latter with pitchfork, ordered the two
strangers to throw up their hands their
horse stood drinking at trough near
the foot of a long hill, One of the men in
the wagon opened fire and whipped up the
horse. but the farmers gun failed to go
off. The two farmers ran after the team,
and the father, putting in a fresh cap,
fired, some Of the shot striking the wagon
and probably the men. Another farmer
| Joined the chase but the men in the team
| outstripped them and covered their trail
| by turning into a branch road.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

| husbands interests have been her in
terests, and the success which he attain
ed was not without her wise counsel and
aid.
After their marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Bailey went to live on a farm in the west
ern part of Newfane and remained there
until 1852 when they returned to West
Dummerston They moved to Putney in
1853 and lived there three years. From
then until 1867 they lived in West Brat
tleboro, and since 1867 they have lived
in their present home, which was built
by Mr. Bailey. No children were born to
them.
For many years Mr. Bailey was a mem
Der of the board of trustees of the Wind
ham County Savings bank in Newfane
and he was member of the building
committee who built the new savings
bank. He was member of the board Of
directors of the Brattleboro &, Whitehall
Railroad company during the construc-
ton Of the RAILROAD apd as long as Dunn
merston was allowed representa- ton on
the board. He served his native town
seven years as seectman and held
numerous other town offices and posi-
lions OF trust lie was n delegate from
Dummerston to the constitutional conven-
ton OF Vermont in 1870.
In the days of his business activity Mr.
Bailey was a man of unusually good
judgment ana was tar ABOVE the average
man i'm ability. His opinions and as
sistance were sought by his townsmen In
matters of moment and he was called
upon to help settle numerous estates, in
various capacities. Prominent himself,
he was associated with men of promin-
ence, who found him to he man of pro-
nounced integrity and of upright princi-
pies HIS dry humor has manifested it,
self In sharp witticisms and his generosi-
viz
continues undated, and he is today, as
always, a delightful companion. held in
affection and esteem by all who know him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey have been members
of the Congregational church in Dunn
| merston Centre a long time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

The Island Pond House was burned at
Island Pond Thursday evening. 1t was a
popular hotel many years but had been
used of late as a tenement house. 1t
was insured for $500.
Rollo Carlisle, 20, of Charlotte, has been
dismissed from the naval academy at
Annapolis. He committed a breach of
regulations by getting married while on
a furlough last summer.
Shotgun" Foster was in Montpelier
city court Monday and bail in the case in
which he is charged with grand larceny
was fixed at $3.50. He will be taken to the
state hospital for the insane at Waterbury
for observation and his case has been con-
tinued until the March term of Washing
ton county court.
Col Fred F. Smith has been elected
president of the First National bank of
Montpelier, vice Charles Dewey, de-
ceased, Mayor Frank NJ. Cory, vice presi-
dent, and William T. Dewey a director
to fill the vacancy, The latter has been
a director in the bank since its organiza-
ton 40 years ago.
The mammonth spire for the monument
which the Mormon church is erecting at
Royalton, near the birthplace Of Joseph
Smith, was shipped last week from Barre
1t weighed IS tons, and is 3S feet and six
inches in length, typical of the life of the
founder of Mormonism, which was SS
ment win be 81 feet high and it win be
| unveiled on December 23.
A new industry has been started at
Waterbury in the manufacture of tips for
billiard cues. The machinery for their
manufacture is the invention OF p. L.
Davis of Moretown. Mr.. Davis is presi-
dent of the Moretown Cue Tip company,
organized with a capital of $4,000 Five
men will be employed at first, and the
plant will have a capacity of 1000 tips a
day. Contracts for 100000 tips have
been secured.
A despatch from Oakland, Calf, states
that a man having an iron workers card
| from Rutland was found dead in a creek
there Thursday. The card bore the name
| Frank L. Merritt and the man is believed
to have been murdered. The body was
| horribly mangled the head and arms
being torn from the trunk and the face
badly dishgured. The Rutland papers
have been unable to find that Frank l..
Merritt ever lived In that city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
IN OUR OWN STATE
tuberculosis sanItorIum at Plttsford or
Ludlow.


The state tuberculosis sanitorium, made
possible through the gift Of Senator Red
field Proctor, will be located either at
Pittsford or Ludlow. The place in Pitts
ford is a flat, sandy tract of land, well
wooded and the citizens Of that town have
petitioned for the sanltorium. The pro-
spective site in Ludlow is the Fred
Thompson farm, on which an option has
been secured until next January. This
is situated about a mile from the village
on an elevation we'll sheltered from the
winds Its situation is ideal for the pur-
pose and it is thought that the problem Of
a water supply could be met with res
ervoir fed by the two brooks that meet
on the mountainside above the farm.
The commission visited points on the
mountains at Pittsford, Mendon and Lud~
low Friday and then returned to Rutland.
Senator Proctor who was in Rutland and
Proctor on official business, met the COM
mission informally en- route to Rutland
from Proctor and the matter was dis
cussed. Senator Proctor leaves the
matter Of the selection OF the site entirely
with the commission. At Rutland Mr.,
| Partridge received a telegram that his
father was dangerously i'll at his homo in
East Middlebury. This necessitated mis-
| leaving the commission DIR. Baldwin
also had an important appointment at
Saranac lake and had to leave the COM
mission. The doctor is acting in an adj
visory capacity to the board. The board
then adjourned their meeting until matters
could adjust themselves so that all the
party could again be together.
The commission has received letters
from other places asking that the sana-
torium be established in their towns,
among these places being Barre, St
Adams, Lyndonville, Williamstown and
East Wallingford.
The commission is DESTROYS of getting
to work again as soon as possible. They
want to select the site and have the
plans so that work on the construction
of the new building can be begun by
| spring.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

Sixty-two years of companionship as
| husband and wife has served but to in
| tensify the devotion Of Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
b. Bailey for each other and their attrac-
tive home in West Dummerston village
today is a picture Of domestic felicity. In
their advancing years, he being "a and
she so, they live alone in happiness and
contentment, and, it may be added, in
plenty the industry Of their earlier days
having yielded them a competence. Mr.
Bailey is handicapped by partial loss of
sight and Mrs. Bailey is not in the best
Of health, but they care for each other
with a tender affection which is the
GROWING glory of their old age
The 62d anniversary of their marriage
fell on Oct. "a. The day was allowed to
pass without an observance, but the
sentiments of love and honor and respect
for them on the part of their towns
people and throughout the wider COM
munity of the county, though they lack
ed actual manifestation. were as positive
as mt any time during the years that have
passed.
Throughout his long life Mr. Bailey has
been connected intimately with the bust
ness interests Of the county and state. He
was born in Dummerston Jan. A. 1921,
on the stone quarry farm, so called. which
was owned and occupied a long time by
his brother. the late Silas Bailey He
was a son of David Bailey who was a
man Of much influence during his life
time. Abner Bailey attended the dis
trict schools in nummerston and then
took up the occupation of farming, In
which he grew to manhood. Afterwards
he learned the carpenters trade and be-
carno a builder, erecting a number of
houses in Putney and West Brattleboro
Mrs, Bailey's maiden name was Caro-
line A. Huntley. She was born April 1.
1925. and was a daughter OF Lyman and
Lydia (BennetD Huntley OF West Dunn
merston. That part Of the town in which
she was born was known as THE Hague"
and she lived there until her marriage.
She is an estimable woman and is endow-
ed with a delightful personality. Her
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

Michael j. Haley, 80, brakeman on the
Burlington & Lamoille division of the Cen
trail Vermont railway, was instantly
killed while making up a train at Burling-
ton Monday The body was found by car
repairer. His head had been crushed
between the buffers.
While staying in a hotel in Chicago
Deputy Sheriff j. II. Beane, of Lincoln.
was robbed of his vest containing his
gold watch and chain, two tickets to
Portland, Oregon. and a sum Of money.
In consequence OF their loss Mr.. and Mrs
Beane gave up their intended trip to the
Pacific coast.
j. F. Daniels of Bristol is the owner Of
the banner place among small farms In
Vermont for crops this year, so far as
heard from. He has just harvested from
eight acres 13, 900 cabbages, 1900 punches
OF onions, 800 cauifowers 200 bushels Of
potatoes, $50 bushels Of peas. $50 bushels
of small onions and 100 bushels each of
eucumbers. turnips and beets.
The post Office in Proctor was robbed
of $3.50 Thursday night, The thieves
pri0d open a window and blew open the
safe. The once was In the Vermont
Marble companys store building, but
nothing in the store was touched. Early
Friday morning the safe in w. H.,
Thomas & Co.'S store in Middlebury was
blown open. but no money was obtained.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
MASS OF SORES
Awful Suffering Of Little Boy
from an Itching HumOuT
CURED BY CUTICURA
Not One Square Inch Of Skin on
His Whole Body Unaffected

"My little son, a boy of five, broke
out with an itching rash. Three doc
tors prescribed for him, but he kept
getting worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised
me to try a certain medical college,
but it's treatment did no good. At the
time 1 was induced to try Cuticura
he was SO bad that I had to cut his
hair off and put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on him on bandages, as it was
impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
of skin on his whole body that was
not affected. Hewas one mass of sores.
The bandages used to stick to his skin
and in removing them it used to take
the skin off with them, and the screams
from the poor child were heart-break,
ing. 1 began to think that he would
never get we'll, but after the second
application of Cuticura Ointment l
began to see signs of improvement,
and with the third and fourth appli-
cations the sores commenced to dry
up. His skin peeled off twenty times,
but it finally yielded to the treatment.
Now / can say that he is entirely
cured, and a stronger and healthier
boy you never saw than he is to-day"
ROBERT WATTAM, 4922 Center
Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 80, 1897.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
Nathan Released, But viii be an I'm
portant Witness.

portant Witness.
Norris Nathan, the lover of Susan Gearv
arrested two weeks ago in connection with
the suitcase mystery which involved the
death of Miss Geary. was released at
Boston Monday, when the case came IN
In continuance in municipal court The
grand jury failed to indict him Saturday.
when 1t reported indictments against four
other persons connected with the case.
Nathan was subpoenaed to appear as an
Important witness at the trial of those
Indicted.
Is understood that Nathan is to
figure as a government witness against
Mrs Mary S. Dean. alias Gilfeather, Dr.
Percy d. Mcleod, William e. Howard
and Louis w. Crawford. all of whom
were jointly indicted for completely in the
tragic death OF the girl
The impression has prevailed that the
acuon OF the grand jury in returning
no bin ID Nathan's favor was due to
the tact that he turned states evidence.
this is true only in a degree 1t is learned
That the evidence presented against him
in the grand jury chamber was decidedly
vague. so much so that 1t appears the
jury was uncertain what to do. The evil
dence showed that Miss Geary on one
occasion herself suggested Mrs. Bishops
office, and that Nathan advised her
against it. Several offices which are sup
posed to do illegitimate medical business
were raided by Boston officers Saturday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
Suit for $500 900 pamaues.

A suit for damages involving more than
100000 and one liable to prove very ex-
pensive to both litigants. is in progress
at Bloomfield. 1t is an action brought by
the Van Dyke company against the Grand
Trunk railroad to recover for damages
caused by the destructive forest fires of
1902 Hundreds of acres were burned over
and much valuable timber was destroyed.
The lumber company claims that sparks
from a locomotive caused the fire, while
the defence of the railroad is that a
smaller forest fire, which is admitted to
have been burning just previously, caused
the more serious conflagration. The case
is being heard by Referee f. S. Plat OF
Poultney, former inspector of finance
II. F. Graham OF Craftsbury, state audi
tor, and w. II. Taylor of Hardwick. There
is a large array of counsel on each side.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
Another Wood Alcohol Victim.

Hermon Kripling, 65 died Monday at
the home of Edward Kripling, his son, in
Calais from alcoholic poisoning.
He was a native of New York state,
who came to Calais about five years ago.
About three weeks ago he was visiting
in New York state and took some alcohol,
as he supposed, as a medicine. 1t proved
however, that the liquor used was wood
alcohol and poisoned his system so that
upon his return to Calais he became seri-
ously i'll.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
tvergennes vermonter.l

II is difficult, Indeed, to see what good
object can be gained by the M-advised
criticism of John H. Merri1ield by GER
tain sections of the Vermont press, evil
IDENTIFY those with a prior candidate for
acknowledgements Mr.. Merrifield's
modest statement of his position and the
entire absence of the enforced or perfume
tory about the hearty support given his
candidacy commend him quite freely to
the thinking men Of the state. 1t will be
a long time before Vermont finds a man
more simply devoted to her interests and
more honest and independent in doing
his public duty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

Henry II. Faxon, 81 the well known
temperance advocate national leader in
the anti-saloon movement, and one of the
wealthiest residents OF Quincy, Mass,
died early Tuesday.
Dan Patch, champion PAGER, in an ex-
hibition mile at Memphis, Tenn, Satur-
day lowered the worlds pacing record
without a wind shield by IL second,
covering the mile in LES. Time by
quarters was &c. SO, 1.2s, 1.5S
President Mccall of the New York Life
Insurance company. before the insurance
investigators Monday, declared that he
would make repayment OF 1926, 900 paid
Judge" Hamilton if it were not repaid
by Hamilton. The committee ordered
President Mccall TO instruct Judge Hamil-
ton to return to America
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
SIX YEARS LATER
rIr. Wattam writes

"Your letter of the 2Ist in regard to
the case of my little boy at hand. 1
am truly thankful to say that the cure
effected by the Cuticura Remedies has
been most thorough and successful
cure to date" Chicago, Feb. 80, 1903.
Sold throughout the world. Cuticura RssOvsni, Soc
un form Of Chocolate Coated Pis 25c per vial 81 oOl
house So. Paris Hue de Ia Pax Bost n, lS7 Columbus
Ave. Potter Drug and Chem. Corp, Sole ProPrietoEs
na-send for "HoW 70 Cure Every Humonr."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.

Mrs. Emily Fisher, who lived on Damon
court Keene, committed suicide by drown
ing early Monday morning in the pond in
sons on arising in the morning found that
she had built the fire but had left the
breakfast cooking on the stove, The fact
that she had said that she would die
rather than suffer Ill health like her sister
led them to go directly to the pond, where
the body was found.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
Murder and Suicide at Enfield, N. H..

Jealous, because she accepted the at
tentions of other young men at a dance,
Vail NJ. Webster 49, shot and killed his
sweetheart, Miss Emma La Clair, %, then
sent a bullet through his own head at
Enfield n. H., Sunday The shooting
occurred in the Webster House, run by
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Webster, the young
mans parents, and where Miss lie Clair
lived with her sister. The latter dis
covered the bodies on returning from
church. She shrieked and ran from the
house. Occupants of the Copeland block
heard three shots, il is said, but did not
think seriously Of them at the time. The
two shots passed through Miss La Glars
left temple. Webster shot himself through
the right temple. Both apparently died
instantly. Miss La Clair was a native OF
New York state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
Readsboro Boy Shot by His Companion
While Hunting.

FaXon Bowen of Readsboro was ar
raigned in municipal court at Bennington
Wednesday on the charge of hunting on
Sunday. Bowen accidentally shot and
wounded his companion. Harold Plumb.
The two young men were hunting on n
farm owned by Bowen's father +. L.
Bowen. a lawyer, and had separated with
the understanding that they were to meet
on a lower slope of the hill Plumb
stopped on the way to rest. lying down
in spruce thicket He was seen by
Bowen, who mistook his brown trousers
for partridge, and shot. An examination
by a physician showed that Plumb had
been hit by 81 shots. a number lodged
in the leg below the knee; some passed
through the fingers and one was stopped
by a rib just over the heart. 1t is re-
markable that Plumb was not killed as
his companion was only five rods away
when he fired the charge of heavy shot
backed by smokeless powder from a 16
gauge gun.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
Vermont Internal Improvement Company
with 100000 Capital,

Announcement was made In Rutland
Saturday of the formation, with election
of officers and capitalization, of the Yer
mont Internal Improvement company.
which starts with a paid-up capital OF
800, 900, and whose business will be the
buying, building. Selling and leasing Of
electric railways i'm Vermont, with char
ter granted in 1902, practically unlimited
in scope and which permits increase of
capital into the Millions II necessary.
The corporation is regarded as virtual
ly combine of powerful interests which
will soon be prominently identified In the
making of an important epoch In the
history of Vermont electric raiIroa ding
as well as power and lighting plants for
towns and cities. in full accordance with
the rights granted.
The officers elected are as follows; Presi-
dent, G. Tracey Rogers of Binghamton,
N Y, one of the heaviest owners of the
Rutland street railway; vice president,
Leo H. Wise Of New York city; secretary
and treasurer, Charles II. West of Rut-
land; these and Ezra A. futile of New
York and George T. Chaffee of Rutland
directors Officers of the company were
nonconsnlttal as to their plans. The
same interests now control the Rutland
! company. 1t is vigorously denied that
| there is any connection with the United
| gas improvement company of Philadel-
| phia, but II has been asserted that the
! gas trust might consider the purchase of
! the Vermont charter as n business prop
osition and to further certain plans.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

Randolph has a seven-day sensation in
the disclosures concerning the Iodine club
of the high school, 1t was formed by a
few of the boys only few weeks ago
and its purpose appears to have been only
viciousness. Candidates were caught,
threatened with all kinds of punishment
If they did not join the band, and the
iniation consisted in stripping them and
painting pictures upon their bodies. All
but four of the boys in the school were
forced into the club. Trouble came when
an attempt was made to initiate Andrew
Fits, IS, son of a farmer in Brookfeld.
Fits rebeled-fought with his opponents,
and came out of the conflict with a swol-
len eye, cuts on his face and other bodily
injuries. His father was so indignant
that he had four of the assailants arrest
ed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
The celebrated Knott crosson Case.

The bankruptcy proceedings against
Knott & Closson, which have been pend
ing for several years, are now resting with
Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler of Brattleboro,
before whom a motion TO have the matter
recommitted to Referee G.. w. Deberville
was made. After the hearing in the case
was completed the referee made a re-
port, recommending that the discharge be
not granted, and then the motion to have
the matter recommitted was made.
]. ]. Enright, the trustee, says no fur
Their steps can be taken in the case until
the motion is disposed of. Mr.. Enright
has in his possession as trustee sum of
money which he secured after his appoint
ment. The sum originally amounted to
about Sc, 900 but some payments have been
made from 1t by order of the court.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17
wIndham county's Share Of the Highway
Fund.

Charles w. Gates, state road commits
sioner reports that the state highway
fund for 1905 amounted to $113,494. The
apportionment per mile of highway was
$7.5s. The apportionment for Windham
county was as follows:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

ANY manicure artist win draw the line
at the finger Of scorn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

Some physicians would doubtless starve
to death If their patients didn't carry life
insurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-17

Contrary to general expectation. the
United States supreme court at Washing
ton Monday failed to deliver an opinion
in the case of Mrs. Mary Rogers, the con-
demned Vermont murderess.
Ernest Spicer, 30, of West Burke, swal-
lowed 80 grains Of morphine and died in
agony Monday. Spicer bought the drug
at Charles II. Coburns drug store, stating
that he wanted it to give TO a sick horse.
Later he stated that he was Respondent
and wanted to die. Spicer was temperate
and respected. He leaves a widow.