Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-13

Decatur Shedd, 50. had leg broken and
his hand and head severely injured Sun
day at Rutland by a kick from a horse
He is not expected to recover
Eber Cobeigh has given $4,000 for a
public library in Lyndon. 1t is thought
that this beauest will be combined with
$4,000 left by Isaac w. Sanborn and $1,000
raised by the Woman's club
A traverse sled carrying eight boys
crashed into telephone pole on fremont
street in Barre Tuesday evening and
Warner Wheeler. II. who was steering.
had his thigh broken and both bones on
the same leg below the knee crushed for
six inches.
1t is reported in Middlebury that Col.
S. A. Ilsley, who has previously been very
generous in his gifts to the town, has
bought the Wooley residence on Washing
ton street for $4,000 and that he will pre-
sent il to the Baptist association as a
parsonage.
Fire Monday night at Montpelier de-
stroyed stone shed owned by Thomas
w. Egan, and valued at $4,000. The fire
spread to the shed of C. r. Bianchi
& Co, but was soon eXtinguished. The
cause of the fire is not known. The shed
had not been operated the past month
Thomas Cosgrove was admitted to the
soldiers home at Bennington Jan. from
Holyoke. He walked most of the way
from there and reached the home Thurs
day night almost exhausted. He served
during the rebellion in Co. b, 9TH Yer
mont volunteers. His wife died at
Holyoke three months ago
The parish house of st. Marys Episco-
pal church in Mortified was burned early
Sunday morning. The stock of the White
Hall Clothing company on the first floor
was destroyed. The building was valued
at $4,000 and was insured for $4,000, and
the clothing company's goods were also
insured. The building of the Northfeld
News south of the parish house was
saved after a hard fight
Harry Mccormick, &C. the young man
who was arrested in Lancaster N H.,
last week charged with forgery, was
brought to Middlebury Monday He work
ed for Nelson Murray, a lumber contractor
I'm Lincoln, and it is alleged that he forged
and cashed six checks to a total value of
$l169O. Just before he disappeared from
Addison county he married girl 16 years
old, who went with him to Lancaster.
Col. Charles X. Darling has resigned
as colonel of the famous Sixth Massa-
chusetts regiment Col. Darling has
served as an officer in the Massachusetts
militia l5 years and was major during
the campaign in Porto Rico in the Span
sh-American war. He is now United
States marshal, and the death of one of
his law partners leads him to give up his
military duties. Col Darling is a native
of Chelsea and a graduate of Dartmouth
college and for two years he attended the
United States military academy at West
Point.
d. w. WILDER of Bethel has been found
guilty of selling Intoxicating liquor with
out a license and fined $500. He was
arrested at Bethel on evidence of a de-
tective employed by the town liquor
commissioners to ferret out illegal sales
The detective, it is said, got into the
confidence of WILDER and invited him TO
his room at the hotel. At the suggestion
of the detective a party was made up to
play cards and the detective asked WILDER
II he didn't have something to drink, in
response to which WILDER produced some
whiskey and the entire party partook
This incident was the only case against
WILDER. He has a wife and family de-
pending on him for support at Keene.N.
II. 1t is not probable he will be able to Z
pay his fine.