Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-12

Fred Cardell of Warren has been noti-
fed that he is heir to $14, 900. left by an
uncle who died in Texas. whose estate
was valued at over 100000.
w. A. Wright, who lives on the farm
of L. F. Brannon at Fairfield station, has
COW which recently gave birth to a
calf weighing 1873 pounds when 1t was IL
hours old.
George Hall, so. has disappeared from
Pittsfield. He was of melancholy dis
position, had once been an inmate of an
insane asylum, and it is feared that he
committed suicide.
w. F. Lamberton Of Marshfield was
fatally injured Tuesday night. He was
walking on the bridge leading to his
barn, when the heavy wind blew the barn
door against him, knocking him to the
ground, a distance OF 10 feet. He struck
on his head and neck, breaking his back.
II. NJ. Henderson, 46, of Raceville. n.
Y, dropped dead in Fred Fenn's saloon
whiskey. The attendants thought he was
drunk and carried him down stairs, and
1t was not until they went to look al him
later that they discovered that he was
dead. The cause Of death was probably
heart disease, from which he had suffered
several years
States Attorney S. HOLSTER Jackson
nation against Barney McManus of
Waterbury for alleged forgery of an I'M
usual nature. The respondent is charged
with changing a physicians prescription
calling for one quart Of whiskey to four
quarts McManus was in court and was
admitted to bail in the sum Of $500, which
was furnished by G. E. Moody OF Water
bury.
The officials Of the towns of vergennes
and Ferrisburg are wrangling over pay
ing the burial expenses of Sheridan Nor
rill, who was killed by a train May
while intoxicated, near the boundary line.
His body was found in Ferrisburg, but
the selectmen of that town claim that
Vergennes whiskey caused the mans
death and will bring suit for the funeral
expenses. Ferrisburg is a no-license
town and Vergennes has licensed saloons.
Vermont may lose Walter E. Ranger,
state superintendent of education, who
was elected state commissioner of public
schools by the Rhode Island board OF
education Wednesday night. Mr.. Ranger
was tentatively offered the position last
fall during the session of the legislature,
when several fruitless attempts were
made to increase his salary. His election
now is a surprise to him, as the position
was filled a short time ago. The salary
is $4,000 a year.
Thomas Gosselin, So, a resident of East
Brighton, Essex county, was killed al
the stone dam, a short distance below
Wenlock station, recently. He was as
sisting to raise the gates at the dam
working with lever, which slipped, and
he fell from the platform on which he was
standing to the river bed below, striking
his neck on the abutments with such force
as to break II, causing instant death
He leaves a wife and two daughters. one
OF whom lives in st. Johnsbury.
The military order, Loyal Legion Of
Vermont, held it's annual meeting an6
banquet in Burlington Tuesday. These
officers were elected: Commander, Z. j
der, j. c. Stearns, Bradford; junior vice,
commander, II. o. Wheeler, Burlington
treasurer c. H. Beach, Burlington
chaplain, E. NJ. Haynes, Rutland. At the
banquet Maj. H. w. Hovey, U. S. A.
stationed at Mortified. was the principa
speaker He devoted his remarks to the
life OF the soldier in the United States
army.
Richard A. Harvey pleaded guilty t.
manslaughter in the second degree a
Plymouth N. H., Monday before Chic
Justice Wallace for the killing of Perley
A. Harrison at Woodsyille week befor'
last, and received a sentence Of not lesi
| than eight nor more than ten years in thu
state prison at Concord. 1t was testified
that while standing in front of a hote
at Woodsville Harvey struck Harrison
a heavy blow on the temple that caused
instant death. Harvey's home was IL
Ryegate. VT, Hartson's in Hardwick
VT, and the men were strangers anC
| both drunk.
Elizabeth p. Delano, an aged spinster
who had lived alone for years on a littl'
mountain farm in West Windsor, diet
recently, apparently in destitute circum
| stances She occupied only one room
| and the neighbors who went to the hous
when they found that she was dangerous
ly i'll had difficulty to find material 10
making a comfortable bed Since he
death search of her house has REVEALED
$4,000 in cash, $4,000 in four per cent
government bonds, and rare old linens
crockery and furniture to a value ex
ceeding $1,000. While the queer oil
woman suffered for the necessities o
life, yet several chests Of Ded clothing
and feather beds were found burie'
under a pile Of stove wood, and valuabl
silverware was discovered In an old barre
into which had been thrown worn GU
! shoes and rubbers.