Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-29

The annual meeting OF the Vermont
Medical society will be held in Burling-
ton oct. 1913.
II. o. Kent OF Montpelier was elected
president of the Vermont state Firemens
association at the 10th annual convention
held in Burlington Thursday.
The corner stone was laid Sunday at
Middlebury for the new Baptist church
which will be built at an expense OF $4,000
as the gift OF Col. S. a. Ilsley of New
York.
Fred Z. Harvey, an engineer, while at
work on siding In Bradford Saturday,
was struck by the locomotive OF an ex-
press train and his leg was severed at
the ankle. He died on Sunday.
David Fraser, SO, a retired meat dealer,
committed suicide Thursday at his home
in Hinesburg by shooting himself through
the head with a shot gun. He died almost
instantly. He was afflicted with a severe
mental trouble. He is survived by wife
and three children.
George Rowland, "a, president OF the
National bank OF Barre and vice president
of the Barre savings bank, died Monday
at his home in East Montpelier. He was
widely known as an auctioneer at one
time. He held many offices and had
represented his town in the legislature
He is survived by two sons, one Of whom
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A loss of $4,000 was caused by fire at
South Ryegate early Friday morning,
when the hotel owned by Martin Gibson
and occupied by Thaddeus Graves, a
dwelling house about TO be occupied by
Frank Robey and a dwelling occupied by
an Italian named Radiola were burned.
The two dwellings were owned by Archi-
bald Park. William Terrys store and
dwelling were saved with great difficulty
and the goods were carried from the store.
Allen L. Graves of Manchester Centre
has made a voluntary assignment for
the benefit OF his creditors, with liabilities
OF $4,000 and assets close to that sum.
Mr.. Graves was president of the Factory
Point National bank of Manchester until
two weeks ago, and has conducted a large
general store. His failure was brought
about by the burning of the Vale Light
d Lumber company's plant Sept. s,
causing a loss of $4,000 with no insur-
ance.
Fred Dean. 20, of Bridgewater. who was
hunting Wednesday afternoon with Bar
ney Lacoe, accidentally shot himself in
Bridgewater Hollow, dying almost instant
ly. Lacoe, who was some distance from
Dean, heard a shot and turned in time
to see him falling from a wall on which
he had been sitting. The charge of buck
shot went through one hand and entered
his neck. 1t is supposed that the weapon
/ was ny lean = ldlis ne Wds
not married
Uric & Sawyer's store in Craftsbury
was broken open recently and 5000 taken
from a lock drawer used by the post
office, which is located in the store, Mr.
| Uric being postmaster. Bernie T. Cole
| a youth who went to the fair at Barton
and while there bought gold watch and
| spent money freely was under suspicion
but before he could be arrested he left
town, walking to Wolcott, taking a team
| from there to Johnson, where he boarded
the cars for Burlington. Mr.. Sawyer, a
member of the firm which was robbed
was in hot pursuit, but lost all trace OF
Cole in Burlington.
Alfred d. Gere, 21, of NORTHAMPTON
a member of the class of 'O7 at Dart
mouth, was drowned Thursday in the
| Connecticut river at Wilder. He at
tempted to shoot the rapids in a frat
canoe, which was overturned. He was
swept from sight at once. His companion
and elassmate, F. B. Riley, of Jamaica
Plain, Mass, an expert swimmer, would
| also have been drowned but for the cool.
ness and resourcefulness of Arthur White
Burton Murdoch and Hugh Gere, three
boys of the Hartford high school, who
by forming a Giving chain" reached
Riley and pulled him to shore. Ceres
father is city editor of the Hampshire
Daily Gazette Of Northampton, and the
paper has been in the Gere family many
years.