Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-06

The new armory at Burlington, built at
an expense of 10000 will be opened
Jan. 20.
Mr. and Mrs. FRANKLIN Barney cele-
brated the 5Oth anniversary of their we'd
ding at Springfield Jan. l.
Mrs. William f. Lique, undoubtedly the
largest woman in Vermont, died Dec 2S
in Rutland She weighed 1926 pounds.
Edward F. Brown, who was in the mer-
camille business in St Johnsbury over
so years. died Sunday in his SOth year.
The Blanchard opera house in Mont
pelier has been leased to Calm & Grant
of New York, who control large number
of theatres. They We're particularly
anxious to get the location in Montpelier
so as to break the jump between Laconia
y. H., and Burlington.
Miss May Goodale a bright, pretty
girl of 10 years daughter of George Good
ale, well-to-do farmer of Morrisrown
committed suicide with poison Saturday
evening. Her action is said to have been
the result of her father forbidding GER
tain young man calling on her.
Mrs. John c. Blackmer who died at
her home in Manchester Centre Monday
had been grand worthy matron of the
Eastern Star of the state. division pres
ident OF the Woman's Relief corps and
president of the ladies' aid connected
with the Sons of Veterans
The Vermont Dairymen's association.
which will hold its annual meeting at
Montpelier Jan 10, IL and ~, will divide
500 I'm prizes, and all makers of good
butter and cheese are urged to send their
exhibits. The banquet win be held in
Armory hall and fine post prandial ex-
ercises have been prepared.
Alva Fifield of Pittsfield may lose both
hands and both feet as the result of be-
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turning home from Rutland. He fell
from his sleigh while drunk and lay in the
road several hours Finally he made his
way to nearby farmhouse. Both hands
and both feet are in terrible condition.
having swollen and cracked open.
When the will of the late George E. p
Dodge, retired shoe manufacturer, was
MED on Thursday 1t was found to be one
OF the most remarkable testaments ever
seen In Chicago. In addition to making
provision for immediate relatives there
were lO3 separate requests. Among those
OF public nature We're $4,000 for library
in Bennington and $4,000 for a memorial
chapel in Manchester
The biennial report of the state cattle
commission just published shows that
during the ten years the law has been In
force the state has paid $3.50 900 for
diseased cattle and expense attending the
ed with tuberculin and over 6 600 have
been found diseased and killed. The
total expense of the commission for the
biennial term recently closed reaches
nearly $4,000 and includes the item of
SSS,SSS16 tor diseased cattle. The
commission is hard at work and cam
not Keep up with the requests for tests.
DR.. Frederick p Mather who died
Thursday at Chester from brights disease
after an illness of several months, was
president of the state board of dental ex-
aminers 1900 to 1902, and had also served
as president of the Chester National
bank and trustee of the free library in
Chester He was representative i'm the
legislature in 1882 and senator from
Windsor county in 1892. He served i'm
the civil war in Company A, 18th Yer
mont Volunteers. He is survived by his
second wife, a brother, Charles d. Mather
of Montpelier, and sister, Mrs. f. w.
Adams of Chester.
James b. Scully, GO, for many years n
widely known resident of Burlington.
died suddenly Monday in the capitol i'm
Washington, where he was an assistant
doorkeeper in the House of Representa-