Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-04
KNEW DEATH WAS COMING

, KNEW DEATH WAS COMING
MRS. ELIZABETH II. cAsWELL
BURNED TO DEATH.
Had Prophssisd Her End-state's At.
torney Jackson Answers Alsnags
charss-outIaw Killed by Com.
radss Near Dorset.
The body OF Mrs. Elizabeth H. Cas-
well. aged rs years, an eccentric Rut-
land woman. was found Sunday July
30. burned TO crisp In the upper
alone. She had inhaled the flames
from wood fire in the kitchen stove
on which she was cooking dinner.
Her dress was set on fire as well as
some of the furniture. The occupants
of the lower floor were attracted by
water running down upon them and
broke In her apartment finding her
body half roasted lying in several
inches of water near a sink In which
the water was still running She had
evidently tried to put water on her
flaming clothes, but sank exhausted
on the floor. Her features were burned
so badly as to be unacceptable.
Mrs. Caswell. who was distant rel
alive Of Admiral George Dewey, was
born and lived all her life In the house
that was the scene Of her fate. She
Is survived by daughter, who is an
inmate of the hospital for the insane
at Brattleboro. Friday she prepared
a bundle of clothes to be sent to the
daughter in the event of her death.
telling a neighbor she knew she was
going to die. The loss Of her daugh-
ter's mind is said to have unbalanced
Mrs. Caswell mentally and her eccen-
tricities had excited much comment.
Senator William A. Lord has sent to
Montpelier from the Maine coast
cod, weighing 81 pounds which he
caught with a small pole.
The 25th annual assembly of the |
Vermont Spiritualistic association at |
Queen City park, Burlington, opened |
Sunday, July 80, and will continue
until September g.
Plans are being made for the devel-
opment of the water power on the |
south side of the river at Essex juno
ton for an electrical plant. Work
has already been begun on the project.
Mrs. Harold P. Winnie, daughter of
Col. William d. Mann. editor Of Town
Topics. New York city and former
State Senator Albert A. Wray Of
Brooklyn, We're married Wednesday,
July rs, in Burlington.
John Camley. an old and respected
farmer of Stowe, dropped dead Fri !
lay, July 2s. Mr.. Camley rode into 1,
The barn on load of hay and COM ,
planned of not feeling well, His wife i,
vent to his assistance, but before she ,
Gould reach him he fell from the load !.
o the floor, dead. He is survived by !,
wife and one SON.
Nelson st. Clair, 80. of Fair Haven, :,
! lineman employed by the Co-operant h
Telephone company, was instantly n
Tiled at Whitehall. N. Y. Thursday. !
uly 81, by live electric wire. He a
vas sitting on the crossarm of a tele-
hone pole repairing wires when a
we wire fell across his shoulders. He
caves wife and three children. >.
The law firm of Butler & Moloney r,
L
ersary Tuesday, Aug l. by entertain- e.
lg the members Of the Rutland coun- n
Y bar at an outing at Lake Bomoseen II
)llowed by a big dinner at Hotel g
ardwell This is claimed to be the u
ldest law firm in active practice in II
re state. F. M. Butler was admitted fc
} the bar in 1877 and T. w. Moloney D.
! 1885. In
Three hundred acres Of granite W
larry land at Newark and East III
!. by Bugbee & Alexander. one of the WI
rgest granite firms in Barre. at a WI
'st of 100000. The land is situated
x miles from the Boston & Maine
ilroad at Lyndonville and the same
stance from the Grand Trunk at d,
land Pond. When the quarry is in a nr
II operation it will give employment t g.,
1000 men. &c
A ,ar.a how, ho,on,,rr + uau,o,s br
I'd of Forestdale, Brandon, was ~ ~
rned to the ground Sunday July 80. az az
le fire was discovered at about 2 a.
lock, and had gained such Roadway ~ ~,
at it was impossible to save the con- "a
nts of the building. A COW. hog and ~
me hens persisted in the flames. AS %,
ere is no means of fighting fire there h 10y
cept with pals. the house caught &c &c
re, and was badly damaged. Mr.. c
rd's loss will be about $500. with 30
''i ref
William Murray, IA. son of George 30
tray. disappeared from his home in o W
adsboro Monday. July H. He was .ssI
thed with shirt and overalls only, ~, rts
thout hat or shoes. He had some w = :
uble with his father that morning. a 20.
me are Of the opinion that he 60
= a.5 49,. p1o aIiu swt
ay All offorts - ,rat 80, trooo as est
4 by telephone, telegraph or other
e has thus far failed and search L
the pond has not revealed any clue. the
series Of robberies in the west the
t of Dorset and the towns of Ru- ago
t and Pawlet. which have been car cha
on during the past two weeks by the
ang consisting of three men and a fous
nan eliminated Friday night July sion
in murder This gang had been case
ng in camp in a mountainous re- He
! not far from Dorset. Gardens, Bru
hes lines, and hen roosts have been clar
bed and several houses have been him
sacked, the plumber being taken to Gall
camp. Friday night Deputy Sher- fine,
H. S. Lincoln of Rupert, Constable last
:. Mason of Pawlet and posse of Croi
,ens went to the camp about 9 cont
,ck. The outlaws shot at the Off Dor
and ran back into the woods. In re;
confusion and excitement at Stat
liant upon the raid one of the gang tatiy
ramps was shot by his compan-
who. it is supposed. mistook him TIL
an omcer The woman was cap Vern
q. put the TWO remaining outlaws will
pea; Inc woman, VINO is only II pelie
$ ola, sald the dead man was A. prog