Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-25

Bennington business men are working
to raise $4,000 for a Y NJ. G. a. building.
The Tooth anniversary of the dedication
of the old First church of Bennington
will be observed Jan. l.
The building committee of the Cobleigh
library at Lyndonville have decided on a
structure about so feet square. to be built
of brick, with granite foundation and
granite trimmings and copper roof w.
j. Maynard of New York is the architect.
c. y. Nimmo, general passenger agent,
says that the Rutland Railroad company
is not interested in plans for extending
branch line into the big timber district
in towns in Bennington and Windham
counties.
Robert Kenyon. 9, son of John Kenyon,
wandered to the railroad tracks in St
Adams Wednesday and was fatally
injured by being struck by locomotive
He was hurled 20 feet and his skull was
fractured.
The residents of Barre saw 40 gallons
of Italian wine poured into the city's
sewers Thursday by the officers, who
had seized the goods from some Italians
who were selling it illegally. The wine
was valued at about $500.
Iavinia Lamphier, the girl bandit Of
Rupert, who was arrested July 81. was
sentenced at Bennington Wednesday to
two years in the house of correction for
lewdness. David Brockway, one of her
companions, was sentenced to states
prison for II years on charges of assault,
larceny and burglary.
ella Barton. 16, of Mlddlebury, was
drowned in Lake Dunmore Saturday
She attempted to change places in a
small boat with E. II. butcher of East
Orange, y. j., and their craft was over
turned. butcher was rescued 10y men
from camp on the shore of the lake.
John Biggart, GO. farmer, was drowned
in the Walloomsac river near North Ben
nington Wednesday. He had been haying
on an island and IL is supposed that in
riding back on horseback he was thrown
into the stream and drowned while I'M
conscious, his head having struck a rock
At the 18th annual convention of the
grand lodge of knights of Pythias, held
in Burlington this week, J. +. Remington
of Bennington was elected grand chan
cellor, Guy w. Bailey OF Essex Junction
grand vice chancellor, and C. +. O. Tinker
of St. Johnsbury, grand keeper of records
and seals.
The amount of duties collected on all
merchandise imported through the GUS
toms district of Vermont for the fiscal
year ending June 80 was 1852 1906, and
the value of the exports for the same time
was Sl1, SS3,O2S. In the preceding fiscal
year the amount of duties on imports
ed to 81, 222, 367.
Bennington people have been greatly
interested this week in the troubles be-
tween Columbus Huling of North Ben
nington and his relatives, who have at
tempted to prevent his marriage to Jennie
Bliss, a girl young enough to be his
granddaughter Mr.. Huling, who is 81
years old, is reputed to possess 5000, 600
His relatives had S. b. Hall appointed
his guardian and ON Tuesday when the
guardian attempted to stop Mr.. Huling
from consulting an attorney a large crowd
collected in the street to hear the dis
cussion.
A i. White of Boston, a member of
the Ekwanok club of Manchester, won the
Vermont state golf championship in the
tournament which closed Saturday on the
links of the Mt. Anthony club in Ben
nington. He defeated Percy II. Jennings
of North Bennington up and to play in
the final round. Jennings is a member
of the Yale golf team, and White, who IS
a Harvard student, is intercollegiate
champion. Paul Waterman of New York,