Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-20

James d. Isham, 6s, of Willlston, was
killed in South Burlington Wednesday by
a fall from a tree while picking apples.
Elmer Smith of Andover, a farmer,
had his left hand and wrist terribly lac
Grated Friday by being caught in
threshing machine. He was brought to
Chester, where the hand was amputated.
Herbert Miller, a well known guide of
Saranac Inn, while under the influence of
drink Monday, shot and killed his wife
and then cut his own throat at Saranac
Lake in the Adirondacks. Miller formerly
lived in Johnson, VT, and his wife was
Abbie Boyce of Hyde Park.
The Vermont Marble Co. of Proctor
Saturday night took possession of the
in New Haven, run for several years
by the Sterling Marble Co. of Boston.
The Proctor company several months
ago bought this property subject to the
lease OF the Sterling company. The new
owners will greatly enlarge and improve
the plant and put large force of men
at work to assist in getting out stock for
some heaving pending contracts.
Gov. Bell has appointed the following
delegates to represent Vermont at the
eighth annual convention of the Amer
lean Mining congress to be held at FL Paso,
Tex, Nov. 1918: Prof. Lawrence Of
Bristol. Don Galusha OF Proctor, A. c.
of Brattleboro, ]. c. Taylor of Thetford,
w. H. Gilchrist of McIndoes Falls, o. G..
Page of Barton Landing, L. W. Hastings
of Concord, A. II. Cheney of Stowe c. G..
Austin of ST. Adams, DIR. G. II. Branch
of Grand Isle, Dean Perry of Barre.
The Vermont State Medical society held
its closing session at Burlington Friday,
when officers were elected as follows:
President, DIR. M. L. Chandler Of Barre,
where the society will meet next year;
vice president, DIR. E. S. Allbee of Bel
lows Falls; treasurer, DR.. B. II. Stone
of Burlington; auditor, DR.. j. H. Blod-
gett of Saxtons River; executive commit
tee, Drs. Chandler Gorham and H. c.
Tinkham of Burlington. Dr. G. b. Ross OF
West Rutland was elected delegate to
| the American Medical association. Reso-
| lutions were passed commencing Sen
ator Proctors gift of $4,000 for tu-
| berculosis sanitarium.
At the 65th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Historical society held at Mont
pelier Tuesday these officers were eleeted'
| President, George G. Benedict OF Bur
lington; vice presidents, w. w. Stickney
of Ludlow, w. II. Crockett of st. Adams
/ and f. A. Rowland of Montpelier; re-
| cording secretary, j. A. DeBoer OF
Montpelier; corresponding secretaries
Theodore S. Peck of Burlington and
Charles S. Forbes Of st. Adams
|
| land; librarian e. M. Goddard of Mont
pelier. b. e. Merriam OF Bellows Falls
is the curator Of the society for Windhan
county.
The Pulitzer-Web wedding was {
brilliant affair at Shelburne Saturday
with 900 or more guests in attendance
Shelburne Farms, the Webb summe
home, was crowded. Surrounded by
people prominent in society circles o
New York, Boston and Washington
Miss Frederick Vanderbilt Webb, daugh
ter of DR.. w. Seward Webb was married
to Ralph Pulitzer. The ceremony wa
performed in Trinity church. and after
ward there was a reception at the hom
OF the bride Few Tuarried couples hav
showered upon them such rich assert
ment of gifts as Mr.. and Mrs. Pulitze
received. The bulk OF these gifts wer
displayed in the billiard room. Table
surrounding the entire room were loade'
with the gifts, which were largely Q
solid gold and silver. The value OF a.
the presents received amounted
$4,000.