Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-21

John Mahon, about 60, lies in a critical
condition at the Ludlow with his skull
fractured, the result of a fall from Chas.
Withington's house while shingling on
Thursday.
Mrs. Edward (Stone) Perley, who died
in Fairfield recently, was first cousin of
the late President Arthur, and is said to
have strongly resembled him in ap-
pearance and characteristics.
The body of Charles Tisdale was found
in II. NJ. Martins lot at Franklin Thurs
day. He was last seen April l, when he
fell into a brook while intoxicated and
was helped out by several men.
Rev. F. II. Roberts closed his pastorate
at Brownsville Sunday after a continuous
service of 43 years and six months as a
Methodist minister. He will take a year s
rest, living on a farm in Brownsville.
The fourth annual tournament of the
Vermont State Golf association will be
held over the course of the Mt Anthony
club in Bennington August %, "a and 25
There will be several contests for gold
and silver medals.
James Fowlie, 25, was instantly killed
Thursday in Mcdonald, Cutler q Co. s
granite sheds at Barre He tipped
too soon a car which he wished to
unload and a mass of granite fell upon
him. His skull was fractured and his
body terribly bruised. He leaves a wife
and young son. He came to Barre from
Scotland last October.
Harry C. Buchanan, IA, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Buchanan of Woodstock, was
fatally shot with 32-calibre revolver
Friday. He cannot live. The revolver
was a new one of the self cooking pattern
and he was not familiar with it's mechan-
ism. He was attempting to insert a
cartridge when the weapon was discharg
ed, the ball striking above his left eye
and lodging in his head.
E. C. Brooks, a St Johnsbury tailor,
was given a preliminary hearing last
week charged with disposing of goods by
chance and maintaining a lottery in his
shop. He was bound over to the June
term of the Caledonia county court under
$4,000 bonds. and in default of payment
was committed to the county jail. He
had been running suit clubs, and recent
ly went into bankruptcy and skipped the
state, not furnishing the suits or reim-
bursting those who had been paying week
ly instalments at the drawings.
An explosion of dynamite caused 5000
damage in Charles II. Smiths house in
Bristol Thursday. William Carl, a hired
man, who was using dynamite to blow
up stumps, placed some sticks OF dyna-
mite in the stove to thaw them out while
both Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were out of the
house. Carl went into the yard to ar
range some other work and within five
minutes the explosion occurred, COM
pletely demolshing the room, and smash
ing dishes and furniture in other rooms.
Every pane of glass in the house was
broken. Fortunately no one was in the
house at the time of the explosion
At the Y. NJ. c. A. state convention,
which opened in Rutland Friday, these
officers were elected: President. Dr. John
A. Mead of Rutland; vice presidents, G. F.
North of Burlington, +. p. Adams of
Swanton, O. M Carpenter of Island Pand
secretary, II r Bolles Of Montpelier; as
sistant secretary, w. G. Mason of Enos-
burgh Falls The report of the executive
committee, read by F. II. Brooks of st.
Johnsbury, shows that there are now is
organized points i'm the state and six
other unorganized points where definite
work is being done, The membership is
1876. The associations hold property to
the value of 100000, on which there is
indebtedness or $4,000 In the evening
about 100 people sat down to an elaborate
banquet DR.. Mead was POSTMASTER, and
the speakers included Mayor Manning
Gov. c. j. Bell, j. S. Tichenor, the army
and navy department secretary of the Y,
NJ c. A., Rev Dr. George w. Phillips OF
Rutland w. II. Fuller of Woodsville, N
H.. and others