Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-23

Albert Armstrong, 25, brakeman on the
Rutland railroad, while coupling cars in
Rutland Monday was caught between the
bumpers and instantly killed His home
was I'm Ludlow.
The annual encampment of the YER
mont department OF the Grand Army of
the Republic will be held I'm Rutland Feb.
20. 1t is expected that Gen. r. b. Browne
Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio. national commander,
will be the guest Of honor
The annual midwinter meeting OF the
vermont Botanical and Bird club will be
held at the Fairbanks museum in ST.
Jehnsbury Jan. II and 49, Papers will
be given by the members and an illus
trated lecture on birds by Henry t. Oldys
OF Washington, ID. c.
Prof Clarence l.. Jordan Of Norwich
university has bought the estate of the
late Worthington c. Smith I'm ST. Adams,
consisting OF a house and 1923 acres OF
land OF w. w. Scranton Of Scranton, Pa,
for $4,000. He will establish on the prop
erty military school for boys.
The body Of Michael Kennedy. an aged
recluse In South Lincoln, was found In n
barn recently with the skull crushed. The
authorities investigated the case. as II
was at first supposed that Kennedy had
been murdered. but they determined that
he was killed by n kick from horse
He apparently went to sleep on the floor
OF the barn. while drunk
bear weighing 245 pounds was killed
by Orin c. Ryan near the d. X. Hall farm
in Sugar Hollow. Pittsford. Thursday.
Mr. Ryan was hunting for partridges when
ne discovered the animal He ouickIv
went to his home, occurred a rife ana re-
turned. He found the bear and fired one
shot. which took effect, but a second shot
was necessary before the bear was killed
State Fish and Game Commissioners
II. @. Thomas announces that he has re-
ceived reports Of 625 deer killed during the
recent season, or 125 more than last
year. Twenty non-residents took out
licenses and four secured deer. Commits.
sioner Thomas has received word that
the bureau of fisheries at Washington
has assigned him $50, 900 lake and brook
trout eggs for distribution.
The body OF Ellsworth BENJAMIN. 81.
known as Dime" was found Monday in
clump OF pines on Carpenter mountain
In Pownal. Benjamin left home TO go
fox hunting Nov. IL. His dog returned
Tuesday night and men had been search
ing for him since then. His gun was
found with the stock broken before the
searchers reached his body. He evidently
died from exposure. He leaves a wife and
two children.
The Matthews Consolidated Slate COM
pany Of Boston and Poultney. which was
petltloned into bankruptcy last June, filed
Its schedule In Boston Saturday, showing
liabilities OF $500. 40s and assets OF 1874
secured claims 5000 600, unsecured claims
sSO,SOe. The principal quarry of the con-
Germ Is in Poultney and IL also owns a
quarry and a farm in Granville. N. Y.
The city Trust company OF Boston. trustee
under n mortgage deed OF trust. is the
only secured creditor. The company holds
as securities $366.0 OF bonds with cou-
pons unpaid. 1916 shares OF the Matthews
Slate company and the quarry and farm
In Granville.
The law requiring the adjustment OF
grade crossings on steam railroads. which
was signed by Gov Proctor last week will
go into effect Jan. 2. 1907. This law pro-
vides that the selectmen Of town within
which n public highway crosses n rail-
road at grade may bring n petition In
writing to the board of railroad commits
sioners. alleging that public safety re-
quires an overhead or under-pass crossing.
and that it rests with the railroad com
misioners TO say what alterations shall be
made. Sixty per cent OF the expense OF
changing crossings is TO be borne by the
railroads. 25 per cent by the state, and
Is per cent by the towns where the
change is made. This act does not apply
to street railways