Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-19

John d. Stanley. 70, who had been en-
ployed by the Rutland railroad in the con-
struction department and as conductor.
40 years, died at his home Thursday
night
A carriage road is being built to the
summit Of Burke mountain by Elmer
Darling Of the Fifth Avenue hotel, New
York city who has a fine summer resi-
dence near East Burke.
Edward Delehanty, SIS. Of Hydeville.
was found dead in his room in a boarding
house in New York city Sunday morning
He died from suffocation and apparently
blew out the gas. He leaves a wife and
several children.
Benjamin Williams, who was sentenced
to the state prison at Windsor at the
March term Of Chittenden county court.
for shooting officer McGrath in May. 1904
has again been transferred to the state
hospital for the insane at Waterbury. 1t
is said that Williams has not been known
to speak to anyone since his conviction
last spring.
Harold Cram, Il, son OF Mr. and Mrs.
F. II. Cram Of Morrisville, narrowly es-
capped a fatal INJURY by shooting. while
hunting with companion last Saturday
The boys were on the old fair ground and
young Cram was carrying a 22-caIibre
rifle The gun was cooked and as he was
looking over a fence the hammer went
down, the bullet entering the left side of
the face near the mouth coming out in
front Of the cheek bone.
Gen. T. s. Peck OF Burlington, while
in New York recently, met Augustus Mac
Donough, son Of Commodore Marlborough
the gallant hero OF the battle which
took place on Lake Champlain Sept II
1914 Mr.. Marlborough learned with deep
interest Of the discovery of the last restA
ing place of Pilot Joseph Barron. and the
settlement OF the question which has so
long been in controversy. He said that
his father had many times attributed the
naval victory in large measure to the sa-
gacity and good seamanship of Pilot
Barron.
The executive committee Of the Yer
mont association in Boston has completed
arrangements for trip to Montpelier for
the purpose of visiting the legislature
and attending the annual meeting Of the
Vermont Historical society. Special Pull
man parlor cars will be attached TO the
regular l1.30 o'clock a. m. train over the
Boston & Maine railroad Nov s. This
train arrives in Montpelier in season
| The special cars will be side-tracked at
Montpelier and used for lodging and other
purposes during the stay there.
John Hodge, II, OF Sutton was killed
/ Saturday by the accidental discharge Of
( his own gun while he was getting through
a fence. He left home in the morning
with a companion for days hunting ex-
petition and was about two miles from
/ home when the accident took place His
companions cries brought assistance at
once, but the young man was dead before
| he could be carried TO the nearest house.
| The shot tore away the arm AMI shoulder
and death was caused by loss OF blood
Paul Gassett, the Boston lineman who
| came so near being. electrocuJed while
working on the New England telephone
| line at White River Junction. is slowly re-
\ covering. He received a shock of 1000
/ volts from an electric light wire that had
/ fallen across a telephone wire. Had
| 1t not been for the bravery OF a COM
/ rade, Nelson Dupee. who was working
nearby on the same pole, Gassett would
have been killed. Dupee grasped him by
/ the belt, lifted him from the wire. and
held him up until other workmen came to
tns rescue. Tie most severe OF Gassetts
injuries is a Turn as large as ones thumb
on one Of his feet He has slight burns
on his body rom head TO foot.