Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-17

ARA Hewitt, a blacksmith in Rutland,
mysteriously disappeared Friday.
First Lieut. A. 1. Chapman of the LIST
United States cavalry will be the new
commandant at Norwich university to take
the place of Major Hovey.
Hartley Caverly, son of DIR. c. S. Cav
erly of Rutland, who disappeared recently,
was found by his father working in a
shoe factory in Lynn, Mass.
The Coos Lumber company's mills at
Guildhall were burned last week Wednes-
day, causing loss of 100000 The COM
pany's mills on the New Hampshire side
of the river were burned recently.
Washington county veterans held a
two days meeting at Montpelier last
week. The new officers include DR.. E. ].
Foster of Waterbury Centre, president;
and ]. R. Wilson of Worcester, secretary
and treasurer.
John R. Ely, 81, entered a lunch cart at
ST. Adams Monday night called for a
glass of water, poured into it a large dose
of paris green, drank the connection, and
disappeared. He was in a critical con-
dition some time. No cause for his act
has been given but his mother thinks he
may have been intoxicated.
Frank Stevens, 25, of Pittstown, N. Y,
was arrested in Bennington Monday night
49, Stevens will be taken to Pittstown
for trial. The girl disappeared from her
home and her parents were suspicious
that she had run away with Stevens The
couple were living at George Bakers in
Bennington.
Mrs. Mary Todd, the Oldest woman con-
Wet ever sent to the house of correction.
was pardoned last week by Gov. Bell.
Mrs. Todd was 81 and her husband 76
when they were sentenced in the Rutland
county court to three years imprisonment
for burning the barns of Bella Churchill
in Chittenden, with whom they boarded
at the towns expense. Todd died a few
months after going to Jail and his wife
has been in poor health since then.
Daniel D. Grimes, painter was killed
early Saturday morning at Burlington by
falling to. the sidewalk from the window
of his room on the third story Of a block
on Church street. How the accident
occurred Is not known. He was found
unconscious with his skull fractured and
his right leg broken in three places. He
died soon after physicians arrived. He
was a son of Patrick Grimes of Shoreham
and his body was taken to that place.
ARA Hewitt, a blacksmith, who lived
at No. 1928 Strongs avenue, Rutland, has
been missing since Friday. Hewitt Is
brother-in-law of John p. Woods, who
was drowned in Lake Bomoseen. Aug. ..
INQUIRIES
and friends in adjoining towns and the
local police and county officers are try
ing to locate the man. Hewitt has
wife and child. He is short and thick
set, of dark complexion, with dark eyes
and hair
Antonio Bertagna, a stone cutter in the
Vermont Marble company's finishing de-
partment at Proctor, killed himself with
a shotgun one day last week. He placed
the gun in such a position that II was
aimed directly at his chest, and with
cord pulled the trigger. A terrible wound
was inflicted which caused death in
short time. Bertagna had lived in Proctor
16 years and was a man we'll liked.
Several years ago he was treated for
mental weakness, but in recent years he
had appeared to be sane and sound.
During an ARRAY at the railroad station
in Newport last Monday might, Robert
Stark stabbed William Breck several
times in the back and left side, two
wounds being within one-fourth OF an
inch of the heart. While Beck was Sc
riously hurt he is not considered In
dangerous condition. Domestic troubles
are said to have caused the affair. Stark
who has not lived with his wife for two
or three years, claimed that Beck was
visiting her. States Attorney e. A. Cook
is investigating the matter.
Lafayette Hopkins, "a, of Cabot, COM
mitted suicide Monday by shooting him
self through the head at his home on
West hill. Mr.. Hopkins was found lying
upon the floor with a bullet wound in
his head. Death was not instantaneous
for he had apparently struggled a short
time after firing the bullet into his
temple. Hopkins was a seafaring man
several years before the civil war, re-
turning to Cabot soon after the war. He
had no family. His younger brother,
Lyman H., also committed suicide some
40 years ago in the same manner and at
the same place, the home of his father,
Gardner Hopkins.