Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-06
Largest Contract for Stone Ever Let In
United States.

aardWlck q Doom. InlS largest contract,
which is held by the Woodbury. company,
for the Cook County courthouse at chi
cago. OF the $500 inhabitants of the town,
two-thirds of the people are dependent on
the quarries. The Chicago building will
be 300x350 feet long and IL stories high.
about 200 feet above the street. AS we'll
as furnishing some of the largest blocks
of granite ever used in the construction
of building. the Woodbury. company is
to cut IA massive Corinthian columns,
nine feet in diameter by 81 feet high, The
carved caps will be II feet square, eight
feet six inches high.
Burglars secured $50 in cash from J.
w. Derby's store in Poultney Friday
night.
Irving Marsh's house and L. A. Savery's
large ice house at Jones pond mile from
Brandon village were burned Tuesday
afternoon. Marsh's loss is $4,000 with
$1,000 insurance. and Savery's loss is $500
The grounds and buildings of the
Caledonia Park association, which neld
fairs in Ryegate many years, have been
sold to James Craig. He will use some Of
the buildings for stone sheds and will tear
down the others.
The 16-year-old daughter Of John Wood
of Shrewsbury, and Eugene Martin, 40,
Mr. Wood farm hand who eloped Thurs
L.
| by the girls father. fled again Saturday
and were married late at night at Hamp-
ton, n. Y, by Mr.. Clark, Justice OF the
peace.
E. NJ Copps, II, who disappeared from
| Rutland in December, was found this
week in Washington by his mother. He
! had enlisted in the marine corps and
was stationed in the marine barracks In
| that city His mother went to WASH
| ington with the excursion from Vermont,
as she had a suspicion that he had gone
there.
Helen Grannis Redield. ss. widow OF
Judge Timothy P. Redheld, who died In
| 1888 after being on the Vermont supreme
bench IA years, died Monday at Mont
| pelier. She was descendant OF Hannah
| Dustin of Colonial fame and grand
daughter Of Major Dustin, distinguished
soldier in the Revolutionary war. She
| leaves one daughter, Mrs. A. j. Phillips OF
| Montpelier.
| Capt. o. S. Wilder. a retired farmer
| and active member OF the Grand Army,
| was killed Thursday at his home In
| Waitsfield village, by falling through a
| scuttle in his barn. He struck on MS
| head and shoulders and died within 10
| minutes without recovering consciousness.
He was a captain in the 18th Vermont
regiment in the civil war and served at
| the head of his company in the battle OF
Gettysburg. He is survived by six chill
| dren.
| At the meeting OF the Vermont Baptist
state association held in Rutland Tues
| day, W. w. Stickney of Ludlow was
elected president to fill the vacancy
| caused by the resignation of Rev. DR.
| Gibbs Braislin, who has accepted cal
| to Gloucester, Mass. Rev. F. ID. Penney
of Burlington was elected first vice pres
ident and Rev George w. Stair OF Mid
| dlebury second vice president. Appro-
| priations were made to aid the Baptist
churches in Townshend, Derby and Eas'
| Enosburg 1t was voted to engage ar
| evangelist Among those present were
Dr. II. d. Holton Of Brattleboro ano
Rev. c. w. Jackson of Bellows FANS
Mrs. Adele Frontana of Barre was con-
victed In county court at Montpelier Mon
day of selling liquor contrary to law She
is a widow, her husband having died two
wears ago. Sentence was not imposed
ana she was remanded to jail. The mini
mum fine is $500, with an alternative
sentence of 900 days in the house OF cor
rection at Rutland. Mrs. Frontana has NJ NJ
money and unless friends interfere VII
. have TO go to Rutland. Her sever
children, ranging from three to Il
Years Of age were in the courthouse
during the trial of their mother wht
has been out on bail. When the snerlI
started with her for the jail they hudule'
| around her with wailings in italian tina
nooved the most hardened hearts. FINAL!
Sheriff Tracy bundled them all on 10 Jai
for the night and they smiled through
their tears Iater-On recommendation
of States Attorney Jackson Judge Rowel
released the woman on probation SO lonl
as she violates no criminal law OF IN
state, especially the one prohibiting IN
sale of intoxicating liquor without
license.
Company dinner was in progress an
| among other guests was well know