Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-15

The 14-months' old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Odilon Poulot of East Ryegate was
Killed one day last week by eating some
poisonous substance which had been
carelessly left upon the table.
James Hanley, a wealthy farmer of
Underhill, committed suicide by shooting
with revolver Wednesday. The cause
of his dependency is not known. He
leaves wife, daughter and two sons.
Mark Degmen and William Hughes of
Granitevile, each 10, have been sent to
the reform school for the remainder of
their minority for robbing W. H. Miles's
store in Granteville of cash and trinkets
to the value Of $50.
Martin Consdine, 81 of Rutland, a
brakeman on the Rutland railroad, was
killed Friday near Vergennes, his head
coming in contact with a dry bridge
He died in the hospital at Rutland. He
had been working on the railroad only
three weeks.
Two buck deer which had sustained
broken legs by jumping into a slate
quarry at Hydeville were killed by the
game warden last week. The animals
wandered into one of the buildings and
when the worl1men appeared in the morn
ing the deer rushed out and in their
fright leaped into the quarry.
The International Mineral company
with headquarters in Moretown, has reg
istered in the office of the secretary of
state. The concern is incorporated under
the Maine laws with a capital. of s., $780,
900, and has principal offices in Hartford,
Conn. The company proposes to develop
the tale mines in Moretown.
Galen C. Markham, 80. who died in
Mortified last week, was a veteran OF
the Mexican war. He enlisted at the age
Of 25 from Barnard, and served through
out the war in the 9th infantry, known
as the "bloody NINTH" participating in
all of the battles of the valley Of Mexico
He had lived in Northfield since 1861
He is survived by wife, two daughters
and a son.
Albert Lavanway and Frank Gilmore
| had trouble at n farmhouse near Col
| chester and the former, armed with a
rifle and revolver, fired both weapons
and frightened members OF the Gilmore
| family so that they barricaded windows
to another house and officers were sum-
moned by telephone. Lavanway, who
was arrested, denied that he intended
to shoot Gilmore.
| w. A. Shaw, weather observer at the
| government station at Norwich univer-
sity, Mortified, has received a de-
| spatch from Prof Willis L. Moore, chief
| of the weather bureau at Washington,
that he has been promoted to local fore
| caster, the appointment to take effect
July /. The promotion is due to the i'm
portance and recognition of the sta
ton at Mortified. Mr. Shaw has been
in the employ of the government weather
bureau for the past IS years.
Merle and Grover Thurber. aged 30 and
IA years respectively. are in Jail at Ben
| nington having been arrested at their
home in North Bennington on two charges
of burglary. About six weeks ago the
DEMO house at Bennington falls was
| entered and several articles were stolen
Suspicion was directed against the Thur
Der brothers at the time and when the
store OF ]. F. Smith, at Woodford was
broken into last Thursday night the
officers again turned their attention tC
the Thurbers. They were arrested Sat
urday night by Deputy Sheriff John Nasf
who found at their home sufficient evil
dence in the shape OF stolen articles tC
convict them for both offences.