Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-23

LOT Cinnamon whose right to enter this
country Is questioned. The bill carries
an appropriation Of SOS 900.
j. N. Aver of Plymouth is a dairvman
VINO hnds 1t profitable to patronize the
cheese factories. During the past six
months the milk of rs COWS, sold to the
local factory, has brougo him s1Oh2 IN
this sum being included the amount re-
celVed for the sale Of some calves. His
cows are grade Holstein and Ayrshire
ana he keeps a debit and credit account
winch shows him which side his ledger
balance is on.
John Westberg, a stone cutter IN Barre,
attempted to commit suicide by hanging
Monday evening. Mrs Westberg Informed
fatrlck Callahan, in whose house they
lived that Westberg had gone to the cell
lar with intention Of harming himself.
Callahan found Westberg suspended from
a rope which was fastened to a gaspipe.
lie was cut down in an unconscious con-
dition and in a short time physician sue
ceeded in resuscitating him.
1t is announced in Rutland that appli-
cation will be made soon for charter for
street railroad from Rutland across the
mountains to Woodstock and Bethel. con.
Meeting at Bethel with the Central YER
mont railroad from Montpelier This
would give Rutland and Montpelier direct
connection in place of the roundabout
route to Bellows Falls or Essex Junction.
1t Is claimed that Rutland capital is in
terested in the project to some extent
Ernest w. Billings Of Belvidere, a manu-
facturer, was killed in his mill Saturday
morning. While he was examining some
machinery which did not work well some
one shifted the belt from the loose pulley,
starting the machinery, and Mr. Billings
head was caught in such a way that the
skull was crushed, causing death almost
instantly. Mr. Billings was 35 years old
and a graduate of Montpelier seminary.
He leaves a wife and four small children.
Edward r. Tinkham, as, was killed in
stantly Monday afternoon at Cabot.
While in a fit he fell backward upon n
circular saw and his head was nearly
severed from his body. The spinal cord
was cut in two and the head hung only
by a shred of skin. The accident took
place in A. w. Bottoms yard, where a
gang of men were saving wood with a
portable engine. He had just picked up a
stick of wood when he was seized with
the fit and fell. He leaves a wife and two
children.
DR. Joseph l. Perkins VINO had been a
prominent dentist at st. Johnsbury since
1862, died there Tuesday morning from
heart disease. He was a graduate of the
medical department of the University of
Vermont and Of the dental department OF
the University of Pennsylvania He
served in the First Vermont regiment
participating in the battle of Big Bethel
He had been president of the Vermont
Dental society and a member of the state
examining board. He was S3d degree
Mason and had held many offices in that
| fraternity.
DIR. B. w. Carpenter died suddenly ir
Burlington Tuesday. He was a son Of
Dr. Walter Carpenter one of the founders
of the medical department of the Uni
versity of Vermont. He was appointed
assistant surgeon of the I'd Vermont reg
iment in the civil war, distinguished
| himself at the battle of Bull Run, ant
was promoted to be surgeon Of the 9th
Vermont regiment He was captured ant
paroled and afterward served in the
campaigns of the Yorktown peninsula
He was present at the continuous fight
! ing on the Bermuda Hundred front, and
in the battles of Fort Harrison and Fai
| Oaks.