Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-28

c. @. Peterson, ", one of the oldest
merchants in Burlington, who had con-
Quoted a china and wall paper store
many years. died Friday.
Arthur Stratton of East Montpelier,
son OF George o. Stratton of Montpelier
had his right hand so badly mutilated
Friday In tkreshing machine that Ii was
necessary to amputate It at the wrist.
Frank Batchelder. conductor on freight
train. was crushed between two cars at
Braintree Friday. He was carried to
Randolph. where he died Saturday morn
ing. He leaves wife and three small
children.
Timothy Dugan, 40. has been taken
from vergennes to the jail in Middlebury
charged with assaulting the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Lewis Forkey, aged s..
He seized the girl and dragged her some
distance from the road. He was chased
by some young men and stopped by
Ernest Vanderhoof at the point OF re-
Volver.
The docket of the United States circuit
and district courts, district of Vermont,
for the October term, which will be OPEN
ed Oct. in Rutland contains "a cases.
The circuit court law docket contains 10
cases of which one, that OF Eugene Gange
VS.. the Deerfeld River Co, is marked for
trial by plaintiff The chancery docket
contains 80 cases and the district court
law docket 16 cases.
Roy Edward Grifith. pastor of the
Universalist church in Ludlow. was or
dained Friday. Rev. II. W. Roundy OF
Ludlow delivered the invocation, the or
dination sermon was by Rev. Thomas
Stratton OF Rutland. Rev. F. l.. Leav-
lit of Bellows Falls gave the charge to
the candidate, also extended the fellow
ship of the church.
Harry T. Cushman has formed part
nership with Webster 4. Smith for the
mining and manufacturing of ochre at
his works at the foot of Hathaway hill
in Bennington. Mr.. Smith is a gradua6 &c
of the Columbia School of Mines and a
capable young mining engineer For the
past year he has been at work In Arlz-
ona. The new firm has installed a me-
chanical dryer and is enlarging its plant.
The Sth annual convention of the Yer
mont Sunday school association win be
held at Randolph, Oct 1918. The OPEN
ing session win be held on Tuesday even
ing. the 10th, and the convention will
close on Thursday evening. The purpose
Is to make this a practical convention of
methods, and leading workers of national
reputation win be present to discuss The
real problems OF Sunday school work
Ezra Hewitt, the Rutland blacksmith
home Aug. 10, has been located in Bos-
ton, where he Is staying with relatives.
Mrs. Hewitt. on being notified of her
husbands whereabouts, went to Boston to
bring him home, but he refused to re-
turn until the end OF the month He
would give no satisfactory reason for
leaving so suddenly.
The trial of Roy Mullen, of Barre. ON
the charge of the murder OF Fred Batch
elder in that city. March 16. by admins
tering poison, has been set for trial In
Washington county court Oct 12 AL
though S. HOLSTER Jackson has re-
signed as states attorney, II Is ex-
pected that he will assist Atty-Gen. c.
C. Fits In the prosecution. Mr.. Jack
sons resignation was due to his election
as representative from Barre to the leg
islature.
Traffic on the Central Vermont railway
was delayed several hours by rear end
collision of freight trains Saturday night
mile from Bethel village The trace
was torn up a distance of $50 yards and
six cars We're smashed. The forward train
had stopped, owing to a broken eccentric
bolt, and Engineer Domey was under the
engine making repairs when the crash
came Mr., Domey heard the clicking noise OF
the cars coming together and, with rare
dragged several cars length holding to
this rod, but escaped without any serious
injury. Several other trainmen had
narrow escapes and Engineer Kelley
who jumped, landed in the river.