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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
IMPORTANT new RAILROAD PROJECT
Preliminary Survey Made for Electric Line from Wadsboo Station
to WinhaI..T Total Length % Miles, Estimated Cost $780,
000.-.Western Capitalists Interested

An electric railroad for a general pas
senger and freight business in the towns
of Jamaica, Wardsboro, Stratton and
Winhall is one of the possibilities of the
near future Capital already has been
interested in the enterprise and prelim-
mary survey has been made by Frank
n Cummings of Belvidere, Ill, a civil
engineer who was born in jamaica, but
who has recently been employed by the
Illinois Central Railroad company Mr.
Cummings has resigned his position with
the railroad company to devote his time
to the Wardsboro- Winhal electric rail-
road proposition, which was originated by
him. He will return to Belvidere early
in September to make a report to those
who are interested in the enterprise.
The plan is to organize an electric
railroad and power company and to build
a standard gauge road from Wardsboro
station through Pike Hollow in Stratton
to the Deerfield valley thence northward
to the Winhall valley, the northern ter
minal near Little pond in Winhall. The
road would connect with the West River
railroad at Wardsboro station. The
length of the proposed road is % miles
and the estimated cost is $350,000.
The right Of way practically has been
secured. 1t traverses some of the best
portions of the big timber tract in the
northwestern part of the county, and as
standard freight cars will be run over
the road 1t is expected that large ship
ments of lumber will be handled and will
be hauled over the West River road it
being unnecessary to transfer at Wards
boro station. Good water power facil-
tiles are available. A part of the scheme
is to build an electric power plant Of
sufficient capacity to furnish power to
industries in all the surrounding ter
ritory.
One of the purposes Of the proposed
organization is to develop the summer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
IN OUR OWN STATE
John Cassidy MurderOusIy AS
sauIted at Chittenden
Range-42 Shot Extracted from Cas-
sidy's Flesh-Barnard Tried Suicide.

Range-42 Shot Extracted from Cas-
sidy's Flesh-5arnard Tried Suicide.
John Cassidy was shot and seriously
wounded on Thursday at Isaac Germans
farm in Chittenden by Daniel Barnard
DR.. Swift of Pittsford extracted AZ shot
from Cassidy's flesh Cassidy was milk
ing a COW when Barnard walked into the
barn and without saying a word fired
the shot gun at close range. People who
heard the shot found Cassidy lying on
the floor, bleeding from his wounds The
shot were in Cassidy's face, neck and
body and two entered one eye, destroying
the sight. Barnard went to the house
after the shooting and the officers found
him in bed. He made a fierce struggle,
but was overpowered and his gun, which
was loaded, was taken. Shortly after his
capture Barnard produced a bottle of
iodine and drank about two ounces, but
he was given an emetic and his life
saved Barnard is described as a nervous
wreck. 1t is claimed that the men had
quarreled frequently and that Barnard
devoted more or less attention to Mrs.
German. This is believed to have been
the basis of the trouble. Cassidy will be
taken to the Proctor hospital as soon as
he can be moved. Barnard was arraigned
before Justice w. K. Farnsworth, charged
with assault with intent to kill. He
waived examination and was held without
bail to await the action OF the grand
jury. He was taken to the house of cor
rection.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
Panther Seen In Plymouth.

The story comes from South hill in
Ludlow that Miss Ida Northup while
walking from the home of S. S. Mayo to
her home one evening last week distinct
ly heard in the bushes along the road the
cry of an animal supposed to be a PAN
Their Its cries closely resembled those of
a child, and the sounds continued as II
the animal was following her and were
heard by her parents after she reached
home. 1t is also said that a panther was
seen in Plymouth recently, the person
seeing the panther being within a rod of
the animal which was on the opposite
side of the road. 1t is maintained by
not few that the decided increase in the
number of deer under the protection of
existing laws induces the coming of pan
theirs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.
Burglars Abroad In Greenfield and Tur.
ners Falls.


The Unitarian parsonage in Greenfield
was entered by burglar Thursday night.
Rev. ]. d. Reid was out during the even
ing and Mrs. Reid, who went to bed
early, heard a step in the upper hallway
She went to the hallway and spoke
thinking her son was there, but no one
answered and when she put out her hand
she touched the intruder. She turned on
the electric light and saw a man crouch
ing in the corner. He covered his face
with his hand and dashed down stairs,
escaping through n window which he had
probably opened when he entered. Mrs.
Reid called for help and neighbors re-
sponded, but there was no further trace
OF the thief. During the same night NJ
S. Fellows's house on Franklin street
was entered, and two pocketboolSs con-
tanning S65 were taken from Mr. Eel
lowss clothes on a couch near his bed
His watch was not touched and two other
purses in plain sight were not taken.
Four houses were entered IN Turner's
Falls Friday night and the burglar Sc
cured a total of $126. About $50 was
taken from a pocketbook in the house of
c. NJ. Burnett, treasurer of the Keith
Paper company The burglar went to the
room of Mr.. Burnett's son, Prof. c. T.
Burnett Of Bowdoin college, on the Sec
ond floor. Prof. Burnett awoke and
grappled with the man but the stranger
escaped without leaving a clew to his
identity. j. F. Hoods house on High
street was robbed of 81, and G. Cooks on
Maple street of $04. Station Agent w. A.
Rays house was entered but nothing was
taken. 1t is believed that the man VINO
operated at Turner'S Falls was the one
who was in Greenfield, and he may have
had assistants. Several other burglaries
have taken place In Greenfield within
the past few weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31

resort business in that section of the
county, which is one of the most pic
turesque sections in Vermont. At the
present time the hotels and private res
idencies are crowded with summer guests
and many applications have been refused.
Mr.. Cummings believes that the passen-
ger traffic alone would be a paying bust
ness in the summer season.
Besides Mr.. Cummings the persons most
closely connected with the proposition
are the following named people, all of
whom live in Belvidere: George NJ Mar
shall, president of the First National
bank; F. w. Starr. real estate agent and
broker; Richard V. Carpenter, attorney
and private secretary to Judge Carter OF
Chicago, Of the Illinois supreme court;
j. w. Lyon, mayor and president of the
]. W. Lyon Canning company, and Frank
Rowan, capitalist. Another man whom
it is expected will become Interested i'm
this plan is Charles NJ Roach, the Chic
ago and Denver street car magnate
whose home is in Belvidere.
Subscription papers are being circu-
lated among the people of the towns
which will be affected by the road, ask
ing for subscriptions of stock, cash, la
Dor, ties and poles.
AS incidental to the railroad and power
plant Mr.. Cummings has in mind the
establishment Of a cooperative college
and summer hotel, to be located in one
of the towns mentioned. If established
this college will be complete and modern
in every respect and the buildings will
be so constructed that they may be used
for summer hotel purposes during the
vacation period.
In order that he may know the senti-
ment of the people Of the county with
respect to the proposed college and hotel
Mr.. Cummings asks that the people write
him at his eastern headquarters in West
Townshend or at Belvidere.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31

on Christian hill in Bethel, were con-
sumed by fire the afternoon of Aug, 16.
The premises were occupied by William
Bishop. William Weeks, H. who boarded
in the family of Mr.. Bishop, was asked
II he set the fire and at first answered
that he did and showed how he started
the fire, but later denied the story. His
father is a driller at the Ellis quarry and
came to Bethel from Barre. The town
authorities of Bethel considered the
matter of enough importance to demand
the restraint of the boy, and the father
took his son to the state hospital for the
insane at Waterbury Saturday. 1t seems
that before Mr.. Weeks and son went to
Bethel there was a fire at Barre with
suspicious circumstances pointing toward
the boy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
Llehtnlng's Peculiar Course at Win
chester

During n thunder storm the other night
lightning did some peculiar things about
the home Of James Atherton in Winches-
ter Apparently four bolts struck. One
went through the ell part OF the house.
tearing up clapboards on the roof, tearing
out a partition, breaking a screen door,
and going through the kitchen where Mrs.
Atherton and her young son were, and
then went through the shed door. Mrs
Atherton and her son were stunned and
the childs face was blackened. Mr..
Anterior, Mrs. Mary Spaulding and Mrs.
Esther Anterior We're sitting in the ad-
joining room, and were affected by the
bolt. Another bolt struck the east side
of the house, went along the water spout
to the end of the house. then entered
a sitting room. tearing of the window
casing and some of the wall paper. A
third bolt struck an elm tree 22 feet in
circumference, the largest elm in the
town, and tore off a piece OF bark %
feet long. and chopped of the branches
The fourth struck the well house, fol-
lowed the waterspout, which carries
water to the barn yard and lifted the
lower length up to a bar post.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31

An epidemic OF typhoid fever is rag
ing in Canaan, N. H. Thirty cases have
been traced to the public we'll in the viii
lage, over which there has been much
contention as to use and ownership.
with the formal opening recently Of the
Argentine Central railway Colorado has
the honor OF having within its boundaries
the highest railway Of the globe operated
by ordinary locomotives. The Argentine
Central was built in 1866 from Silver
Plume to the summit of Mt Mcclellan,
1914 miles, and in that short space af-
fords more wonderfully rugged scenery
than is to be found elsewhere on the con-
tinent. From Silver Plume the road
ascends the mountain by three switch
backs for three miles. passes to the west
side and gradually climbs on a maximum
grade of six per cent. for seven miles to
the Waldorf mines, where 1t begins the
ascent of Mt. Mcclellan by four addi-
tional switchbacks, reaching an altitude
of 14,007 feet above sea level. At this
point are the wonderfully beautiful per-
petual ice palaces. The traveller has been
taken from the sweltering heat OF the
plains to a temperature OF 10 degrees in
four short hours. 1t is claimed that from
the railroad one-sixth OF the entire state
Of Colorado may be seen, the view en-
braces LOG mountain peaks capped with
perpetual snow.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
WEST wAapsaoRo.

Miss Blanche Boyd is at home again.
There have been over 80 boarders at
Hazel cottage at times.
Mrs Roberts read a sermon at the
church last Sunday morning. 1t is ex-
pected that Mrs. M. L. johnson will be
the reader next Sunday.
Some recent visitors: Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Ward OF Arlington among relatives; Miss
Rena Mather Of Marlboro at Nj. l.. John
sons; Mrs Ida Driscoll and two chill
dren Of Mechanicsville at c. II. Boyds.
The ladies' social circle held a successful
day evening. Light refreshments were
served. The net receipts were over 500.
Mrs. H. A. Waite furnished music on a
new graphophone, and It was much en-
joyed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
LONDONDERRY.

Under the present system Londonderry
received from the state in 1905 $S25.0s for
than 1t paid TO the state, and the state
paid $500 to care for the towns insane
patients. Clement would abolish this
system.
This town now sends a representative
to Montpelier. Clement calls this a rot
ten borough system" and would have
Londonderry lose its identity in the leg
tive district
In 1900 Senator Clement prevented an
increased tax on corporations, and
fathered the last state tax ever levied in
Vermont. This saved Mr.. Clements rail-
road $2S, 199.34 in 1901. 1t cost Lon
donderry s636.62.
Vote for your towns interest next
Tuesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
Long List Of Fatalities.

Henry Shippey, 16, adopted son of Mrs.
Charles Clark of Grove street, Rutland,
was drowned Friday in Lake Emerald,
North Dorset. Young Shippey was in
swimming with Ira Baker, a boy OF
about 16. Shippey dove from a boat and
Immediately shouted for help. Baker was
unable to reach him and he sank in about
80 feet OF water.
The body Of Charles Bartlett Of New
port Centre, who disappeared from home
Aug. 20, was found Aug 23 IN mile from
his home. He had killed himself by
drinking carbolic acid 1t is said that
Bartlett had some trouble with his wife
and beat her in such a manner as to
render her unconscious, afterward disap-
pearing from home.
An unknown man, apparently about 40
years old, weighing about 175, of light
complexion, with sandy hair, was struck
by a northbound train and instantly
killed on the Rutland railroad a mile
south Of Vergennes station Friday night
The stranger sat upon the rail and delib-
erately awaited the approach of the train.
Several articles, including a book, were
in the pockets, but there was nothing to
reveal his identity.
Henry Cavanaugh's three children,
playing with matches, set fire to his barn
in Enosburgh Centre Friday. The two
older children, aged five and seven, in
door, and shutting their little sister, two
years old, in the burning structure. The
child was burned despite the mothers
frantic effort to save her. After the fire
the charred body was found just over the
door sill, showing that the little girl had
tried to escape. The father was away at
the time Of the fire, which completely
destroyed the barn.
Fred Cusick OF Barre was thrown from
a slide board on the cog railroad on Mt
Washington Thursday and instantly killed.
He was coming down from the summit
The inspector, who was ahead OF him
on another board heard Cusick coming
and rolled OF. Cusick did not see the
empty board and struck 1t while going at
full speed. He was hurled $50 feet, his
head and face striking solid rock His
head was horribly mutilated. Cusick was
an engineer on the Mt. Washington rail-
road 80 years, but during the past two
years had worked in the shop at the
foot OF the mountain, going to the sum-
init only when some repairs were needed
He spent the winters at his home in
Barre. The body was brought there for
burial. He is survived by a wife and
child.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
RUSSIA'S HORRORS
Twenty.Eight Killed and u
Wounded by Assassins' Bomb
Premier stolypln Wounded and His
Daughter and Personal Secretary Among
Those Killed.

Those Killed.
Twenty-eight persons were killed and
"a wounded Saturday afternoon, when an
attempt was made to assassinate Premier
Stolypin with a bomb at a public re-
ception which was being held at mis-
country house on AptelIarsky island
Several of the wounded have since died
The premier was wounded in the face
and neck by flying splinters. Among the
dead are the premier's daughter, 10, who
had both legs broken Gen. Zameatin.
the premier's personal secretary; M.
khovostoff, ex-governor Of the province
OF Penza; Col. Federoh, chief of the
premier's personal guard and other per-
sons prominent in the social and official
world. The premiers son, three years
old, was seriously injured. or the four
conspirators who engineered the outrage,
two were killed with their victims, while
the third, who acted as coachman for thu,
party, and the fourth, VINO remained in
side the carriage, were badly wounded
and are now in prison. Whether the as
sassins who entered the crowded recep-
ton hall threw the bomb or accidentally
dropped 1t probably never will be known
as all the immediate eye-witnesses were
Killed. The tremendous force of the ex-
plosion blew out the front OF the prem
ler's residence and carried away the cell
ings above and the floors beneath and the
walls OF the adjoining rooms People
were blown to pieces. Those who were
not killed instantly were horribly MANNED
OF lacerated, and all the others present
were Frustrated by the shock. The
premier's escape was miraculous, for only
a moment before the explosion took place
he had stepped inside his study at the
rear OF the salon to speak to Prince
ShakovsiSy
Gen. Min, commander Of the Seminov-
sky guard regiment, VINO, since his pro-
motion to be a general. has been at
tached as n personal adjutant to the suite
of the emperor, was killed on the station
platform at Peterhof Sunday by a young
woman, who fired five shots into his body
from an automatic revolver and then,
without resistance, submitted to arrest
The capture Of the girl was effected by
Gen. Minis wife, who held her until the
arrival OF an officer. This was the thir I
successive attempt on the life OF Gen
Min, who was condemned to death by
the terrorists Immediately after the
Moscow revolt last December on account
OF the stern repression pTacticed by a
battalion under mis- command and es-
pecially for the wholesale execution OF
persons condemned by drumhead court
martials for being caught with guns in
their hands.
Nonliarliarski. acting military governor
general of Warsaw, was shot and killed
Monday while driving in a cab. The as
sassin escaped An unknown man had
warned the cabmen not to drive any OF
the generals. Gen. Vonliarliarski was
the commander of the Fifth Army corps
stationed at Warsaw.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
Almost a cIoudburst at Lincoln.

Much damage was done in Lincoln
Monday by a heavy rainstorm. Several
bridges were carried away and two dams
were broken. A bulkhead and part OF
the penstock at the South Lincoln cream
cry, and at the Lincoln Lumber COM
pany's mills were washed out and parts
Of the dams belonging to the Lincoln
Lumber company and Elmer Parent were
also carried away Lightning struck the
barn of James Lathrop in Lincoln and 1t
was burned with its contents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
wARpssoRo CENTRE.

Mr.. and Mrs N. L. Sage visited in
Marlboro and other towns a few days
recently.
p. T. Patterson, who bought the meat
business of C. E. Morgan, has moved his
family to Jamaica.
Blackberries are very abundant and
are being harvested by different families
in bushel quantities.
Edwin Chase OF West Boylston, Mass,
and Z. A. Chase of Newfane called on
old acquaintance Tuesday.
w. C. Smith Joined his family at their
summer home here last week to return
with them to Springfield Mass, this
week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
JAMAICA.

Under the present system Jamaica re-
ceived from the state in 1905 $509.97 for
highways, and $34S.77 for schools, more
than it paid to the state, and the state
paid $195 to care for the towns insane
patients. Clement would abolish this sys-
tenn.
This town now sends a representative
to Montpelier. Clement calls this a rot
ten borough system" and would have
Jamaica lose it's identity in the legisla-
ture and become a part of a Legislative
district"
In 1900 Senator Clement prevented
an increased tax on corporations, and
fathered the last state tax ever levied in
Vermont This saved Mr.. Clements rail-
road $2s, 1894 in 1901. 1t cost Jamaica
$431.
Vote for your towns interest next
Tuesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31

Miss Mary H. Rollins, about 49,
governess employed in Arthur e. Childs's
family, was fatally injured by being
thrown from a pony cart in Chesham
Saturday. She had driven with little
Muriel Childs to the residence of Rev.
Pitt Dillingham; and was returning when
the pony became unmanageable on
steep hill Miss Rollins was thrown out
at the watering trough near c. A.
Seaver's, striking upon her head. She
was conscious at first, but death took
place in an hour and a half from hem
orrhage of the brain due to fracture Of
the skull
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-31

Miss Frances Taylor is visiting Miss
Mamie Howe.
Miss Edith Clark is teaching the Bond
Vile village school.
Let no one fail to hear Mrs. Bailey next
Friday evening, Sept. Z.
Jessie Boynton of Boston has visited
at H. p. Boynton's this week.
Mrs. Randall and daughter of Boston
visited at Andrew Works Monday.
Mrs. II. A. Mclean and children are
visiting a week in New York state.
Aleda and Aida Neal went today to
their home in White River Junction.
The Sunday schools picnicked at East
jamaica last Friday. About rs attended.
Mrs. L. ]. Noble and children went to
Westfeld Wednesday on their way to
their home in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Clara Henkel who has been spend
ing two weeks with her mother, Mrs.
Jacobs, went home Thursday.
e. A. Dixon will move this week to
Brattleboro where he has work, and
Mrs. Dixon will take boarders.
DR.. and Mrs. Brigham and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Joslin went to Spofford lake
wednesday in the doctors new automo-
bile.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lyon and grand
daughter have spent several days at ID.
Sherwin's, going to South Londonderry
Tuesday,
The ladies' Industrial society held their
summer sale Wednesday evening. Ice
cream was served and good sum was
received.
Mrs. I. II. Beeman and daughter of
Whitingham and Mrs. Beeman's sister
and daughter of Boston have visited Mrs.
Newman this week.
Mrs. Grace Washburne of New York
city has spent a week with her sister,
Mrs. Rogers. at Riverview Farm. They
all left for Brattleboro Friday on their
way home.