Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-07
italian Fatally Shot While scun,lns.

instantly Killed Monday at the camp OF
a gang of men engaged on the new cleo
trio railroad. just over the Pownal line
from Bennington. The gang boss drove
into the village about o'clock and re-
ported the shooting States Attorney
Daley, two physicians and health officer
and selectmen at once drove to the camp,
where II was ascertained that the shoot
ing was accidental Carpitiro and
friend were scuffiing for the possession
of a self cooking revolver when the
weapon was discharged. The bullet,
which passed through Carpitiros body
near the heart. also took of the fore
finger OF the other man. Five Italians
were slightly wounded Saturday night in
a shooting ARRAY at one of the camps.
Claude Graves. the young man, who
attempted suicide at the Bellevue house,
In Richmond Thursday, is at the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington. The
bullet took effect above the heart. The
outcome cannot be determined a present.
Gov. and Mrs. c. ]. Bell were guests
of honor at the Addison county fair in
Middlebury Thursday. Charles Tayor,
Vermonts 100-year-old driver, drove his
PAGER, Robert B., an exhibition half mile
in los. the last quarter in SO seconds, and
was warmly applauded.
shop at Sunderland owned by II. N.
Shaw, furniture dealer at Manchester
Centre, was destroyed by fire Saturday.
The loss was about $1,000. There is in
surance of $500 or $500. The fire prob
ably started from sparks lodging on the
iron roof, which had become defective
Judge Wendell p. Stafford of the dis
trict supreme court in Washington, d.
c., formerly of the Vermont supreme
court, is being pressed by his Vermont
friends, for appointment to the district
| court of appeals. The vacancy was
created last week by the resignation of
| Charles II. Duell
Louis Heb, county secretary of the
Y NJ C. A. for Burlington county, New
| Jersey, has been chosen field secretary
| for the Vermont associations and will
! begin his work in this state about Sept.
/ To- with headquarters in Burlington. He
was secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. in Col
ombo, Ceylon, several years.
Stowe has had a sensation in the ar
rest of c. NJ. Watts, chairman of the
school commissioners and tax collector
on a charge of adultery. Mrs. Ida Ben
son was also arrested on similar
charge. Each was bound over to the
| Washington county court under bonds
of $780, Watts has a wife and two
daughters and Mrs. Benson husband
and one child.
Katie Tanner, s, daughter of Mr.. and
|
in a peculiar accident near the Winoosk
railroad station Tuesday. She was play
ing with other children when she STUN
bled against the curbing and fell, hel
head striking heavily against the flag
cling. Her neck was broken by the fal
ana life was extinct when her limp form
was carried to the station platform.
The large barns on the Ezekiel Busse!
farm in Fair Haven, bought two months
ago by DR.. Thomas Mound Of Rutland
were burned Saturday afternoon, caus
ing a loss OF SIC. 1000. These barns wer'
among the finest in Rutland county an'
the contents destroyed included 200 ton
of hay, Is tons OF rye and 800 bushels o
oats The fire caught from gasolin
engine which was used In pumping water
The house was saved with great dim
Guilty. s.. c. Eaton's two barns on tn
opposite side OF the road were set Of
ERE by the sparks and were burned. DI
Mounds property was partially insured
but Or. Eaton, whose loss is $780, carrie
no insurance.