Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28

While Mrs Charles Luther Of Pleasant
street, Bennington, was calling on
neighbor Friday afternoon her house was
entered by sneak thief who carried
away chatcaine bag containing $3.50
in bills "A small purse with about s. in
change. a bunch Of keys and a number
OF receipts.
\ Morgan mare. for which John Null
queen paid $3.50, took fright at an auto
mobile in Rutland Friday and ran away
breaking one leg. The mare was shot
on the blackboard To which the horse
was attached was a box Of dynamite and
crate OF eggs. but neither were thrown
to the ground
The University Of Vermont conferred
honorary degrees uron the following per-
sons Wednesday: Doctor Of laws Gov.
Fletcher u. Proctor; master Of arts. W
J. Van Patteu, Burlington doctor of di-
vinity. William II. Hopkins. Berkeley.
California, doctor Of science Charles $
Denison. University Of Michigan.
concern known as the Manchester
Marble company has been formed with
5000 600 capital divided into 1000 shares.
for the purpose Of mining and quarrynG
in East Dorset The subscribers are Ed
win Shuttloworth, Herbert Cooper and
Michael H. sullivan Of New York city
and Daniel Leary and W. c. Whalon of
East Dorset.
\ dsgTuntod lad in Mortified who
was not invited to a party, gathered
| a gang and hombarded the young lady
! house with ovcr-ripc nen-fruit. The
| eggs went through the parlor windows
| and broke up the party in short order
! The parents Of the bad boy are settling
! for the personal injury and the expense Of
| repapering the egg fresCoed walls.
clyde Wallace, II, adopted son OF
| Warren c Nye OF East Barre, died Fri
day fro injuries inflicted by mad bull
| on the previous Wednesday. The boy
was trampled upon and gored and would
! have been killed on the spot but for the
efforts Of dog. which sprung upon the
bull and attracted its attention until the
wounded hoy could crawl to a place OF
safety.
Ground has been broken for the new
hospital in ST JohnsbUry which will oc-
cupy a slightly location on one of the high
! est portions of the village a. l. Law
renee. of Burlington, is the architect ant
the contractor is Lawrence Goudie of Lis,
bon. y. II. About $1,000 has already
| been subscribed and it is expected tn,
building will cost $4,000 When compile
ted it will have accommodations for 3.
! patients.
Joseph Bianchi. ~, an Italian, wa!
pounded into insenshility by Joe SASH
! Louis Cassi and A. Bruno at an Italian
Sunday, Cassi is under arrest but thu
other two are still at large. The bat
tered condition of Bianchis head an,
body would indicate that the men use,
something besides their fists. The repor
was widely circulated that Bianchi wa
dead and the affair caused a commotiol
and kept the sheriffs' department bus,
several hours.
The clubs in Burlington which hav
been conducting buffets for the benefi
of their members have, of their owl
voltion, discontinued the sale Of intoxi
eating liquors. This followed a visit o
Attorney General Fits to the Queen cit
and a conference with the states at
torney and the directors of the variou
clubs regarding the sale of intoXicant
in club houses. None of the Burlingto
clubs desired to make a test case i
regard to the matter and there is n
such case pending in the Vermont court
and probably none will be entered 1
other states the question has bee
brought before the courts and some hav
decided in favor of the clubs and som
against them.
Several hundred Modern Woodmen c
America attended the log-rolling meetin
in Montpelier Saturday and 10 visitin
camps were represented in the pa
rade, The visitors were welcomed a
the exercises at Intercity park b
Mayors Haley of Montpelier and Rob
bins of Barre Brief addresses wer
made by State Deputy A. o. Paine
, of Burlington and Ralph f. Johnson {
Lincoln, Nebraska, supreme organize
The camps from Montpelier, Burlingto
and Barre competed in a prize drill fo
J n 800 cup. Montpelier won, being marke
! 90 out of possible 100 while Burlingto
/ stood 91h and Barre 81. The officers {
the association are J. X. Pirie of Barr,
president; w p. Whitcomb of Montpe
lier, secretary; and r. NJ. Libby of Barr,
treasurer.