Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-18


was prevented by those present Miss
| Macy will lose the sight of one eve
| and will be disfgurcd. Miss Leclar is
under arrest.
The Vermont state Poultry associa-
| TONS 18th annual exhibition will be held
| in St Adams Jan. 20 to Feb. T. inclusive
Regular premiums valued at $3.50, special
premiums of 500 and silver cups valued
at S16O will be awarded
Governor Proctor announced Friday the
following appointments: To he COM
missioner on public printing, FRANK f.
Langley of Barre; to he forestry com
/ missioner, Arthur NJ. Vaughn. Of Ran
doph; to be member of the jamestown
Exposition commission, J. T.. Pollard, of
Chester
Philip Il. Stewart Of Colorado Springs.
Colo, son of eX-Gov. John w. Etewart Of
Middlebury, has notified the President
that his business engagements are such
that he will not be able to accept the po-
stion of commissioner of the general land
office, to be made vacant by the retire
ment of Capt. Richards on March 4.
David Willde, president of the New
England Fat Mems club, says the club
has 525 members and its membership
rolls are getting fatter every day. They
have grown so big that the club may have
to find bigger quarters next summer and
is looking around for a place to hold its
summer meeting Burlington, Newport,
anu lbIdllltboTO are DtllE tDuSlutItu.
Henry Richards. Is. was fatally scald-
ed at Montgomery Jan. Q, when he fell
into vat of hot water in the mill of the
Blair Veneer company. whore he had
been employed only three days The
body was taken to the home Of his pa
rents in Enosburg Falls, where the
funeral was held Saturday. The boy
lived several hours after the accident
occurred.
Recent army orders announce that at
the request of the governor Of New
Hampshire. Lieut. Col. II. +. Tutherly,
retired, is detailed for duty with the or
ganized militia of the state for four years.
tool. Tutherly was formerly on de-
taclrcd service instructor of military
science and tactics at the University Of
Vermont and inspector of the Vermont
! National Guard.
The meetings of the Vermont Botanical
club and the Vermont Bird club will be
held in st. Johnsbury today and to-
morrow. Henry Oldys Of Washington will
give an illustrated bird lecture, and the
other speakers will include President
Brainerd of Middlebury college Prof L.
r. Jones and Prof. G. II. Perkins Of the
University Of Vermont Principal c. d.
Howe Of Essex Junction.
Fearing a repetition OF the gas asphyx-
iation horror OF Jan. 3, when the entire
family of George H. Devno was suffoca-
ted. many people of Winoosk have had
| their supply or gas smut OH, ana COM
plants have been made to the gas COM
pany of new leaks in the mains. Several
leaks have been reported already. and
large force of men have been employed
digging up the streets to locate the
breaks.
]. Z. Lamson, 20. the oldest practic
ing lawyer in Washington county. died
Monday from pneumonia at his home in
Cabot He was a native of Wolcott but
had lived in Cabot 46 years. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1862. He was state's
attorney of Washington county lS61-69
and had been counsel for the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad the past ten
years. He is survived by his wife and a
son. Arthur, who is employed in the
Office of the National Life Insurance COM
pany in Montpelier.
The Vermont State Agricultural So
ciety, in Burlington Jan. 10. elected these
, officers: President. George Aitken OF
Woodstock; vice presidents. c. w. Gates
of Franklin. G. w. Pierce of Brattleboro,
f. L. Davis Of Pomfret c. $. Eddy Of
Stowe; secretary, c. NJ. Winslow Of
Brandon; treasurer, ]. /. Bacon of White
: River Junction; directors, J.. :. Drew OF
+ Burlington, II. d. Carpenter Of Rutland,
; II. C. Cleveland of Coventry, II. NJ. Farm
, ham of East Montpelier, Fred Spauding
I of Poultney, George f.. Whitney of Bur
, lington, F. A. Field Of Rutland Arthur
, | Dewey of Bennington, c. w. Brownell Of
, Burlington. c. j. Bell of Walden, II. p.
, | Cuts Of Orwell.
1t was announced at St Peter
I Roman Catholic church in Rutland sun
day that Bishop J. S Mchaud of Bur
( lington had sanctioned the division of
| the parish because of the inadequaCy of
I the present edifce to accommodate the
, congregation. The division cuts the city
= / into east and west sections of nearly
0 | equal size and the new parish to be
4 known as the Church of the Holy limo
/ cents will have nearly as many people
S rs the parent church. Rev. William
! Lonergan of White River Junction, who
o ! will preside over the new church, will
n begin his pastorate next Sunday. Services
S will be held in a hall until n site Is
t bought and a new church erected.
Lieut.. Coy. Prouty will represent Gov
= Proctor on the jamestown exposition
= commission that left Tuesday for Norfok
= Va to make plans for the Vermont repre-
= | sentation at the exposition. There will
= be good exhibit of dairy and maple
= products and some space will be reserved
- for manufactures. There will also be a
historical exhibit. A complete set OF
portraits of governors has been secured
o and portraits of the noted men of hel
early history. The members of the com
mission who are on the way to NorfolH
d are Edgar o. Silver of Derby, ]. F. Man
= ming of Rutland, r. NJ. Goddard OF Mont
n pelier f. L. Davis of Pomfret and j. NJ
s Pollard of Chester. c. S. Forbes of St
= Adams will be secretary of the commits
:, sion.
The 18th annual banquet of the New
> England association of the alumni o
the University of Vermont was helC
= Friday evening at Young's hotel in Bos
:, ton, As being present. President M. II
- Buckham was the first speaker. Gov
Proctor referred to the union of the stat'
:, and university, and said the state wa
y willing and anxious to join hands will
n the university in its march of progress
&c Among the other speakers were Prot
n Davis r. Dewey, Dr. Edward E. Halves
! who responded for the medical depart
G ment of the university, Prof ]. L. Hill
: of the agricultural department, ant
q Thomas c. Cheney. speaker of the Yer
mont House of Representatives, VIII
spoke of the valuable aid rendered b
University of Vermont men in the las
n session of the legislature, Other spea
kers were A. b. Sellar, 81, and Dr. r. II
Ferguson. Rev. f. c. Bass reporte
lie that the endowment fund of the univer
y. sity is now nearing the 100000 mark.
Of The policyholders of the National Lif
IN Insurance company held their 57th an
IN nual meeting at Montpelier Tuesday. VIII
m liam p. Dillingham; of Waterbury, j. G
20 Mccullough of Bennington, j. l.. Marti
is of Brattleboro and George II. Olmstead q