Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-11

j, Edward Bailey, who has been man.
ager of the Pavilion hotel in Montpelier
the past five years, will go to ST Paul
Mimi, about Feb. Is. to become associated
with the firm OF Brown e Bgelow. man
ufacturers of calendars and advertising
specialties.
E. ]. Ormsbee Of Brandon, w. A. Deck
er OF Georgia, and S. II. Wood Of St
Adams have been appointed trustees by
Gov. F. d. Proctor to buy the ground
and erect a monument on the Stannard
farm in Georgia according to the provi-
sions of No. 235, acts OF 1906.
The Essex Realty company has sold to
George Van Dyke about 5000 acres of land
in Averill, Essex county, which includes
the land on which the Cold Spring House
stands. The company also sold to ]. c.
Hutchins of North Stratford n. H.. about
$4,000 acres in Brighton, Lewis. Avery's
gore. and Morgan.
George Lumbra, son of Austin Lumbra,
a large lumber dealer and cumberland
owner IN montgomery, was fatally injured
Monday while at work in the woods near
his fathers home. He was cutting a
large hemlock tree which had fallen, when
the tree rolled over and crushed him 10
the ground. He died in the evening.
The report of the Dun mercantile
agency for 1906 shows that the total
number OF failures in Vermont during the
go was 49, VI WHICH IL were from
Windham county. The total liabilities
Tor the state reported were 1929. 2044l
In 1905 there were 1872 failures with total
liabilities OF 1858, 494. Sc; in 1904 1872
with liabilities Of 1897, 1851.
West Rutland. with 5000 inhabitants. is
said to have more churches in proportion
to its size than any other town in New
England the new Jewish synagogue
bringing the number up to nine all Of Diff
ferent denominations. In addition to the
Jewish church the town supports a Con-
gregational, Baptist Methodist. Episcopal.
Irish Catholic. French Catholic. Welsh
and Polish church.
The state board of health has appoint
ed DR.. l.. p. Sprague, on the STAFF of the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington, food
inspector and state analysist to work at
the state laboratory OF hygiene in con-
junction with the state board and the
National Pure Food association The new
law provides that all prosecuting officers
shalI nave jurisdiction in the violation
or food regulations.
The National Life Insurance company Of
montpelier reports for 1906 a substantial
gain OF some $4,000, 900 in insurance a gain
IN assets of about $4,000, OOO and surplus
gain of $500 900. The company com
pletes the year with gross assets of
S3h5lO2lS.46. The company's undistrib-
uted surplus is $4,223 127.43. During the
Sai tASl { were ISSUED or received 1874
policies. representing an insurance of
24,47s60O.44 The outstanding insurance
at the close of the year is 1851, 253, 900 O6.
represented by 1928 policies.
The body of Clan Stoughton. who left
Maquam dock Dec IL to return from
Swanton to North Hero was found one
morning last week frozen into the ice
about two miles south of the dock.
Stoughton was about 40 years old and
unmarried. Merrill Towne started to walk
across the ice of Lake Champlain to
North Hero with Stoughton on the night
the latter persisted. Both had been
drinking Towne reached home. but
Stoughton evidently fell exhausted on The
Ice and died from exposure
The charge of assault with intent TO
Kill, upon which Andrew Farrell OF Ira
was arraigned in Rutland. as an outcome
OF the shooting of Mrs. Charles Gilmore
during a village celebration in Ira follow
ing Mrs. Gimores wedding, was changed
Friday TO simple assault, the prosecution
having failed to produce evidence TO sup
port the graver charge. Farrell was
bound over to the county court on the
simple assault charge, probable cause
being found by Justice w K Farms
worth. Farrell gave a bond of $1,000 for
his appearance in county court.