Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-22

reconciliation OF husband and wife Miss
jeanette Colburn, "a, committed suicide
in Mortified July II by drinking laud-
anum and carbolic acid. She was house,
keeper for Lester Avery. who had been
living apart from his wife. She was
found dead in bed, fully clothed, with an
empty vial beside her.
Customs receipts for the district of
Vermont, for the fiscal year ending June
30 amounted TO 3764, 074.2S, compared with
1866, for the year 1909. The do
nestle reports for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1910. amounted to $6,O04, 1856, COM
pared with s5,044,700 for the year 1909
ending June 80. 1910, were $1,351, 642,
compared with s1,11O,230 for 1909.
]. r. Darling, 81, who died in Groton
Friday, conducted an extensive lumber
business in that town and in Peacham
many years He was also the owner Of
a general store in Groton and in connec-
ton with his lumber mill owned the finest
trout preserve in the state at Darling's
pond He was town clerk 35 years, and
had served in both branches of the legis-
lature and as assistant judge OF the
county court.
In the burning of the house at the
Smith stock farm in South Barre last
week Angus McAuley narrowly escaped
with his life and lost all his papers, in
Guiding the census report OF the town of
Vershire, where he was enumeration. The
papers had been returned to him for some
minor corrections. on account of the loss
| 1t will probably be necessary to retake
| the census.
DIR. d. K. Pearsons OF Chicago a native
OF Orange county. Vermont. who has
| given $4,000. 900 to 20 small colleges in
"a different states plans to sell his home,
use all his property in benefactions, and
| to enter a sanatorium to await the end.
| Dr. Pearsons is 80 years old and he ex-
poets to have his estate settled so that
he can go to the sanatorium on his next
| birthday anniversary, April IA.
John f. Smith. 81, one of the leading
granite dealers in Barre died Thursday
night after long illness. He was pres
ident and treasurer Of f. L. Smith
& Co, treasurer of the Wells Lamson
company and prominent in the Barre
Quarry Owners association. He was a
native Of Bury, p O.. learned the granite
cutters trade in st. Johnsbury and came
to Barre about 30 years ago. He leaves
wife and two daughters.
Nahum r. Kingsley of Rutland has
given $4,000 to the Rutland Hospital asso-
citation in memory OF his wife, Mrs Ade-
laide H. Kingsley. The money will be
used in building an addition to the hospi-
tai for an operating room. the present one
being inadequate. Mr.. Kingsley gave the
! iADoplNdi elVuV recently ana IN mis- VIII he
bequeathed $4,000 more. but he decided to
make the gift in his lifetime. knowing
that the institution was in need OF IT,
Mrs. Helen l. Mclean Kimball, who re-
Gently observed her goth birthday ami
Versary, has the distinction OF being the
Oldest clerk in the government service in
this country She entered the treasury
department in Washington in 1863 through
the influence Of Senators Edmunds and
Morrill,. and was the first woman clerk
in government work. Her husband, Capt
f. A. Klmball, commanded the only com
pany recruited in Vermont for service In
the war with Mexico. Capt Kimball was
Killed at Suffolk. Va. in the Civil war. as
ne was about TO be appointed to the rank
OF brigadier general. Mrs. Kimball Is
sound in mind and body and her hand
writing gives no indication OF age. Nine
years ago she toured the Holy Land and
at the age OF Sc she made an extended
visit to England. Scotland and France.
The camps in Brattleboro Rutland. 81
Johnsbury and Burlington --,ss@..ss.'y.Q
scented n,,,tbtt;s.- meeting Of the
---p~-+sf5rifish War Veterans OF Vermont
neid in Rutland Tuesday. II was decided
10 hold the meeting next year in ST.
Johnsbury These officers were elected:
department commander. Ned d. Ripley of
| 81 Johhsbury; senior vice COM, II. W
= Cottrell OF Brattleboro; Junior vice COM
r. II. stTecKney of Rutland; inspector. H
| F. Dyer OF Rutland; surgeon, DR.. ]. Nj.
Hamilton OF Rutland; judge advocate, f.
]. Waterman of Brattleboro; marshal,
| Charles Bashaw OF Burlington; delegates
to national encampment in Denver in
September, John Coon and Charles Ba-
shaw OF Burlington, Frank l. Greene OF
| St Adams. r. W. buckingham of Rut-
land j. II. Estey and George Cain Of
Brattleboro are members OF the council
OF administration.