Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-12-30

! chief-of-policc giving his officers special
orders to that effect.
A uniuuc feature in the holiday pro-
gram in Montpelier was Christmas tree
Mt the office of the New England Tclc-
phone company which was laden with
gifts from merchants to the operators and
other employee. About 80 pounds of
candy was presented by merchants.
The train crew on the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad on its passenger
train coming to Montpelier Saturday
evening We're chased by buck deer. The
train had hit the deer and when the men
went back to see if it was Injured the
beast seemed crazy and chased them to-
ward the train.
Walter Shcrnon, the 13-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ShermOn of
Rutland is confined to the Rutland hos
pital suffering from n compound fracture
of the right leg. The boy was attempting
to climb onto n wagon belonging To Mr..
Osgood of Pittsford when his foot slipped
and he fell, catching his foot in one of the
rear wheels.
Charles Surragc, an eight -ycar-old boy,
wandered away from his home in Pas
Numpsic the middle Of last week. but was
found Thursday in st. Johnsbury by his
father. the little fellow having walked
there Wednesday. Being cold and poorly
clad, he stopped in st. Johnsburv store
TO warm himself and after he had been
given food was taken to the police sta
ton. where he was kept that night. the
father being notified of his sons where
abouts.
The summer home of W. II. Larry AT
st. Adams BAY was destroyed by fire
Friday evening. because of lack of water
nothing could be done to cxtinguish the
blaze All the furnishings of the camp
and additional furniture which Mr.. Larry
had taken recently there from his home
in st Adams were burned. The barn Of
II. II. hathaway across the road from
the Larry cottage caught fire. but the
flames were cxtinguished. 1t is thought
that someone sleeping in the cottage acc-
dentally set the place afrc. The loss is
partially covered by insurance
the building Of tie Tuttle Co. at Rut-
land, narrowly escaped death from as
rhyXiation Tuesday night, He probably
owes the fact that he is alive today tol
employees OF the establishment who
smellcd gas on reporting 10 work at
.. n. and promntlv investigated. Mr.
Smith made some coffee abort - O ',l""l-
u,
J." accidentally turned on a burner be-
sides the one he placed the coffee pot
r""~ rs tat was found to be the source
Of the gas.
The body of Sam Wah. Chinese lnun-
dryman at ST. Iohnsburv. was found by
the n1lice in his basement laundry shop ut
s O'Clock last nPht 1t lay PROSTATE by
n small stove. Blood on the floor and on
his sandals and marks on his neck indi-
Gated that he had either fallen against
the edge of the iron stove or was struck
by IN asSailant. He had not been seen
on the street since Sunday. sam Wah
was about 40 years old and had resided in
IN the community. An artOpsv will be
held by the state and local authorities.
Walter f.. Bond of the state forestry
rcnG rtment. who has rcturncd from a tour
Of the state institutions to look far sites
near them fer free nurseries. reports find |
ing suitable localities at all the institu-
tions cXcCut the industrial school Mt Yer
gcnnrS. An especially COED location was
found near the school for the feeble |
minded nt Rrardon II is proposed hv
State Forester w. G. HASTINGS TO start
state nurseries mt the institutions where
suitable land can he found. and John T..
Weeks. director of state institutions. is
would be cared for by the inmates. fur
nishing them hCalthful outdoor work, and
sold 70 the farmers