Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-15
State Meas.

William Belnare, % years Of age, the
son of wealthy Canadian was drowned at
burlington last week.
"A movement is on foot in Vcrgennes to
revive the old fashioned temperance organ
ization which was so popular years ago.
Rev. i. g. Ware, pastor Of the Unita-
ran church in Burlington, has returned
homo after an absence of fifteen months i'm
Europe.
An unpublished essay by Ethan Allen
Oh 1.-THE Immortality Of the Soul" has
been presented to the Vermont Historical
Society.
John Comins of Rutland was run over
and instantly killed by the cars, on Satur-
day lie was about 40 years old, and leaves
a wife and several children.
The State Prison at Windsor has "a
convcts, 50 males and five females. Twelve
of these entered since June LIST, on SEN
fences from nine months TO ten years, i'm
extent.
Lyman Howe, freight agent of the YER
mont Central railroad at Montpelier, while
filling lamps with kerosene oil, Friday
evening mad his arms and hands very bad
ly burned.
Tho erection ola new town hall in Rut-
land is postponed, and at town meet
ing held on the Cd inst. the secctmen were
instructed to engage the opera house to be
used for town meetings.
Freddie, bright boy of eleven years,
son Of A. d. Deter of New Orleans, while
at the residence Of Col. +. p. Jowett, at
Montpelier, Saturday afternoon, fell a dis
lance of some sixteen feet, and was proba-
bly, injured fatally.
| Albert d. Hagar, Esq, Of Proctorsville
State GeoloGist of this State, has been APP
! pointed State Geologist of Missouri with a
very liberal salary, and has, as we learn
from the Rutland Herald, accepted the po-
sition. The removal Of Mr.. Hagar will be
u positive loss to Vermont and his place
can hardly be made good.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Editors and Publishers Association will
take place at the Weldon House, st. Al
bans, on the evening of August IL, 1870
The following day steamboat excursion
will be rendered the Association. Many
invited guests from other States are expect
ed to be present. Annual address by
George Grenville Ben edict of Burlington !;
poem by John G.. SAKE of Albany, y. Y.
AT the Firemen's Muster at Burling-
ION on the Fourth, the first prize was won
by the Rutland "Washinston, No. ? = and
the second by the Waterbury "Seth War
ner, No - and the third by the Platts-
burgh Horizon, No. B." The attendance
at the muster was very large-but the po-
. ion Il
no mishaps or disasters occurred.
a painful and pitiabe sight was exhib-
tied to the passengers in the six o'clock
train from Burlington, on Monday the 4th
says Que Of our exchanges. young man
beastly drunk, with a flask full of liquor
in his possession, went staggering through
the cars, while an old man-whose locks
are whitening for the sickle of the Reaper
Death-iar gone in a state of intoxication
INDUCED in obscene language in the pres
ence of ladies, to the shame and disgrace of
his years, while he continued to add drink
after drink as he neared his home. How
loud is the call for still stronger influences
to stay the march of the destroyer Rum.
Daniel Kellogg Jr., has retired from
the management Of the Bates House, as its
landlord. He has well administered this
excellent and popular hotel since its open
ing and has succeeded in commencing it
to public patronage in its various depart
ments, and especially in its tables, and
gained for it a favorable reputation among
travellers. 1t may be said to have been
ton. The hotel now passes into the possess
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