Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-10-28
State Ne70S.

Hon. John Howe, recently OF Brandon,
fell dead in the street, in Poughkocpsie, N.
Y, "wednesday Oct. 10. Mr.. Howe had only
lately removed to Poughkeepsie. lie was
well known in this State, and had been lat
terly one of the Trustees of the Vermont
Reform School. lie had hardly passed the
prime of life, and his death will be greatly
regretted by all who knew him.
The report of the trustees of the VT.
University and State Agricultural College,
shows ~ students present the last year.
The annual income is a little less than Sls,-
600. The number of Ncrmonters in all the
Vt. colleges is smaller than thirty years
ago The ratio of attendance is to I4sG of
the population. OF the 212 Vermont stu
dents attending college, Dartmouth has 10;
University of Vermont, 81; Middlebury,
IS; Aiuherst, 10; and the remainder are
distributed among other colleges in the
South and West.
The directors and superintendent of the
State Prison report the whole number of
convicts in the custody of the prison au-
thoritics during the past year, to be 1875, of
whom 20 were discharged by the expira-
ton of their term of service; S by execu-
tive clenloucy, and by DEATH The pres
ont number Of convicts is SO, of whom
-i.A-isislaales. There have been two births
and four deaths, four of them of consump-
ton in the prison this year. The general
health of the convcts has been good. The
expenses have exceeded the income by So
81 1853. The superintendent ascribes this
deficit to the existing contract, by which
the labor of the convicts is let for AZ cents
per day per capita, aud which contract ex-
pires in 1871. II appears that New llamp-
shire gets 90 cents for the labor of her con-
vcts; Massachusetts, gets from 50 cents TO
Sl.O7 and Maine employs her own convicts,
yielding surplus over all running eX-
penses. The chaplain complains of the
"impolicy, not to say cruelty, Of sending
men or women 10 the prison for few
months only" lie also suggests the need
of secular instruction for the convicts.
The Burlington Free Press says: 1t is
our painful duty to record the painful acct
dent that occurred at the Rutland depot in
this city about 10 o'clock Wednesday eve
uing Oct. l9th by which the wife of Dea-
con c. Benns Of this place was instantly
killed. The daughters of Mr.. Benns were
proposing to start for New York ON the 10
O'Clock train, and Mr.. Benns and the de-
ceased accompanied them to the depot.
The deceased stepped into the car to bid
her daughters good bye, and was in the car
when the train started. 1t is supposed that
IN attempting to get Off she stepped down
between the car and the PLATFORM and los
ing her hold on the iron railing fell direct
iy Under the wheels. The night Waterman
at the station, Mr.. Mitchell, saw her fall
and attempted to save her, but only sue
decided in catching hold of her shawl which
came OIL, and remained in his hand. The
train was Immediately stopped but it was
too late, and when kind hands laid the body
upon the platform life was extinct. The
deceased was universally esteemed, and
the family have the sympathy of the entire
community in their terrible aflliction.
The report of the Trustees and Super
intendent of the Vermont Reform School
exhibited the following facts: Present
number of inmates, l02. OF this number
Franklin County furnished IL Grand Isle
County none. The causes for commitment
were: larceny, "a breach of the peace, | /;
intoxication, |; vagrancy, s; burglary, 4 /;
assault, disobedence, l malicious con-
duct, 3. OF the whole number seven did
not know the alphabet when committed.
Tine current expenses of the school the past
year, were S6,13l.62. The trustees believe
the State should make permanent arrange
ments for the accommodation Of at least 200
boys. The Superintendent recommends
that the Legislature be petitiond eto amend
the law, 50 that the sentence OF a boy, in
every instance, shall continue during his
minority, unless he shall be pardoned or
discharged.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held
at the rooms of the Company in Montpol-
Ter, Wednesday. The directors chosen for
the year ensuing were: Danl Baldwin,
Timothy p. Redheld, L. S. Camp, J. r.
"rhurston, Charles Dewey, Wash ngton
County; w. q. Sprague, Addison County;
John V. Hall, Bennington County; J. 5. H..
Weeks, Caledonia County; a. w. Allen,
Chitend II County; Chs Chase Essex Coun-
ty; \. j. Samson, Franklin County; Orange
Phelps, Grand Isle County; w. II. IL. Bins-
ham, I.amoille County; b. w. Bartholomew,
Orange County; Al. Dodge, Orleans Coun-
ty; II w Porter, Rutland County,; c. W. Wy
man, Windham County; j. A. Pollard
Windsor County. subsequently the Board
was organized by the choice of d. Baldwin,
President; It. p. Redfeld, Vice President;
Charles Dewey, Secretary; and James r.
Thurston, Treasurer.