Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-18
State Meas.

The horse distemper has broken out in
several towns in Rutland county.
The university of Vermont ut Burling-
ton has seven female students.
The Vermont Central railroad paid tho
interest at pei cent. on the lease of the
Addison road last week.
A farmer at East Albany, ding potatoes
all one day last week, and secured eight
bushels of sound ones, the rest being rot
ten.
Bears abound in Victory and West
field. one bear, rather than be caught, re-
Gently left his leg twisted off above the
gambrel joint, in trap.
Two barns filled with hay and grain
One belonged TO Mrs. Rebecca Northrop
and the other 10 Joel Hurlburt.
John Cummings, a member of the Sha-
ker Society, was lately robbed of about
$500 in currency and 5000 in checks, at the
house of L. f. Brooks, West Hartford.
Frank McGinty, 81. Adams boy of
IA, was killed on Saturday, while squirrel
hunting, by the accidental discharge of his
gun, which he was carelessly handling
Official statements show the deficit in
the accounts of Gen. Stannard, late collec-
tor of customs at Burlington, to DO between
$4,000 and $4,000. The trial takes place
at Burlington in December
The first snow of the season fell on
Monday night and Tuesday morning. In
the towns of Ludlow, Mount Holly, Wal
lingford and Shrewsbury the grou nd was
white at 0 o'clock, A. NJ.
Miss Eliza NJ. Clark, who has for Il
number of years filled the Office of super
intendent of common schools in BenninS-
ton, has resigned and accepted 4 position
as preceptress of the Troy High School.
The Boston Traveller says Mr.. Wilbur,
the present Treasurer of the Vermont Cen
trail is expected TO resign, and his place
| will be filled by a gentleman who holds a
prominent position on State Street.
Tho Republican District Convention
| for the nomination of a candidate for Con-
gfess and Presidential elector for the First
District, is to be held at Rutland on We'd
nesday, Oct. %.
| Edgar Smith of MarshhelG, attempted
TO grease circular saw while running
and the saw being heated, a piece of meal
used for the operation, stuck fast, and the
result was the severing of all the fingers
and the thumb close to the hand.
Rev. Simon Parmelee, ID. D., now in
the ninety-flrst year of his age, few sun
days ago preached the sixty-fourth ami
yersarv sermon of his settlement in West
ford. Not one of his first congregation is
to his knowledge, now living.
David Mckenzie of st. Adams, Gen
eral Baggage Agent of the Vermont Cen
trail Railroad, while on a visit to Deputy
Sheriff Barton of Charlotte, Monday, capt
ured alive an enormous gray eagle, meas
uring seven and half feet from tip to tip
The well known horse "Rutland Nor
GAM. valued at $4,000, and owned by Geo
III. Cole OF Chester and Abel Brothers o
Orwell, has just died from injuries received
last summer at Weston, N. Y. The insur
ance on the horse expired just before h
received the injuries which caused hi
death.
| 1t has been asceriained that the poison
from which the Perrin family, of Barnard
recently suffered so severely, and from tn
effects OF which Mrs. Perrin died, instea'
of having been in the water that cam
through lead pipe as was supposed, was II
some pickles that had been stored in
brown earlhen jar which had been in us
for many years. Some vinegar after hav
ing stood in the jar two months was sent Il
DR.. Crosby, of Hanover, to be analysed
and was found to contain an ounce and owe
of sulphate of lead 10 each gallon of vine
gar.