Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-09-05
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a reunion at st. Johnsbury, September 20.
-Jerico boasts the largest cheese factory
in the State. 1t sends out about 1000 pounds
OF cheese from 10000 pounds of milk, daily.
Bears are getting quite bold in the
northern part of the State. quite num-
Der of sheep have been killed by them in
Richmond and vicinity.
The report that the Central Vermont
Railroad Company have secured control of
the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad is
denied.
Henry Forward, driver of ST. Adams
coal cart, has fallen heir to S32, 900 by the
death of an uncle in England. A brother
gets as much more.
The proprietors of the Burlington Free
Press have enlarged their quarters by ad-
ding a story to their block, making four,
and extending il II feet in the rear.
The Central Vermont engineers claim
the champion belt for heavy weights. or
the 90 running between Essex Junction
and Bellows Falls, II weigh over 1870, and
10 over 200 pounds.
The barn of Alfred Harris, of Morris
town, was destroyed by fire, caused by
lightning, on Friday last, 22d ult. The los
was about $500. Insurance, s222 The
house was somewhat damaged as was also
the furniture.
Gold has been found in a brook seven
miles from Rutland, as it is in small guam
titles in many mouutafn stre'ims in Yer
mont The Herald says one man has OBJ
tanned over 500 of the precious dust, and
others are trying their luck.
The docket of the September term of
the Rutland county court contains 400 civil
cases left over from the last term, 25 Grim
inal, and % suits in equity. Some of them
have been going on for 80 years, and two
have had but one side Represented for over
20 years.
A meeting of dairyn.en and farmers
will he held at village hail, Rutland, dur
ing the State Fair to consult upon the prop
err means of protection against impositions
being practised upon them by patent right
humbugs.
| The druggists of the Stale meet in con-
vention at Burlington, September "a and 25.
The question of adopting some plan to
raise the standard of knowledge and expe-
rience of compounders of prescriptions
will be earnestly discussed
| Burlington has five steam saw-mills,
with capacity of dressing from S,0O0,O0
to 10000, 600 feet of lumber per month The
amount of capital now invested in real es
tate, docks, mills, machinery and fixtures
is estimated at 500, 600, 900, and the railroad
freight-blls are about 100000 per year.
A brakeman on the Central Vermont
railroad was instantly killed on the 9th
ult., by being knocked from the train while
in motion by a bridge near Bartonsvile. His
name was Myron Stewart, aged about
twenty years. He was a son of Thomas
Stewart of East Clarendon.
Rev. Ammi Nichols of Braintree, died
Sunday night, Aug. "A. He was settled
over the Congregational church in Brain
tree. Septem Der %, 1907, having begun 10
preach there the year before. After long
pastorate he was dismissed to go West
but about twenty years ago returned to
Braintree to his old charge. He was never
re-installed, but preached Until within two
years, with more or less regularity. He
He died of cancer at the age of " years,
being the oldest minister in Vermont.
The grand encampment of the Odd
Fellows of the state held their third annual
session at Rutland, on the Goth ult., and
elected the following officers NJ. w. G. p,
Rev. L. w. Brigham of Whately, Mass. !;
G.. p, Jabez Baker of Montpelier; G. S.
W., John Retting of Brattleboro G.S., n.
f. Rider of Middlebury G. j. W., n. C.
Hyde Of Poultney. II. r. Dyer of Rut-
land was chosen grand representative 10
the grand lodge of the United States. The
report of the order shows 227 members, Of
whom 80 were admitted, last year.
The Central Vermont Railroad Com
pany have accepted the resignation OF Gyles
Merrill, as general superintendent of the
Central and connected roads, and John w.
Hobart, general freight agent and master
of transportation, has been appointed gen.
eral superintendent in his place. Mr.. Mer-
rill occupied the position for fourteen years,
with great credit. The appointment of Mr..
Hobart il the best that could have been
made, and gives general satisfaction.
A good story is told of Judge of the
Municipal Court at Rutland puring the
recent military reunion in that city man
was arraigncd for drunk enness. The Judge
squinted bengnantly through his specta-
cles and said, "You got drunk didn't your"
eyes sir; / confess l did" "Well, you
came here to celebrate, 1 suppose-you are
one of the soldiers, aren't you p "Yes,
your honor, but claim nothing on that
account" "Well, sir, law or no law, | feel
more like thanking you for what you once
did than filming you for what you have now
done, so you may co.