Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-12
STATE ITEMS.

--FiNv-siX oranges have already been
organized in this Safe.
~ factory for the manufacture Of butter
from suet is to he started next spring in
Shrewsbury, Tor the Boston market
The Wallngiord cheese factory has
iaadcuno hundred land twenty-five thousand
pounds OF cheese the past season.
Goo. NJ. Clark, of Felchvile, the we'll
known minstrel man aud circus clown, is
lccturing about his extensive travels.
Samuel j. West, Jr., h been appoint
cd postmaster at Arlington, vice Samuel
NJ. West, deceased.
-Andover, with II valuation of about
$50, 600, has expended over $4,000 upon
her highways since the freshet of 1865.
-Llto Vermont patents: Simnol Keyes,
Bennington, Steam Boiler Furnace. Lsu-
rent Ruel, St. Johnsbury, Apparatus for
Heating and Illuminating.
The Fairbanks Scale Works, at st.
Johnsbury, are now running only three
weeks ont OF four, and wages have been re-
daccd ten per cent.
Aaron Bayard. one OF the early settlers
of Peru, died on saturday, nearly ninety
six years OF age, The Oldest person in town.
There were bul six families in town when
he moved into it.
Five hundred sheep. at least, haze been
killed in Bennington since November 1st,
because il is more profitable to sell their
pcts than to purchase proyenicr to winter
them on.
ID. T.. Boyden, OF Waitsheld, has been
appointed Deputy Of the State Grange for
Orange, Washington, Windsor and Wind
ham counties, and will be ready TO lecture
and organize oranges in those counties up
on application.
they are pushing the liquo. prosecu-
tons in Woodstock; to the full extent of the
law. The latest from the scene Of conflict
is that the Grand Jury has reported to
Court, finding twenty-five true bills. The
total OF ''liquor Witnesses who have testi-
lied is given as one hundred and sixty.
The Sigel brothers, German peddlers,
who re emily represented themselves TO
have been robbed in PIw!et, have been ar
rested by their New York creditors. as the
goods reported stolen have been found
where The brothers conceded them with
fraudulent intent.
-Fukai Taich, a native Of Ycddo, Japan
is at Remington, learning to run a knit
ting machine Mr.. Taich is one of the
Number sent 10 this country about nine
,nonths ago 10 get acquainted with ma
"hinery.
The Wntc. term OF the county cOnr
commenced ut Bennington, on Tuesday o
last week, Judge Wheeler presiding. Their
are 2Ci cases on the docket, Of which II arr
criminal. The court house has been com
petelv remudeled a:.d is moss one of tn
best in the State.
"A blin belonging to John Smith c
Swanton was sci on fire by the explosion o
Il Kerosene lantern, Tuesday morning {
last week. aud in trying 10 save his proper
~ Mr.. Smith was burned to death. Tw
COWS, f ur horses and 10 sheep were dc
stroyed.
The body OF Mrs. Ann ) nay of Wall
o0msal was found near Bennington, Tue,
day night Of last week, frozen still, and tn
woman having apparently been robbie
and outraged, Sh" was employed in mi
at Walouln.al, and had been paid of
Monday, receiving $50, and was seen o
the cars somewhat intoxicated. Monda
night. She lefl the train at State line an
started bacl; for WalloUnIsal followed by
fellow named Charles Green, who has bee
arrested and con fcsscs the deed.
In the cilicc of the Ca'edoniln at )
Jobnsbury, there is curious piece
mechanism. 1t is a glass bottle, inside
which is a round table, very nearly tillr
the diameter of the bottle. On the table
cask made of slaves, with brass hool
and head in each end. In the nose of Il
bottle is a wooden stoppc nelrly hllir
the space, and this is keyed in on the i
side and pinned. The table and miuiatu
barrel had 10 be set up inside the bolt
and glued together. This piece Of paie
work was done by Nat Annis af PLssum
sic. an empioyc at tho scale works.