Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-31
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32d bear last week.
The university of Vermont at Burllng-
ton has 80 freshmen, the largest class for IL
years.
The Cavendish post-ofice was robbed
Of $3.50 in money and stamps OIL the night
of the 2ls,
-Dipthera of virulent type Is prevail
ing OF West Castleton and in several other
localities.
Charles II. Weeks, of Canaan, has
raised the present year. on his own farm,
eight thousand bushels of potatoes.
Miss Betsey Molchet, aged so, drowned
herself at Manchester, few days since, for
reasons known only TO herself.
"A Middlebury girl visiting in Rutland
q few days since, rode home ON horseback,
distance Of "a miles, without leaving the
saddle.
Half dozen Montpelier druggists and
eating-house keepers have paid up OH their
indictments for liquor selling, the bills
ranging from Sl20 to 5000 each.
The new academy at st. Johnsbury is
to be dedicated October 81, and President
Buckham Of Burlington university will
deliver the address.
Charles Berry, aged 50, committed sui
eide, by cutting his throat at Bethel, Oct.
10Th. Grief at the death of his father was
the cause.
MIR. Thos. Pierce, the first white male
child born in the town of Georgia, died
suddenly at his residence in West Georgia,
Tuesday evening, Oct. 2lst, in his seth
year.
There was shipped from Georgia depot,
from the first of July, 1872, to the irst of
July, 1878, IL, LOG tubs of butter, weighing
| zoos pounds, which could not be valued
at less than S230,000.
"A young man in Chester, 40 years ago,
fed, rested and aided on her way woman
he found taking on by the road side, and
having had good luck since, and also hav-
ing died, she has left him $4,000.
The house and barn of Henry Flanders,
situated half way between Sharon and
Stafford, were recently destroyed by fire,
with almost all their contents. Loss be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000. Insurance $1,000.
The agricultural college of the Vermont
University has an energetic president a
faculty ofcompetent professors, cabinets and
implements of all sorts, everything that
could be desired for the successful teaching
of agricutsre-except students.
The Hon. Daniel Baldwin has been
President Of the Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance Company thirty-one years, and
James Il. Thurston its Treasurer thirty
years. The Hon. Joseph Poland has been
Secretary of the Farmers Insurance Com
| fvvo haa Can al
Wells, Esq, been its Treasurer for The same
period.
The Bennington and Glastonbury rail-
road is certainly proving to be a benefit to
the towns it passes through. Facilities for
nearly every branch of business are ncreas-
ed, especially in the wood, lumber and coal
trade. Not one year will elapse ere it will
be extended across the mountain, and then
the whole thin3 will be more remunerativc
than ever. The route has been surveyed
and found to be feasible one.
The store an, dwelling house of Alfred
Alexander, at Evansville was destroyed by
fire during the night of the l4lh inst. In
sured in the Vermont Mutual for $1,000.
The town of WallingCord celebrated its
centennial anniversary on Wednesday of
last week. During the exercises Mr.. JOS
eph Haskill Of East Wallngford, man
ninety-four years old, came upon the stand
and saug song, "rhe Building of Solo
mons Temple" with considerable vigor,
but few minutes afterward fell down
dead.
VIM. L. Wellington's barn in Ran
dolph was burned on the evening of the
2lst inst, together with six cows, two hors-
es, four hogs, and large quantity OF corn
and hay. The loss was about $500 with
800 insurance. The fire was probably in
cendiary.
The Trojan marble company has been
organized at Brandon with a capital of $780,
900. The stock is mostly owned in Troy,
n. Y.
Three barns belonging TO Gopher Tut
tie of Weatherstield were burned early
Sunday morning. together with 200 bushels
of corn and this years crop of tobacco |;
loss $1,000; insured for 500. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by some
cramps who were foraging for their hors-
| es.
Henry Befuc, FrenchnIan at St.
Johnsbury, was probably fatally injured
Oct 22d, by the accidental discharge Of a
pistol the ball entering his stomach.
The Central Railroad Company have
decided to build the Montpelier and Barre
railroad, six miles in length, provided
Barre gives $50 900 toward the enterprise.
Moran & Donnely's carriage factory
and blacksmith shop at Fairfield were
burned Thursday night, October 23d. Moth
ing was saved. Loss, $1,000; insured for
$1,000.
Bennington village has voted to build
a s25, 900 graded school-house, the contract
to be let forthwith.
A man at Montgomery Centre has re-
covered sG5 from a blacksmith for damag-
ing horse in shoeing him, last spring.
Mrs. Hooper of Benson, SO years old,
united with the Congregational church last
Sunday, at a special communion held at
her house. She has 81 descendants.
w. A. Rock wood, an employe of the
Burlington express office, was knocked
down and severely injured, while return
ing from the steamer to the office, Monday
night, by man who snatched up the bag
he was carrying ana ran. Tno Los vvu-
tanned packages of money 10 the amount OF
S52S.sO.
The FLOATING gin-mill'' which has piled
between Benson and Putnam, all summer,
supplying liquor to the railroad employees,
was boarded by the railroad officials, last
week, cleared of its valuables and set on
fire. Seymour Bassett, the proprietor of
the concern. came up in boat as they were
preparing to leave the craft, and fired into
the crowd on board, who promptly return
ed his fire, and Bassett cried ont that he