Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-17
STATE ITEMS.

Rupert has five cheese factories.
A meeting of the State Grange is 10 lie
held at White River junction, June IL.
Tie story that the Brandon jewelry
store burglars have been caught is denied.
Luther Lucas Of 81. Johnsbury was so
hurt by a train of cars at Groton, on Fri
day, that he died in few hours.
Ludlow has appropriated $500 for its
centennial celebration, which takes place
on the 18th Of June Barre appropriated
81, 500 for the same purpose and on the
same day.
The VT. Methodist Annual Conference
will meet at Danville on the 22nd inst.
Bishop Peck presides.
The house or Jurncs brown Of Ply
mouth was burned on Sunday evening, 9th
inst loss $500.
Hon. Thos. Waterman, OF johnson,
now in his 9jh year, is undoubtedly the
Oldest Free Mason in the Stale.
BY will of the late Chester Baxter OF
Sharon, the Congregational Society of that
place has recently come Into possession OF
a legacy of two thousand dollars.
Charles Sparks, an experienced collier
of Beckett, Mass, is coming to Dandy,
shortly, to superintend so men and doz-
en- kilns in their attempts to char vast for
ests owned there by Congressman Barnum
of Connecticut.
The Central Vermont railroad has made
arrangements by which Pullman cars are
to commence running from Chicago to Bos-
ton, via Montreal, on the lst of May, the
trains leaving Montreal about : p. M, and
4: H. Il, a..
Junction.
st. Johnsbuiy village, which has pop
ulation of 5000, but has never yet built Il
sidewalk has contracted for brick one
with granite cuibing the whole length Of
Eastern avenue, to cost $1,000
Three fourths of the stock of manu-
factory of wood work, to cost 500, 900 and
employ 100 hands, has been subscribed at
st. J0hnsbury.
Gen. 5. b. Hazeltine, SO years Old was
elected town clerk of Bakersfield, this year,
for the 54th time in the town meeting that
elected him (by unanimous vote there
was not person who was present when he
was first chosen.
A large bay horse, with black name
and tail, who ighs about 100 pounds,
and is between seven and eight years old,
was stolen from the barn OF j. ii. Hubbard
Of franklin, on the evening of the 9TH inst.
Somebody has offered To furnish $780,
| 900 to start temperance store at Buring
| ton, but a writer in the Free Press suggests
that, instead, company be formed to eS-
tablish an institution where young people
and others who have no good homes can
f., t., Z
eral improvement
A Rutland farmer who had colt for
sale, the other day, let a couple of you 'C
men drive Off little distance to try him,
they leaving 800 and gold watch for
security, but they have not returned, while
the watch turns out TO be oroide and the
money queer"
| The house OF Ebridge Il. Rosebrooks,
of Guildhall, took fire recently, from the
burning out offs chimney, and was entirely
destroyed. A large quantity of provisions
and years supply of wood was burned.
The loss Is about 81 900 in excess of insur
| auce.
A lot Of Coventry people gave one of
their neighbors a ride on II rail, the other
day, because he had creased his wifes best
dress all over to prevent her going TO
church, and was in the habit of abusing his
family. They spared HIM coat of tar ami
feathers only on promise of better conduct
Preparations for working the gold mines
at Gaysville, are now being made and the
work will be conducted on a more cxten.
sive scale. Besides the gold, considerable
attention will be paid to the magnetic iron
| tuh oh 10 oil oil Ia 10.
and has proved, on account of its remarka-
BILE pureness and quality 10 be of consid.
cradle value.
Prof Albert ID. Ha2er, formerly our
Safe geoloSist, and late State geologist of
Missouri, is now Superintendent Of the
Washingtonian Home, retreat for inehri-
ates in Chicago. Onetenth of the money
that the city receives from liquor licenses
goes to the support OF this institution.
The shipment OF choice fiocks of sheep
from Vermont to the far West has become
quite an important industry, but never be-
fore has flock gone so far as a car load of
llS sent few days ago, from the vicinity
of Pitsford TO Washington territory, 1000
miles.
Cotton, who robbed William Wood
bury at Berlin, several days ago, has been
captured, but asks for mercy, claiming
that he was aboutto return isspoils, when
he was caught. The circumstances of the
robbery make 1t peculiarly villainous
Woodbury., an old man, lying helpless oil
his bed. Cotton went into his room, pro-
fessedly TO help him get up, but took is
money and notes, amounting to about $1,000
by force.