Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-24
STATE ITEMS.


herself in hauling logs 10 n saw-mll two
miles from home.
"A heller recently died my,teriously a,
South Dorset, ard a long needle, such as Is
used in sewing gloves, was found in f.,
stomach.
Vermont Central first mortgage bond,
sold in Boston, Monday, for q, Vermont
Central and Vermont Canado s, for IS. aad
Vermont and Canada stock for Al.
An employe of one of our Vermont
railroads wrote TO the supply Office f5i
"some more Of that red OIL" not knowing
that the color OF the lantern globe had
something TO do with the shade o the igh.
ii threw out.
The Rutland county court has granted
II divorces during the March term lbs.
closed.
A Hyde Pork man has slaughtered 80
rabbits the past winter.
A little dauShteroi Warren Lathiop If
Nershire was fatally scalded b falling into
pail of boiling suds few days ago.
A Canada man has recently found and
answered letter that was sent him from
franklin. 20 years ago, but got misplace.
A building at Rutland, owned by ;. 5.
Staley and occupied by several others. was
partially burned Friday morning; loss
$1,000, nearly covered by insurance.
Reuben Smith of Mortified, whose
wife was ugly TO him, took morphine a few
nights ago, but was kept awe a few hours
by vigorous treatment; he, however, was
not to he baked, SO, when his watchers
back was turned, lie jumped out Of the
wlndow, undressed, in the midst of ter.
rible snow-storm, and went to his barn,
where he took Il dose OF laudanum that fin.
ished him.
-The FIirbankses of ST. Juhnsburv have
received an order from the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company for "a 500 busbel
hopper-sca,es, which are TO be sci up side
by side, in the conplny's immense eleyai.
or al Locust Point, Md.
Tho stockholders OF the Central Yer.
mont railroad hold meeting for the eec.
ton OF directors at ST. Adams, Nav 10.
-Azro +. Hacket of Weslfeld got into
quarrel with his son, Frank, the other DAY,
and, threate ming to take his "bearts blood,
struck him on the head, three or four times
with heavy mallet, infiicting injuries that
may prove fatal.
-Bradford & Co.'S knitting mill at Ben
ninston, which was destroyed in January
by gas explosion, is nearly e-bui!t.
A two-storv wooden block at Rutland,
occupied by F. NJ. Smith, merchant tailor,
u Naliqueite, boots and shoes, and Mrs.
Fillmore as boarding house, was partially
burned by an incendiary fire, Friday.
%. $. Bliss, Secretary of the Vermont
Dalrymen's Association, has been eoc.el
Vice President from Vermont and mem.
Der of the Executive Council of the M
tional Agricultural Congress, which holds
It's third annual session At Atlanta, Ca, be.
ginning May 18Th.
A West Newbury man has won va
ser of SIS by eating II boxes Of sardlnes, a
quart Of raw pea beans, and POUND Of bar
soap within three DAYS.
Mrs. Joseph Smith of Salisbury died
recently, at the age Of 50, having been sick
for so years, during 80 of which she was
unable to feed herself or turn over in bed;
last summer, she read the New Testament
through, though she could not turn the
leaves herself
The chemical works OF \. c. Houch-
ton, in Stamford, were destroyed by fire,
Saturday night, 4th inst, with most Of the
material stored in them. The origin of the
hre is unknown. Loss $4,000 insured
for $4,000.
A. NJ. Goodwin Of Underhill lately
brought suit against the town of johnson
for damages sustained Ivy breaking Whit
helree on one Of the town roads. A wheel
wight testified that thirty cents would re-
pair the damages, but Mr.. Goodwin want
ed IS. Amer the case was brought to trial
he concluded 10 withdraw it, and pay bis
own costs, which amounted 10 $40.
Ten years ago Timothy Wheeler, Of
Waterbury Center, adopted a strictly veg
elarian diet, and five years ago became i'm
pressed that nature did not require So much
liquid toquenca thirst as is usually used.
The result has been that the FIRST year
thereafter he went SO days without taking
any liquids into his system, the second
year 10 days, the third 1870, the fourth no,
ana up to Thursday of last week he had
gone 22S days In the fifth year without
drinking anything whatsoever.