Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-02-06
SIhIE lIEMS.

Rev. George y. Webber, LII. D., of
Middlebury College, has accepted the call
to become the successor of Rev. DIR. Vincent
of the First Presbyterian Church, of Troy,
n. Y.
Late Vermont patents: Curtis Orange
Luce, Brandon, Horse Hay Rake. (Taree
Patents y George d. Blaisdell, Cambridge,
Tucker for Sewing Machine. Thaddeus
+ an I"-Ie ST. Johnsbury, Platform Scales.
(Reissue.)
Mrs. George Emory, Il worthy roman
whose husband enlisted from Irasburgh,
and who died from starvation in one OF the
rebel dens, has lately received $1,000 FROM
the government in back pay and pension.
She has lately lived in Eden, and all the
long, weary years since 1864 with five or
six small children TO feed and clothc.
The dwelling house Of Michael Quirk,
Of Cavendish, was entirely consumed by
lire about one o'clock on the morning Of
Jan. 9th, and so rapid was the progress of
the flames that only one bed was saved
from all the furniture. Mr.. Quirk and
wife were the only occupants. The cause
Of the fire is unknown.
-- The panic struck Midd!ebury, week
before last, according 10 the Register, and
credting Il c rumUrs afioat, the whole town
was going to smash. As it was three men
made assignments, and half dozen suits
were brought against other parties. Those
making assignments were George Ham
mond, +. K. Clay and Toussant Kidder.
The paper company which failed short
time ago, it is thought, will make some ar
ran2emeut with creditors, reorganize, and
60 on with business as before.
S. c. Burnham, Of Hancock, while
recently unyoking his oxen, had the mis-
fortue 10 slip, which caused them to run,
dragging him after the II in no easy man
ner. His thumb caught in the hook of the
cable chain, and before assistance came to
his reliei II was completely severed from
his hand At the first joint, pulling out two
tondons a foot or more in length. lie also
received severe Injury in the head from
kick of one of the animals.
There is considerable anxiety among
the business men of st. JOhnsbury, several
firms having failed. The Fairbanks scale
works are doing about half their usual
business ut this season of the year. The
OItldlu uHN OEutuSbulE Ihlllpdu -.lblis
are running eight hours day, and some of
the manufactures have suspended tempo
rarily. So says report.
A smart old mau is Eden Hill, of Wa
terbury Centre, who though 81 years old,
has during the past season cut, split and
piled, 40 cords of four foot wood cut and
peeled Ii hemlOck trees split 10 cords of
short wood; done one-halfof the work in
a sugar-place Of one hundred and twenty
five trees; worked five days in hayng !;
husked corn days worked 4 days dig
ging potatoes sawed II cords of feet
wood, and split and piled the same; done
the work in large garden; cut nearly
enough hay to winter one COW, and drove
his COW one mile to pasture each day through
the summer; and has hewed four thirty
foot sticks Of timber; beside the thousand
and one little chores that no minute can be
made of.
While new railroad bridge over the
Winooski river near Waterbury, was being
tested on Saturday afternoon by Gov. Smith,
Superintendent Hobart and several railroad
officials, the western span fell into the riv-
er, 80 feet, carrying four freight cars load
ed with iron, and weighing 2lS tons. Two
laborers, one standing on a car and the
other OF the bridge, also went down, but
marvelously escaped death. One had q
collar-bone broken, while the other re-
ceived only slight bruises. The accident
was due to the breaking of the chord Of a
span, which is thought TO have been caused
by defect in the iron. The loss, which is
heavy, falls upon the contractor, Mr.. Hewins
of Boston, the bridge not having been ae-
cepted by the railroad company. The
bridge was of the pattern known as the
Pratt plan,