Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18
STATE ITEMS.

There il a married couple at Lyndon
whose ages are 1903 and 80 respectively.
LANES Piper's barn in Middlehury
ans burned on Friday night. Loss $500.
Two barns owned by d. Fuller of
STARK sboro were burned one day last week.
toy. Converse's pockets were picked
ESQ while he was standing in the depot
ot Rutland ON Wednesday.
A MIR. Squires of Rycgato has Just
,oniled up a lizard which, he thinks, has
been in his stomach for five years.
The hair offs Montpelier lady turned
while in single night, last weeN. She
fell into flour barrel.
MIR. aud Mrs Perry have settled with
the town of Irasbnrg, receiving $500 for
injuries recently sustained through defec-
tive highways.
Horse thieves are plenty in various
parts Of the State. Two have lately been
stolen in Milton, one from Mrs. Faxon
and another from J. w. Finn.
Norman Taylor, of Woodstock, the
fast man" of the 10th Vermont Regiment,
is practising his steps w-adays, and on
Two occasions last week did his three miles
i'm 10 minutes and 40 seconds.
A body, supposed To be that of Fred
erck Field ofIrasburg, who has been miss
ing for several days, was found in Lake
Memphremagog, near Derby bridge,
Thursday. The body bore marks of vio-
lencc, and the case is to be investigated.
-Diphtheria in au unusually violent
form has appeared at Corinth. Mr.. East
man lost i've children with the disease
within two weeks. Many other cases have
proved fatal, and new ones are daily APP
pearing.
-Four bears were surrounded on the
West mountain in Rochester, Windsor
county, last week Monday, but csc iped
unframed through n break in the ring.
The hunt was 10 be renewed Thursday by
II largely increased force. Bruin has been
doing great damage to the farmers in that
vicinity this season.
Thieves and pick pockets did thriv-
ing business during the State fair in Rut-
land. F. A. Parker, of the firm of Carter,
Rice 4 Co., of Boston, had his vest and SO
stolen from his room at the Bates house
A. G.. Newhall Of New York lost $l2O in
money and his watch. A Whitehall, N. Y,
man had his pocket picked of a $40 gold
watch and chain, and man from Orwell
lost his $50 gold watch.
Two freight trains on the Central Yer
mont railroad came in collision at Clare
mont last week Wednesday, and both en-
zines the Milton and the Sharon, aud ii
cars were badly smashed. The engineers
Lao, ;,,,,
ing. An investigation into the causes
which led to this collision has resulted in
the removal of the station agent at Clare
mont, c. y. Hull. aud all his help, con-
sisting of switchman and telegraph opera
tor. No blame was attached TO the train
men.
-Bevidere had a riot of no mean pro-
portions, a few nights ago. A few pew
holders Of the church there who are inter
estei in the liquor traffic, having tried
other means of breaking up the meetings
of Good Templars in the church, sent {
man who had been expelled from the
lodge to the door, and he, by giving the Sc.
cret rap, got tho room open 50 that they
could go in. The Good Templars at once
turned Out the intruders, and then began
battle with stones and brick bats in iron
of the church. The darkness soon became
so deep that the parties couldn't distin
guish friend from foe, but heroic tempe
ance woman came upon the scene will
lamps, and lighted the Templars on t'
victory. The rum party were driven from
the field. Fifteen or twenty persons wer,
wounded, one ofthe assailants 50 severed,
that he cannot recover. The church, too
was badly injured. The lodge has, q
course been strengthened by this attack
but in future the members will go to th
meetings armed with deadly weapons, an
will use them, If necessary. The Potte
family, the leaders in the riot, declar,
however, that the lodge shall not hul
another meeting.