Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-24
STATE ITEMS.

An Irlshman named william Adams,
who has lived In this country for about
nine years, died at Shrewsbury, on the |
14th, aged 90 years and 10 moaths' His
death furnishes material Tor another anti
tobacco tract, for II resulted from cancer
on the lip caused by almost incessant
smoking.
Burlington complains that Its water,
though drawn from Lake Champlain, IL 80
bad that II p an active cause In producing
many Of tho mAladles which prevail there
In the summer.
Windsor county IL b. have a bolt from
the regular republican nominations, mass
convention having been called at Wood
stock, August is. There ls also talk OF
bolt In Lamollle county.
The Windsor county democrats have
nominated for senators Samuel II. Stocker
Of Windsor, Ebenezer Bridge OF Pomfret,
and Royal Topper OF Rochester.
The region around 81. Adams Is over
run with French Canadlans seeking work
in the hay felds.
Capt. Joel c. Baker, who has been cd
itor ofthe Rutland Herald for year past,
has resigned that position, to take effoct
the last Of August, and will then resume
the practice Of Law.
The Faltbankses have just been ship
ping $4,000 worth VI scales from ST. Johus-
bury 10 Russia, and their product for the
irst six months VI 1874 fpots up 23,s4O
scales, with a larger per cent Of truck and
hay scales, than ever before.
The Burlington Free Press advises the
teaching Of French In the public schools Of
that place for the benefit NJ the French pop
ulstion, declaring that the number Of chill
dren Of French parents within tn" city
limits Is greater than those OF "American,"
Scotch, English and German parentage
counted together.
| A son Of Curtis Hubbard Of Swanton,
10 years OF age, was taken suddenly crazy,
while al work in The field, The other day,
from over-exertion Of both mind and body.
A son OF J. W. Adams Of Stowe, II
years old was killed by the lightning dur
ing a recent thunderstorm, on the feather
bed upon which he had sought safety.
ST. Johnsbury has abolished its high
school, and will give scholars three years
at the academy In its stead, the district pay
ing the tuition bills.
Justice B. w. Marshall OF Rutland has
decided that rhubarb wine ls not intoxicat-
ing within the meaning o. the statute.
Twenty -one young men we're e1amin-
ed and admitted to the University Of Yer
mont at last weeks examinations. and 1t il
believed that the next class will number
40, which Is great Increase on the average
number.
A meeting called 10 Rutland to consid
er the subject OF soldiers monument /,
said to have been attended by only one
, person.
A little son Of Ed Norris Of Alburgh
about i've years old, was poisoned by
swallowing q weed or bug on some sorre
which he had been eating In the woods
He lived but few hours.
Burlington has secured the bulk OF ID,
$500 1t is raising to dsfray the expenses o
> the annual soldiers reunion, which is t,
3 take place there this year, and promises t.
y be a success.
= On Sunday afternoon, while bathing II
n the Misslsquol river, at swanton, tw
: French boys named Labarse, were drown
y ed In tempting to rescue another La
from sinking In the quieksand.
: The encil mill At Castleton, which Ia
D been id for three or four years, is nov
II being put in running order, under III
name and nrm Of the Vermont slate an
E. pencil company, and will soon lie tnrnin
l. out So, 900 pencils day.
The Dartmouth college crew arrive
In Rutland Monday evening, on their wa
back from Saratoga, and were given a sur
n | mar hv The nj m m nj nj th0 erlIaoa vho liV
81 in the town.
?, New hay is selling at ST. Adams I
4, from SIS to tl7 per ton.