Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-09-10
STATE ITEMS.

Joseph G. Mckenzie of WoodsiocL r.,
IA sheep killed recently by James II,.a.
tvs dog. lie tracked the eur homo aa,
shot him dead in his owners barn. ''
Harvey Rickett of Whiting fell in fran.
of a moving machine Wednesday ons
was so badly cut by the knives tia, Nv
would have bled TO death had not the c,n
ductor of passing train, seeing the condi.
ton of things, stopped the cars, bound n,
his wounds aud carried him home.
Mr.. JED Hyde, a farmer residing f.,
Eas; Georgia, in attempting to cross tbs
Railroad track at Milton Falls, Tmisd,r
morning, was struck 10y a flcigh, train
and seriously if not fatally injured.
The executive committee Of the Y NJ
Christian Association have issued @ rcni,.
announcing the programme of proceedip,.
for their Ninth Annual State c inyenlion
TO be held at Royalton VT, commepcin,
Monday evening, Sept. ID, aud closing
Wednesday Sept Is.
Vermont is coming up, as a miri,,
county. Lead aud strong indications ~
silver have been discovered Oh several
farms in Harlland, aud parties are org,n;.
zing for immediate work in deyeloniny
the mines. There is said 10 he every indi.
cation Of profitable returns 10 the discov.
erers.
The body of David Davis, Lahore,
from st. JOhnsbury, was found in lbe
woods in Danville, last week. lie had
been working in Walden, and started for
home over a mountainous road some len
days ago, with $50 in his pocket. The
body was badly decomposed and the mon.
ey was gone. He was probably shot by
tramps.
-Homan Magoon of Troy, Is years Old
was recently attacked with bleeding at the
nose, which continued without cessation
for several days aud finally resulted in his
death.
Mr. Albert Campbell Of Weston, wept
out fishing a few days ago in Mount Tabor.
While he was busily engaged in making
his way up stream he noticed furiou,
paving in the water in the shadow OF
tree few feet ahead. He seized a cub
ran toward the spot, jumped upoh the log
and just as he did SO the nose Of large
DldNh bIh was bhFhtu dDDNt tue waller
and was being rapidly followed by the
body. In a moment he raised his club
and struck r severe blow across the pro.
truding nose. To his establishment the
bear fell over dead without struggle. Mr..
Campbell was so overcome with excite.
ment and became so weak that he was obi.
ged 10 lie down awhile. After recovering
his strength he procured assistance and the
bear was taken out and proved to be large
one, weighing 400 pounds.
Tic latest gold discovery is that of a
mine in Berkshire. Mr.. Chapman. con.
nected with the NewbIryport mines in
Mass. has purchased the property. lie
says it is rich in gold and copper. The
specimens thus far found will yield $50 Of
gold TO the ton and 80 per cent. of COPPER.
Everything is favorable TO the working Of
the new lead. 1t is situated within half a
mile of the Canada line in TIE town Of Berk-
shire, six miles from Richford, on The
Southeastern Counties Railway, in acces, u
BILE fields. The discovery of the copper is
of course no surprise, as that metal has
been found in large quantities all through
the adjacent region for some time, and in
seme places the leads have been worked TO
great advantage.