Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-09
STATE ITEMS.


MIR. Ann ?. Gilchrisi Of McIndoe'.
Fails. a lively matron q . year., wen,
coasiing few days ago aud enjoyed the
sport a. much - any Of the parry, Juggling
her own sled up bill.
The people Of Tresoyti are greatly wor.
ried by the depredsiioDs d Wild cats. which
have carried OF sheep and seese, and have
even come around the dwellings. The
deep snow in The woods has forced them 10
the settlements Tor food.
A Mrs. Little died At Nonklyn. on the
9th nit. At the remarkable age Of lO7
year..
The wo.kmen In the cDpper mines a,
wolooti have sunk shan. six fee; by ten.
81 feet into the syli1 rock. aud are taking
out ore With from 10 10 - per oeni of pure
copper. The miners are 70 work for
Montreal company, aud a-e 10 10 $1,000
worth Of work 90 = couiraf. ssd. Il found
profitable, they are 10 have the property
for 5000.
Theodore TillOn hss l,eeu invited to
deliver The address 81 The Horrisville
Fourth ofJuly celebration.
The residence % Col. Gc1. 4. Merrill.
in Ratlaud, va, entered toy hnrgisrs one
nigh. last week and jewels and CHER val.
usJies worth Al lessi s2j0 wcre stolen.
-Nsjor 4. u. Valentine has given So.
o. 10 Tire Bennington graded school d..
trici, a. permanent and. the interest Of
which Is 20 i'e need for prpv!jins addition
al ieientr- auj lppass.us f.r tie use oi tue
schoa'
All Lls.on. saturday,. Connecticut and
P4ssumi->.r rsi'rYsd siocs. preferred. did
al COT Vernon, aud Canada. 5pl. aud ~
shares % Vermont Central were soid for
81 for the lot. about y cent. per share.
Sheriff Maxwell Of Troy. y. T.. had
Occasion % visit Governor PacE al Jericho.
last week, 10 get q requisition Tor All King.
the Chinese bigamist, and found His tx
/ eellency engaged in perusing a law book
/ by The friendly aid Il the fiful CLEAN Of
two isllow dips. in tin caudlcsiicks. Tie
Governor promptly transacted his bust.
ness. and returned 10 bis reading.
In order 10 get a letter from Wsteryille
/ to Bakersfield, a distance Of seven mics, il
I has to travel a distance of sixiy-tbiee
miles. aud it takes two full days to sccom-
I plish the journey.
Last Thursday morning two gentle
men crossed from Plsttsbnrgh 10 Sbelburn
| Point straight across the broad lake and
/ found the ice in COOL condition, which j.
| something remarkable for this time Of The
! year. though not remarkable for this par
/ ticular year.
Quite a controversy j. going on a. to
whether or not the Montpelier firemen in
| dulged too freely 10 the juice OF The corn
at the recent great FIRE in that village.
some Of the Montpelier papers indignant
| ~ denied the story, but now a correspond
eni Of The Freeman says: "Disinierested
persons, not residents Of Montpelier. who
were on the ground taking their own Oh
servaiions, have stated that there was no
question hot that the fire could have been
controlled long before it was, but for 50
much drunkenness. II is a question Of
deep Interest, whether any good can come
OF disowning 30 unwelcoIne a discovery,
that, in the greatest extremity of Peril, the
people OF any place are at the mercy Of
rum and its dealers. The fact that amer the
first fire, whiskey became more plentiful
than water, and its effects, Plainly seen.
even among boys, made the destruction by
IRE seem Of little importance compared
with 50 sad and sickening a spectacle.