Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-07-23
STATE ITEMS.

- a new national bank is soon 10 be or
ganized in Burlington.
The next class OF the University Of
Vermont at Burlington promise, to num-
Der about 3d. including six young women.
1t is said that a recent storm in Wealth
erstield killed 500 sheep that had Just been
turned out from shearing.
The post office at Milton wa, entered
by burglars, Thursday night of last week,
and robbed Of about $50 in change aud pos.
tage STAMPS. There Is no clue TO the
robbers.
The Star Btse Bail club, OF Pawlet,
offer to play any club in The State for 500
or $500 side, and have come out in chal-
lenge in the Rutland Icrdld 20 that effect.
The first regatta ever held ON Lake
Champlain, or, in fact, ia the state, came
of at Burlington, Friday, when II yachts
contested in a 20 mile race tor prizes Of
$50 and S2j. followed by tub and rowing
races.
A terrific hil-s,orm passed over
Springfield. Friday afternoon, and, though
il lasted only haitian hour, the ground was
covered with hail-s,uncs The size Of small
walnuis O The depth of two inches. gar
dens we're destroyed, and one man had 40
chickens killed.
a worm, or slug, is ealing The leaves
Of The young peartreos in Grand Isle, and
hundreds Of trees have already been de-
suoyed. The worm is of a green color
with a large head, a thick tapering body
holds tenacously to the leaf and is a rapid
feeder.
Gay Brothers and L. b. Kimball are
building button factory at Gaysville,
which will give employment 10 50 or 100
bands.
DIR. james l.. Little has been elected 10
the chair of surgery in the University Of
Vermont, made vacant by the resignation
Of Prof Benjamin Howard.
And now the boating fever has brohen
out among the students Of the University
OF Vermont, who have organized rowing
club and will procure boats and n suia-
BILE boa-house.
A fock Of hens in Fairhaven have
been fed so much ON raw meat that they
Kill and eat all the young chickens that
come among them.
An unknown Frenchman, while drv-
ing between Winooslii and Essex, the 9TH
err day, leaned over The dashboard to whip
his horse, when the animal kicked him in
the chest, killing him Instantly.
A public examination was begun at
81. Adams, Tuesday, into the murder Of
Marietta Ball, last July at the solicitation
of George G. Smith, son of eX-Gov. Smith,
whose name has been used in connection
with the tragedy.
The United States Treasurer has noti-
fed the Barre National Bank, recently
robbed Of $500 in unsigned notes, that, in
o'der TO prevent the passing Of the same,
no additional notes of the denomination Of
| $40 and $50 will be issued to the bank, and
that all notes outstanding Of these donomi-
nations shall be returned.
There is a slight revival Of the lumber
trade at Burlington. Shepard Davis & Co.
having sold over 1000 900 feet, last month
aud now are filling orders for Melbourne,
Australia, and Cape Town, South Africa,
while Weston, Greene & Co., sold about
the same amount, last month, and are now
filling orders for 10000 feet for Cam
ton, China, and Kew South Wales.
e. l.. Hall Of Lisbon n. H., a man pro-
Tossing 10 be thoroughly posted in gold
mining is operating in Worcester. He has
five or six hundred feet of sluice-way
built, and is said to be picking out some
very handsome Jumps, besides some nice
specimens of the finer quality, though he
has just begun to work. He has leased
quite number of farms on Minister brook
and claims TO find the precious metal ON
| every one of them.