Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-09-17

GREAT FIRE AT MIDDLEBuRY,

asttous conflagration early last Saturday
morning. The fire broke ont about one
O'Clock in the paper-mill, and communica.
ted thence 10 the fine block of stores On
Ma Street, IN front of the papcr-mill,
and speedily destroyed ii. Its prosres,
was so rapid that comparatively little was
saved from the stores. The lire spread (,
the door factory occupied by w. w. Swim
ey, and the lighthouse, both OF which were
entirely consumed. The flames next COM
municaled 10 the Office of the Middlebury
Wo1llen Company, aud thence to William
Shades millinery store and across The stree,
from La ne & Clay's block 10 the Nichols
brick block, and thence to MacLeod's
building, the out. buildings in rear, Ad-
amss brick block, the old Bushnell house
all these buildings were burned 10 the
ground. Help was telegraphed for from
abroad, and fire companies from Bur!ing-
ton and Rutland reached Middlebufy about
o'clock, ut not until the progress Of the
flames had been stayed. The remaining
business portion OF the town was saved on
ly by checking the conflagration at the
river. The loss is estimated at $50, 600 and
the insurance at $50, 900.
M. f. Smith OF Gsysville, has failed
for $4,000.
The State Fair at Rutland opened au-
spiciously on Tuesday.
A Rutland man has won $1,000 in a
wrestling match at San Jose, Cal.
The main building of Aliens marble
and marbleized slate establishment at Fair.
haven, with the machinery and a large
stock of finished work, was DESTROYED by
FIRE, Friday night. Loss S25, 200; insured
for sl2,O 900.
The house of Charles Morse of Roches-
ter Hollow was entered by burglars Salur-
day night, and robbed Of $500 in bonds
and $3.50 in bills.
Horace f. Stoughton, freight agent on
the Central Vermont railroad, was knock
ed from train by bridge near Mont.
Pelier, Friday, and instantly killed.
An "amoosin little cuss' is young
seal kept in Gov. Smiths fountain basin at
81 Adams. He fu finishes the folks with no
end of entertainment by dealing with the
fish given TO him for food as a cat does with
a mouse, but he makes lots of trouble by
escaping and always taking bee line in
the direction of the nearest salt water
whenever he can.
The Stale Normal School at Randolph
opened its fall term with 100 scholars.
-Pasehal p. Ripley, late publisher of the
Green Mountain Herald. at Randolph, has
been awarded $1,000 damages against the
town of Randolph for injuries sustained
from defective highway. =
1t is expected that the Reform School
buildings at Vergennes will he completed
aud everything in readiness for the whole
school-some ninety odd pupils--by the
last of September.
The residence OF Augustus w. Daniels
in West Salisbury was entered by burglars
Wednesday night OF last week, and Sl6O
taken. George a. Scarborough, who is sup
posed to have committed the burglary, has
been arrested.
Two boys named Williams, each about
nine years old, are under arrest at Rutland
for stealing from a safe In broad daylight,a
purse containing over 5000.
Henry Damon of Rutland, 90 years old
who was sentenced to the state prison for
life in 1880 for killing his wife, was killed
by falling down stairs in the prison, a few
days ago.
Perhaps the only widow of revolu-
Iionary soldier in the state is Mrs. Sarah
Wilson of Randolph, 90 years old, whose
husband was 80 years her senior and who
IS still in good health and retains her lacul-
lies.
During hard thunder storm at Bar.
.on, the other night, bolt fell into Allen
Stockwell's pasture, killing several
COWS, one OK, one yearling and fourteen
sheep, worth in all about $500.
Women are rapidly learning their
tights, and knowing, dare maintain them.
Hitherto wicked boys have had monopoly
If the pear-stealiug business, but the other
hight some women were detected in the
'ttempt. There is no saying what branch
II honest industry they will undertake.
leNt.-BurttnJtoR Free Press.
The wrong man is sometimes hanged,
ma II has just come out that the wrong
nan was Imprisoned several years at
windsor, nearly half century ago, for
Obbing the old Windsor bank of $50 900.
Thomas Emerson, the president, was con-
iicted and served n sentence, and died I'M
Ter The imputaliOn of guilt but, this week,
while repairs were going on in The house
occupied by the cashier, the miss
ng money was found, proving plainly
nough that The latter was the real crmi-