Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-25
STATE ITEMS.

Vermont Lost 1919, 400 by fires in May.
There are now POS oranges in this state.
The forest worm is making sad ravages
in some localities in the state.
Vermont boys took The three highest
prizes at Dartmouth College last week.
Victor II. Bridgman, of Vermont, who
graduated last week at West Point, stood
eleventh in a class OF 43.
Solomon Eaton of Irasburgh has proba-
bly, the largest hop yard in Vermont. He
has 5000 hills covering ten acres.
Col. w. G. VeaZey, OF Rutland, has
been nominated Register in Bankruptcy
10 succeed Hon. A. II. Lyman, of Bennlng-
ton.
An enterprising tramp in ST. Adams.
got drunk, swore roundly at a woman be-
cause she would not give him food, broke
into two houses, and was arrested and TAX
en- TO Jail, all in few hours.
Henry Church, a respectable farmer OF
Chester, shot himself with a revolver, Fri
day night, probably killing himself instant
ly. He made his will on Thursday. Two
of his brothers committed suicide n few
years ago. lie was filty-ive wears old, un.
married, and lived all alone.
The death, by suicide, is announced of
George l.. Williams, formely Quartermas-
ter Sergeant of the Fifteenth Vermont
Regiment. After the close of the war he
engaged in business in Chicago. Some six
or seven years since, he located at Lincoln.
Neb., being one of its pioneers Unfortu,
nate business enterprises had unsettled
his mind, and led to the fatal act.
-Middlebury college has the following
programme for commencement week
Sunday, July Is, baccalaureate sermon NV
Rev. DIR. George N Boardman of Chicago
and address before the Philadelphia So
elety by Rev. DR.. George l.. Walker of
New Haven, CT. Tuesday, anniversary oF
the alumni, address by Rev. w. r, Shin
man and poem by +. d. Mussey, and
Parketian prize speaking; "Wednesday
Inauguration Of Rev. C. b. Hubert, presi,
dent-eleet, commencement exercises and
alumni dinner.
The sum OF ten thousand dollars has
been secured as permanent fund for the
State Normal School at Randolnh sinh
scribed mainly by people in Burlineton.
and by old students of the Orange County
Grammar School aud Normal School.
According to reports submitted to the
General Convention of Congregational
ministers and Churches of Vermont. held
at bennington, last week, there are in this
State l07 Congregational Churches, with
membership of Is, 500. One hundred and
iorty-two churches report $40, 34I benevo-
lent contributions during the past wear.
The number of Sunday schools of The de-
nomination is no. with I4053 pupils and
1851 officers and teachers.
"A number of boys visited a rattlesnake
den at Lake George not long ago, and can.
lured ten snakes, The largest measurIno
hy.e feet in length. One of the boys while
Tying string around a snakes neck was
pltlen. His wrist was Immediately cord
ed, and tobacco applied, and "rattlesnake
weed" Administered, when the inflamma.
ton went entirely out of his hand.
A gathering of between seven and eight
hundred ofthe friends and fellow citizens
OF the venerable DIR. Cullen Billiard. of
New Haven, VI, was held at the Doctors
residence ON Wednesday, the 10th. The
DR.. billiards. birthday, and The fact Thai
many present were indebted, in a second-
airy manner, to the Doctor for their resi-.
deneo IN this world added zest TO the pro-