Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-30
STATE ITEMS.

"A mass grange convention will he held
at Bennington, May 4, at 10 a. m. All
members of oranges in Now Hampshire,
Massachusetts and New York are especial
ly invited to attend. J. II. Crosby, Yer
mont Stale agent, will be present with full
price lists and samples, and many promi-
nent members of the order will attend.
The Woodstock Standard says the
meanest man in Vermont lives in Chester.
He was invited to join in singing at the
funeral of one Of his uelghbors' daughter
He accepted the invitation, and soon there
after presented to the father of the deceased
a claim for fifty cents for services render
cd on that occa. ion. The bill was paid
The paper mill OF George Benton IL
Sons at Bennington was burned, last
Thursday night; loss $4,000, insured $685.
900. The mill was located on the Wal
loomsack river, made fine writing and
ledger paper and had a capacity of 1900
pounds per day.
The estate of the West Castleton rail-
road and slate company, valued at $500, 900,
has changed hands, and the new company
will soon resume business.
Tho residence Of DIR, +. ]. Hendee in
Burlington, was destroyed by fire, on Tues
day, Goth inst. Nothing was saved out the
furniture in the lower part of the hou, o.
The venerable DR.. Spooner, who resided
in the house, lost his books and papers.
There was no insurance.
The wooden mill of james Anderson &
Son at Fairfax, was burned, on Monday,
10Th inst, the fire being caused by Mr..
Anderson dropping kerosene lamp. Loss
between $1,000 and 5000; insurance $500.
A fire in the book and job printing de-
partment of the Rutland Herald building
last Sunday morning, did damage 10 the
amount Of $4,000 or $4,000. Fully insured.
OF the 66 newspapers published in
Vermont from the year 1871 to 1871, only
twelve are in existence now.
Mortified people are marveling at the
generosity OF David Gould of that town
who recently gave r. A. Milley 81 for find
ing $500 that he had lost, and walking ten
miles to give ii to him.
--Hon. Schuyler Colfax of Indiana has ac-
copied the invitation to deliver the address
at tho state fair, at Rutland, in September
next.
A constable went to the house of
Joseph Ainsworlh in Cabot, to attach some
potatoes in the cellar. Mrs. Ainsworth
seated herself ON the trap door aud vowed
she would keep the constable there till he
promised solemnly not to put an attach
ment on their potatoes, and he promised.
The Newport National Bank has been
organized, with 500, 200 capital and Lucius
Robinson of Newport as president. The
capital stock of the Lamoille County Ma
tional Bank of Hyde Park is to be increas-
ed $4,000.
The Vermont State Medical Society
holds ii semi-annual session, this year, at
Burlington, in the latter part of June and
has in contemplation an excursion on the
lake and visit to Ausable Chasm.
-Four tons of nitro. glycerine, destined
for Canada, have accumulated al Charlotte
and being stored in a building liable 10 be
demolished when the ice breaks up, the
people are in fear of terrible explosion.
AS result of the revivals in st Johns
bury, seventy persons were propounds |,
Sunday, for admission to the South church,
and about fifty are expected to unite with
the North church. Over forty have con.
nected themselves with the Free Will Bap-
list church and others will probably join
other churches.
The Central Vermont railroad shops
commence running On ten hours time
May l.
The stockholders of the Central Yer
nom nailroad hold their annual meeting
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