Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-05-28
STATE ITEMS.

The house, barns, IA head Of cattle aud
some sheep belonging 10 John Hanks of
Randolph were destroyed by an incendi-
airy fire Saturday night, the fire being set
by John Allen, Scolchman aud deserler
from the British army, whom Hanks had
hired to work for him and with whom he
had a dispute about money matters. AL
len fed to West Hartford, 10 miles away,
where he was captured after a desperate
resistance.
&C. Horace Hubbard of Springfield, has
assumed the management of the agrcul-
tural department OF the Vermont Farmer
at ST. JOhnsbury.
"A two year child of John Donohue of
Middlebuiy lell into IA cisIern aud was
drowned, last Friday.
Elk Gov. John b. Page aud those as
suciated with him as directors ON the ticket
that was frauduleutIy counted out by the
Smiths in the recent railroad contest at ST.
Adams held meeting at Boston, Satur-
day, aud organized a board of directors,
with Mr.. Page as president, claiming TO
have been legally elected.
Ground was broken Monday at Bur-
lington, on the Burlington aud Lamoille
railroad. The work will be pushed to
speedy completion, and the road will give
Burlington new connection by rail wtl
tide water.
Tuesday last, Norman Taylor of Wood
stock ran six miles in "a minutes and 3
seconds. The first mile was made in 5:23
second in 5:37 third in 5:35 fourth in 5,54;
nth in 5:45; sixth in 5:5l.
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ted one hundred and thirty boys aud girls
to their first communion, at st. Mary's ca
thedral, Burlington, on Friday last. Each
one of the girls was attired in robes of pure
white aud crowned with flowers.
A meeting of representatives of the sew
eral national banks in Vermont will be
held early in June, probably at Rutland.
to take measures To carry out the plans of
Vermont's part in the apartment of banks
aud banking at the national centennial.
Also, 10 appoint delegates To the national
bankers convention at Saratoga.
A valuable horse belonging to Mrs.
Spears of South Burlington ran away and
against tree several days ago, and was
injured so severely that it was found nee
essary To Kill it. The animals back was
broken.
The Springfield Union says that the pro-
posed narrow gauge railroad from Shell
burne Falls, Mass. to Montpelier is look
ing up. The two Vermont companies, the
Deerfeld River and the Montpelier and
Rutland, have consolidated under the
name OF the Green Mountain railroad, and
lhn Sprague Of Conway, Mass, has been
chosen pl esidenl ID. g. Haggelt OF Lud-
low W., seci elary c. w. Spra9ue of West
on, VT, treasurer. 1t is proposed to or
ganize under the general railroad law Of
the State which will require capital at the
start of $3.50, 900, when the Towns along the
line will he permitted to bond to per cent
of their valuation. The +, al will cost $751;
900 a mile, including rolling stock and all
and the distance is about $50 miles. 1t is
proposed to hold series of public meet
ings along tho route, the first at Whining
ton, June 10, and it is thought there will
be no difficulty in raising all the capital
required.
Hon Dudley c. Dennison delivers IL,
Decoration Day GRAFTON at South Royalton
A freight train on the South Eastern
division of the PaSsumpsic railroad ran of
track miles east of RichfUrd. The engin
with live freight ears were dumped. Th'
engineer and fireman escaped without i'll
jury. The heat of the sun expanded thu
rails which Was the cause of the accident.