Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-10
STATE NEWS.

1t is the intention Of DR.. NJ. G. Ed
munds, the fish commissioner, TO stock
lake Memphremagog with black bass
The silver and lead mines in Hartland
are said TO contain rich specimens of silver
and lead. with n small amount of gold.
MIR. Stephen Ball, Of Ferrishurgb, has
manufactured, this yoar, about thousand
barrels of cider. An exchange wlckedly
insinuales that he has contract from the
Grand Lodge of Good Templars.
The friends of Newbury Seminary
want 10 raise 5000 the ensuing season for
the purpose of making further repairs on
the buildings, enl1rging the library, add
ing TO the chemical and philosophical APP
paratus, etc.
"A sad ease Of destitution was discover
ed in Swanton on the Both ult. Two fam
lilies had recently come into town and oc-
eupied a shop together. Sunday the two
men were seen 10 go away, and Tuesday
TIE two women went The neighbors, see
ing no sign of fire from the chimney, went
TO tho place and found eight small children,
two of them less than one year old, with
out food or fire. The only apology for a
They were all huddled together, each with
an ear Of dry corn, trying TO satisfy their
hunger. The town will care for them.
One Frederick Hunt, man nearly 60
years DID, was married at Lower Water
ford, Thanksgiving day, TO a girl of 10.
Hunt has been married twice before and ID
children living, besides one of his wives,
from whom lie has parted. II Is said the
girl procured the marriage certificate.
Robert Elton of ProctorsvillC, who
went TO Montreal few weeks ago and told
the police Of The city that he was mysteri-
ously robbed of sl4, 600 rolled up in brown
paper parcel in an inside vest pocket, but
which story was proved TO be false and the
money all found soon after his return
home, has had his case OF business failure
brought before the United States Court by
bis creditors, and the money is in the Gus
tody of the court awaiting The action of the
creditors and court.
Mrs. Josiah Packers dwelling house
and barn at East Montpelier, was burned
Thanksgiving night, caught by sparks
from tie chimney. Insured for $1,000 in
Vermont Mutual. Policy just two weeks
old.
William Rogers OF Topsham day or
two ago lost valuable horse by its getting
hung by the halter in the stable.
Every effort is being made TO complete
the new Pavilion Hotel at Montpelier by
Jan. l, 1876, at which time the owner, 4.
o. Bailey, Esq, expects TO open the hotel
10 the public and commemorate the occa-
sion by grand banquet.
Alvin Taylor, Esq, OF Proctorsville
has taken 80 boxes Of honey ESQ lbs.) from
six swarms of bees the past season, besides
leaving enough for the bees TO feed OF
through the winter. He has been keeping
bees for twenty-seyen years. Within the
last eighteen years be has sold over 1000
pounds of honey, which averaged him %
cents per pound.
On the 81 inst, teams crossed the lake
at Port Henry on ice, with an average
thickness of five inches. This is a fact OF
such unusual occurrence that the oldest 10.
habiants in that vicinity fail to remember
so early crossing on the ice at this point,
Christmas being very early date for cross
ing on The ice. Free Press.
John Armstrong, of Coventry, re-
'S'h sOfSht1 StdIS VI aye,
committed suicide on Saturday morning.
last, in the following manner: Having tied
strong rope in the lolf, with the other end
around his neck, he jumped from the high
beams the length OF the rope, breaking his
neckas scientifically as though he had step
ped upon hangman's drop. He had
weighted his pockets with irou to make his
fall more fatal.
Three children arrived in Rutland on
Monday evening, aged respectively eight,
six and three years OF age, who came
through direct by express from California
TO Jersey City, where they were met by
their grandfather, an elderly gentleman
from the vicinity OF Middlebury, who took
them to his home, the parents of the chill
dren having recently died.