Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-12
STATE ITEMS.

The Barton Monitor reports that snow
fell in that locality fifteen days In January.
Reuben Phillips of Readsboro has been
lodged in Jail at bennington for the crime
of arson.
John Gregory Smith of ST. Albaus has
his life insured for 500, 900, and Hon. john
b. Page of Rutland for $4,000.
There has been a new post Office estab-
lished at East Concord, VT, and Noah w.
Villas appointed postmaster.
"A boy four years old, son of Joseph
steele of Addison Point, was choked to
death, recently, by bean, which passed
into his windpipe.
st. Adams butter market this week
20 TO 25c for winter rs to SOC for medium
to good fail made; so and 33c for choice,
and 34c for selections, fall male.
A shed owned by Levi II. Harlshorn OF
Lupenburg, was crushed by the snow,
few davs since, and six head Of choice year
lirgs. one Two wears old heller and two
sheep wore killed.
L. p. Barron of Washington, has in
his possession a jack knife, taken from The
stomach of cow recently slaughtered 10y
John C. Thompson, the knife being open
when found. 1t measures about u inches
in length, open, aud from tie appearance
of the stomach il must have lain there
some time. 1t is probable the COW mis-
took il for a bone, as its handle is of horn.
1t is related of Mr.. Elias Trua1, of
Franklin, who died on the 4th, in his lO3d
wear, that when he was % years old he ska
ted across franklin pond, and when he was
100 he made several small pals and walk
ing canes, his eyesigbt being so good as not
to require glasses. lie made atrip 10 Mon
treal last summer.
j. Y. Green of Newport believes that
his buildings were saved from fire at the
time Mai. CIRCUITS buildings burned, re-
Gently, through the power of prayer. lie
says that if he ever prayed iervcntly it was
then, and the wind very soon changed aud
his buildings were saved.
-Four men, said TO be Swedes, employed
on the New York and Canada railroad,
crossed the lake to Burlington, Saturday,
and, missing the Stage, rocrosscd on TOOL
In doing so they we've severely Irost-bitten,
one mau so badly that he has since died.
A Washington special says Senator
Washburn has reported IA bill TO pay the
First National Bank of st. Albans S2S.OOO
which il lost during the raid of the secesh.
The claim for interest was disallowed as
were private claims for losses at the same
time.
A funny tory is told Of two Lamolle
county farmers who are not Changers.
They induced their wives to join and ie-
port before they would commit themselves.
Now, while they will. they cannot; two
back balls greet every application. Mean
while the wives 20 regularly and triumph
antly to every Orange meeting, aud the
men stay at home, tend babies, aud Won
der what they do at the Grange, anyhow.
The mountain streams near Benning
ton were broken up by the warm weather,
last week, and the streets were flooded, the
water being foot or two deep on two or
three of them, and some damage being
done 10 cellars, etc.
The II utland sportsman who predicted
mild and open winter because the hair
on squirrels tails was not as thick as usual,
had his ears frozen four inches deep the
other morning.
Hon. Edward Conant, Stale Snperin-
tendent of Education, has just visited
schools in Enosburgh. Berkshire, Rich
ford and Georgia. Later in the season he
expects to visit some Of the larger towns in
the State, but is now getting about as rap
lily as possible in the farming towns while
the winter schools are in session.
The Supreme Court at Rutland spent Two
days last week in listening to exception,
testimony and arguments on the applica-
ton for a new trial for John =. Phair, con-
victed last September of the murder of
Ann Freese. The exceptions were over
ruled, the application denied, tue judy
meut of the county court affirmed, and
Phair sentenced TO be hanged on the sec
ond Friday in April, 1877, in accordance
with law of the State which provides that
prisoner under sentence of death must
he confined two years before his execution.
Phar received his sentence without finch
ing, preserving the same unru1lled demean-
or thai characterized his appearau during
tue trial. lie was taken 10 Windsor Thurs
day night.
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