Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-05-21
STATE ITEMS.

AT ST. Adams, Tuesday, butter sold al
10 TO % cents per pound.
The deposits of the Burlington savings
bank are now about 81, 100000.
Another incendiary fire broke out at
Rutland, Wednesday morning, destroying
the Bardwell House stables and carriage
house, together with a dwelling house,
blacksmith shop, barn, &C. Loss about
$4,000.
The faith Charlie Ross was in Rut-
land, Satult ay, o his y to Montreal, 1t
il said, where no has another trace of his
lost child.
Thursday night, 13th snow fell at Bar
nard to the depth of about three inches,
and laid on the ground fully twonty -four
hours.
Horny w. Fleetwood, Postmaster at
st. Johnsbury, died, Saturday, Of pneu-
monla. He was universally esteemed as 8
citizen, and as a Postmaster never exceled.
Judge Barrett of Woodstock denies tho
petition for an injunction TO prevent the
sale of the Vermont and Canada Railroad
10 the Central Vermont
The Presidency of Mildlebury College,
so long vacant, is 10 be rendered to the Rev.
George N. Boardman, native of Pittsiord,
and formerly Professor of Rhetoric and
English Literature in the college, but more
recently of Chicago.
Winfield S. Ralph, son of Jonathan
Ralph of So. Woodstock, hung himself in
his fathers house on Monday night. He
was 20 years of age and Of good habits, and
no cause is known, though 1t is thought
Spiritualism had something to do with it.
Judge Theron Howard of st. Johns
bury died on the 18th inst lie was at one
time States Attorney, was four years Judge
of Probate for California District, and in
1856 represented Danvile in the General
Assembly. He was highly esteemed cit
izen. His age was 10 years.
Barnard will appropriately celebrate
the one hundredth settlement of the town
on Thursday, June l7ih, when grand re-
union of the SONS aud daughters OF the
town is desired.
Montpelier is talking of introducing
water from Berlin pond, three miles from
town aud covering 200 acres, and bonds 10
the amount of $40 OOO will he issued If the
project is carried through. Should water
be taken from this pond, Montpelier will
nave an vi SuIPly
and water system unequaled in New
England.
Henry Stafford, of Qucchee, has twin
Jersey calves that excite much admiration.
Both are heifcrs, in color mOtlled, and al
most perfectly matched. Mr.. Stafford be-
lieves in Jerseys and is raising large
number of superior calves.
The Vermont conference sent our Meth
odist minister to the insane asylum, or 10
Bratileboro, and took one from the state
prison, or Windsor, and sent him here.
We do not know whether the change is for
the better or not. bennington Gazette.
"A little girl Of Jas. Coughlin's Of Linz
coin, in attempting To unite a knot in her
shue-s string recently, struck her eye with
the point of he scissors which she was us
ing for that purpose, completely destroying
the sight.
VIM. Moore was recently at work with
lath saw in Kellogg's mill, East Concord,
when a SAW tooth flew or and entered his
oye, completely destroying II. The doc
tor thinks the tooth Is still in the hoad, in
which case il may prove fatal.
The venerable DR.. Bullard, Of New
about half a century, and he has been pro-
fessionally present at the birth of about
1000 children. Those Of the child EN- now
living propose 10 hold II reunion and grand
= picnic at lis residence next month. The
matter will he inaugurated and carried
out by committee of arrangements of
perhaps three from each Of the surround
ing towns.
There is in Groton, a sou of Timothy
Emdry, who is reduced by long continued
disease TO the merest skeleton. He is
twenty-five years old, and will not weigh
more than twenty-five or thirty pounds.
He was apparently healthy until about
nine years of age, since which time lie has
been gradually growing deformed; his
knees are drawn up to his breast, and his
hands TO his shoulders, and remain there
immovable; hiI whole length is not more
than thirty-three inches; excepting his
face he looks scarcely human. A film is
grown over his eyes, anu no is blind.