Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-27
VERMONT ITEMS.

Hon. Hiram Bellows, President of the
First National Bank of st. Adams, died
Wednesday afternoon, 18th inst, aged sew
enty-eght years. He was generally re-
garded as the wealthiest man in st, Adams.
"A Philadelphia company are about
starting mining business in Gaysville. Gold
and magnetic iron sand are the metal ex-
peced to be found in abundance.
The old directors of the Vermont and
Canada railroad were reelected at meet
ing of the stockholders at Bellows Falls,
Thursday, and a resolution was passed in
structing the directors to procure at once
such legislation as the interests of the COM
pany demand in the present emergency.
"A young man named Kelton, q years Of
age, hung himself in his barn, last Wednes-
day forenoon at Mlddlesex. No cause is
assigned. He did his work in the morn
ing as usual.
According TO statistics just collected by
medical gentleman of this state, there are
in Vermont 500 regular physicians, 800
druggists and 200 dentists. And yet the
average of life is as high here as almost
anywhere.
a bedqu'lt which came over In the May
flower; the identical shovel that was used
to break ground for the first railroad in
Vermont; and harness 200 years old.
The trouble between the Industrial CO.
operative works at Springfield and its cred
itors, has been settled by a decision of
Judge Barrett of Woodstock, to whom the
case was referred, that the parties bringing
the suit must pay their own costs, and each
party one half of the judges fees.
Reeves and Cole, the Bennington "ban-
ditti," have been removed to the Windsor
State prison for safe keeping. Cole made
nearly successful attempt to break Jail
the other night, and other attempts by out
side friends were suspected.
The other day Frederick Haughton, of
IIighgate, while adjusting some gearing
near the mouth of a threshing machine,
made misstep and his foot was drawn in
10 the teeth and torn from the ankle The
leg was amputated near the knee, but the
prospects of recovery are slight.
Tho exhibit of Vermont sheep at the
Centennial, which was gotten up by the
Slate Wool Growers Association, is said TO
be far ahead of any other section on the
live stock grounds. The flock is composed
of some of the best merino sheep in the
State, and is under tho charge of A. l..
Bingham of Cornwall.
On Sunday morning about four O'Clock
the dwelling house of George o. Boyce, of
Fayslon, was discovered to be on fire, and,
before the flames could be extinguished the
house, with carriage house and hog house,
and most of their contents, were entirely
destroyed, The fire is supposed to have
originated from an arch in the hog-house.
During the recent athletic exercises at
Dartmouth, Norman Taylor of Woodstock
gave an exhibition of his speed snd endur-
ance in running. His agreement was to
run ten miles within an hour. His gait
was very steady, and at the close of the
ten miles, which he made in So minutes 81
seconds, he was apparently as fresh as al
his entrance. His pulse, ordinarily only
As, was ~ at the close of the exhibition.
He never eats meat or tastes water, tobac-
co or alcoholic drinks. His only drink is
tea. His age is 40. Mr.. Taylor is said to
be the champion long distance runner o.
the United States.
The Vershire copper mines give en-
ployment 10 about 400 workmen and pro-
duce 5000 pounds OF metal a day, the
amount of copper to the ore averaging from
ITO 8 per cent. The "lead' or tunnel, is
900 feet long, cut through solid ledge, and
the shaft at the bottom is 500 feet long an6
descends at an angle of about 50 degrees
The mine has been worked forty years
twenty under the present management
and during that time only two fatal acct
dents have occurred. During the presen
season the company has materially en-
larged the smelling W orks and put in new
engine and will sood add ten new kilns.