Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-06-16
VERMONT ITEMS.

editorship.
Horace X. Cox RECEIVERS 1922 from sew
eral people for tarring and feathering him
at Brldgewater, last August.
Anniversary exercises of the Troy con-
ference (Methodist. academy at Poultney.
June 10Th to 10th, graduation coming, the
2Sth.
-Ex-Gov. Hall will make a speech 10
his Bennington townsmen on the Fourth,
and stone pillar is 10 be set up near the
site Of the old Catamount tavern.
"A Middlebury printer, named AlonEo
II. Nichols. attempted suicide by shooting
himself through the head last Sunday eve
ming, but will probably recover from the
wound. A love affair did It.
Luther Wilson of Sherburne, caught a
bear in trap, near the mountain turnpike,
in that town, on Saturday.
Bethel is troubled with bears, and il is
proposed to celebrate the Fourth of July
by grand bear hunt.
Under the new Central Vermont ar
Iangement you can go from Rutland via
Troy and the Hudson river boats to Phila-
delphia and return for s12.
The semi-annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Medical Society will be held In
Burlington, June 20 and 2lst.
-Strafford will celebrate the Centennial
Fourth. Hon. James Barrett is to be the
orator of the day; the Woodstock cornet
band will furnish the music, and Senator
Morrill, is expected to be present.
The semi-annual meeting of the State
Temperance society will be held in Bur
~,
The silver mines at Hartland are de-
veloping Iavorably, and at present ten men
are engaged taking out ore.
II. C. Phinney's bookstore in Montpe-
lier, was entered by thieves during Thurs
day night, Sth inst, and robbed of from
$500 10 $500 worth of gold pens and other
goods.
Work has recommended at the Green
Mountain gold mine, in Plymouth, under
the supervision of the proprietor, Mr.. V.
WOodcock, who is working five men, and
reports the washings at S25 per day.
The Lamoille county grand jury has
brought in SO bills, which is the largest
state docket ever found in the county, and
at least 80 of the indictments were for low
ing not wisely but too well.
William b. Fisher recently moved
from East Wheelock to Wheelock, and II
Of his neighbors, not liking his reputation,
went into his house, the other night, and
gave him terrible beating, breaking his
jaw and doing other serious injury.
The drive Of logs that comes down the
Connecticut river every year has this sea-
son got past the falls just below Hanover
without loss of life, which is rather unusu-
al. 1t is one of the largest ON the Connec-
ticut for years, and is in charge of 20 men.
"A child, IL months old, of Albert Web
ster of Irasburg fell on a nail, the other
day, and drove it into his brain an inch
and half, but the mother Immediately
pulled it out, and the youngster will get
we'll.
"A bear was killed near West Concord,
the other day, after the forest in which he
was sojourning had been surrounded by
men and dogs, and 80 shots had been fired
at him.
Joe Harrington and George aud Daniel
Sommers, who were arrested in January
last for taking goods from The Central Ver-
mont Railroad cars and sent to Woodstock
Jail to await trial before the county court,
have each been sentenced 10 four years
Imprisonment.
Richmond Market, June 12.-Butter
sold at from Is 10 20c. A few tubs of
choice sold at 2lc twenty cents being the
ruling price for good. Cheese sold at
to &c for farm diaries, and Zoe for factory.
"A match game of base ball was played
between the Creepers of st. Johusbury,
W. al, e n,
college at st. Johnsbury June 10th, and re-
suited in victory for the college boys.
The Windsor county court rules in the
case of Brink & Co. of Springfield against
the Merchants and Mechanics insurance
company of Richmond, Va, that policy
is not viliated by change of business, I'M
less it increases the risk of fire.
Dom Pedro, emperor of Brazil, passed
through Vermont on Wednesday, 18th inst.
He entered the state from Canada at Rich
ford, passing over the South Eastern rail-
Passumpsic to White River Junction, and
over the Northern railroad by way of
Concord and Lowell TO Boston.
Last Saturday, a lad about 10 years old,
The son of George Greeley, was drowned
while bathing in Waterbury river. The
water, coming from the melting ice of Mt.
Mansfield, was so cold that his companion
backed out after the first plunge. Hastily
putting on his shirt he looked up and Gree
ley was nowhere to be seen. His body was
recovered in about two hours, from depth
of II feet.
Edward A. Pierce, clerk for L. +. Rob-
inson, a st. Adams dry goods dealer has
taken about $4,000 of his employers money
in about three years, which he has spent in
making himself good society man and in
associating with bad women. lie has Sc
cured the return of $4,000, promised TO make
up another $1,000, and left for parts I'M
known.
-"Uncle" Daniel Curtis, the Oldest post
master in the United States, died at his
residence in North Dorset, Saturday morn
ing, aged 81 years. Until quite lately he
has been almost as active as young man.
He was first appointed postmaster by jack
son. A few months ago he received let
ter from the Department in Washington
informing him that he had been longer in
service than any other postmaster in this
country.
Edward Tatro, tho Highgate murderer,
is represented as suffering terrible pangs
of romorse. He has been visited by Mr..
Butler, husband of The murdered woman,
and Mr.. Austin, Attorney for the State.
TO the former he expressed contrition and
said ii was right he should be punished