Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-07-28
VERMONT ITEMS.

iOf places as messengers IN the vermont
Legislature next fall.
Hon. Luclus Robinson of Newport
lost pair of oxen by heat last Wednesday,
they dropping dead in the yoke.
Woodstock has not paid up all OF its
old war debt yet, and has a railroad debt of
100000. The rate of taxation is SIS on
$1,000
"A Woodstock livery stable keeper got
drunk the other day, and by hard driving
ruined $4,000 stallion placed in his care by
Boston man.
The Rutland Globe says that the towns
poor expenses for the last year were over
$4,000, and that, while the estimate for the
current year was but $4,000, the orders thus
far on the treasurer are over $4,000 or
$4,000 month for paupers.
The Bennington democrats held large
meeting Tuesday evening, and organized
Tilden and Hendricks club with $50 men,
bers. a. p. Childs was elected president,
with 80 vice presidents, including several
prominent republicans.
Miles, the Barre bank robber, confined
in Windsor Prison, is said TO be the most
industrious convict in the institution. He
is at work in the shoe shop, and is very
Senllemanly III MS department.
John p. Phair, under sentence of death
for arson and murder at Rutland, and con-
fined in Windsor Prison, Will be executed
next April, if not pardoued.
The largest man in Montpelier is Il. NJ.
Irish, who weighs 37j pounds. Miss AL
drich, of Barre, weighs 80, and it is said
she is not the largest of her family.
"A. j. Crane, formerly an Internal Rev
cnuo officer at Burlington, but who has
been serving out a sentence at Woodstock
Jail for alleged frauds, will be released next
Tuesday. His time is now out, and he, be-
ing fined $500 in addition TO Imprisonment,
will take the poor debtors oath.
"A lady of Westmoie, named Phelps,
some seventy years of age, fell from para.
lytic stroke the other day in her own house,
and lay insensibe for lG hours. She final
ly recovered and gave an alarm to her
neighbors.
The French Republicans of Burling-
ton organized a Campaign Club Friday
evening, with Joseph Chauvin as Presi-
dent and VIM. II. Hare Secretary.
Hubbard Hathaway of the English
Mills in Woodstock committed suicide
Saturday morning by hanging himself in
the horse shed, where he was found by his
wife. lie was G6 years old.
The Directors OF the Peoples Gaslght
Company of Rutland have voted to reduce
the price of gas so cents per thousand feet.
At present three-fuurths of the business
places are lighted with kerosene.
The house of John Barry, in South
Burlington, was struck by lightning the
Goth and three persons were injured, one
seriously, Martin Barry having his heels
badly lacerated and emaining unconscious
for more than an hour. A young lady in
the room was stunned; and two men
named Symms and Bean were injured.
"A terrific gale passed over Lake Mem
phremagog on Thursday afternoon. The
steamer, Lady of the Lake, had on board
an excursion party of some 400 from st.
Johnsbury, and when struck by the gale
the passengers were thoroughly frightened,
and rushed TO and fro, causing the boat TO
careen fearfully but by the exertions of
Capt. Fogg order was soon restored and all
came out safely.
Rev. P. b. Fisk of Springfield was tax
en- W it'll bleeding of the left lung, accom-
panied with violent palms, a few days since,
from his left lung tooth, which he had
swallowed two weeks before while under
the influence of ether administered by the
dentist who extracted his upper teeth.
"A wealthy citizen of Underhill, aged
nearly so, was recently married to tho wo-
man with whom be has lived for about 40
years. He was nominally married TO her
at the time their partnership commenced,
but he had at that time wife living in Eng
land. His English wife is now dead, and
his recent marriage was for the purpose of
ensuring to his companion Of .two-score
years all the legal rights of wife in the
event of his death.
Mrs. Clarenda Perry, residing a mile
from Hyde Park, while picking berries
near her house, Saturday, was dragged by
two masked men into cornfield near by,
and GU TRACED by them both. When found,
she was insensible, bound and gagged.
Her injuries are severe, but 1t is thought
she will recover. a large force of men I'M
Ger the sheriff at once secured the woods
for the wretches.
North Troy and Newport were visited
on Thursday by the most terrific rain and
wind storm known for years. At 20 min
utes past the storm struck ia all its fury
the wind blowing with a fearful velocity
unroofed sheds and barns, and in several
instances moving them from their feunda-
lions and even blowing them over. Al
Newport the steeple bell tower and bell on
the Methodist church was blown down.
II. s. Bartlett, the Paris sculptor, who
is a native of Dorset, is engaged TO design
and execute tho battle monument to be
erected by the historical society of Ben
ninGton in honor of the heroes of August
l6, I777. The stone will be placed in posi-
ton, August l6, but the figure of the cata-
mount Chosen on account of the "Cata.
mount tavern" where the council of safety
met in provincial times) surmOunting II
will not be unveiled until during the state
centennial celebration next year.
-Chauncey Richardson, an octogcnariaT
of Woodstock, in paper of "reminiscences
read at the Fourth of July celebration il
that town, says that from 1920 TO 1880, there
were five distilleries in full blast in tht
town of Woodstock, producing annually
1900 barrels OF cider brandy, and over 90i
barrels of gin. ''The cider distileries raj
three months in the fall, and in tho spring
and the grain dlstilleries night aud day anC
Sunday, the year around" In 1885 there
was only one dislilery, and for 80 year
there has been none.