Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-03
VERMONT ITEMS.


ter.
The dwelling house of Marshall A.
Drake in Braintree was burned by an in
cendary fire Friday evening, with It's con.
tents. Loss about $500 insured.
From one gourd seed the past season,
Andrews Abbott, at Calais, raised 400
gourds, which grew on a vine measuring
$50 feet in length.
Rev. Thomas w. Haskins of Green
point, N. Y, accepts call 10 the rector
ship of st. Luke's church at st. Adams,
beginning his work at once.
e. w. Hawins, one of the proprietors
Of the st. Johnsbury granite company, in
Ryegale township, was killed, tho other
day, by derrick falling upon him.
The Bethel postmaster received post
al from young lady, then stopping in an
adjoining town, to forward her male, ir any
came 10 her. At last accounts the fellow
hadn't put in an appearance.
Mrs. Louis Varette of st. Johnsbury,
gave birth to a boy last week, which had
but one hand. The left arm stops about
half way TO the waist, and has single fin
ger as u terminus.
William Wright, the man who was re-
Gently arrested at Middlebury and bound
over on a charge of stealing cattle, was
again brought up Saturday on a charge
of stealing horse and harness from Hon
~ p. Kent Of Arlington, and bound over
under $1,000 additional bonds. The thief is
now playing the insanity dodge.
The Lane Manufacturing Company Of
Montpelier have just received an order by
cable telegram for a heavy double circular
saw-mill, with sixty foot carriage, to 90 10
zizenhauseu, Baden, Germany-a result of
their exhibit OF the Centennial.
Rev. Il. d. Hopkins, tho Ascending
insurance agent, has been interviewed by
resident of st. Johnsbury, who reports
him In feeble health, and promising to re-
turn as soon as his health would admit.
Within the past few days moro liabilities
have come TO light.
"A man named Brewster, recently hired
livery team of Bryant & Holman of st.
Johnsbury for five days, but not returning
in the stipulated time, they went for it
and found it at Lancaster, and the horse
dead from over-driving and want of feed.
Brewster had left and has not been heard
from since.
The Rutland Furniture Manufacturing
Company has made an assignment. The
liabilities of he company are about S45.-
600, and If sufficient time is given them
they hope to be able 10 pay from eighty
cents on a dollar up TO the full amount of
Indebtedness.
"A four-years old daughter and only
child of Mr.. Byron Fleming was probably
fatally poisoned at Middlebury, Thursday,
by dose of pulverized opium, which was
given by druggist by mistake for pulver-
lied rhubarb.
The dwelling and out-buildings of s.
c. Armstrong of Tunbridge, were burned,
with their contents, Saturday night, from
defective chimney; loss $500, partly in
sured.
Jack OBrien, n boss on n section of the
Mssisquoi railroad was stabbed in the side
and neck, and LEFT insensble near the track
at Enosburg, Sunday evening. After a
time he partially recovered consciousness
and crawled to his house; though unable
10 give an account of the affair, he repeated
the name of Pat Regain, felow-laborer,
who has been arrested. OBriens wounds
are very severe, perhaps fatal.
Horace Brilton, a well.to-do farmer
hanging, Tuesday, but, though he was I'M
conscious when discovered, he was resus-
cilated and will recover. He had been I'M
well for some time.
The other day little girl at Proctors-
willie was at play on the woodpile when the
wood fell and took almost the entire scalp
from her head. A physician at once re-
placed and fastened on the head covering
aud dressed the wound, and the child is
now doing well.
Among the provisions of the will OF
he late Judge Bellows of st. Adams, is a
bequest of 100000 in Government bonds
to establish a college in st. Adams. Addi-
tional 10 this he wills his residence there as
lite. These securities are to be used as
follows: Whenever accumulated interest
shall equal the principal, $4,000 shall then
be used TO build or transform the house in
to a suitable college building, and the re-
naming S150,000 become a permanent en-
dowmeni.
Elliot Spalding, an itinerant preacher,
well connected and of some means, was de-
tected al st. Adams early Monday morn
ing stealing baggage from the Central Yer
mont railroad baggage office. His excuse
WAS luat ne Wuuteu 10 80 10 lue CeHteuuldis
lie is thought TO be demented.
Thieves entered the house of Joseph
Corlss in Richford on Frday.night, while
the family were asleep, and removed tub
of butter, quantity of -four, a valuable
silver watch and several other articles. No
clue has as yet been obtained to them.
Curious body, in some respects, our
House of Representatives. Voted over
whelnIinely not TO adjourn from Friday TO
Monday. Saturday afternoon rs members
present. Voted to adjourn TO Monday, 40
to %. Evident happy thought of vast ma
jority-vote against adjournment (stern
public virtue), pack up valise and start for
home Immediately thereafter (prlvate con-
venience. )-BurtingtOn Free Press.
The Vermont department OF the Meri-
no sheep exhibition at the Centennial.
which opened on the 10th and closed on the
18th of October, was composed of a car
load of sheep selected at large in the State.
The principal contributors were A. Il. Per-
kins aud A. l.. Fuller of Pomfret, ii. C..
Burwell Of Bridport, Stickney Brothers of
Shoreham and Il. j. Jones of Cornwall.
The gentlemen named are understood to
have won all the special prizes and the only
sweepstakes offered.
Last Thursday morning there was an
explosion of nitro glycerine at Wider's
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