Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-25
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South Pomfret has a curiosity in the
shape Of a white woodchuck.
Col. w. @. Veazey of Rutland will be
the Decoration-day orator at Waitsfield.
The annual convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal church of the diocese of
Vermont will be held in Trinity church in
Rutland ON the second Wednesday in June.
The Vermont Farmer at st. Johnsbury,
which has sunk $3.50 since 1t was started,
issues its last number this week. It's sub
scrlptlon list has been sold to the Boston
Cultivator.
Gov. Fairbanks has appointed Charles
S. Colburn, Esq, of Pittsford, Judge OF
Probate to fill the vacancy in tho Rutland
district occasioned by the appointment of
Judge Dunton TO the Supreme bench.
Mr.. Phineas Tan, Brandon farmer,
fell from pile of boards upon a horse rake
last Wednesday afternoon, and one of the
handles penetrated his rectum to the dis
lance of q foot, inflicting such internal in
juries that he died the following Friday.
The exercises of the twenty. finh ami
versary of Barre A cademy will comm ence
on Friday, June Sth, and close on Tuesday,
the 14th. The anniversary sermon will be
preached on Sunday, the 10Th, by Rev. L.
Tenuy.
On the night of the 18th inst the Green
Mountain House, at Ripton, was burned
TO the ground with an estimated loss of
$1,000, and an insurance of $4,000. a de-
fective chimney caused the fire.
Somebody entered the saw mill of Will
liam ober, in Eden the 18th, and cut the
IL inch drive belt ten times asunder, also
cutting all tho lacings.
An award Of $500 against the town of
Danville has been made in favor of j. G.
Varnum and wife, who in July last were
injured by their team breaking thro ugh a
water course near their own house.
Col. Peck has caused all the Bennng-
ton saloon keepers TO be notified that their
places of business must close during the
militia muster this Summer. The State
laws give him the power 10 close all rink
ing places during any general muster, at
the point OF The bayonet, If Unnecessary.
Henry Ward Beecher lectures next
week in Rutland, Burlington aud Mont
pelier-at the latter place on the 3Oth, and
it is hoped that he will parti,ipa in the
Memorial day services. Hon. George II.
Bigelow Of Burlington, will deliver the
Grafton.
"A fire at Newport Friday morning de-
stroyed Charles Eaton's house and barn,
w. d. Safford's house, and Lucius Robin
sons house and barn; loss 5000, all fully
insured. Following this came another fire
Friday night, totally destroying the house
and barns of Elon Cutting. Loss q, 900; ;
insured.
The mother of ex Governor John Greg
DRY and Hon. Worthington c. Smith died
recently at the residence of the former in
st. Adams. She was one of the oldest resi-
dents of the town, and was loved and bon
ored by all who knew her.
The body of James Neary, West Rut.
land quarryman, who has been missing
since November, was found floating in the
old quarry Monday. There was nothing
10 indicate violence, and he is supposed to
have died by suicide or accident.
"A bold robbery was perpetraied at
| Chester Depot last Friday night, when the
hardware store of Robbins * Marsh, which
stands opposite the Chester house, and
within few rods of the dwellings of the
firm, was entered by forcing a window, the
safe blown open, and ninety dollars of the
| firms money taken, five hundred dollars
belonging 10 private parties. and a five
hundred dollar bond belonging to Mr..
| Robbins. The town clerks Office and post
Office were also entered and ten dollars
taken, and the robber or robbers wound up
by stealing a valuable horse belonging 10
Mrs. Samuel Weston. A reward of 500
is offered for their apprehension.
| On Monday evening Sir Thaddeus
Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, who was four
years ago knighted by the Emperor OF
| Austria, was, in the presence of an Informal
gathering of his fellow citizens, decorated
with the insignia of rank conferred upon
him by the Bey Of Tunis. Rev. L. T. Fair
banks read the letter of the Bey, Hon.
| Franklin Fairbanks made the investiture,
and Judge Poland, in behalf of the COM
pany assembled, rendered their congratu-
lations. Though the be stowal of the honor
had been previously announced, the arri-
val of the insignia was unknown to the
venerable recipient, and its presentation
in this way was a surprise to him.