Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06
VERMONT ITEMs.

vention is to be held in Northheld, in Sep
tomber.
President Buckb ham, Of the University
of Vermont, has received the degree of
Doctor of Divinity from Dartmouth Col
lego.
jackson Bancroft, a Barre farmer, was
Instantly killed last week by falling tree
in his woods.
-Kev. DIR. Norman Seaver OF Rutland has
declined the invitation to supply the pulpit
of Rev. DR.. Stone of San Francisco, CAL,
during the summer.
On the 18th ult. Fred Howe of Bellows
Falls had diseased eye taken out by DR..
Twitchell of Keene.
And now the Barlow Grays of 81. AL
bans are TO fall into line with uniforms
similar to those of the New York Seventh.
"A delegation of students aud faculty
from the Massachusetts institute of tech
nology visited the Rutland marble quar-
lies last week.
"A large dog belonging to Charles Lap
res, farmer in Bristol, attacked his young
est child, about two years Of age, and tore
his scalp badly in several places. He was
found shaking the child as though he had
a woodchuck to deal with. The dog was
shot.
The catalogue of st. Johnsrury ncnde-
my for the year just closed shows that the
number of different students for the year
has been 20S, and the average attendance
| 100. From the class just graduated two in
tend TO enter Harvard, one Yale, ono Bur-
| lingtou, and others will probably go TO
| Dartmouth.
The Central Vermont railroad is max
ing preparations at Bennington to trans
port 5000 TO 100000 people, without de-
lays or Inconvenience at the approaching
centennial celebration.
-Phair, who, until recently, since his
reprieve, has been employed as bell boy in
the main hall of the State prison, has now
been remanded back to his cell. 1t was an
nounced that the reason for this was the
discovery that he was planning TO escape,
but the officers deny that such was the
case.
We are indebted to futile & Co., of
Rutland, for n sample of the lava pens of
which they have the agency. These pens
are recommended for their elasticity and
durability. They are not affected by the
acid in inks.
The Vergennes Baptist society dedi-
Gated new church edifice last week. The
building is of wood, so by SO feet The SER
vices were held in the large lecture room,
as the main Iart of the church inside is yet
to be completed.
The centennial commemOration of the
adoption of the name and constitution of
Vermont will take place at Windsor, on
Sunday and Monday, July S, and 8. There
will be sermon preached on Sunday, APP
proprate TO the occasion, by President Hull
bert of Middebury college. On Monday a
salute will be fired, procession will form
at 10 o'clock, Hon. G. A. Davis of Felch-
willie will read an historical address, dinner
will be served at o'clock, and in the eve
ming there will be an illumination and a
band concert.
Richmond Burgess & Sons Of Benning-
ton have one of the largest trout Matching
establishments in New England. They be-
gan operations fifteen months ago, and now
have 5000 small fry ready for the ponds,
besides 100000 in the nursery. They have
already sold 10000 young trout
Mrs. Omindia Gerry, of Remington,
was the first contributor to the Bennington
Battle Monument fund. She gave 500 on
her SStb birthday. Her seth birthday was
June 9th, 1877. She is totally blind, but
her patriotism is worthy of all imitation.
"A party, consisting of Hon. ]. Gregory
Smith, president of the Central Vermont
railroad; Jed p. Clark, Esq, director OF
the company, and Mr.. +. Stewart Strana-
han, accompanied by their wives, LEFT st.
Adams last week, in the presidents pri-
vste car Bellevue, for pleasure trip OF
three weeks TO the terminus of the North
ern Pacific railroad in Dacotah.
"A five-year- old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry l.. Severance, of st. Johns
bury, recently had her left eye removed by
an optical surgeon in Boston. The eye was
destroyed last winter by stick thrown by
her little sister, and IFS removal was neces-
STATED by the sympathetic action of the re-
naming eye.
Last Wednesday afternoon, 9th ult.,
while Patrick Hayes, an employe at Lins'
ley's mill, in Burlington, was cleaning a
planer, some one started the machine and
his left arm was dragged into it and fright
fully mutilated. The limb was cut of close
to the shoulder and chopped up into frag-
ments, not a piece being found more than
few inches in length. The wound was
dressed and the man is doing well.
Mr.. Braman of Washington recently
lost cow in a singular manner. She wa:
out 10 pasture, and in going down hill
attempted to pass between two small trees
that stood within about fifteen inches Of
each other. She passed so far that her hips
struck against the trees, and in that posi-
ton was held fast. She was found dead
) hanging by her hips.