Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-22
VERMONT ITEMS.

The new Bates House Will open ior
business next week at Rutland.
The Island mill at Vergennes, the most
important Touring mill in that part of the
State, was struck by lightning and burned
early Saturday morning; loss Sl7 600, insur-
ance $4,000.
The dwelling of Mr.. Albert l.. Pratt in
Brandon was entirely consumed by fire
Saturday morning shortly after midnight.
Loss, 81 800 insurance 81 200.
The two Bennington young women
who were hurt by the accidental discharge
of gun ia the hands of careless cousin
last week, are going TO recover.
The North Hoosic hotel, owned by p.
w. Eldred and occupied by G. r. Dawley.
was destroyed Friday morning by An in
cendiary fire.
1t is announced that Thos. Hale, Esq,
well known veteran newspaper man, is
making preparations to start a weekly pa
per at White River JuRction.
Reports from all parts OF the State an
nounce that crops were never looking bet
ter than at the present time. Recent rains
have relieved the drowth in the Western
and Northern section of the State.
Flags were displayed on public and
private buildings at Bennington, Thursday,
in honor of the l00th anniversary of the
birthday of the American flag, and at sun
set So guns were fired.
Windsor is actively preparing 10 cele-
brate the centennial of the adoption of the
name and constitution of Vermont, July o.
Rev. DIR. Hubert, president of Middlebury
college, will preach sermon on Sunday,
July s, in commemoration of the event,
which took place at that town.
1t Is stated that a Sunday morning
newspaper is soon 10 be started in Rutland,
TO be called the Sunday Era, with F. S.
Briggs, formerly of the Bennington Gazette,
as managing editor.
r. Bullock's farm house, in West Paw
let, was burned last Friday morning. The
fire took from some careless arrangements
about the kitchen stove pipe.
Matthew Welch, Patrick Doherty and
John Dinley were drowned in the Passump-
sic river at st. Johnsbury Sunday morning
by the upsetting of their boat. They had
been on a nights spree.
Burlington has 2064 polls, against 2l29
last 1CdIg duu kuo NdihhAlOh 10 N-tofOfNvft
against 3,469,l47 last year, the falling off
being caused in part by the release OF rail-
road property from taxation.
Mrs. Julia C. r. Dorr, of Rutland, has
been invited by Gov. Fairbanks TO contrib
ute poem for the centennial celebration
of the one hundredth year of Vermonts
existence as a State, at Bennington, and
has accepted the invitation.
Rutland was visited by severe thun-
der, rain and hail storm Friday afternoon
of last week. Lightning struck a house oc-
cupied by Mr.. d. II. Pratt, partly demol-
ishing the chimney, tearing up things gen.
orally aud badly frightening the inmates.
Some very rough looking counterfeit
so cent silver pieces have been thrown on
the money market of Burlington. They
are supposed to be of home manufacture,
dies and all and the material is silver,
probably family plate, burglariousy OBJ
taned.
The very interesting and valuable
course of lectures on Veterinary matters,
delivered by Prof. Noah Cressy, last spring
at the Vermont University, have been print
cd by the University and State Agricultural
College, in pamphlet form, for free distri'
button. Farmers and others desiring cop
les can obtain them, by addressing Pres.
NJ. II. Buckham, Burlington.
"A. J. Grlfith, a sewing machine agent
residing at Manchester, was attacked and
robbed late Friday night by two highway
men on the Peru turnpike, near Barnum
willie. He was driving slowly home in thu
dark when his horse was seized and h'
was attacked by man who mounted hi
wagon. The next morning his team wa
found at Barnumvllle, and, search belnl
made, Griffith was discovered bleeding an'
insenslble by the side of the road. SIPS il
money were taken from him by the rob
berS. Two tramps have been arrested OF
lSsuspiciOn.