Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-03
VERMONT ITEMS.

General Baxter OF Rutland was robbed
of $500 worth ofjewelry al the Old Orchard
Beach house Sunday night by burglar.
Ira Mearss two large barns at East
Montpelier were burned with 40 tons of hay
Sunday night loss $1,000, insured.
Rutland people have arranged for a
three days trotting meeting, on Aug. 81, %,
and 20, the prizes aggregatng $1,000.
Herbert Flagg of Richmond, aged 10,
tripped and fell under the wheels OF his
runaway hay team, July 18th, and was kill
ed.
1t is understood that Prof. Peter Collier
has rendered his resignation as professor of
chemistry in the university.
In North Hero grasshoppers are doing
much injury TO beans, oats and buck wheat.
"A thief entered the house of Edwin
Fuller of Chelsea, the other day, and APP
proprlated $1,000 Government bond.
-Burrilt Brothers of Manchester caught
another bear on the East mountain, tho
other day, making ffty-four they have
caught.
Harmon Butler and Reuben Niles Of
Newport Center, on the night of June Is,
ley and returned home, reaching there
about daylight. Unfortunately for them,
one of the bags leaked and they were easily
tracked.
John Coughlin, laborer at Brandon,
aged about 40, hung himself Friday aller-
noon in barn. The cause Is unknown,
but it is supposed to be encouragement
artutpu IIa laayas xyifa
and four children.
"A boy about years old, son of Oliver
st. Johns, was struck by a passenger train
Saturday, al North Georgia station, while
trying TO run across the track and thrown
across the side track. His skull was crush
ed over the left eye and temple. He lived
but an hour.
Andrew and Hiram Pratt of East Mid
dlebury, lately captured 200 pound bear
in a trap, and attempted TO get him home
alive; but Bruin caught Andrews foot in
his mouth, making two ugly holes in the
boot and one tusk penetrating the foot to
the bone. They then decided TO kill the
animal.
The grasshoppeis have so far destroy
ed the feed in some pastures near ST. AL
bans that the farmers have been obliged 10
commence feeding their cattle hay. Several
are moving their oat crop for fodder or dry
ing for winter use. Corn stalks are eaten
off by the pests, and unless wet weather
sets in il seems inevitable that they will de-
stroy most of the unharvested crops and the
fall feed.
Mrs. Appleton Barrows of Bridgewa-
ter, in the absence OF her husband n few
days ago, was at the barn doing chores
when she was hooked by one OF the young
cattle, receiving serious wound, the horn
striking her just below the ribs and pass
ing around from right TO len about eight
inches. She lies in very critical condi-
ton.
A large portion of the ceiling of the
Rutland company's blue marble quarry at
Rutland fell in Saturday morning. The
noise was heard for miles and the jarring
earth led TO the superstition ofan earthquake.
Over 500 tons of rock fell. The accident
fortunately occurred half an hour before
the employees had gone to work. Had they
been in the quarry not man could have
escaped.
Temporary arrangements have been
made between President Smith of the Cen
trai Vermont railroad, and Vanderbilts
agent, by which the Harlem extension will
continue to be run by the Central Vermont
company. The net earnings will be de-
posted with the Union trust company,
subject to permanent arrangement, which
will be consummated before September.
Capt. John Tague, well-known cap
tain of sailing vessels on Lake Champlain,
committed suicide Thursday morning, in
the bay at Burlington, by jumping into the
Lake from the tug Glen Iris. 1t is report
ed that he had suffered some reverses OF
late, having had his sloop seized and sold
for some violation of the revenue laws, and
that he was in respondent frame Of mind.
A rope was thrown TO him from the tug,
but he refused 10 take it.
The hearing before the supreme court
at st. Albans, in the matter Of the order for
the sale of the Vermont and Canada rail-
road occurred last week. Judge Barrett re-
served his decision.
e. NJ. Smalley, son of the late Hon.
b. II. Smalley of Swanton, died at st. AL
Dams on oaluIudyi dBeu H. ANei sPeuuihS
some time at college in Burlington, he
studied and practced law in ST. Adams,
Burlington aud Chicago. For time he
published The Burlington Sentinel, and
more recently was connected with the Chi
cago Railway Review,
A heroic deed was few days ago enact
ed at Mortified, by young man by the
name of John w. Gregory. 1t seems a
child was innocently playing on the rail-
road track, wholly unconscious of the APP
proach Of the up train. Gregory saw it,
and with almost superhuman effort reached
the spot, sprang upon the track, seized the
child from almost beneath the wheels,
sprang upon the w-catcher, thence TO the
side of the track, and as the train sped by,
easily sat the child down and walked away
Those who saw it say there was not one
chance in q hundred for the performance
of the deed, and they expected to see The
mangled remains Of both when the train
had passed.
SHAYs' REBELLIoN.-The present recall
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