Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-02
VERMONT ITEMS.

Miss Annette y. bhaW was ordained pas
tor of the Uniyersalist church at East Charles
ton on Wednesday of last week. She is the
only female preacher in the State.
The annual meeting of the Vermont asso-
citation for the protection and preservation of
fish and game will be held on Tuesday, No
vember 9th, at the Berwick House, Rutland
There are II 900 pupils in the common
schools of Vermont 10000 in the 80 graded
schools, 5000 in the PC different academies
and GOO fitting for college.
A Hardwick man claims to have threshed
800 bushels of oats, with n machine, in nine
hours. A Lyndon man threshed 800 bushels
in IL hours, and 72S bushels in 131 hours.
-Twenty-one persons were propounded for
admission to the Congregational church in
Rutland on Sunday-the first fruits of the
Whittle-McGranahan meetings.
Work on the State Workhouse at Rutland
is to be begun at once, and it is expected that
the foundations will all be laid, and the build
ing be covered before the winter sets in.
st Adams Butter Market, Oct. 8O.-NTar-
ket dull and lower. Quotations Common,
~ to IL cents good to choice Is to 25 cents |;
selections q cents per pound, with higher
price paid for some few lots.
-Elmina Boyden, of Barnard, who has
been a great sufferer from some unknown
internal disorder during the past two years,
had sewing needle of medium size extracted
from her shoulder few days ago, and is re-
covering.
Calvin Grape, of Sugar HILL" walling-
ford committed suicide on Sunday by shoot
ing himself with a pistol. Mr. Grape was q
farmer, about % years of age was married
and had one child. Domestic trouble is said
to have been the cause of the suicide.
Potatoes are selling at forty cents in
Franklin county, while the Addison county
farmers get but thirty for onions. No wonder
they shed tears, when one onion will go as far
as a half dozen potatoes, and n great sight
farther, when fried, to smother a beef steak.
Rutland Herald.
The Central Vermont shops have Just
turned out new locomotive, which ia the
most powerful ON the road 1t has six - feet
drivers, 17x24-inch cylinders, and n patent
balance whereby the weight is kept equal on
the drivers, regardless of the inequalities OF
the track. 1t has been named the bradley
Barlow"
The quarrel between the managers of the
Passumpsic and the Southeastern railways has
not abated. Monday night the Passumpsc
men tore up lot of track and destroyed q
bridge on the Southeastern line thus leaving
only the Southeastern road proper in the
hands of that corporation. Warm work in
that vicinity is promised for a day or two.
w j. Wright, an inmate of the State
prison, was discharged on the 18th ult., on &c.
count of the expiration of his term, he having
been sentenced for one year for stealing fouI
cows in Arlington. Sheriff Trip of Addison
county Immediately arrested him on the doub
lie charge of stealing six cattle from one mar
and horse and buggy from another party
and conveyed him to Middlebury Jail.
Major John Halsey Cushman, editor OF
the Bennington Banner, a much loved and re
spected citizen, and bright and genial man
died at his residence in Bennington at about
three O'Clock Sunday morning. He had beer
in failing health from consumption for mum
Der of years He leaves wife and promis
ing son about nine years of age, and larg,
circle of friends and relations, to mourn his
loss. Mr.. Cushman was ~ years of age anC
has been editorially connected with the Ban
ner for the past seven years He was also {
member of the Masonic fraternity undei
whose auspices the funeral services were con
Quoted on Tuesday afternoon.
The body of Mrs Cordelia Smith, wife o
Deacon E. P. Smith of Vergennes has beer
again exhumed, and parts of the kidneys
lungs, etc, sent to Prof. Collier of Burling
ton for examination. The body SHOWED
strangely few signs of decay, though it hac
been buried two months and half Accord
ing to the Middlebury Jail officers, Dea. Smitl
is very religious still, praying two and thre
times day, particularly for those who hav
made mistakes" The deacon's pastor, afte
earnest work work with him, has given hin
up, and the church have dropped his NAM
from the roll of members
The Portland and Ogdensburg railroa,
was put into the hands of receiver becaus
the company was pressed in all directions b,
claimants for large and small dues, and tn
property was being attached all along the line
The effect of this arrangement will be to de
lay the payment of these claims for wages
supplies, etc, until the road earns n surplu
above its running expenses sufficient to NEE
these demands. Colonel Jewett, one of tn
receivers, thinks the court will be inclined t.
order that the workmen be paid first, espec
tally such workmen as are really needy. Tn
bondholders will not have even this comfort
as the effect of the receivership will probabl..
be to annihilate the first mortgage bond
The first Freewill Baptist conference eve
held in the United States was held at the Eas
Hill meeting house in Tunbridge, this State
October IL, 1927, and the fiftieth annversar
of this event was duly celebrated at the SET
sion of the STAFFORD quarterly meeting whic
was held at Tunbridge last week. The mos
important feature of the proceedings was tn
historical address delivered by Rev. ID.
Frost of St. Adams, who was the first minis
ceived college education. The address dc
veloped the fact that this denomination no.
has in this country 1G5 quarterly meetings
l343 churches 11SS ordained ministers, an
over $4,000 COMMITMENTS, together with co
leges, seminaries and newspapers second
those of no other denomination.
The ninth annual session of the Vernon
State Sunday School Association, held {
Bennington last week, was well attended an
the proceedings were of much interest. tn
report of the secretary embodied the follow
ing statistics Sunday schools in the STATE
$50: scholars, church members, officers an
teachers connected Herewith $1,000; chi
dren of school age in the Sunday schools, 30
900; children of school age in the State 90
800 church members in the State, about 46
900 attendants upon church service, 90, DOC
State population $50, 600, of whom 80, 0t
are Catholics. The newly elected officers are
President, A. c. Hubbell, vice president
Paul Dillingham;, D. D. Cole secretary an
treasurer, H. d. Hopkins; recording seer
taries Rev. G. H. Babbitt, Rev. j. f. KNAPP
executive committee, Horace Fairbanks, j.
Barker, J. E. Foss delegates to the intern
tional convention, +. Fairbanks, Lawren'
Barnes, John w. Stewart, L. X. Fuller, Wn
p. Dillingham;, ]. V. Carney.