Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-03-16
VERMONT ITEMS.

montpelier has adebt OF between SlOO,-
900 and $500, 900 and voted tax of 81. 20 on
the dollar.
Woodstock voted a tax of two hundred
aud twenty cents on dollar al the annual
March meeting.
Tho prospect is good for large and in
teresting meeting of dentists at MonIpel-
Ter on the 9th inst.
"A silver-gray fox, a very rare animal
in Vermont, was recently killed at Hun
tington, and the skin was sold for $40.
Jimmy Blanchard, who created such
an excitement at st. Adams, in the charac-
ter of Charley Ross, has been arrested ut
Milford, N. H., for burglary.
Fire destroyed the shoe shop of L, Par
melee, and the harness shop of Geo. II.
Lease, at Waterbury, last Thursday night.
Parmelee's building was insured for $780,
and Leases building for $3.50.
The author of the graceful and pleasing
verses in the March st. Nicholas entitled
"Pansy'ss Lovers" 1t seems is no other
than Miss Laura, The nine yearS-old daugh-
ter of Hon. d. q. Denison, the Representa-
tive in Congress from Ehis district.
Davis Alexander, 20 years old, of North
Chittenden, while out bunting last week,
had his right hand torn off by the prema-
ture discharge of his gun, the ball also
grazing the side of his face and passing
through the rim of his hat.
Rev. w. II. Lord, d. D., son of the late
President Lord of Dartmouth College, and
for thirty years pastor OF the Congregation
al church in Montpelier, is in a very criti
cal condition from blood poison, arising
from kindey complaint.
"A committee of the st. Johnsbury
Methodist conference are investigating the
charges against Rev. L. d. Hopkins, who
is now in Jail awaiting trial for forgery.
Last weeks Caledonian contains a long de-
Tense from the pen of the reverend gentle
man himself, with some corroborating tes-
| timony.
Barron, the well-known hotel man at
White River Junction, sent Atkins coffin
last week containing the body of huge
vetera6f rooster, wrapped in mourning, and
having these inscriptions -
S. J. T.-Once alive Now am dead.
| 81. THO sound can awake him TO glo-
| ry again
| Now he's dead eat him
| lS76-High Cock Lorum!
| 1S77-Lo Cock Hiram!
| The fish commission of the State, with
DR.. Goldsmith at its head, are proving sue
| cessful with some interesting experiments.
| Among the rest they have transplanted the
smet from the salt water to the fresh wa
tiers of the state without diminishing their
fecundty and with improvement in their
quality. The fresh-wate smelt, indeed, as
raised by DIR. Goldsmith, is the aristocrat of
his race. Herring have also been trans
planted into some of the larger and deeper
Vermont lakes, mainly to servo as food to
tho lake trout and pickerel.
The following names are mentioned for
the United States District Judgeship in
Vermont made vacant by the resignation
OF Judge Smalley: Hon. Benz. Franklin
Fitield of Montpelier, and now the present
United States District Attorney, ex-Gov.
John II. Stewart OF Middlebury, Hon.
Luke z. Poland of ST. Johnsbury, Judge
Barrett Of Woodstock, Judge Prouty Of
Rutland, Hon. Daniel Roberts OF Burling-
ton, Hon. Homer L. Royce of st. Adams,
now Judge of franklin county, Hon.
Wheelock G. Veazey of Rutland and Adds
F. Walker, Esq, of Rutland.
| Montpelier has forgery sensation
whose facts are as fellows: w. C. Gray,
son of David II. Gray, wealthy farmer, re-
siding near the village, was home from
Kansas, and on Monday settled some bust
ness with his father, aud took a receipt Cor
81 written by himself (the SOM and left
with wide spaces which he afterward filled
up, making the receipt into note of $1,000
| lie fat gCfer
ture, he tried TO sell to Il. ]. Deavitt, law
yer, but Mr.. Deavtt took the precaulion Ia
consult the father, who pronounced the
note forgery. The son was arrested later
for a small debt, for which he borrowed
money and settled. Subsequently he sold
the note and started for Kansas. Gray the
elder at first declared that he should never
pay the note, but now, in consideration Of
his wife, who is nearly insane on this ac-
count, thinks he will settle up.