Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-05-04
VERMONT ITEMS.

Geo. Stewards 4-year-old child fell into
a we'll at Dorset recently, and was drown
ed.
Ten thousand headstones for soldiers
graves were shipped from the sand-blast
works at West Rutland, Thursday.
The Grand Isle Episcopalians have or
ganized a Society with the Rev. Charles
Fay, for several years past a resident of
that town, as rector.
Mr.. A. L. Perkins of Pomfret, has Sc
lected car load of choice Vermont sheep
which he will soon deliver in Texas.
Henry Howe of North Chester, recent
Is shot a blue heron which measured six
feet from tip 10 tip of wings.
A tenement owned by Fairbanks d
Co., at st. Johnsbury, was considerably
damaged by fire Friday morning. John
MCGOWAN, the tenant, was taken out insen-
sibe. His wife, an invalid, is seriously i'll
from fright.
The lumber mill OF Smith and Wilbur,
of montgomery, Franklin county, was set
on ire Thursday morning of last week, by
an employe, and from $500 to 81, 900 worth
of the machinery was destroyed. The in
ceudiary was arrested.
The Odd Fellows of Montpelier and
Mortified celebrated on Thursday, by a
procession in Montpelier, and banquet
and ball in the American House. Killing
ton lodge, of Rutland, also celebrated with
dance.
The Fairbaukses have decided South
Park to the village of st. Johnsbury, on
condition that no buildings shall ever be
erected thereon, no tent for shows, no ball
playing, but that the same shall always be
cared for as an ornamental park for the
village.
The Vermont Farmer, of st. Johns
bury, has passed into the hands of receiv-
err, and will be conducted by its former ed
itor. Mr.. Cummings, until the stockholders
are able to sell il to the best advantage.
The Rutland Globe is informed that
the managers of the Central Vermont have
issued no general order requesting the en-
gineers 10 their employ to withdraw from
the brotherhood of locomotive engineers.
The druggists of Mddlebury have
pledged themselves TO the ladies of the
Womens Temperance Union, that they
will not sell, furnish or give away any in
toxcating liquor, wine or malt liquors, ex'
cept upon the prescription OF physician
in good and regular standing-and in nc
case will they sell liquors clear.
Last week, Foster Dana of Waitsfeld
shot an eagle that measured seven feet anc
fourteen inches from tip to tip of its wings
1t was brought TO Montpelier, and is to bC
stuffed and mounted in the State cabinet
as it is larger than any there now.
The excitement over the case of Cash
Ter Brown, of the Springfield Naliona
bank, who was recently charged with mis-
appropriating the banks funds, has pretty
much subsidized, and the general conclusion
is that be had no dishonest intentions. TIT
accounts of the bank have been examined
and are found perfectly correct, and th,
$50, 900 in trust funds in Mr.. Browns hand
are also intact. Little Is known about hi
private affairs, but he will probably max
an arrangement with his creditors or go in
TO bankruptcy.
The sequel to one of the most bruta
and horrible murders in the annals of Grim
in Vermont-that of Mrs. Alice Butler a
Highgate, on June I'd last and confesse
by Edward Tatro-has practically ends
after six days trial by the jury bringing i
verdict, after one hours deliberatiOn, O
murder In the first degree against the re
spondent. The sentence of the court wa
not pronounced, as exceptions we're file
by the prisoners counsel as TO the admiss
bility OF certain evidence.