Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-17
VERMONT ITEMS.

Somebody is poisoning valuable dogs in
Burlington and the sheriff offers 500 for the
arrest of the guilty person.
The White River Junction Universalsts
have organized n society, with Rev. G. C..
Thornton as pastor
Many of the Nermonters who emigrated
to Texas, last winter, are dissatisfied with the
country, and will soon return
Forty car loads of slate were shipped
from Poultney, last week. for European mer-
chants Better prices are realized from the
slate shipped abroad than can be obtained in
this country. The foreign demand is of very
recent growth
The Vermont Methodist Conference, Mt
its recent meeting, adopted n resolution pledg-
ing the members not to marry divorced per-
sons, unless the divorce was granted for
'scriptural reasons"
One Webster, of Morrisvile with his
wife, and three children under six years of
age, started for Atchison, Kansas. the other
day, leaving Morrisville with Just their tickets
in their pockets, without a single penny, and
enough provision to last them ON their jour-
ney.
Mr.. Oscar Atwood, graduate of the Uni
versity of Vermont, and for seven years past
at the head of the Pattsburgh, N. Y, high
school has been engaged as principal of the
Rutland high school ut salary Of $500
He goes to Europe before beginning his
work.
A peculiar surgical operation was recent
ly performed ON 4. II. Miller of Westfeld
who has been great sufferer from neuralgia,
pieces from two branches of his cranial nerve
being removed
At village meeting held last week St
Johnsbury voted a tax of - cents on the dol
lar of the grand list for current expenses and
to apply on floating dabt-the same tax as last
year.
A six years old daughter of George p.
Foster of Montpelier fell over precipice
nearly ~ feet high while gathering flowers
the other day and was picked up unconscious,
but was not seriously injured. The next day
she was nearly Ms well as usual
Gov. Fairbanks has appointed ex-Con-
| gresham Willard of Montpelier. Roswell
| Farnham of Bradford and G.. G.. Benedict of
Burlington commissioners to plhn for n bet
ter accommodation of the state library and
cabinet and the Vermont historical society,"
collections prepare designs estimate the cost
and report to the next Legislature.
The Vermont Baptist Sunday School
| Convention have secured the services of Pro.
fessor William +. Sherwin as general conduct
or of their ninth ANIMAL meeting, to be held
ut Newport, in this State, Wednesday, Thurs
| day and Friday, June I. , and &. The full
| programme, which is said to be n very practi-
cal and interesting one, will be published in q
few days.
In the Chittenden county court last week
James Eaton of Richmond was sentenced tc
Il years in state prison for shooting n man
with intent to kill, John Levanway of Bolton
to three years for rape on his own daughter
Paul Dondero to two years for passing coun
] terfeit money, and Louis Goddette of Char
lotte to one year for larceny.
The doe given by Gov Fairbanks to the
| Rutland deer association and turned out few
days ago. has been found dead The cause OF
her death is unknown. The other deer are
occasionally seen and appear to be doing well.
! The Manchester journal says that deer tracks
have been seen recently up Lye brook, and
are supposed to be those of the buck and doe
| put out 10y the Ond0wa club year ago The
| other doe and one of last years fawns ar,
near Arlington. The other fawn died or wa,
| killed by some one last winter"
| Considerable excitement has been caused
| by the reported discovery of rich gold min,
near South Troy. The fact that the preciou,
| ore existed in the vicinity has been known fol-
| some years, but nothing was done about the
matter till last fall when a company wa,
| formed and tract of land leased Extensiv,
| preparations have now been made by expe
rienced miners for opening the mine, and tn,
washings thus far show that gold exists in pay
| ing quantities 1t is found in black sand
| but. when the bed rock is reached. astonish.
| ing developments are expected, and land in
the vicinity has suddenly leaped in value from
few dollars per acre up into the hundreds.
When the track of the Rutland and Bur
lington railroad was extended, i'll 1850 to con
meet with the Vermont Central track, its lin,
in Burlington passed between the old store Of
Isaac Nye, at the foot of King street, ant
| Nye's wharf. The company aud Mr. Ny,
failed to agree upon the damages to be paiC
| by the road for the strip of land 40 feet wild,
and extending across Mr.. Nye's property
| which WIS taken by the railroad company
and the award of Sl7OO being unsatisfactory
he carried the case into court, which ordered
that the $1,000 be deposited in the Merchants
Bank pending the appeal. But Mr. Nye wa,
| IL very peculiar man of great deliberation, ant
as he never pushed his case it dragged on til
the present time, when he, his lawyer and tn
original commissioners are all dead, the Rut
land and Burlington Railroad Company In
become bankrupt and ceased to exist rs II cor
poration, and the Merchants Bank. in whicl
the award was to have been deposited, ha
gone into liquidation and has been succeeded
by the Merchants National Not long ag,
Mr.. Nye's estate pushed the case to n decision
| New commissioners We're appointed an,
awarded $1,000, leaving the question of p years
interest to the court, which affirmed the award
and decided that as Mr.. Nye had neglected t.
assert his claim no interest should be allowed
The counsel for the estate took exceptions