Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-06-07
VERMONT ITEMS.

An Episcopal church has recently been
organized Mt Grand Isle, with Rev. Chas
Fay, ID, as rector.
Many fields of hops in the northern part
OF the State are said TO be wholly ruined by
the cold weather.
The woodshed of the Connecticut q Pas
sumpsic railroad at Barnet, with about 800
cords of wood, was destroyed by fire last
week.
The migratory quails which Judge Evorts
of Rutland set free last spring are believed to
have returned from the South.
The Vermont Methodist seminary at
Montpelier holdsits anniversary exercises from
the 9TH to the 18th inst.
Franklin county farmers are in hopes
that the rains and frosts killed the early crop
Of potato bugs
The celebrated Smith Champlin case will
probably be tried at NIiddlcbury during the
term of the Addison county court now in sos-
sion.
Ex-Congressmun Willard declines his re-
cent appointment MS commissioner on the
State library and Timothy p. Rcdheld of
Montpelier takes his place.
The annual meeting of the Association of
Editors and Publishers of Vermont, will be
held Mt Brandon, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 18th and 18th.
-Sylvanus b. Carpenter. prominent
Randolph farmer, had the point of some
shears run into an eye, while he was trying to
shear struggling sheep the other day, and
will probably become blind.
DR. William A. Hammond. Of New York,
ono of the most eminent Of living physicians,
will commence his lectures on diseases of the
mind and nervous system Mt the medical col
lege at Burlington, on Tuesday of next week.
Judge Joseph Smith of St Johnsbury,
81 years old fell down stairs the other day
and died of the shock in about Is hours.
Judge Smith was formerly prominent law
| year and Judge of the Franklin county court.
At the coming Commencement Of the
| University of Vermont the Medical College
will celebrate its quarter-centennial and the
exercises will be Of unusual interest. The
address is to be delivered by Prof. William
Darling
Rev. W. II. Walton, formerly Metho-
dist minister and now the Baptist supply at
Mt Holly, who is about 10. and has Il wife
and family at Weston, is charged with i'm
morality, and will be investigated by coun-
| ell Of Baptist churches.
A stone thrown the LIST inst from the
| hands Of "A miscrcant shattered the window of
a car on the Connecticut ~ Passumpsic rail
road at South Bradford and nearly put out
the eyes Of Mrs Wryte of Bellows Falls and
injured the face of Mr. Slack of Wells River,
who was sitting on the seat by the window.
There is IA disposition to poke fun at Mr..
| Hendee's bill to appropriate $1,000 for light
house on Lake Memphremagog A late item
says The merchant marine of this lake is
simply enormous, and is rs follows One
| pleasure steamer that only makes n night
trip whan there is good moon, two or three
small pleasure yachts owned by private par
ties, the largest and best belonging TO Sir
Hugh Allan ON the Canada side. There is al
so one very ancient scow which very seldom
ventures out after dark.
At a post norton examination of the
body of Il. NJ. Haines Of Albany, who died a
few day ago Of an affection which manifested
! peculiar symptoms, there was found in the
| lower end of the stomach near the outlet into
the intestnes, thirteen well preserved black
cherry stones, embedded in the lining OF
the stomach case some three -fourths of an
! inch. These stones had worn a hole-eithei
by liberation or otherwise through the
stomach so that its contents leaked through
and death was caused by dropsy or drown
ing.
Miss Emma IL. Calender, NJ. d., died al
her residence in Middlebury, last Friday eve
ming. She was graduated from the New
England Female Medical College in 1869. anc
for three years was resident physician at tn,
Female Seminary at South Hadley, Mass
Soon after she located in Middlebury ant
commenced the practice of medicine. Sh,
joined the State medical society and woI
golden opinions from her professional breth
rem by her lady-like and dignifed demeano
and her scholarly attainments, and for II mum
Der of years was the only lady member of tina
society.