Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12
NEWS ITEMS.

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ing 5000 allgators last year. They saved
the oil, and sold the hides Tor 90 cents apiece.
Mrs Robert Bonner, wife of the propri-
ctor of the New York Ledger, died last week
of consumption, in the 10th year Of her age.
Rev. DIR. Stephen II. Tying preached his
farewell sermon to his New York congrega-
ton. Sunday. and retires on $4,000 yenr as
pastor emeritus.
A disastrous fire Tuesday evening in
Lancaster, n. H.. destroyed half the business
port IN o. the village and caused loss of
about $50. 600. The fire is believed to have
been set by tramp in a barn in the rear of
one of the stores.
A curious case is reported from Plym-
Outh, Me, where "A little girl fell dozen feet,
and. striking ON her head, remained uncon-
scious for two hours, and when she was re-
stored she found that she had recovered her
hearing which She lost two years ago by "A
similar accident
Some brutal sporting-men tried to drive
a horse, in a sulky, 100 miles in 10 hours at
Prospect Park. Brooklyn, last Friday. but the
animal dropped on the 18th mile and had to
be carried OF. The affair was kept very Sc
cret, the men fearing arrest.
Boston distributed II. EOS gallons. or 10
l27 meals. of free soup during the past win
ter At a cost of about S2ljl of the 1920 ap-
proprated by the city government, the mild
winter making the average daily number of
applicants one-third less than for the same
time last year
The farmers Of Minnesota, Iowa and Ne
brnskH are now through with the task Of SOW
ing their spring wheat aud have sowed "A
greater acreage than ever before fair
price was obtained for last years crop, and
the chances are altogether favorable for good
prices this year, especially if European ma
tons spend their time in making war instead
of raising grain.
A through express train on the Texas Pa
ciic railroad was stopped and robbed Thurs
day night OF last week. ut Eagle Ford station
Tex, the express messenger and mail agent
surrendering without resistance. The pas
sengers were not molcsted The robbery it
is supposed was committed by the same par
ty who recently robbed train at Allen sta
ton on the Central road
By a collision on Pennsylvania railroad
last Friday a load of coal oil took fire and
two persons were killed, and about twenty Sc
riously burned. Several Others including
woman and her children. were slightly
burned, making the total casualties about for
~. The property damage is estimated at
500 900.
49, Last Saturday evening the 30 horsepower
boiler in the tin stamping mandatory of Sea
w d Co. Cambridge, Mass, exploded, killing
three men, fatally injuring another, and more
or less severely wounding six others. The
boiler was hurled through the brick walls Of
the engine room and wooden walls of the
building enclosing it. 1870 feet across the ca
nal.
One of the buildings of the Steuben
county. n. Y, almshouse near Bath, was
burned Saturday night, and Il inmates per
ished. The fire was set by L. L. Ford of
Hornellsyille. an insane man, who, it was
supposed could be trusted. There were 80 or
20 inmates and, as the building was of brick
with iron grated windows and doors the in
mates could not escape.
-Four steamers sailed for Europe last Sat
urday, taking comparatively full lists of pas
sengers and full cargoes of produce. The
grain shipments aggregated only about no.
900 bushels. Among the shipments were GG
horses and 1900 cases of canned goods, said
| to be on English government account.
The remaining relics of the Ashtabula
| disaster will be sold at auction ON the 10th Of
this month. The CHASTITY list includes almost
| everything, in all nearly 1000 articles. The
| interest of the list is in its singular ilustru-
| ton of what II vast multitude of different
| things find their way into a train of cars and
| also in the hope that some relic may serve to
relieve uncertainty AS to lost passengers.
The city of Biddeford, Me, was thrown
! into a high state of excitement, Tuesday, by
! the finding Of the dead body of a woman in
the river near the city. 1t proved to be that
| of Rose Vincent Of Methuen Mass. about 30
| years old. She was enticed TO Saco by one
! Frederick Savage, Freuchmau. He took
! her TO sail on the river, stmngled her. robbed
| her body of her clothing and valuables and
| threw it overload lie was arrested in Saco
| Tuesday night and confessed the crime
A variety company from Mozarts Gar
den, Brooklyn. n. Y. WAS playing last week
in the Opera House at Pawtuckct, Il. |. One
feat was shooting an apple from the head or
hand of 4 performer. On Friday night,
Mile NOlante, a trapeze performer, held the
apple on Ter h adj, and Mrs. Jennie Fowler,
known on the stage as Franklin was to shoot
the apple. With uncommon recklessness the
shooter stood with her back to the mark, tax
ing aim by the reflection in mirror. The
rifle was discharged and Mile. Nolante fell on
the stage, shot through the forehead Mrs.
Franklin was taken into custody by the po-
lice.