Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-06-21
NEmMONT ITEMS.

Mrs John Gregory Smith has just been
elected regent for Vermont of the Mount YER
non Association.
The Rev. w. Walcott for fifty years
clergyman of the Baptist church, died at Wal
den recently, aged Is years.
The North Bennington post-ofiice was
robbed of Tl05 in money and postage stamps
on Friday night.
Mrs Dubois, n colored woman, has been
fined for stealing flowers from Evergreen
cemetery, Rutland.
james McGrath, one of the masked men
who robbed Lawyer Harmon at Bennington
recently, gets IL years in state-prison.
The Howe scale company is rapidly NOV
ing its property from Brandon to the new
works Mt Rutland.
-Ttutland will celebrate the Fourth Of
July with tiremen's muster and II hand en-
CINE contest for prizes Of $500, $50 and
So.
A native genius has II floating saw mill
which he sails along Lake Champlain, doing
good business with the farmers along the
banks.
-Ex-Gov. Smith of St. Adams, with his
wife, son and three daughters, sailed last
Saturday for London, Paris and the Exposition.
They will return about the 10th Of Septcm-
Der
Two more lots of migratory quails have
just arrived in this State, one Of which has
been turned out in Middlebury for L. j.
Phelps, Esq. of Burlington, and the other Mt
Rutland for. Judge Evarts, who imported the
pioneer instalment Of these birds last year.
st. Adams is to have grand celebration
on the Fourth. The Sixth Fusileers, of Mon
treal 800 strong, will be present, and there
will be II masquerade, speech making, n sham
fight, during the day, and torchlight pro-
cession in the evening
The firm of Cain d lIartwell Of Lincoln
failed last week, with liabilities reported at
; III, 600; and assets estimated at S2j, 600.
Tn largest losses are said to be in the village
Of Bristol. Mr.. Brandon is reported to hold
500, 900 Of their paper.
Two of the deer turned out by the Rut-
land Association were seen at Sherbume, the
other day, II man receiving visit from one Of
them while he was planting potatoes. The
deer was perfectly tame and picked up and
disposed of the potatoes faster than the man
could cover them.
Sharon farmers complain Of the depreda-
tons of crows, which appear in large num-
bers, roost saucily on the scare-crows, dig up
corn rs fast as it sprouts, pick out the eyes of
young lambs and seem to consider strych-
nine nothing more than healthy spring
tonic.
i. j. Kelsey II wealthy Salisbury farmer,
was shot through the lower part Of his thigh
on Friday by Luke Piper, fellow Of bad rep
utation whom he caught fishing in his trout
brook and ordered off. On Friday Piper was
was found hiding in a piece of woods near
East Middlebury and is now lodged in Jail.
The trial of Ezra p Smith for the MUIR
der of his wife by poisoning, which was in
progress at Middlebury last week, closed on
| Tuesday morning of this week with a verdict
of acquittal. No new testimony Of impor-
lance was brought out at the trial. An in
dictinent is still hanging over Smith for
adultery with Mrs. Champln.
The Grand Lodge of Good Tcmplars of
| Vermont will hold u mass meeting in which
all temperance bodies in the State are invited
| to join, at the new Queen City park and pic
mic ground which the Central Vermont
railroad has Just fitted up in Burlington, a
| half mile south of the depot. between the
railroad and lake shore. Eminent speaker
are engaged, and Sherman's full military band
| will furnish music.
A jury at Woodstock were unable to
agree whether lager beer was an Intoxicating
drink. The Standard says I'm discharg.
| ing the jury Judge Barrett remarked severely
| upon fact that had for many years come un
| der his observation, that some jurymen al
ways decide case before hearing it and re
! CARELESS of evidence or the instructions of the
court. A juryman said afterward that the re-
| mark of the court was illustrated in this lager
beer case. One of his associates said hi
mind was made up to verdict of guilty be
fore hearing the evidence"
Tho commencement exercises of the
University of Vermont, which take place mex
week, promise to be of unusual interest. III,
Rev. DIR. Huntington, of Worcester Mass.
who delivers the address before the Society
for Religious Inquiry. Sunday evening, is Al
eminent Episcopal clergyman, whose high re
pute as n writer and speaker has gone beyout
the bounds of his own church. The Phi Bet.
Kappa celebration Tuesday, includes an ora
ton by the Rev. Thomas Hill, ID. D., LII. d.
ex-president of Harvard college, and poem
by Prof. w. c. Wilkinson, of the Rocheste
| On. Y. } Theological Seminary, whose contri
buttons to current literature have made hi
name familiar to thousands of readers. The
address at the Medical commencement Thurs
day June 27th) will be delivered by Prof
William Darling. NJ. D., f. Il. G. s.. for sil
years past Professor Of Anatomy in the med
ical college Altogether the list of speakers
could hardly be improved upon; and thei
uttennces will render the occasion II memor
able one.
Crops in this vicinity are looking exceed
ingly well. Potatoes are growing rapidly
and. although the bugs have already mad
their appearance in great numbers they ar
hardly large enough to do much damage
The rye crop will be unusually heavy, an
oats, which it was feared would be injured b.
the recent cold weather, are growing fnel
now. The apple trees are full of young ap
pies, but pears have been blighted. Tn
grass on newly seeded fields is heavy. Cor
is backward. -R Rutland HerdM.