Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-30
VERMONT ITEMS.

Mrs. Hannah Mattison of Bennington,
who died Friday at the age of 93 years, has
been confined TO her bed for 30 years
The Rutland County Agricultural Socie-
tvs fair will be held at Rutland, Sept. 1, >.
and 6. The society offers $500 in premiums.
The White River agricultural society will
hold its first annual fair under its new organ
ization at Bethel Sept. Il, Is and 10.
The Black River Valley agricultural So
ciety will hold its fair on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. Il and Is.
Three hundred tons of hay are deposited
in one barn in Castleton this summer. 1t is
located on "A farm of 1900 acres, with some
800 acres of meadow land.
BY getting caught in the machinery of a
saw mill at North Springfield, last week
Thursday, James d. Leet - years of age,
was Drained aud instantly killed.
The Springfield national bank has voted
to reduce its capital 500, 600 and that sum
has been paid to the stockholders
Gen. H. II. Bakers house ut Rutland
was entered on Tuesday night of last week
and robbed of two gold watches and 500 in
money
Rev Lawrence 5. Phelps, son of Prof
Austin Phelps of Andover theological semi
nary. is to be installed over the Barton Con-
gregational church next month, and was mar
ried the other day to Miss Cora Kingsley of
Middlebury.
A barn and shed owned by Hon. Marshall
Smith near Addison, and full of hay, was
struck by lightning on the 18TH and entirely
| consumed. This makes three barns aud some
stacks of hay that have been burned in that
town lately. besides several other shocks of
less importance.
The case of John p. Phair, who so mar
rowly escaped execution last spring for the
murder of dissolute Mrs. Frieze of Rutland,
and who is now lying in Windsor Jail, is again
| beginning to excite interest, and when the
Legislature assemblies in Octobera motion for
n new trial will be made. Some new and ma
teral evidence bearing strongly upon tho
| innocence of the accused, is said to have been
| discovered
The following recent failures are report
| ed Abel Wheelock, saw mill, Greensboro
Henry c. Adams, lawyer, st, Adams; N. d.
Kidder miller. Fairfax a. p. Shaw, furn-
ture, Bradford Carpenter a. Jones' furni-
| ture, Newbury W. f. Heath, grocer, Bethel,
and +, r. Warner, hardware Cabot The
Cabot Carriage Company, Cabot, has failed,
with reported liabilities of $40, 900, and nom
inal assets of S25, OO0.
| Quite a remarkable instance of the I'M
certain nature of investments in mineral
springs hotels is that of the large and mag
nihcent NIddletown Springs house erected a
| few years ago at cost of over $50, 600. The
new resort was crowded with guests for a sea-
son or two. but since then the patronage has
steadily declined, and this summer the hotel
has not been opened to the public. The
whole property can now be purchased, it is
said, for $4,000.
The new minutes of the Vermont Con
| gregational churches include DIR. Walkers
sermon, Rev. p. S. Pratt's report ON the state
of the churches, and the report of the domes
| tic missionary society. The number of church.
es is 1917, of which 60 have pastors and l0G
acting pastors. The total additions the past
year have been 1904, making total net gain
of 797, and an aggregate membership of 49,,
| SSl. The benevolent contributions for the
year were S44, 1Oj of which $l7, sos went ia
foreign missions The largest membership
in any one church is at Rutland-4j9, The
First in Burlington has 43G,
-Spellman, the scissors grinder, murdered
at Stamford, was thought to have no relatives
in this country who would be entitled to hi'
money in Canadian banks, but Peru Mass.
woman claims to be his niece and within d
few DAYS a Winchendon man has turned up
who thinks the murdered man was his father
An examination of papers left by Spellman a
his house in Lee seems to corobonte the
latter's claims, which will be Investigated.
Hon. Worthington c. Smith of st. Al
bans has filed petition in bankruptcy in the
United States Court for the Burlington Foun
dry. which was caused by the failure of the
st. Adams Foundry Company few week.
since Mr.. Smith was creditor of the foun
dry company TO the amount of about $ll5,
900. and an indorser of their paper for abou
$40, 1000. Their failure, therefore, bankrupt
all. smiths personal liabilities, aside from
these Endorsements, are considerable, but hi
assets would be largely in excess of them
! Much sympathy is felt