Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-19
VERMONT ITEMS.

Lyman Emory, of Orange, while cutting
timber the other day, was struck by II falling
tree and killed
jimmy Blanchard, alias Charley Ross,
who beguied the people of st. Adams, two
years ago, is now in Jail at Nashua, N. H.,
awaiting trial Cor burglary.
Work has been begun upon the new
North church ut st. Johnsbury The cdifce is
to be of Isle La Mott gray stone in its rough
state, with trimmings of the same stone ham
mered 1t is to be completed by September,
1879.
Howard Leonard, Fairhaven liquor
dealer, accepts the recent death of his son in
Mddlcbury college from over-study, also the
protractCd illness of his daughter. ms judgments
upon him, aud he has quit the rum business
forever.
The State work house buildings Mt Rut-
land are rapidly nearing completion. The
work of stating is going forward energetical-
ly, and the iron doors for the cells are ready
to be placed in position.
The temperance men of Addison county
will hold mass convention ut the New Ha-
ven camp ground, next Wednesday, July ~,
when it is proposed to place in nomination IL
candidate for Statess Attorney for that coun-
ty.
A Unitarian grove meeting is in progress
Revs Edward Everett Hale, S. r. Calthorp,
c. G.. Ames, NJ. j. Savage, II. Il. Shipper,
c. w. Wendts, ]. f. W. Ware, L. C. Bolles
and others.
There passed over the Central Vermont
railroad last Wednesday, train bearing go
head of cattle, brought from Iowa and des-
tined for the European market. The cattle
averaged about couple of thousand pounds
in weight, and were rs good live stock as one
could wish to see.
In the chimney of one of the cars of the
Burlington and Lamoille railroad is a birds
nest, containing two eggs. The car leaves
Cambridge Junction. on its daily trips at noon
and gets back at half past six and during
that time the mother bird remains at the
Junction, going to the nest MS soon rs the car
arrives there.
Rutland is suffering from IL partial water
famine. Water only runs IL small portion of
the day, except to those buildings on the
lowest ground and the scale works bring
most of their water in locomotive tanks from
Wallngford, twelve miles distant The new
pipe, which is to increase the supply, will not
be laid till fall
C. W. Morse, the embezzling collector of
Newport, having effected compromise with
the town by conveying to them private prop
erty, has returned home from Canada. Morse
ilitel ubth lOWu luuOh lOT DtTsOnhl use, una
being unable to raise money to replace them
was obliged TO flee to Canada to escape arrest
until he could convert property into cash or
| convey to the town property amounting to
| the deficit.
Reports indicate that in Caledonia. Or
leans and Essex counties the hay crop will be
| lght-probably less than an average. This
is more strange as very little grass was winter
killed, and there never was better start for
| grass than that given this spring. The con-
clusion is that it was the severe frost of the
9TH of June that stopped its growth. Corn
and potatoes seem TO be recovering where
the bugs will allow it,
| West Concord nearly had tragedy, the
other evening. Andrew Bennett, "a farmland,
had been paying attention to Miss Mary
Stockwell for several months, but her parents
objected, and, on receiving Miss Stockwells
final decision that he must visit her no more
he drew knife and struck fierce blow at
his heart, saying "GoOd-by, Mary" But
the knife struck a rib, and he will recover
Patents have recently been issued to Yer
monters MS follows: VIM. A. Woodward,
North Tunbridge, draft adjuster for ploughs ;
Cyrus A. Dodge, Middlebury, powder wash
ing machine Henry T. Cushman, North
Bennington, mucilage bottle-stopper John
p. Flanders and Nelson w. Goodrich, Yer
~
Pond, Rutland, sphygmograph.
Stephen Foster, cashier of the Derby
Line NATIONAL bank, celebrated his I'D birth
day last week by giving the Stanstead South
| Congregational church and Sunday school a
free excursion to St. Johnsbury on IA special
train. They Were driven around the town,
dined at the St. Johnsbury House and visited
the Fairbanks scale works. GOV. Fairbanks
conservatory, and other interesting points
there.
Ambrose, son of Mr.. Charles Bancroft. a
young man nineteen years old, living with his
parents half-mile south of Plainfeld village
blew his brains out, about two o'clock on Fri
day afternoon. The body was found by his
father in n maple grove, some eighty rod
from the house, rs he was bringing up the
cows about six o'clock. The charge went
through his head, blowing the top of hi,
skull completely off. dispute with his faith
er in the bayfield, in the forenoon, supple
mented by violent and uncontrolled temper
led to the act
Last Saturday morning Mr. Warren II
Blossom, n farmer living n couple of milei
from Woodstock village on the south road
committed suicide by shooting. He had beer
subject to fits of mental depression, and it il
supposed that money trouble was the imme
diate occasion of the fatal act. He went to
deed, living about two hours afterward. H,
was conscious and able to talk, saying that h
had neditated the act for some time, but tina
he hardly knew what he was about at tn,
time and that he was sorry he did it. II,
was about 81 years of age, and leaves a wifi,
and three children.
Last week, Hon. +. Billings, of Wood
stock, Vt, chairman of the executive com
mittee of the Northern Pacific railroad Wis
tied for the first time this end of the North
ern Pacific Mr.. Billings owns 80, 600 share
of Northern Pacific stock and is the larges
individual owner in the company. He la
30, 200 acres of the land grant besides. Thi
Mr.. Billings has something of history. II
was the first lawyer who located in San Fran
cisco, and his first fee, 50, 200, was in an ad
miralty case. In 1856 he was able to lOa
John c. Fremont 500, 900 for election ex
penses. Fremont gave him what was know
ms the Mariposa land grant as security. Ere
mont lost the election and surrendered his sc
curity to Billings. The grant became yer
valuable and Billings very rioh,-Letter Jro'
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