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

The 1Gl convicts at the Windsor nrison
make 1000 pairs of shoes daily.
-Philetus Goodrich, the Oldest native resi-.
dent OF Benson died last Friday, aged 80.
The College street church. BURLINGTON
mas new bell weighing 3, 200 pounds.
a hve-yeors-old son of John Caspian was
fatally scalded by falling into tub Of hot wa
ter at North Troy on Saturday
The total tax in st. Johnsbury VILLAGE
this year is 2Gt cents on the dollar, i3j being
Tor school, highway and village 100 for town
State and State school.
Mabel Gibbs, Hartford maiden of ~
was so overcome by the visit of a brother.
W%hom she mad not seen for 20 years, that she
died before she could speak.
MIR. and Mrs. Perkins Bagley. of Hnrt-
land, celebrated their golden wedding the 9th
err day, when bedquilt was shown, which
was made by Mrs. Bagley the past year. con-
tanning 200 pieces.
"A barn at Underhill, owned by Palmer
Irish and occupied by /. b. Parker. was
burned last week, with fifteen cows and sew
eral young cattle and sheep The building
was insured but Mr.. Parker had no insurance
on the stock
Upon the monument to Capt. John
Smith and wife at West Newbury, it is record
ed that they 'lived together in the married
state - years" he dying in his 9th year and
she III her Odd year, within a few months of
each other.
-Burlingtons debt was reduced over $1,000
last year, and the balance of assets exceeds the
balance OF year ago by 81, 400, making n to-
tai improvement of nearly $40 900 in the con-
dition of the city treasury. The poor depart
ment Tor the last year cost the city about 81
700
The water in the poisoned well Mt Rich
ford, is now purified and considered safe to
use and all families who used it before the
sickness are using it again now. The select
men nave ordered family living IN tone-
ment opposite the well, who practiced throw
ing oilal into the door-yard, and which wash
ed down to the well, TO vacate the tenement.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company. which was formally organized for
business March 81, 1928. celebrated it's iOth
anniversary last week with a dinner at the
Pavilion Hotel Montpelier Among those
present was Hon. Daniel Baldwin, aged 81
years, the only one Of the thirty-six charter
members now living, and who has been the
only survivor for twelve years past
Kate Bristol, a young girl of II, died sud
denly of diphtheria ut Panton last week. al
though she was not known to have been ex-
posed and her home was i'm a most healthy
location Across the country. and within
sight in the town of Ferrisburg, are 4 number
of houses, however lying in mularial tract
from which whole families have been swept
away during the year
Oscar Birelow. of Peacham. who has al
ready served IA wear in States Prison for bur
plary. has inst been LODGED in iail upon the
somewhat complimented charges of a feloni-
Gus assault upon Il Young lady: enteringn sl-
gar house and DESTROYING the propertv there
in and threatening to cut his mothers throat
with butcher-knife. The promising youth
was arrested nj the instance of his father
Tho trorl1as bstyoor tb. p, ssr,,rsic
ond Sorthoostorr co,,no,,ios Lo,o L,o,, cd
iusted AMI tho latter is In onarat, ,be Mis-
sisuoi and CLYDE river road which has been
such a source of contention Through lines
between Boston and Montreal will be estab-
! lisbed and tbe Soutbcnsterp's debit to the
Passumpsic reduced over one.half to 5000.
| 600. covered by mortgages ON the former and
the Missisauoi roads. Naturally the people
along the line are clad of peace once more
| door,, pro,,,l,,. o,,l ,,,., Vrool. ,,o,l,il
Robert CsIlaban nom south WolIinofori de-.
NOT Fri,lo,, oyorit,, and Rr,,rln,, .6ot Gaia
han The ball lod,,;I7,, in lis tbirh and irGict-
| Ing n severe but not fatal wound. Former
| trouble between the two men is surposed to
have been the cause Of the attack. Bromley
has long been known as the leader of n gang
| of rascals. but until now has succeeded in
keeping ont of the laws reach. Bromley and
Woods were arrested Saturday. and LODGED in
the county mil
addison has a potoll. ola l,d, IN III.
r.rson ~ Mr. NJor;t,a Wri,,bt Mo il 81
reor, OH viii ,,orf,nt o,,as;aI'i ,,ooi Leoltb
| isnring oxceIlent and wind AMI Iodr octiye
| She has occunied her present residence for Of
years and on her fathers side has known
| ssigbt gsnerat;ons Sba hail tl,o cannon
| d5r;no tbe hottIa of plattsLnreb and oftor Tho