Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08
VERMONT ITEMS.

A fire, Thursday night at Farhaven de
stroyed the store of Pitkin Brothers, hardware
dealers, l. w. Parkhurst's house and the
house and millinery store of L. W. Collins.
Loss S24, 600 insurance $1,000
South Starksboro has a notable trio in
Abraham Lincoln, Gideon Welles and Simon
Cameron, the triplet sons of Leonard Iaskins,
who were born May p, 1861. and received
their names from President Lincoln. Two.of
the brothers resemble each other almost per
fectly, while the other presents n striking con
trast, having dark hair and eyes.
While Lucius Burt of Lyndon was telling
trees in the woods recently, dead limb fell
and crushed his skull, rendering him insens-
BILE, in which condition he was found. He
died i'll a short time after being taken home.
He was II years old, and leaves "A wife and six
children.
bakersfield has voted to accept the Brig
ham fund of SIS, OOO for a High School. OF
this amount $50. 600, bequeathed by the late
Peter Brigham of Boston, will be used in the
schools support, and the remaining $4,000 has
been given by Mr. Brgham's sister, Mrs.
jacobs, and other Boston parties to erect the
building
--The Woodstock Standard announces that
the differences between the Central Vermont
and Woodstock railroads have been amicably
arranged to the mutual satisfaction and ad-
vantage of all.
The Fairbanks scale company are pre-
pairing very choice exhibit of scales for the
Paris exposition, comprising a great many
notifications, finished up in very handsome
style and oruamented with appropriate designs
and emblems. Their exhibit is to be more
choice and more extensive than at Philadelphia
two years ago.
Chancellor Royce rendered a decision at
st. Adams Monday in the matter of the YER
mont and Canada VS.. the Central Vermont
railroad, denying the motion for the appoint
ment of a receiver and for an injunction,
pending the termination of the suits now in
progress between the roads.
The Burlington Free Press of the 9Th
inst, says The broad lake is all open water.
once more. While the lake has been closed
over, for a brief period, this season, it has not
been SO closed as TO render crossing on the
| ice possible. just half century ago the
| broad lake did not close over. and in 1884.
| 1912 and 1850 the same was the caSe-these
being the only seasons in sixty-two years.
In the North part of the State they have
| had even less snow during the winter than in
| the south part An Orleans county letter
| speaks of new sugar and bare ground. aud
| last weeks st. Johnsbury Caledoniau says
The eleighing has left MS unceremonously
| anu wagons ar uS'tlu III usc. ut AiHl AttN
| of February We're like early April days, with
warm sun, singing birds, and sap running
from maple trees. To-day closes the winter
| months of the most remarkable winter on rec
| ord. At no time has there been a foot Of
snow on the ground, and the season has beer
prolonged sunny fall or early spring
In Burlington, last year, SO, 7G7 was dis
bursed for school purposes, and the average
daily attendance of pupils was sos. Their,
were 2iG deaths in the city during the year
OF the causes, diphtheria leads with 100; con
sumption comes next with ~ unknown, II
apoplexy and cholera infantum, II each dis
eases of the brain and nervous system,
and Of all other diseases the greatest humble
is only 6. Two persons died a violent dealt
both being drowned The most fatal montl
was November, which saw 3G deaths, % 0
which were from diphtheria. The health OF
ficer mentions the remarkable fact that neith
er in the Home for Destitute Children nor tn
Catholic Orphan Asylum has single case o
diphtheria occurred.