Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-25
VERMONT ITEMS.
Work has begun on a new brick railroad
station at Bethel


Work has begun on a new brick railroad
station at Bethel.
The Rutland county court granted seven
teen bills of divorce at its recent term.
Tho sixth annual reunion of the First
Vermont Cavalry will be held at Montpelier,
ON Wednesday, Oct 3Oth.
-EX-Gov. Smith and family returned from
Europe last week and were given n cordial
public reception by the people of st. Adams.
Addison county has organized n musical
association, which is to hold several conven-
tons during the fall and winter, to promote
the interests of church choirs in the county.
Green Brimmer, prominent North Pow
nal citizen, was dangerously assaulted with
stones ON the highway Monday by three
drunken tramps, who have been arrested.
Moses Clarke's house, barn and outbuild-
ings at Cabot were burned on Sunday night,
with 100 tons Of hay and other contents; loss
$1,000, insurance $4,000.
Considerable building has been going on
at Barre, and among those who have COM
pleted or are erecting new houses are A.
Packard, Arad T. Smith, and Kimball Blanch-
ard. Levi Bolster has finished n large livery
stable and Ambrose Averill large barn.
A Montgomery man named Stevens was
buried while digging a well the other day,
aud died soon after being taken out.
John Lowell and wife, of Cornwall, the
parents of nineteen children. celebrated their
golden wedding recently
William II. Sandford and his wife of Or
well celebrated their golden wedding on Tues
day, their daughter being married at the same
time to Rev. Charles Branard, n brother of
Prof. Brainard of NIiddebury college.
Mrs. Kate Heath, 9l years of age recent
Il, Il az.
in Potion, six miles, to North Troy, and re-
turned the same day. She is the daughter of
the notorious Col. Ruiter who commanded
the Indians and English at the burning and
sacking Of Eoyalton.
Charles Ryder, sentenced in the Orleans
county court for grand larceny, and commit
ted TO prison September 18th, 1878, escaped
from his keeper, John Hull, at Windsor the
other day, while outside the prison wall as
sisting in stable work
Three tramps who had been lodging in
barn Just outside of Burlington city limits
were arragned the other day under provis-
ion in the riot act forbdding the assemblage
of two or more men for unlawful purposes,
and they We're convicted and sentenced to
ninety days in the State workhouse.
At the recent term of the Rutland couu-
ty court the following criminals were SEN
labor in State prison six years Edward Ia
tro, burglary, hard labor in State prison five
years Geo. Bromley, assault with intent to
kill, hard labor in State prison five years
The annual meeting of the Vermont BIZ
BILE society was held in Montpelier on the
10th. Col. Franklin Fairbanks. the president
presiding. The report of the treasurer show
ed an increase of contributions over last year
of Sill A sermon was preached by Rev.
J. g. johnson of Rutland. from Psalms xix :
Recently Il child Of Charles Slack Of
Chelsea, got Il bean into its throat SO far TINT
it was impossible to remove it without sur
gical operation An ncision one inch and n
half long was made in the neck, and the
windpipe opened so that the bean was taken
out with pair Of forceps. Tho child was
one year and half old.
While starting the bark mill at Stlndsh's
tnunery at Woodstock, few days ago Nah
Ion A. Smith had his right hand caught and
so badly torn TO pieces rs to render amputa.
| ton necessary about three inches above the
wrist. MIR. Smith was alone vt the time of
the accident, but pulling the mangled mem
| Der from the machine aud leaving all of the
| hand but the lgaments, he grasped his arm
| firmly with the left hand and wake d alone to
| his home, a full quarter of mile.
Fred Husc Of Hartford is the champion
| corn husker In one day this fall he huskod
81 bushels Of corn i'll Ii hours, and few
| days afterward, it being thought incredible
| that he should have done this, lie gave an ex-
| hibition Of his skill at which he husked =
| bushels. A. lbs. to the bushe in Il minutes
% seconds, helping himself to his stocks,
and throwing his stalks into a pile and his
| corn on the floor.