Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-05
VERMONT ITEMS

dny' while eating buttenuts.
1t is said that Mr.. George w Bentlo,
the new general manager of the Central Ver.
mont mas not only made large reduction in
tne number OF employees, but is now cutting
down the salaries Of some of the officials
, john Cooley, aged 80 shot himself
through the heart Sunday at the residence of
his fathcr-in-law, Ira Dayton. in West Addi-
son, on account Of jealousy. He leaves a
young wife and a son.
Daniel Dorchester. Jr. who has .uuplicd
the pulpit of the Springfield Methodist church
Tor the last two years, preached his farewell
sermon to crowded house on Sunday.
"A compromise between the Passumpsic
and southeastern railroad cumuanios. and an
early termination of the present war. ia prob
able.
A fine new pipe organ has just been
placed III the Methodist church i'm Rutland.
and mn organ coucor; is to be given in the
church ON Friday evening of this week.
The Barlow Gays Of St. Adams ,ontem-
plate a grand prize drill for purse of $500
for all the military compaui,s of the state
during the coming summer
There are at present in the State Reform
school l3l boys aud Is girls and the author
tiles find themselves very much cnmped for
room.
R. T. Hurds store aud its contents. with
harness shop and shoe shop at West Airing
ton, were burned to the ground Friday night
The loss was about -lO.uOO, covered by in
Surance The cause of the fire is unknown
Gen. W W. Grout. Of Barton. will deliy
er the address in Burlington on Decoration
Day.
Arthur A. Valiquette. of Rutland. q high
ly esteemed young man. aged Il. has Just
died in Florida from bronchial consumption
caused by over-cXgrtion in pmcticing for hose
races last summer.
John Daryins saloon. % two-,tory build
ing ON Main street. Rutland was burned Sat
urday morning.
About 40 dogs have been licensed in
Rutland this year against 500 licensed last
year.
A China goose belonging to James Mil
ham of Shelburn has just laid an egg meas
uring L. inches in the longer circumference
by in the shorter, and weighing between II
and y ounces.
Frank Pettingiu OF Danyille is said to
have made 200 pounds of sugar from 800 trees
the present year, previous to March %.
Joseph Wheelock. who died at Coventry
a while ago, at the age of % years. had been
married six times living happily with all his
wives and burying all except the sixth.
The Vermont Merino Sheep Breeders
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A professional pedestrian who attended
the St Adams Methodist church Sunday or
two ago was somewhat surprised ut the text ::
He delightoth not in the strength Of u horse
he taketh not delight in the legs of q man
julius Wimmette, who was injured last
winter 1y ia4Ans uo"h pItHllee over t ,I.,
l , iett hish' asks Oh inc Town oI Mid
uIeouFy F""o ualA"ss'- OF ""oNI "ol"'' I"
wv -N' ''-7
\ car IoAG Oh i"V Encouragement M,TlHo
uucks eareluHy 7eIrc'tu from the Desl hucha
IN ihuaof county, !elt WOODSTOCK A'7t week
Ior 9ah antonio lexis
The steamer \. Williams made u trip
from Burlington to Pittsburgh On Monday
which is the earliest passage for steam vessels
| on Lake Champaign IN 31 years.
The roof and upper story of the Park
House in Burlington owned by Horace Wheel
er. were destroyed by fire last Saturday night
! The loss ON the building was $1,000 fully IN
| sured. II. II. Pike, landlord of the house
! lost 1000 on furniture no insurance.
! -Woudford. in Bennington county. is tell
| ING some large sized bird stories She would
have us believe that the boboliuk put in an
| appearance there last week Wednesday and
that she has found nest Of half grown birds
with the SNOW in their vicinity three feet
| deep.
Gen. JaulesS. Pecl,ofIIoutpelier. whohas
| Just returned froma trip to Washington. Rich
mond and Petersburg visited the Old Federal
! line before Petersburg. and found all the rlab-
crate fortifcations of $50 essentially obliter-
ated except the large fort ON the right. held
in April 1863, by three regiments Of the
! Ninth corps. which is still in good state OF
preservation. and admission TO it is gained 10y
| paying - cents to its proprietor.
-'rbe bopdspen of James II Batcheller.
the NIiddleburv forger. became uneasy at his
| di,arp.arance lnst week and sent OF a sheriff
to look him up. who found him in Boston.
| He concluded 10 return home with the she1n
and was taken to Middlebury and lodged in
| Jail on Friday. He had tickets in his posses
sion Cor Detroit Mich. but claims that he
had NO intention OF running away. The Rut
land Herald says that Batchglder cannot even
pay the compromise Of Is cents ON q dollar
which was at first agreed 10 by his creditors.
Tint y,ordarftrl ..nossessed" South Wood
-+ocl- ,lncl- has leen investigated with tn,
following result It is an old cloc, the mo
tive power of which is supplied by "a main.
suriut instead of weights The running part
got out of repair and stopped with the sprius
half uncoiled. This spring is constantly pull
ing on the wheels. and so after tugging away
for q few days At the running part. the ma
chinery start, OF and runs for a few minutes
then GETS stuck and stops
The family of 4. N. Story of Coventry il
I'm unusual ofiIictieu I'm January last the,
IT1riad n DAUGHTER AGED eleven. On W,dn,s
dav of last week a daughter Of sixteen died
on Thursday night another child. an infant o
nine months died and on Friday morning tn
wife and mother, Mrs. Story, also died. Tn
funeral services for the last three were hel,
together at the Congregational church OF
SATURDAY The disease Of which all four die,
is called malariai fever, though no other case
have occurred in town.
In the Rutland comfy court on Saturday
Jpdga Dunton presiding. two Young mel
FAMED Kennedy and Pecor. who not long ag
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