Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-01-25
VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATrLEBORo FRIDAY JANUARY 25,
VERMONT ITEMS.

-Four sisters in Pawlet were married in
one day recently, and all went of together for
their wedding trip.
The new hall Of the Phenix Lodge, No.
%, T. and A. NJ, at West Randolph, was
dedicated Friday with imposing ceremonies.
The new hall is one of the finest in the State,
and is finished throughout in an elegant and
costly manner. Prominent Masons from va
ious parts of the State and from other New
England States were present and assisted in
the dedication.
james Hurlburt of Waterford died recent
ly of dphtheria, and in a few hours his little
son died of the same disease, and both were
buried in the same coffin.
Mrs. Ruby Luce of Stowe, aged 50, walks
n distance of four miles to and from church
each Sunday and does the work of Mt least
one girl of the period.
A horse valued at $500, belonging to
Charles f. Smith Of Swanton, while trotting
on the ice at Isle La Motto, the 18th, broke a
blood vessel and fell dead
A kernel of pop corn taken into his wind
pipe and thence passing into his lung, recent
ly caused the death of J. A. Adams's three
years-old son in Manchester
An intellectual dog recently Travelled from
Haverhill, N. H., to his home in Charleston,
in northern Vermont n distance Of 20 miles,
in something less than ten hours.
At East Hardwick, the other day, Joseph
NJ. Stevens resigned his position as chorister
of the Congregational church. which he had
held for a years
Michael CofIey Of Hubbardton presents
remarkable example of tenacity of life He
was kicked in the head by horse two weeks
ago, and % pieces of bone have been taken
from his skull and two or three tablespoonfuls
of brains have been removed, and yet he is
recovering.
Edward Tatro who was sentenced to
death last June for the murder of Miss Alice
Butler at Highgate, has just had his sentence
rcaiirmed | = the supreme court for Franklin
county, which overrulcs the exceptions, and he
will be hanged the first Friday in April, 1850.
This makes the fifth Vermont murderer under
death sentence.
The controversy between the Central
| Vermont and Woodstock railroads over the
attempt Of the latter to establish crossing at
grade over the Central's track at White River
Junction has been settled by the supreme
courts making the injunction against the
Woodstock road perpetual.
Mr.. George W. Bentley. superintendent
of the New London Northern railroad, has
concluded to accept the position of general
manager of the Central Vermont railroad He
VIII AANN iiiN III ~ Albhuns anu
will still control the New London Northern.
On Monday evening fire started in l. f.
Randalls store at Poultney, and destroyed
that building Mr., Parker's residence, Cole &
Rowe's store, containing the Odd Fellows
hall and Mrs Sinclair's millinery store. Ran
dali lost everything and the occupants of the
building narrowly escaped with their lives
The total loss is $50, 900
At the recent meeting of the Women's
Board of Missions, in Boston, the Vermont
branch reported through Mrs. Horace Fair
banks, of ST. Johnsbury. During the year
nine new auxiliaries have been added, and
eight new mission circles, making n total of lO2
auxiliaries and - mission circles Mrs Fair
banks was elected yce-president for Vermont
John Daily of Cabot stole $40 of John
Bolton, and within 80 hours had been detect
ed, arrested and lodged in jail in default Of
| $1,000 bail
Frederick Billings of Woodstock has re-
ceived n four-years-old COW, two-years-old
heifer and a wo-years-od bull from the island
! of Jersey.