Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-07-25
VERMONT ITEMS.

-George NJ Fisk Of Mortified has lost the
trout in his pond by overlooking them on
liver.
The annual muster Of the State regiment,
to be held at Bradford, has been postponed to
the first week in September.
At Newport last week two young women
were badly burned by the explosion Of II kero-
scne stove which was being used in ironing.
President Hubert Of Middlebury college
bus been chosen vice president for Vermont
of the American institute of instruction.
Gov. Proctor has appointed Hon. G. w.
Willard of Montpelier and Col. w. g. Noazey
of Rutland rs commissioners to prepare now
revision of the public laws of this State.
During the first six months of the pres
ent yenr there were 30 failures in Vermont.
with liabilities of S213,0OO. During the same
time last year the figures were 90 failures, and
liabilities of 81 1000
The Passumpsic railroad company are fit
ting up picnic park on the east side of Lake
Mcmphremagog, opposite Owls Head Noun
tain.
Rev. NJ. A. Gates, while engaged Mt work
on his farm barn last Thursday afternoon, fell
from the roof and broke his right thigh badly,
also fracturng his right ankle.
Rutland is to have trottng meeting
August 49, Il, and H. with purses amount
ing to $780, including lrre-for-all purse Of
$3.50.
The Rev. DR.. Hull, for eight years past
rector of Christ Church. Montpelier, closed
his services with the church on Sunday, the
9Th inst, and the parish is now without rec
| tor
u Last Thursday evening G-year- old
daughter of Gilmore Goodyear Of Ripton, fell
| down prccipico into stream and was in
stantly killed.
Col. L. f. Knapp of Middlebury has been
| appointcdby Gov. ProctorJudgc Of Probate to
| fill the vacancy occasioncd by the death Of
| Judge Cooke
A tax Of five cents on the dollar has been
made on the rateable estate of Bennington
county for the purpose of meeting the dcficien-
cy in the treasury of the county.
! Among the passengers ON the steamer
State of Virgnia, from New York for Glas.
gov, which recently went ashore at Sable
Island in a fog were Mr.. and MIS- Asa Hull,
of Woodstock.
Five Newark young women are credited
with having tarrod and dragged ayoung woman
of that town recently for alleg, dimmoral con
duct,-the feathers being promised for next
time, should the eniliy ones offence be repeat
cd
lhdhC fuINtH OF DOThtl CtltDIhttu Hll
one hundredth birthday on the It'll inst, up
ward of 1000 persons gathering to participate
in the exercises. MIR. Farwell cast his frs
vote for Jefferson and has voted at ever,
presidential election since.
Henry w. Hubert son Of Rev. DR.. HUI
bert, president Of MiddleLury college, la
been appointed by the Bureau Of Education
Washington, ID. c., to travel in the rural dis
trcts Of England aud gather information con
corning the schools, public and private II
will sail about the middle of August.
One night last week II. A. Mooney, liv
ing on Pine street, Burlington, heard nois
which he thought was made by burglars and go
up and jumped from window upon bay win
dow directly under, and from there attempte
to jump to the ground but was impaled ON
picket fence, picket entering the right thig
and causing an ugly wound.
An effort is being made to secure a IT
turn of the Vermont Military Academy t
Norwich, the original location. The build
ings were burned about fifteen years ago, an
owing to liberal offers from Mortified tn
school was removed there. Now one of tn
alumni "a wealthy resident of California, Of
fers under certain conditions, to erect "a su
able building Oh the old site, if the manager
of the school will consent to return.
Complaint is being made of the ravagt
Of the grasshoppers in the central and nortl
= ern part of the State The Montpelier Watcl
man says that the town Of Brooktield is owe
run with them, and the eastern part of Rol
bury is but little hett,r OF. In some section
where they have been at work the fields loo
as if they had been burned over. The graz
, in the pasture Of Deacon Julius Edison
/ Brookfeld is completely eaten of SO that
, is obliged to keep his cattle in his baIns, al
Mr.. X. Y. blanchard OF the same town est
, mates that III his wing there is not LEI
, than bushel vi hoppers to the acre"