Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-10
VERMONT ITEMS.

The button factory at Gaysvillc. tired ~
drawing stock over the Green mountain. will
remove their works to Rutland where thew
will employ 100 hands.
The next annual meeting Of the Vernon,
Bible Society will be held in the Conprepa'
tional church at st. Adams, on "Wednesday
October IL.
The Fairhaven News threatens 10 diyuloo
the name of a man in that place who weekly
pummels his wife.
Willie Parker of Ely, was fatally hurt last
week by falling from car running into the
local copper mine.
There have been over 40 cases Of measles
Mt the Burlington home for destitute children
and the disease is having run in the public
schools.
The Charles p Harris Manufacturing
Company has been organized in Rutland
with a capital stock Of $50, 600, for the man.
ufacture Of chairs
Bishop Bissell has called n convention Of
the Episcopal church of the state to assemble
at Woodstock ON the goth, 2lst and I'D OF
October.
DR. J. b. Woodward, prominent phy,i.
clan of Montpelier, died Saturday from blood
poison caused by virus getting into cut upon
his hand while amputating a patients limb
three weeks ago.
d. c. Linsley of Burlington, the well.
known civil engineer, has constructed q shute
for Transporting cord wood some two miles
to Cambridge station, on the line of the La
noble railroad, which works like charm.
The hume is % inches wide and y inches
deep. and entirely closed. Thirty cords of
wood per day rush through, but its capacity
is twice as much Enough water is turned
into it TO completely fill it. The descent is
from / and Ito to l and BIO inches per foot.
The velocity is l40 feet per minute
Receipts at the custom house in st. Al.
bans, during the month of September, amount
ed to 100000
DIR. Matthew Cole. one of Burngton's
Oldest physicians, died at Mary Fletcher hos.
pital in that city last week of old age
Mrs. Susannah Eaton of Danvillc ccle.
brated her Tooth birthday last week Tuesday
Mrs. Eaton was born in Loudon New Hamp-
shire, in 1879, and came with her parents to
Danville when she was six years old. She re-
tains her faculties to u remarkable degree.
Mr. Giles Kenyon of Hinesburg aged &C
years, died Sept %, and his widow, aged ",
on the 18th. They had been married 70
years.
The demand for Vermont Merino sheep
is now unusually large, and sales are made at
very good prices. From the first of January
to the first of September last, there were
shipped from Middlebury for breeding pur-
poses twenty-five carloads Of MerinOs aver
| aging one hundred head per car. and of these
seven carloads went to Texas, and six to
Ohio.
Deacon Franklin 5. Hazen, a prominent
| citizen of Hartford. committed suicide Tues
| day while temporarily insane, by hanging in
a sugar house.
The St Adams Water Superintendent
publishes card stating that the water in the
reservoir is lower than ever before. and that
a water famine is imminent unless great
economy is exercised or speedy rains occur.
st Adams Butter Market. Oct The
attendance was good receipts fair and mar
ket quiet at a decline Of . cents from last
weeks quotations, Good TO choice butter
sold at 20 to - cents per pound selections
% cents per pound fancy lots at shade
higher; general price go to 81 cents.
The recent installment of Rev. j. r.
Flint as pastor of the Congregational church
In Weston, took place under peculiar circum-
stances, the society declining to unite with the
church in calling the council. This action
was not the result of any prejudice against
Mr.. Flint, who has the undivided good will of
the congregation, but grew out of the fact
that the society had difficulties with the last
| settled pastor, and was not willing to take
part in making another settlement,
Fires William Little's house barn
sheds hay. grain. farming tools and house
| hold furniture were burned last week by an
incendiary fire. Loss $4,000 partly insured.
The house of Widow Fitzgerald in More
town, was burned down the other night and
she lost everything The barn and its con-
tents, with portion of the house in Norwich
belonging to Mrs. Sarah Wabridge, were
burned Friday night. Probable loss, $500
Benjamin jenkins dwelling on Bemis hill
Lyndonville, was burned Saturday afternoon.
! Loss 5000; insured.