Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-20
VERMONT ITEMS.

George Fay, Sharon young man, has
accidentally and possibly fatally shot himself,
while playing with revolver.
William Ramsay's o-years-old daugh-
ter was scalded to death ut Burlington last
week.
DR.. Warren II. Hamilton, young
Brandon physician, has just died of malignant
diphtheria, caught from patient.
Isaac Farwoll of Dorset celebrates his
Tooth birthday July If. lie has used tobacco
so years.
Rutland has voted to use SIS, 900 in ex-
tending water-pipes through the village.
Harmon Garfield the Arlington bank
rupt, pays n dividend of per cent on $780,
600 of debts.
In the Orange County Court, Tuesday,
Stewart Harvey, n lawyer of Bradford was
found guilty of assault on sheriff Bailey, and
was sentenced to ninety days hard labor in
the House of Correction.
C. G. Frost the temperance speaker,
who has done good deal of work in the north
part of the State has just been ordained to the
Baptist ministry at Norwich, Conn.
In Grand Isle, last Thursday, while three
men were working on the farm of John A..
Chamberlain, stroke of lightning killed
their two horses and knocked the men sense
less.
Mrs. Ephraim Fairbanks, who took care
of some of the sick children ut Newark and
caught the diphtheria from them died last
week
A 1G-year-old Lydonville girl attempted
suicide by taking chloroform The other day.
on account of disappointment in II love affair
The act was discovered in time to save her
life.
--Diphtheria has made great havoc among
the children in the Barre school districts dur
ing the last two months At South Barre six
children died. and the school was dscontn-
ued some weeks The village school was also
interrupted but has now re-opened.
The Burlington Free Press says the fol-
lowing big run was recently made 10y the en-
CINE Gov. Underwood" with one ordinary
tender load OF wood From Burlington to
Rutland, Rutland to Burlington, Burlington to
Rutland and back to Leicester Junction-an
aggregate of 22j miles
Daniel Brooks, Il brutal English garden
err, living on the Plains near Burlington. beat
his wfc's head aud face out of all semblancc
to humanity with the butt of whip, on Mon
day evening. The woman lies in semi
conscious condition and Brooks is under ar
rest Jealousy was the cause.
st Adams butter market, June Il: The
attendance good, receipts large, market more
active and prices frmer. Common to choice
sold at 10 to - cents per pound selections
IL cents per pound, some extra diaries bring
ing higher price general price 10 to II
cents.
On Wednesday of last week +. d. Lin
coin and his two SONS VIM +. and Carroll
Lincoln Of Hubbardton were arrested on sus-
picion Of having been regularly stealing from
parties in Brandon village. The officers first
visited Williams residence. where a good deal
of stolen property was found, and then the
premises Of the father and other son were
searched with like result The three were
bound up for trial in the sum Of 5000
Ben Chase, a prominent and wealthy cit
izen of West Randolph was indicted by the
grand jury of Orange county on Saturday last
at Chelsea, for perjury. He is charged with
having made false affidavit as to the amount
of his taxable property. His list was first
taken at S22i9, which was increased by the
town-listers to $3.50. To this Chase object
ed, claiming that his debts cqualed the $1,000
excess, and made affidavit before n. l.. Boy
den, master in chancery, that he was not pos
sessod of taxable property over S22j9. Some
of his townsmen, however, insist that lie il
owner Of bank stock and other securities far
in excess of that amount. On Tuesday he APP
peared before the court with his bondsman,
and gave bail in $1,000 for his appearance al
the December term of the court.