Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-14
VERMONT ITEMS.

An incendary at Fairhaven, on Saturday
night, burned up Knights hotel r. E. Lloyd's
general store, d. Merriam's boot and shoe
and fancy goods store and g. L, Fullers law
oiicej loss 5000, partly insured.
Lewis Colburn's house and outbuildings
at Springfield were burned Saturday the fur
niture, however, being saved insured for
SllOO in the Windsor county mutual which
will cover the loss. The property was to
have been sold at auction Saturday to satisfy
two mortgages.
e. A. Skeels of st. Adams has contracted
to furnish the Profile House at the White
mountains with 1900 chickens, 600 turkeys,
800 ducks and 100 geese. They will be de-
hvered in two weeks and kept frozen in the
hotel refrigerators for next seasons use.
John Riley of Newport Centre, had a
funny accident happen to him recently. He
had threshed his grain the day previous and
put it in the chamber over his kitchen. In
the morning he found his kitchen filed with
grain mixed promiscuously with the stove and
chairs. The floor had given way.
The Bennington knitting mills are report
ed sold out Of stock, and with orders enough
to keep them busy for year.
"A correspondent of the Boston journal
says that the recent rise in copper has had
the effect of greatly encouraging the proprie-
tors of the Ely copper mines, who now see
some way of getting back the immense sums
which have been employed in developing the
business there.
Col Albert Clarke of the ST. Adams
Messenger has just suffered severe afliction
in the death of his eldest daughter, Josie
Caroline, from diphtheria, after protracted
illness.
"A wealthy Norwich woman has just been
married to the man Of her choice after wait
ing 20 years for him, and against the deter
mined opposition of her relatives.
Prof. Richard A. Proctor, the distin-
guished English astronomer will lecture in
Howard Opera House. Burlington, on the eve
ming of Dec. LIST, next.
The Passumpsic railroad has raised all its
brdge-roofs, so that brakemen can now stand
up without fear of being knocked of
Josiah Brown, who died in Kirby about
30 years ago at the age of 81 years, had eight
children, every one of whom are living to-
day, the oldest being 10 years old and the
youngest 81.
Mrs. Ruth Rchmore, of Bloomington,
"a years Old has given up her pipe, after
smoking for 30 years to make a good exam
pie, and so far experiences no i'll effects.
Lyman F. Knapp, Judge of Probate in
AuulhOu county. HAS hutu anu httAcleu the
Addison County journal of Middlebury for H.
bel in publishing an alleged scandalous arti-
Gle about him. He sets the damages at SlO,-
600 The trouble grows out Of Knapps ap-
pointment as probate Judge.
w. L. Barrows's house Mt Barton Land
ing was burned Saturday night; loss $1,000,
insurance $500 Miles Corey, a Frenchman,
was caught while carrying out furniture and
burned to death.
The authorities of the railroads centering
at White River Junction are at last beginning
to move toward better depot accommodations
at that important point
The Lake Champlain sea serpent is
booming again Three Vermont UNIVERSE
ty boys profess to have recently seen him,
and say he is 30 feet long and - feet in cir
conference Still further, Miss Gordon of
Grand Isle AYERS that a few days ago she saw
the monster, the portion out of water being
las long ms II ski1 and as big as a barrel
The Vermont officers reunion will be
held at Brandon, January sth General
Lewis A Grant, of Iowa, who commanded
the old brigade, has been invited to deliver
the Grafton.
Rutland thinks Of disposing of its hand
fire engines, and getting steamer.
Timothy Tilden of Norwich, who recently
died at the age of So is said to have attended
Dartmouth commandments for 81 consecu-
tive years.
Postmaster Hatch of Windsor has re-
ceived II letter from the sheriff of Uncas coun-
ty, NSbraska, stating that Mrs Harriet
Colby, formerly of Windsor, and who once
resided at Bellows Falls, was murdered at
Wilsonville, in that county, on the 18th ult.
No particulars are given, the letter being one
of inquiry after heirs TO small amount of
personal property which Mrs. Colby left
AT the annual meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal bishops just held at Norfolk, Va,
Bishop Peck was appointed to have charge
of the meeting of the Troy Conference, to be
held in Burlington March 3lst next, and
Bishop Wiley of the Vermont Conference at
Barton Landing, April IA.
"A story was circulated on Tuesday that
the dead body of the little Ploof child of Jay
had been found in the forest at the foot of a
tree. Later news contradicts the statement,
and the little girls disappearance remains as
great mystery as ever.