Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-08-12

The funeral of the widow of the late
Hon. Solomon Foot was attended from the
residence of W. II. b. Owen, of Rutland, on
Sunday afternoon.
Francis D. Moulton of New York, presi-
dent of the national dairymen's association,
will deliver the address at the Rutland county
fair in September.
Bracket & Co., the new shoe manufactur-
ing contractors at the state prison, have the
new shop ready for business, with facilities
for turning out two carloads of cases per
week
-Ex-Gov. Smith bought three Norman
horses while in Europe which arrived at st.
Adams last Saturday. They are glossy dark
bay, four, five and six years old They will
be used as driving horses, a use to which
peculiarly adapted.
Henry A. Babbitt has been appointed
postmaster at East Hardwick.
David Hale of Ripton, farmer, is under
$500 bonds charged with raising a town or
der for S3.12 to $13. II and selling it to Brad
Ripley.
The farm buildings of John Tierney, sit
uated about one mile northeast of Cavendish
station, were burned last week.
st. Johnsbury is again in trouble about
its watsr-works. 1t has Just paid $1,000 for
its infringement of the Holly pump patent,
and now an expensive litigation has begun to
determine the respective rights of the mill
owners and the village to the water-power.
j. f. Smiths steam dressing mill at New
Haven, owned by White, Clarkson Co., was
burned last Saturday loss $4,000, insurance
$40, 900.
The new bank at Poultney begins bust.
ness September l with M. ID. Cole, cashier OF
the Castleton national bank, as cashier.
The publication Office of the Vermont
Farmer has been removed from Montpelier to
Mortified.
George r. Wales, young man who had
his right arm crushed in a job press at the
Register office, Middlebury, last week, wai
obliged to have it amputated half way be-
tween the wrist and elbow.
According to the press dispatches an op
pressive drought still prevails in the country
about McIndoes The water in the Connect
cut at that point and above is very low. Mike
Lapage, an employee of the Connecticut riV
er iumber company, was dangerously hurt
Saturday morning by log that rolled ovei
him, breaking one leg and otherwise bruisint
him.
Governor Farnham and Quartermastel
General l.. G. Kingsley intend soon going t.
Yorktown for the purpose of looking the cen
tennial grounds over and making the neces-
sary arrangements for the visit of the Yer
mont soldiers and citizens during the week o.
the celebration.
Elijah Norton of Glover had three BARN.
burned by lightning last week. FoYked light
ming struck one of the barns and it was in
stanty filed with flames as though gas haC
been ignited which caught fire like powder
The other two barns caught from this one
There have been numerous lightning strokes
In the town this season.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company closed their financial year Angus
LIST, and have issued during the year 5456 pol
Ices insuring SO, COL, 438.O0 of property, ant
have made assessments during the yea
amounting in all to A per cent, which is SUI
hcient to pay all their Indebtedness and leav
good balance in the treasury.
Seth Chase, II years old, living will
Thomas Poland of Waitsheld, was drowne'
last week while bathing in Mad river.
Gov. Farnham and Quartermaster-Gen
eral Kingsley left for Yorktown on Monday
to make arrangements there for Vermont a
the coming celebration.
&C. @. Dunn of Rutland has this wee
thrashed out 1876 bushels of oats raised on tw
acres of ground.
The fourth annual meeting Of the Amer
can Bar Association will be held at Saratog
Springs on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
OF next week. On Wednesday the address Q
the president, Edward j. Phelps, Esq, of Bun
hngton, will be delivered.