Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-07-01
YERMONT NRMa.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP TO VERMONT.

ed the offer made on the part of the Governor
by Col. Childs, and also accepted the offer
made on the part of the Central Vermont
railroad company for the use Of their direo-
tors car Bellevue. The President will DO
accompanied by his wife and three children
Secretary Window and Mrs. Window, Secre-
tary Hunt and Mrs. Hunt, Postmaster Gener-
al James and Mrs. James, Secretary Lincoln
Col. Rockwell and family, and probably Sec
rotary MacVeagh. The party will spend two
days Thursday and Friday at ST. Adams
and Saturday, July 9th, the party will go to
the White Mountains where two days will be
spent. On Monday, July 11th they will go
to Concord, Mass, and return TO Washing
ton the following day.
THE PROPOSED VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR AND
STAFF TO THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL CEI.E-
BRATIoN.
Forbes of the Boston journal gives the
following particulars in letter to that pa
| per 1.-THE General Assembly made an ap-
| preparation of $4,000 for the purpose Of pro
viding Governor Farnham a military escort
to Yorktown on the occasion Of the centenni-
al commemoration of the surrender of Lord
| CORVALLIS to the American troops. The act
! provided that the government should detail
two companies of the National Guard for
| this purpose, and in accordance Herewith he
has announced his selection of the Ransom
Guards Co. d. of st. Adams, Capt +. S.
Stranahan and the Estey Guard (Co. y of
Brattleboro, Captain j. j. Estey, (now Lieut..
| ColoneD. The arrangements for the York
town trip have been nearly completed by
Gov. Farnham and Gems. Kingsley and Peck,
and the contract for the steamer Francis has
| been closed between these state officials and
| the owners of the boat. The military escort
will number 102 officers and men, band
of 20 pieces will accompany the military, and
with Gov. Earnham, Lieut.. Gov Barstow,
| Gems Kingsley and Peck and the Governors
staff will make up party of about 1870 per-
sons. The appropriation of $4,000 will cover
the actual expense of 102 men for the trip.
| The contract for the use of the boat calls for
several thousand dollars more, and in order
| to make up this amount, for which Gov.
Farnham and Gen. Kingsley have become
personally responsible, it is proposed to pro-
| vide accommodation for some 200 citizens on
the boat for the trip to Yorktown, and at
rate not exceeding $40 each from New Lon
don. This plan contemplates conveyance to
Yorktown and return and ali necessary ac-
commodation while en- route aud during the
stay there. The Francis has state room &C
commodatons for 1913 persons and excellent
| berths for some POO more. The boat was
| built for outside service, and is tirst-class in
| all respects The Vermont delegation will
leave New London on Saturday evening Oct
10, and arrive back on Saturday, Oct. 22.
Meals will be furnished aboard the Francis
during the trip, and lodging viii be provided
either on the boat or on tented field at the
option of those composing the party The
| proposed trip will be most enjoyable one
and it is expected that the quota of citizens
DESTROYS of going to Yorktown will be made
up soon. Applications can be made to Gen
L. G. Kingsley, Rutland"
ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE VERMONT ma
TIoNAL GUARD.
AT a meeting of the line officers Of the
First Regiment National Guard of Vermont,
held ut the Van Ness House, Burlington, last
Friday evening, William L. Grecnleaf of
Burlington was elected colonel, in place of
Theodore S. Peck, recently appointed adju-
tant-goneral of the state, and Capt Julius ].
Estey of Brattleboro was elected lieutenant
colonel Col. Greenleaf is n veteran of the
late war, was wounded five times in as many
| engagements, and has been lieutenant colo
mel of the regiment since its organization in
1872. Col Estey has been for several years
captain of the Estey Guard of Brattleboro,
(since the organization of the company and
will make popular and efficient officer.
THE VERMONT MEDICAL COLLEGE.
The graduating class in the medical de-
partment of the University of Vermont, last
week, numbered so, the average number for
several years. The first prize, for the best
examination, was awarded to Harry W. Dew
ey OF Massachusetts, and the second to Chas
). Caverly of Vermont, who also received
the prize for the best thesis. President
Buckham briefly addressed the class on pre-
senting their diplomas, and DR.. J. II. Jack
son of Barre, president of the state medical
society, welcomed the graduates TO the pro-
tession. Charles $. CAverly was the vaedc-
torian. The principal address was by DR.. D.
b. st. John Roosa of New York on the sub
ject universities in America" Prof. Roosa
advised that the college at Middlebury be left
to pursue the work Of a college, while the
University of Vermont avails itself OF its I'M
surpassed location, its name and its two de-
partments already in existence to grow into a
university in fact as well as in name, and
urged the people of Burlington to unite their
Efforts to this end
According to the custom-h house statistics
just issued by the government, Vermont
(Which is classified as a single port ranks
next to Boston in the amount of business
transacted. The receipts for the fiscal year
just closed were $75i, 959 New Haven, Ct,
comes next, with $3.50, 900; Providence, II. l..
follows with 100000 and Portland, Me-,
with S300O00
The st. Adams shirt factory has opened
with 40 employees. It's laundry does up 1000
pieces week The former site of the Ire
mont house was given the company by the
town on condition that the business be estab-
lished there and employ from 800 to 500
hands for FIVE years.
The grass crop in Franklin county is re-
ported lighter than in previous years the
corn crop is backward
The New England reformed mems asso
citation, John B. Cough president, holds a
four-days' meeting at Queen City park, Bur
lington, beginning August %. Cough will
address the meeting, and many other noted
speakers are expected.
"A young lad named Eddie Norcross was
drowned near Bradford, Wednesday, while
bathing
The body of W. A. Carkins. who has
been missing from Springfield since Saturday
night, was found Monday morning at the foot
of an embankment 20 feet high Just below
the Novelty Works. He was considerably
bruised about the head by the rocks on which
he struck, and death must have been instan-
taneous. bottle partly filed with liquor
furnished sufficient reason for the tragedy
Suspicious of foul play were at first entertain
ed, but a coroner's inquest did not sustain
them. Carkins was 20 years of age, an en-
ploy6 of the Parks d Woolson Machine Co.,
and not addicted to drink His remains were
taken to Wilton, N. H., for interment.
Phoebe Goodrich died at Newbury We'd
nesday, aged 1Ol. She kept her faculties
and talked with her family till the last
Jesse Hutchins of Montpelier, aged SO,
killed himself with laudanum Wednesday in
fit of dependency.
L. d. Kelley's barn and out-buildngs
were burned at Bradford Monday loss $4,-
600 insured.
Fred Miller, 70 years old, while fishing
in the river at Burlington last Saturday, was
caught in the quicksands and drowned be-
fore he could be extricated.
"A French family at Bennington consists
of man his wife and their twenty children,
with two cats and four dogs.
"A new national bank has been organized