Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-04-29

| The six-years-old granddaughter of Hus.
tins Devins fatally shot herself at winooski,
Monday, while playing with a pistol.
The farm buildings Of Oscar Templeton
Of Montpelier were burned last week; loss
| $4,000, insured for $1,000
Hon. Moses Robinson Of Northfeld COM
mitted suicide last Friday Afternoon. He
was n years Of age, and was son of the FIRST
settler OF Northfield. He was for eleven sue
cessive years selectman of the town, four
years representative, and for two years State
Senator
The suicide Of Mrs. Marcia Kezer of
Rochester, which was announced recently,
was the result OF insanity, brought on by
care and anxiety for an only son. She had
shown symptoms Of mental disease some
months previous 10 the fatal act.
Mr.. Lot Woodbury. OF Miles Pond, who
died last week at the advanced age of 50 years.
left the remarkable record OF having read the
Bible through more than thirty times during
the last fifteen years, some years reading the
Bible through as many as four times, and no
year less than twice.
"A Chelsea man has recently refunded to
the town the amount with interest, that the
town paid out in assisting his father 40 years
ago.
Mrs. Dudley Sterling, supposed TO be
the Oldest person in Barre, died last week,
aged SO years.
"A liberal gentleman in New York has
furnished the means to finish the Baptist
church in Randolph.
Vermont Insurance companies are doing
well. All the Montpelier companies report
an increase of business within a few months.
On Sunday morning last, three barns be-
longing to Daniel +. Maurice were totally de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire. Ten COWS.
one heifer, five calves and one horse were
burned, besides farming tools, hay and forty
bushels of corn.
-Rutland's new opera house is to have
seating capacity of 1000, and will be COM
pleted by November l.
There are two sets Of listers at work in
Georgia, the three elected at the annual
meeting and two afterward added who favor
strict enforcement of the law. The people
give their lists to one or the other SET as they
choose, and the matter will have to go to the
courts.
The Bradford Opinion, d. w. Cobb, ed
itor, displayed commendable enterprise in is
suing, within few hours after the adjourn
ment, half sheet containing a complete and
interesting account of the Vermont Confer
enoe, with the appointments in full
-Ex.Gov. Fairbanks and family, of st.
Johnsbury, sailed from New York for Europe
Wednesday.
Representatives Of the Central Vermont,
Southeastern, Passumpsic and the Boston,
Concord & Montreal railroads met at st. AL
bans Wednesday, and ratified the agreement for
pooling all business between Canada and New
England by the Central Vermont and South
eastern lines
"A census bulletin shows that Vermont
last year produced G62O tons of steel and
iron, ranking 10Th among the states, against
1928 tons and the oath rank in 1870 The
amount of capital invested is $40, OOO and
the value of products $872, 300.
VIM. NJ. Kendall Jr., for some time past
an assistant on the Argus, is to be the editor
OF new stock-company Democratic paper at
Rutland. The first number is to appear July
LIST.
Two men were injured by an accident at
the Evergreen slate quarry, Fairhaven, last
week, and one of them, Michael Mohar, died
Monday evening.
Two men, named Hill and McLn, are
under arrest for killing so hives of bees, worth
$1,000, belonging to DIR. G. H. Barber of Rut-
land.
Orange Baldwin of HinesburR, while
chopping wood recently, cut his leg nearly of
below the knee
h1bttm ID 70 DC 1nLTO-
duced on the Central Vermont railroad, the
restaurant at White River Junction taking or
ders on the the train, which will be telegraph
ed ahead and be ready on the arrival of the
train at the Junction.
The whrling dervish who travels with
the troupe of Arabs was arrested at Rutland
last week Thursday, aud brought before JUS
tice Forbes at Brandon Friday, charged with
a nsmeless assault on q boy II years old at
the Brandon House Wednesday night He
was finally released on $3.50 bail, and rejoined
the troupe. The managers of the troupe pro-
fess to believe the man innocent.
TAX RETURNS.
The personal grand list of St Adams is
81, 506, 4sS, as against 1913, 11S in lSsO-an
increase of 473 per cent.
In Richmond the personal property list last
year was $2S, 439 this year it is $255, 275.S2
an increase of almost exactly niue fold.
The grand list of Bristol in 1880 was S.
6O7sS. This year it is $S,349.13.
Jericho's grand list of personal property
last year was $50, 700 this year it is $685.
1873, or an increase of over four and onehalf
times.
The town of Huntin gton has a personal
grand list this year of $5S, $50. 32, against
500, 22S. 80 last year. Seven Chittenden coun-
ty towns heard from show an aggregate of
1888, O47 this year, against 1921, 1858 last year.
The tax list for Rutland shows that the VI.
marble company is valued at 81, O5O, 900, and
that in the town there are ~ to 10 lists over
800, 900, and 40 over $50, 900. 1t is thought
that the new list will foot up S15, 600 900, as
against less than 81, 600, 900 last year
In Montpelier in 1880 the personal list of
the town was $3l2, 367 this year il is about
81, $50, OO0--nearly six times as much. Last
year the real property list was $715 IA; this
year it is about two and quarter times more
or in the neighborhood of 81, 600, 900, making
the total amount Of taxable property, exclu.
sive of polls, more than So, 900, 900. In other
words, the grand list of the town will be over
three times as much as it was last year. The
largest tax will be paid by Mr.. James r. Lang
don, on about $500, 900. He made no return.
His personal list after doubling is 359, 500,
and his real estate list will be from $3.50, 900
TO S1G0, 600 Erastus Hubbard will pay taxes