Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-02
VERMONT NEWS.
A STRANGE PASSENGER.

AibAto bAhbts huOul ullunlHlt, as n hem
nlngton physician, was riding home, voice.
seeming to be that of a woman. asked the IA.
Vor OF ride. The doctor stopped aud per-
mitted the stranger to get into the carriage,
which was closely covered The manner of
the passenger was not at oil satisfactory. Az.
Ter little, the stranger reached down under
the robes and seemed to be uneasy about
something she had with her The doctor no.
uced that she had on heavy boots, and he
then determined, IL possible, to get rid of his
friend, and he therefore dropped his whip to
the ground, as if by accident, and requested
the stranger to get it for him, as his horses
were restless and he dare not trust them in
other hands. When she alighted, the doctor
grove on, leaving his suspicious friend be-
hlnd. Upon examining the bags she had left
In the carriage, there was found a complete
set of burglars tools, revolvers, knives. etc
Inc identity of the strange passenger remains
undetermined.
The Bates House at Rutland is TO be
lighted by the Brush electric light and half
a,dozen stores will be supplied from the ma
chine.
The Middlebury Bap lists have raised the
$4,000 needed to build their church.
"A fair recently held by the Burlington
Roman Catholics Melted the handsome sum
of So, 500.
An investigation shows that Miss Carlin
OF Brooklyn, N. Y, who was reported to have
been fatally poisoned last October in the cars
between Burlington and Rutland, died of
cerebral apoplexy.
Gov Farnham has recently been the re-
oipient of a nickle-plated railroad spike taken
from the track laid to Elberon cottage. Long
Branch, over which President Garfield was
carried.
The mail carrier between Vergennes and
Addison is a woman, who is noted for max
ing her trip of - miles day on time in any
sort of weather.
Chief Justice Pierpoint is, it is aunounc-
ed, gaining In mind and body, though of
course slowly; and the hope is expressed
that he may in time wholly recover.
Hammond S. Porter, 40 years old, at
work in Abbot's mills, Fairlee, was caught
by his coat on Thursday of last week, and
carried between the belt and cylinder with
great velocity until the mill was stopped. He
was taken out unconscious and badly injured.
On Thanksgiving day Eddie DufTey of
East Dorset, aged IL went to another part of
the town, became intoxicated, and on his re-
turn home in the evening, laid down in the
bottom Of the wagon. On reaching home he
was dead, having smothered during the jour
ney.
The 18th annual reunion of Vermont
officers will be held on Thursday, January
9th, at White River Junction. Col. Albert
Clarke, formerly of the st. Adams Messen.
ger, will deliver the Grafton in the evening.
Charles NJ. Bliss, Esq, of Bennington,
| claims that he was the first Vermoater, out
side the militia, to volunteer for the war, in
the war for the Union. On the 10th of April
1861, he drew up paper which he signed
and asked others to sign, pledging their SER
vices to the Government, as soldiers, till the
rebellion should be suppressed If any one
can prove an earlier tender of service for the
entire war he should make his claim known.
Ezekiel Smith and wife, an aged couple
| died last Friday at the same moment, at
| Huntington, Chittenden county. Their
| youngest son, aged Is, lived with them, and
their married daughter was visiting them.
Both had lain on the bed during the after
noon in usual health, and the daughter on
| coming into the room saw they were dying.
Both died within the same minute. Smith
had been mau of property, but lost most of
| it, and was Respondent, sometimes almost
| deranged over his financial affairs. He leaves
six children, all married except one.
Capt. L. b Rockwell of the steamer
Reindeer, thinks the water of Lake Cham
| plain is gradually growing shallower, year by
year, and that it has decreased fully a foot in
depth, on an average, during his time. He
| attributes this to the clearing up of the for
| ests formerly covering the water sheds, caus-
| ing the rains to come down in the streams
and flow Oft more rapidly, and giving in
creased facility for evaporation
| e. Crowell of Barnard fired shotgun
| at something in a thicket Thanksg giving day,
| and then crawled in on his hands and knees
to see what it was. 1t turned out to be a
seven.foot panther, but luckily the shot was
fatal The panther weighed 1872 pounds, aud
is said to be the largest ever killed in the
state.
C D. Williams of Mortified, formerly
| the drug store partner of Secretary Nichols
| and colonel by q commission from ex Cover
| nor Proctor, is in financial trouble. He has
| been treasurer of several local organic atoms,
and it is alleged that in all of these trusts he
has failed to respond to calls for cash, though
| he says that matters can be Strengthened out.
| He has heretofore had a good reputation.
| Where the money has gone is a mystery, as
| he had seemingly no fast ways. Former
drinking habits are thought by many to be at
the bottom of all his trouble. Col. Williams
had q severe apoplectic shock Sunday, but
soon partly recovered.
Rev H. W. Worthen, the Methodist
minister at Mortified, a man well along in
life and who is widely known in his denomi-
1 uhllOu III luo nldlSS was bpliO tAhlO oAASS ~
cused by S. f. Gibbs of having made i'm
proper advances to his wife, and SO much
| credence has been given to the report that n
council of ministers has been called to inves-
tigate the matter. Rev. d. E. Miller Of
Montpelier, lately of Brattleboro, is one of
| the board.
| Chancellor Royce at st. Adams, last Sat
urday, in the suit of Langdon against the
Vermont 4 Canada railroad company and
others, entered pro forma decree of fore
closure against the Vermont Central company
and first and second mortgage bondholders
| and the Vermont d Canada railroad company
in favor of the trust bondholders. The de-
cree is that unless said companies aud mort
| gage bondholders by certain day, pay what
\ is now due on said trust bonds, and what
shall in future accrue when it becomes due,
they shall be foreclosed of all equity of re-
demption in the Vermont Central and Yer
mont q Canada railroads and property.
From this pro forma ruling the case goes dl-
rectly to the supreme court
The sale of the Panama railroad to the
De Lesseps canal company is said to have
vastly increased the wealth of Hon. Trenor
W. Park of Bennington, and it is also report
ed that prominent aud wealthy citizen OF
Rutland held large amount of the stock.
The shareholders receive about $50, 900, 900.
The road is 90 miles long, and has OF late
years paid dividends of 20 per cent. Several
Rutland men are connected with the operat-