Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-21
VERMONT NEWS.

Hon. John W. Stewards family have met
with a sad affection in the loss of little Rob
ort, who died on Sunday night Of disease Of
the brain, after an illness lasting from the day
preceding Christmas He was bright prom
Using boy of nine years.
For some time poultry aud sheep have
been missed by different farmers in West
Windsor and vicinity. 1t Is reported that the
cause Of these disappearances has been dis
covered to rest in the person of u prominent
farmer of the town. Settlements are being
effected as quietly as possible.
While John Higgins OF East Concord was
chopping in the woods, n branch broke and
fell, striking his right eye and tearing il en-
tirely out, the ball hanging on his cheek. A
companion put the eye back in the socket,
and Mr.. Higgins will not lose the use of it, as
was feared.
After lying idle for two years, the shops
and water-power at Bristol Notch Bridges are
to be Immediately started up, and new ma
chinery added for the manufacture Of chair
stock.
DR.. Ralph Bugbee Of Waterford died on
the 18th, after a few days of illness, aged So
years. He settled and commenced practice
at Waterford Mt the time Of his marriage,
which was about go years ago, and attended
constantly to his profession until four or Ave
years since
Mr.. Seth Langdon of New Haven died
Jan. II, after an illness of some weeks. He
has held most Of the town Offices, and repre-
scented the town in the legislature in 1S45 and
1876.
There is TO be a contest over the Mont
pelier post-ofice between Capt. J. w. Clark,
who has held the office some ~ years, and
Gen. James s. Peck who has been adiutant-
general Of the state about the same length Of
time Capt Clark's commission expires
March 6.
The Dorset marble company, with a cap
ital stock Of $500 900, has been organized at
East Dorset.
The Vermont state poultry show will be
held at Rutland, Feb. Ia It is expected to
be the largest ever held in Vermont.
Russell Lyman Of Island Pond was caught
in some machinery aud carried over the shaft
ing last Saturday, his left arm being broken
in several places. His arm was amputated at
the shoulder, but he died Sunday afternoon.
Judge Barrett has forwarded to the clerk
Of Franklin county, to be placed on file, a
statement Of his views in the case of j. r.
Langdon and others vs. The Central Vermont
Railroad Company, in which Judge Royce
recently filed the decision of a majority of the
supreme court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Lyon of West
Charleston celebrated their golden wedding,
Jan. 18th.
The recently reported poisoning case at
Braintree proves not to have been so very Be-
rious after ALL A package of Paris green
was left on one of the beams at the barn and
was accidentally scattered over the hay, Mr..
Pratt being entirely innocent.
--Orson Woodcock a workman in Tewks-
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while oiliDg some machinery Wednesday af-
ternoon, had his arm caught on a set-screw
revolving 1000 times a minute. His arm was
frightfully torn and his side badly injured,
but it is hoped the injuries will not prove ia
tai.
Work on the new prison buildings at
Windsor will be commenced early in the
spring. The contract calls for 800, 900 brick.
The sixth annual meeting of the Western
Vermont Masonic Union was held at Burling-
ton on Wednesday, The public exercises
opened at Howard Opera House with an ad-
dress by Levant NJ. Read of Bellows Falls,
G.. W. G.. NJ. Of the grand lodge Of Vermont
Following the address. the business meeting
for the election Of officers was held, after
which the banquet was served at the Ameri-
can House A ball at the Van Ness House
closed the festival. The next meeting will be
held at Brandon.
George Colbys house at Barton, with its
contents, was burned Tuesday night. Loss
$1,000, insured in the Vermont Mutual for
500.
A new era Of prosperity has evidently
dawned on the Norwich Military University,
at Mortified, now that Col. Chas. H. Lewis
Of Boston has become identified with the in
stitution. Col Lewis, the new President,
has arranged to pay the salaries of at least
six professors, and pledges fifty paying stu
dents by the first of September. He also
promises TO erect another building if neces-
sary, for educational purposes, and as soon
as the number of scholars reaches 100, will
give an additional S25, 900 to the college.
A Frenchman in Plymouth disposed of
81 raw eggs at one sitting on the evening of
the last day of last year
Hon. Hiland Hall of Bennington has
been chosen vice-president for Vermont Of
the New England Historical and Genealogical
society.
The University of Vermont and State
Agricultural College at Burlington has &C.
cording to the catalogue Just issued, $40 stu
dents, 20 of whom are in the college proper
while Of medical students there are 143.
Valuable mines Of red hematite steel ore,
lying about eight miles northeast of the vii
lage of st. Adams, are now being developed
by capitalists. Some four miles nearer St.
Adams there is a farm of 400 acres, once
owned by Judge Asa Adds, which contains a
rich mine of this ore, and this is also being
worked. The demand for this variety of ore
from the manufacturers of Bessemer steel,
and its scarcity in this country, render its
mining profitable This ore is chiefly found
in Chill, Norway and Sweden, and in this
country is mined in Northern Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Maryland and North Carolina