Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-06-24
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tween Vergennes and Addison.
-Barzillai wilkins of Eden, aged % years,
committed suicide by drowning at the juno.
ton Of the Ritterbush and West Branch, the
other day.
The trustees of the Park gallery Of art
at Burlington announce their third annual
exhibition of paintings, beginning June 20
and continuing three weeks, at which about
100 paintings will be on exhibition and for
sale.
"A large barn, with slaughter house an
nexed, together with IL tons of hay and va
rious farming implements, belonging to Sam
uel Culver, was burned at North Pawlet at
midnight Of June 49, Loss, 81, 900. Incen-
diary.
Mrs. Henry Barney of Highgato Springs
died suddenly of apoplexy on the 10th, aged
% years. She was found lying dead on the
| floor, with her child six months old locked in
| her arms.
"A remarkable exhibition of animal in
stinot occurred on the farm occupied by Ohas
Shaw recently. Mr.. Shaw was blowing when
his horses suddenly stopped and could not be
induced to move ahead. Mr.. Shaw went for
ward TO investigate, when he was greatly as
tonished to find his little three years old
daughter sitting on the edge of the furrow
directly in front of the horses.
-Abner Gidrell of Orange had two sue.
cessive shocks of paralysis two months ago,
and now the flesh is falling from his side and
back. The backbone is entirely bare but he
still lives and can smoke his pipe.
The comptroller of the currency has de-
clared fifth dividend of 10 per cent. paya-
bic to the stockholders of the National Bank
of Poultney, making So per cent. in all.
-McIndoes had another severe frost last
Friday morning, but q heavy fog came on
and prevented serious damage to vegetation.
Farmers in Addison county are reported
| depressed over the hay crop. The depreda-
tons of the new worm, and drouth last
year and this have made light crop certain.
John p Howard of Burlington, who has
just given $50, 600 to the University Of Yer
mont, has signihed his intention of erecting
in University park a colossal bronze statue OF
Lafayette, who laid the corner. stone of the
old university building on his visit to Bur
lington in June, 1925.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock pays
taxes on an assessed valuation of 1924, l 2
(his list being doubled by the assessors) F.
N. Billings, $50, 600 (also doubled ex-
Judge James Barrett, S4245; Julius Con-
verse, $40, 900; Edward Dana, Sll, 600 f;
| Phio Hatch, $50, 600; J. b. Jones, S2l, 200 /;
Prosper Merrill (doubled), S33, 600; A. r.
Stewart & Co, SI2, 900.
The President of the American Institute
of Instruction has received a letter from
President Garfield accepting an invitation to
be present at the meeting of the Institute at
st. Adams, on the Sth of July.
A sad accident occurred at the residence
of Hon. Bradley Barlow at st. Adams Mon
day morning, which resulted in the death of
Bradley Foster, n bright and promising boy
of eleven years, the son of Mr. and Mrs
L. II
Bradley Barlow 1t was caused by fall back
ward down a flight of stairs, the injuries re-
| ceived affecting the spine and brain.
In the Orange county court, Tuesday, a
verdict Of $1,000 was given in the suit Of Ira
X Melendy against the town of Bradford for
| injuries received on highway. The case has
had three previous jury trials.
The petition for the appointment of a
guardian over Alexander Stewart came up be-
fore Judge Walker in the probate court at
Proctorsville, Tuesday, and was allowed TO be
withdrawn without prejudice.
Mrs. Glover of East Richford was drown
ed on Monday while crossing the. Missisuuoi
from the Canada shore. She was pulling the
boat along bya rope over the stream and fell
overheard
In the Bennington county court last Sat
urday, Thos. Megher of bennington, on trial
lOE lIt lltkhl safe VI was convicted OF
% ofenses and fined S720, with costs amount
ing to nearly as much more Megher's pros
ecution was partly the result of his defiant
proposals to sell rum, law or no law.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION
The meeting of this organization at st.
Adams will open on Tuesday evening, July D.
with lecture on 1.-THE choice and use of
books, by President Buckham. On Wednes-
day will come the address of welcome with
response by the president OF the institute,
and lectures on political Education" by Hon.
]. W. Patterson of New Hampshire 1.-The
Physical Geography of North America" by
@. G. Coffin of Boston, How far do the re-
suits of American education answer the needs
of American life,' by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe,
and The relations of education to citizenship
in the Republic by Judge Tourgee On
Thursday, lectures will bs delivered as fol-
lows: methods and results, byJ. G. Green
oueh of Rhode Island; Elementary physics"
by |. j. Osburn of Salem, Mass, and Christ
the model teacher" by A. d. Small of the
same place Education at the South, " by j.
l.. NJ. Curry, general agent Of the Peabody
educational fund Landmarks of Scott, +" by
Wallace Bruce. Friday, reports, etc, will be
made, and in the afternoon President Garfield
Is expected to be present, and addresses will
be made by him, sundry members of his cab
AhNNf NSh A@hbLhIu bONtIuuIh, tlC. III the
evening President Garfield will hold a recep-
ton.
PROMISED PRIScRLY GIFT PROM TRENoR W.
PARK.
1t is announced that the Hon. Trenor W.
Park intends to purchase grounds and erect
at bennington, as a memorial to his wife, a
large building or buildings for the mainte-
nance OF deserving poor children of both
sexes with the view of rearing them to be
good and useful men and women. A limited
number of INDECENT and deserving old ladies
will be admitted and provided for in part of
the building, but the main object of the in
stitution will be for the care of children. The
question of religion, nativity or race will not
be considered, but it will open its protecting
doors to all children under certain necessary
limitations
In the divorce suit now in progress in
Boston, in which Mai j. B. Pond seeks a di-
vorce from his wife on the ground Of adulte-
ry, E. Ely Goddard is one of the parties with
whom Mrs Pond is charged with criminal in
tercourse, The young 'man makes himself
judiciously scarce just now, and is reported to
have gone to Europe.
Ldter.-Maj. Pond failed to secure a d.
yoree, and in relation to the Goddard matter
the judge said he saw no reason TO suspect
anything criminal.
REV. Mr.. MURRAY AS TEXAN RANcHER.
Stopping at a ranch on the San Antonio riv-
er, in Texas, a correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune saw the handsomest dogs and horses