Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-05-06
VERMONT NEWS.
Fatal srABBno ArrAm AT BunLnoro

FATAL sTABBNo AFFAIR AT BURLINGTON.
Frank Mccullough, 2s years old, was IA
tally stabbed in a drunken quarrel at Burling-
ton, Saturday night, II is supposed by Albert
Meroier, who is under arrest. Several par
ties were engaged in the row, and Mercier
insists that he did not do the stabbing, but
was endeavoring 10 escape when IL occurred.
Mccullough was a man of bad reputation.
He lived 20 hours after the stabbing.
CARR HANGED.
The hanging Of Royal 8. Carr took place
at Windsor prison last Friday afternoon with
out unusual interest. When asked by tho
sheriff whether he wanted other clergyman
besides Rev. Mr.. Hull, the prison chaplain
Carr said, NO 1 guess he's a good fellow
enough he's Democrat, ainthe 2" He as
cended the scaffold with firm step and
gave strict attention to the sheriff's reading
of the death warrant When asked IL he had
anything to say he said that what brought
him there was the two women, Chester's wife
and the Indians wife. At this point he
seemed to forget what he wanted to say and
gave look around the corridors to see who
was there. When the sheriff asked him il he
had anything more to say he said mo" He
then arose and while being pinioned kept his
lips moving as il in prayer. He was placed
upon the drop, the black cap drawn over his
face, and the last act performed.
SOME TAX RETURNS.
-Duxbury's grand list goes to the head on
percentage of increase on personal property.
Last year 1t amounted to about So, 900; this
year it is about $4S, 0O0-an increase Of If
teen hundred per cent. The total list of Nor
risville is $4,000 against $5,711 last year ;
and of Woodstock $19, 604.2l, against $13,
1861 last year. Starksboro had a personal
property list last year of $13, 1903 this year
1t is SIS, S3S-an increase OF $65, 1856, or
nearly 600 per cent. Swanton's grand list,
this year, is $13,22 as compared with S.,
5S2 last year Hydepark $1,000 against so,
500 last year Manchester $4,000 against
81, 100; Bristol, $500 against $3,6O7
Marshfeld, Sc, 800 against 81, 800; Hartland,
$7,72S against So, POP. Lincoln has grand
list of 81, 426-nearly double that of last wear.
Williston's personal grand list is $2GS, 536,
against $40, 92G last year-an increase of over
skiold. Albany's list is $50, 900 this year,
against $l2, 900 for 1880.
The Vergennes Vermonter has been sold
by George Wilmarth to James Crane.
Two masked men entered the house Of
Isaac Goodnough in South Barton, one night
last week, gagged and bound to the bed the
only-Rble-bodied man in the house. and rob
bed the house of $50 in money, q quantity Of
clothing and other articles Of value.
joel NJ. Haven, treasurer of the Rutland
railroad company and proprietor of the Bate
House, Rutland, was married at Maiden
Mass, April 27th to Mrs. G. Z. Cooke o.
Maiden.
Tho house aud barn of Sarah Parkhurs
in Brandon we're burned last week Thursday
afternoon. Loss, 81, 500. The house and barr
of Peter Lafan were also burned. Loss
| $500.
The death of Rev. John @. Edgar, O
heart disease, occurred at HubbsrdtOn las
Friday. Mr.. Edgar was one Of the 600 wht
rode Unto the jaws of death" at Balaklavi
and was also at the siege of Sebastopol.
Rev. DIR. A. l.. Stone, wife and daughte
of San Francisco are visiting at Rutland.
Steel rails for the Connecticut river road
are now being manufactured at the st. Al
bans rolling mill.
The commissioners have completed tn
revision of the statutes. and the work will be
printed at Rutland by futile Il Co. 1t will
probably be ready for delivery about Angus
| LIST.
"A sad accident occurred near the RAY
burying ground in Hinesburgh, a mile and
half from the village. Frank Welcome AM
his sister Jennie, while returning from
drive about nine o'clock Sunday evening
met team which they did not see in th,
dark. As the carriages came together, Wei
| come and his sister were thrown violently {,
the ground Jennie striking on her head ant
shoulders some distance from the carriage
She cannot live.