Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-08-19
VERMONT NEWS.
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Over one hundred teachers from abroad
were in attendance on the second days ses-.
sion of this association, Thursday The ex-
ercises consisted of paper, Spiritual signi-
ficance of education" by o. S. johnson Of
Bakersfield; discussion of the question,
How can the standard of qualification for
teaching be raised p opened by Prof Chas
Dole of Lewis college paper on Oriental
education by the authority of the past, as
compared with Western education on scienti-
tic methods, by Pres. Cyrus Hamlin of Mid
dlebury college a paper by Rev. ]. ID. En-
erson of Underhill, on '"rhe interrogation
point :" II paper ON The relations of high
schools and academies in our school system, :"
by Hon. Edward Conant, with general dis
cussion Of the subject a paper on 1.-THE
teachers aim" by Geo. A. Brown of Bellows
Falls; an address on "Ungraded schools, by
State Supt. Dntt, and paper on The NOR
al hygiene of the school," by Pres. Buckham
of Vt. University. At Friday session papers
were presented as follows: Tho life and
work of Mrs. Fanny Kyle" by Miss Alice ~
Guernsey of Saxtons River; Among the
schools Of Europe" by H. T. Fuller OF St.
Johnsbury; and "The teachers need and
means of growth" by Lyndon A. Smith of
Washington, ID. G. At the business meeting
in the evening, j. s. Cilley was elected presi-
u6ul W. " ONiPBCus beCE0lh1s ". VI. IhT-
WELL treasurer; @. G. Boynton state editor
Journal of Education; A. W. Edison, W. A.
Deering and A. E. Leavenworth, executive
committee, and one vice president from each
county. The meeting is said by those present
to have been one of the most successful ever
held by the association.
Mr.. II. Woodruff of Rutland tells the big.
gest Oat story yet, having raised upon two
acres of land and thrashed 1884 bushels of
oats-or 91i bushels to the acre. They were
measured from the thrasher and weighed 3S5
pounds to the bushel. The oats were of the
White Schooner variety the seed came from
Hamburg, Germany, through the agricultural
| department at Washington.
The dwelling house and barn of John
Demora of Alburgh Springs were consumed
by fire the 10th inst. The fire took about
nine o'clock in the forenoon from defective
chimney. Most of the household goods were
saved. Loss, about $1,000; insured for 5000.
viii Ravey, who escaped from an officer,
has been arrested at Northfield aud put in jail,
under $1,000 bonds, for assault upon Nellie
Wooster, thirteen years-old girl at Water
bury.
Five hundred French Canadian pilgrims
from Vermont went to Montreal, Friday, to
visit the shrine of the Lady of Lourdes, in the
church of that name there.
On the top of a mountain in Moreto wn
lives Frenchman on a little farm that he Of
fered for $500. His timber was good deal
broken down by a tornado. friend from
Colorado was looking over the broken timber
with him when under an overturned hemlock
they found a vein of silver in the rock, two
feet deep and extending to length unknown.
They sent a large piece of the ore to be assay
ed in Boston, and it was found to be worth
$500 per ton. The Frenchman then refused
an offer of SIS, 900 for his farm but gave a
lease to a company for one-third the ore.
William II. Lynds of Peacham, a young
farmer, has failed for $4,000.
The dwelling house, barns, sheds, and a
| quantity of farm produce belonging to Harv-
| ey Benson of Walcott, were burned Wednes-
day night; loss $500.
Costly beefsteak A 5000 Jersey COW be-
longing to II. H. Baxter of Rutland, wander
ed into Buffum's slaughter yard last week and
being unrecognized, was butchered with the
| others.
The machine shop and carriage manu-
factory of James A. George, at Chester, was
burned Monday evening. The machinery
and stock we're partly saved. Loss, $4,000
insurance, $500. The fire caught from the
engine,
Fully 5000 people were present at the
grounds of the Central Vermont Camp Meet
| ing Association, at Mortified, Sunday.