Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-10-07
VERMONT NEWS.


OBITUARY.
Hon. David Read of Burlington died last
Saturday morning, in the SD year of his age.
He was the Treasurer of the University of
Vermont from 1889 to 1912, and was the first
recorder of the city from 1865 to 1867. Hon.
Addison Peck Of East Montpelier, aleading and
well known business man in the county, died
Sept. 22d, aged "a years.. N Cushman Of
Irasburgh died last Friday morning, aged GO.
He had been clerk of the Orleans county
court since 1861, and Judge of probate by APP
pointment of the governor since June last
Rev. John Gregory Of Mortified who died
Sept. 20, was born in Connecticut in 1910.
and, after serving long apprenticeship as a
fancy painter, entered the ministry in the
Universalist denomination. His first settle
ment was made in New York. Subsequently
he preached in various places in Massaohu-
sets and Vermont, and for one year edited
the Southern Evangelist at Charleston, s. @.
In 1850 he came to Mortified and settled on
farm. He was one Of the originators of the
State Agricultural Society, one of its direct
ors for 20 years. and its president for two.
He was prominent stock raiser, and on his
farm were always to be found many choice
animals. He was an earnest anti slavery ad-
vocate and frequent lecturer in the temper
ance cause. In 1S51-52 he represented North
field in the State Legislature, and in 1S5G-57
was State Senator.
ATRAaEDY AT BARNET
The town Of Barnet is in state of in
tense excitement over q case of manslauphter
VIM. Morgan, young man about 10 years of
age, quarreled with an old man ca years of
age by the name OF Lewis Merchant last Sat
urday afternoon about a small sum of money,
and Morgan got a blow from which he died.
Morgan was passing the house in the village
Whpra Merchant livaa phnn Marabapl
out and swore at him. Angry words follow
ed and Morgan attempted to strike Merchant,
who avoided his blow and struck him once on
the head. They were separated and Morgan
went away and was about the village all the
afternoon, and wrestled once with the village
blacksmith. After p. NJ. he walked TO his
mothers home, about two miles distant, and
complained of his head. He grew worse and
in very short time became unconscious, aud
remained so until A. NJ. Sunday when he
died. An autopsy was held and the skull
found to be fractured and clot Of blood on
the brain four inches long and one half inch
thick, which indicated that one of the arteries
had been ruptured. Merchants examination
was begun Monday and concluded Tuesday
He was held in the sum OF $500 and bail
was furnished.
THE APPLE CROP
According to the papers, the apple crop,
which, as a rule, is very light in this section,
is larger than usual in the north part of the
state. III Addison and Chittenden counties
alone the crop is estimated at over 80. 600
barrels. and sales are brisk at 50 Ier barrel
with Boston contractors One orchard owner
has sold 5000 at this price, aud many or
chards are yielding from $500 to 5000. In
many instances the second quality apples are
sold at 81 80 per barrel and ed in the patent
apple-drying establishments.
-Middlebury college has new library
which was opened formally last Eek, with
remarks from members of the faculty and
John w. Stewart.
james Beatty of Burlington was stabbed,
Monday night, by Henry Mccarthy in
drunken alteration. Beatty's wound is Sc
rious but perhaps not fatal. Mccarthy has
been arrested. He is an old man and has
large family.
One of the boilers at b. s. Nichols's ma
chine shop at Burlington exploded Tuesday,
demolshing the two-story brick building in
which it was located. No one was injured,
though engineer and fireman were in the
room at the time. The loss will be several
thousand dollars
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Vermont closed two days session
at st. Johnsbury last Friday evening with a
public meeting, addressed by Miss Frances
L. willard. The sessions we're well attended,
and the reports OF last years work showed
that the temperance women Of Vermont are
making some progress. The state organiza-
ton has about sixty unions with Miss Anna
@. Park of Bennington as president.
"A span of horses driven by Il. Craig and
his two grandsons were killed by lightning on
the road from Pescham to Danylle recently.
The occupants Of the carriage were stunned
but not seriously hurt.
-EX-Gov. Smith has gone 10 Colorado for
a months visit and to look after some min
ing interests which he has in that state.
Chief Justice Pierpont who has been Sc
riously III is now much better.
Col. Albert Clarke, formerly of the ST.
Albans Messenger, will soon take up his resi-
dence in Boston.
The report that Christie Smith, former
resident of ST. Albans and an employe of the
Central Vermont Railroad, was burned in the
late forest fires in Michigan proves TO be un-
true.
Tho case OF Alexander Stewart of Proc
torsville against Judge Hilton of New York
came up in the United States Court at Rut-
land Wednesday and was continued until the
February term, the defendant paying the
costs,
Horace Fsbyan, one of the oldest and
most widely known hotel men in New Eng
land, died at Bradford, Wednesday. Mr..
Fabyan was born in Portland. Me-, in Janu-
airy, 1906, and began hotel life in the old
American house at Rutland. He founded
the well.known Fabyan house in the White
mountains, and owned it over 20 years
Mr.. Richard B. Grover, a recent gradu.
ate of Andover theological seminary, who
was called to the pastorate of the Ludlow
COnRregationlist church early in September
was on Tuesday ordained and installed
Some time ago lansing Mills offered to
pay 3d. of the SC, 600 debt on the First
Baptist church of st. Adams, provided the
society would raise the other half and deposit
the money in the bank on or before October
| l. The money was raised.
Fifteen of the Capital Guard of Mont
pelier have been compelled to pay 81 fine
apiece for not attending tho annual muster at
Rutland last month, where they were report
ed as ''absent without leave" Whatever else
Capt. Ely Goddard may or may not be, he ev-
identity has correct ideas of military disci-
| pline.
When Mrs. Helen Lougee of South Roy
alton, mother of the brakeman killed recently
at Milton, was informed of the death OF her
| son-the last of her family-she exclaimed
1.-The last drop has fallen into my cup of sor-
row it is full aud OVERLOOKING" and imme-
diately went into commissions and died two
days later, an hour after the son was buried.
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Sir Samuel Baker the African explorer,
| and his wife arrived in New York on Friday
| from the Pacific Coast. They are ON tour
round the world, having crossed the Pacific
from Japan to San Francisco. They will
start for England in few days, after an alb