Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-08-25
VERMONT NEWS.
THE BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT.

THE BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT.
The appointed meeting of the directors
of the Bennington battle monument associa-
ton took place at the house of Hon. T. W.
Park, North Bennington, last week Wednes-
day. There were present Gov. Rice and Col.
Sharpe of his staff of Massachusetts,, Gov.
Prescott of New Hampshire, Gov. Farnham
of Vermont, Rev. Isaac Jennings, president
of the association, Hon. l.. j. Phelps of Bur
lington, Hon H. G. Root and Major A. b.
Valentine of Bennington and Hon. Charles
Thatcher of North Bennington. A design for
the proposed monument was submitted by
Artist Hunt of New York. No definite action
was taken in regard to it. The business trans
acted was to add to the finance committee T..
w. Park and A. B. Valentine. 1t was decid-
ed to make no further efforts to raise money
until it shall be definitely decided what is
wanted and what the cost will be. The sum
of 100000 has been subscribed already.
Thursday the party visited Bennington Cen
tire, inspecting the ground on which it is
thought the shaft will be placed-an elevation
near the old estate Arms" hotel and the spot
on which stood the ''storehouse" during the
campaign about Bennington and at the time of
the battle.
The town of St. Adams has bonded debt
of S13S, 900, and the village bonded debt
of 100000.
C. D. Sargent of North Tlnbridge has
invented speculum or water telescope with
which he claims he can see five cent piece
in forty feet of water.
F. w. Grutie, for the past year at Lewis
college, Northfeld, has accepted the chair of
modern languages at the Nebraska State uni
versity at salary of $4,000
The barn of Lewis Spaulding of Bridge
water was struck by lightning the 9TH, the
fluid marking its course from the ridge to the
stable, where it took the handle out of a
shovel, not leaving rivet.
John Nourse of North DanviDe started
for meeting Sunday morning, the 18th inst,
at seven o'clock. Soon after he left, his two
little girls at home discovered the barn on
fire. 1t was wholly consumed, together with
the house and contents, neighbors not arrv-
ing in time to save anything. 1t is thought
the owners old pipe fred the barn. Loss
about 5000; insured for $500.
II b. Gammell, a merchant at East Bar
net, left home last week and has not been
heard from. His creditors have made an at
taohment of all his property. He owes but
little at home. A Boston house will lose the
most.
Walter A. Shaw of st. Johnsbury, for
six years member Of the firm of Shaw d Co.,
insurance agents, left his home ten days ago,
and has not been heard from since. 1t is re-
ported that he is a defaulter and owes his
companies over $1,000, the Farmers Mutual
of Montpelier being among his creditors.
Special agents of the companies he represent
ed are making Investigations Shaw has q
wife, but no children.
The annual report of the Mary Fletcher
hospital at Burlington shows ll5 patients re
ceiyed during the year, of whom p got well,
G3 improved and died.
Michael Gain of Rutland has been con,
vioted of 100 offenses of selling liquor and
fined $1,000 and costs.
At meeting of the committee of the di
reotors of the PaGsumpsio and Vt. Johnshury
and Lake Ohamplain railroads at st. Johns
bury. last week. it was voted to build a new
union depot at st. Johnsbury at once.
Volume four of the Vermont Historical
Gazetteer is out. 1t includes the towns o.
Washington county, with histories OF the
town of Swanton in Franklin county, GrotoI
in Caledonia county, and the additional his
tory of the town of Hubbardton in RUTLAND
county. The book is compiled, edited ant
published by Miss Abby Maria Hemenway
On Friday, the 18th inst, semi-annua
encampment of the Department of Vernon
Grand Army of tho Republic was held a
Rutland for the purpose of receiving Com
mander in. Chief Van Dervoort of Omaha
Neb., who is making an Eastern tour Atte
an address of welcome by Department Com
mander Valentine, a series Of pleasant speech
es from comrades and distinguished visitor
followed Ex-Goy. Proctor extended kim
invitation to the comrades to visit Sutherlan
Falls by train in the afternoon. The invita-
ton was unanimously accepted, and Conrad
Proctor and his son, assisted by Conrad
Hall of the Producers Marble Co., entertain
ed the guests most handsomely Returning
to Rutland in the evening, the encampmen
and others gathered at the Opera HOUSE
where the day was closed with music by tn
glee club and Rutland Cornet band an
speeches by eminent comrades and guests
--Aev. Ira Person died at his residence
Newport N. H., on Tuesday, in the 81 st yea
of his age and in the esd year of his ministry
He was the Oldest Baptist minister in Ne,
Hampshire, and was born in Windsor, thi
state, Sept. 2S, 1874, began his ministry &
Hartland, in April, 1918, and was ordaine
June 3d. 1919. He began labor as pastor {
the Baptist Church in Newport July l, 1872
and continued there until July, 1895, and theI
after an interim of nearly three years speI
in Chester, this state, returned to Newpor
where no continued until November, 1874: