Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-08-11
VERMONT NEWS.

KILLED by LIGHTNING IN THE bayfield,.
A Montpelier despatch says: A destruct-
i've thunder storm passed just north of here
afternoon. Lightning struck and
killed three cows of David Currer of Middle
sex; and as Philauder Young, his son Charles
and two grandsons, Willie and Merton, with
Charles Corey, were getting in hay in Worces-
ter, lightning struck the load Of hay, killed
Merton Young, aged IA, Frustrated the other
four, killed one horse and burned the load of
hay The elder Young recovered conscious
ness in season to rescue the body of Merton
and the other three from the flames of the
burning wagon. Charles Young did not re-
cover consciousness for several hours. His
recovery is now hoped for
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The sd annual meeting of the State
Teachers association opened in the Congre-
gational church at Olstleton Wednesday eve
ming. large number of the leading educa-
tors of the state were in attendance. Among
them was President Hanlin of Middlebury,
who opened the exercises with prayer, after
which followed an address of welcome by d.
d. Cole of Castleton aud remarks by Princi-
pal Leavenworth OF the State Normal school.
The three Normal schools OF the state were
represented, as well a. Middlebdry college,
Burr and Burton seminary Leland aud Gray
seminary aud other higher educational iusti-
tutions Of Vermont
DISASTROUS FIRES II NORTH TROY.
Last Saturday the Spauding lumber
mills ut North Troy were destroyed by fire.
The fire died out and no further trouble was
anticipated, but on Sunday it sprnng up again
and spread to George G.. May Il Co.'S mills,
burning $40, 600 worth of lumber, wood and
bark From there the flames spread to Albert
Frasers house, which was soon laid in ashes
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the adjoining woodlands took fire. Several
hundred acres were burned over, including
valuable timber lands. The sky was lighted
up for long distance, and the fire was be-
You'd control, while houses and timber ttacts
of great value we're in danger. Heavy rains
on Monday nigh. stopped the spread of the
fire, but none of the buildings, bark, ETC.,
was insured and the loss is a heavy one for
the owners.
Henry S. Lawrence has been confirmed
as postmaster at Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs j. S. Nichols of Essex cele-
brated their golden wedding Aug 2.
The veterans of Orange county will hold
their reunion this year on September ~ and
10.
The Seventh Day Adventsts will hold q
camp meeting on the fair ground at Mont.
pelier from Aug. 81 to Sept. 3.
-Diphtheria is raging among the children
of Groton and South Tunbridge. There have
been several deaths,
Herbert Parker, aged 90, was killed o.
West Burke, last week, by jumping from the
Boston express train.
joel Putnam's house and farm buildingi
at Bradford, with about 80 tons of hay, were
burned Sunday loss $4,000.
The Rutland rumsellers were raideC
Monday, the day before the circus, and
large lot Of their fluid was seized.
A man named Elkins has leased an acr
of land in Newport, and is digging for somt
money supposed to be buried there.
-Trenor ". Park is giving 40 poor chill
dren from New York city month of fresl
air and happiness at his country home a
Bennington.
To show of before a crowd last Saturday
VIM. Fenwick of Waterbury dove 40 fee
from the Winooski bridge aud struck hi
head on a rock in five feet of water. He il
likely to die.
-Abial Shurtleff, of Barton Landing, aget
so, in attempting to drive across the railroa
track, at his home, last week, was struck b
the mail train on the Passumpsic railroad an
fatally hurt.
Charles H. Gardiner, prominent citize
OF Pownall while assisting in telling tal
pine tree last Friday evening, was struck Of
the head by the tree and his skull fracture
and his spine injured.
The body of Prof. Lllime, proprietor {
the roller skating rink, who was drowned !
the lake at Burlington one Sunday last spring
was recovered Monday afternoon. His waite
and valuables were found with the remains.
The North Troy Palladium tells of
farmer of that place whose horse was gore
by gentleman COW" and who, by way (
punishment to this gentle beast makes him
duty as a family carriage horse during ii
convalescenco of the injured horse.
Jason Hewitt of Woodstock found
yearling dead in his pasture, recently, wit
the flesh torn on one side and on the heat
This with other similar depredations is laid
the account of panther believed TO be Il
mate of the big one shot in Woodstock la
THANKSGIVING. The animal has been see
several times.
As John Willmouth of North ClarendC
was guiding a moving machine by the tong'
down a sloping grass plot to the barn, la
week, he slipped and fell to the ground and
l hernia which had formed an gdheaion to Il
walls Of the abdomen was broken and Il
J contents of the intestines emptied into Il
r abdominal cavity, Death ensued on the ft
lowing day.
, BIT, Louis men nave recently thheu p
session of the Plymouth gold mine and ha
8 begun active and successful work by sinkil
a good sized shaft and tunneling 800 feet he
o izontally to point where they have struck
, rich vein of ore which promises well. A nj
/ smelling mill has been built as we'll as lar
boarding house and other needed building
Besides gold, the little town is fortunate
. the discovery of a valuable vein of asbesi
near what is known as "the five corners"
a Robert johnson, hard character, "
shot through the right temple and killed
4 st. Johnsbury last Saturday morning, abou
: o'clock. He had been away from home pc
ding polish and came back in financial tror
- le and sought the aid of his wife. Her ste
y is that she went to her brothers. in Sutton
!, money, returning about o'clock, when
- told johnson that her brother would h
them no more Soon afterward johnson we
u out of the house and abe supposed he
> gone to the barn, whore her brother was p
y ting up his horse. Not long after the rep
10 of pistol was heard and johnson was fou
70 dead, with bullet hole in his right temp
and revolver near by. 1t was believed
g shot himself, although medical men say
y could not have shot himself without dsool
10 ing the flesh. An investigation will be held
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