Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-07-28
VERMONT NEWS.

The railroad dry bridge over the high
way near North Georgia was burned on
Monday morning.
One Of ex.Gov. Smiths valuable import
ed Norman mares received severe injuries by
falling into disused well in her pasture last
week
The State Spiritualist association has
bought the Queen City park grounds at Bur-
nngton for an annual camp ground.
The managers of the rolling mill in st.
Adams have made further contracts whereby
constant operations at the mill until sometime
in December next are secured.
The Union Temperance campmeetne as
ISOLATION Of Vermont will hold its fourth an
nual assembly at Lyndonville, August LIST, I'd
and 3D.
Miss Louisa Howard of Burlington has
given 5000 to the university OF Vermont for
the establishment of five scholarships TO bear
her name.
LENA Spear, little girl in Bennington,
while in the mill Of Geo. A. Wattles few
days ago, had her hair caught by a running
shaft and was nearly scalped before the shaft
could be stopped.
DR.. Sheerar of St. Adams has been offer
ed the position as leader of the choir at St..
Luke's in that place, but declined to sever
AAo NohhNNAAoh WIN lllt OunbItkhNlOihl
where he has served so well for many years.
Christie Moran, aged 30, was seriously
hurt Friday afternoon at n Rutland quarry.
He was pouring powder into a seam made in
the marble by previous blast, when it sud-
denly blazed up. Moran quickly threw the
key behind him, but it exploded, burning his
face and tearing the clothes from his body.
There are % cases of diphtheria in one
school district in Jericho.
Hon. Q. Q. Peck of Hinesburg has barn
now ready for use capable of holding 10
tons of hay. The driveway is on the third
floor.
"A number of children sent out from New
| York city by the Tribune fire. h air fund came
to Dorset on Tuesday.
Albert McNally, aged 70 years. was
| drowned at Sutherland Falls Tuesday night
while bathing. His body was recovered.
AT Lowell ON the 18th a daughter OF
Jacob Greenwood, years old, was shot in
the head by the accidental discharge of pis-
tol in the hands of the hired man. There is
no hope Of her recovery.
1t is announced that Col. Comins OF
Winnemucca, New, has Just delivered to the
President and fellows of Middlebury College
the title deeds to the "Rose Creek Silver
Mine, situated in the Sierra mining district
| AluluuOihh NOuulO, NV L ne present value
Of the property is fixed by tho giver at $50,
600. The condition upon which the gift is
made is that its proceeds shall go toward the
building of hall Of science to be named af
| ter the Colonel
Rev. Norman Clark, Baptist clergyman,
died at Chelsea, on Sunday He was born il
New Haven, Vt, Sept. "a, 1916, and wa,
graduated ut Middlebury college in 1912. He
had been pastor at Swanton, Ira, Jamaica
Fair Haven, Vt, Marlboro, n. H., and Wen
DELL Mass. He had been retired for many
years on account of i'll health.
The Richford Gazette relates case Of
spontaneous combustion at that place. W
H. Hurlbut had Il lot of hay caps Of heavy
white cotton made, and to render them wa.
terproof dipped them in linseed oil. After
allowing them to hang q couple of days on
line he folded them up and placed them in
pile under the back verandah of his house
About eight o'clock the same evening, willis
shutting up his house, ho thought Of his hay
caps and started to take them inside, but OF
putting his hand under them to lift them they
were so hot that he could not hold them
Greatly surprised he separated the pile ant
was more astonished than ever when he saw
that they smoked. Upon examination they
were found to be as brown as IL baked in al
| oven