Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-08-04
VERMONT NEWS.
THE MrrHop1sr cAMp MErr1Nns.

IhE MhIhbulhl bAMf mEhllNNbs
AT Morrisville, commencing on August
10, the meeting of st. Adams District Meth
odist churches, under the direction of Presid-
ing Elder Morgan. At Mortified, commenc-
ing August 21, the Montpelier District meet
ing, directed by Presiding Elder Spencer. At
Lyndonville, commencing on August 2Sth,
the meeting of the st. Johnsbury District,
directed by Presiding Eldor Granger At
Brandon (Silver Lake,, commencing on Sep
TENDER A. the meeting of the Burlington Dis
trict, conducted by Presiding Elder Noe.
The meeting at Olaremont Junction, N. H.,
is of personal local interest as the SPRING
field district is jointly involved with the
Claremont district of the New Hampshire
conference in its support. This meeting will
commence on August %, and will be under
the united direction of Presiding Elder JAS
per of the Claremont District, N. H., and
Presiding Elder Cooper of the Springfield
District, Vt.
"A little son of E. L. Hamilton of Airing
ton stepped in front of the knives Of a now
ing machine while in motion, recently, and
had all the cords of one ankle severed
Hon. Chas H. Joyce has taken rooms in
the Baxter bank building, Rutland, and will
soon open a law Office there.
The Robinson bridge, between Benning-
ton and the north village on the bennington
& Rutland railroad, was burned Monday.
During thunder storm at Mortified last
week, VIM. Plastridge's barns, on West Hill,
were struck by lightning and burned with 20
tons of hay and considerable farming machi-
merry and implements. Loss, $500; insur
snce, $500.
j. O. Adams and II. M. Hunt of New
York have been in Bennington examining the
proposed sites for the battle monument 1t
is almost certain that it will be erected on the
site of the old storehOuse of Estate arms, " as
several subscriptions are conditional on the
use of that historic spot, About 800, coo Of
the 100000 wanted has been subscribed.
During several days last week an exami-
nation was in progress at Bennington before
Municipal Judge Hartman, the respondents,
Crawford and Rice, being charged with an
assault on Geo. Rheinhardt, July ., whereby
the latter lost an eye and his life was at first
despaired of. A large amount of evidence
was introduced the examination being more
like a trial than preliminary inquiry, and the
testimony was not completed till Saturday
Judge Hartman reserved his decision till Mon
day, when the prisoners were discharged.
As Joseph Richardson of Chester was
leading bull to water recently, the animal
suddenly attacged him with its horns Mr..
| Richardson managed to seize the nose-ring,
and by hanging to it kept out of the animal 4
power for time, but was fast losing strength,
and must soon have let go, had not his hired
man appeared on the scene with pitchfork.
The bull was finally subdued, but not till Mr..
Richardson was almost exhausted. He was
confined to his bed for several days, bu. is now
recovering.
-Abiel Shurtlef of Barton Landing, aged
so years, was run over and killed by the cars
yesterday.
1T has been discovered that the West
Randolph buildings of b. T. Lombard, which
were burned last spring, were fred by a lit
tie girl whom Mr.. Lombard bad adopted
Mabel, the little incendiary, is almost l;
years old. On the morning Of the FIRE Mr.
Lombard called her to account for misbehav
Tor, and gave her until noon ITO think i
over" However, she went out to play with
her sister in the barn, and deliberately touch
ed match to the hay. The girl has beer
bound over to await the action Of the gran(
jury.