Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10
VERMONT NEWS.

John W. Broderick of Chester has sold
his house at the depot to Warren Head for
SsOO.-Morris Wolfe has sold his farm to j.
d. Bridgeman of Bellows Falls.
Lewis college at Mortified has larger
number of students than for years.
The town of Waltham has voted a town
tax only twice in II years. This year it needs
no such tax, having S2l surplus.
The trustees of the Fletcher free library
at Burlington, which contains $1,000 vol.
umes have decided to buy no fiction this
year.
In refitting the rooms leased by the Bur.
lington Young Mems Christian association,
formerly used for restaurant purposes, a hid.
den shelf was found in the wall where the
"arden." could be placed in case of raid by
the police. In an nnocent-looking oal-bin
underneath was good-sized aperture for the
storage of liquor in kegs, etc.
"A. Royalton woman found package of
blasting powder in her pantry the other day,
and, not knowing what it was, threw it into
the stove, a marked rise in lids and kettles
resulting.
"A party of lumbermen, while cutting a
large ash tree in Panton swamp, discovered
that the inside was alive with coons, and af-
ter an exciting chase captured six nearly full
grown.
"A Marshfield woman who cannot move
her body without help, and whose hands and
arms are all drawn out of shape, has during
the past year quilted 10 bed-quilts, having
cut out with scissors placed between her
thumb and fingers 1912 blocks" for each
quilt.
Hon. G. II. Chapman of Proctorsvie is
to take up his residence at Detroit, Michigan.
Mr.. Chapman has held many positions of
trust in this state, having served in the legis-
lature, and in the senate, both as secretary
and member of that body.
The voters of St. Adams village school
district passed a resolution Monday night in
structing the prudential committee to settle
the suit with the nonresident stockholders of
the national car company, on condition that
the company retain their Office at ST. Adams
and pay $500 of the S11, 600 tax assessed.
AT the Burlington municipal election on
| Tuesday 10 d. Hatch was reelected mayor by
a majority of 924 and Seneca Hazelton city
| judge over E. f. Brownell by 5O4 majority.
| G. S. Kinsey for county commissioner,
(anti-Maine law had 26O majority.
Rutland town officers are Selectmen, N.
| G. Everts, ]. G. Dunn, W. II. Woodward, S.
w. Mead, James A. Cheney listers, W. c.
Lsndon, o. d. Young, A. F. Davis, ]. G.
Griggs, Geo. G. Thrall. Tax % cents. There
was sharp contest for town grand jurors,
the temperance people running ticket COM
posed of village residents and the anti-pro-
hibitionists supporting men from West Rut-
land. The anti-liquor law element carried
the day.
A donation party in George Chase's house
at Bethel, last week, proving too heavy for
the parlor floor, involuntarily adjourned to
| the cellar.
Randolph has 10 debt and its tax is only
10 cents.
-Montpelier's pauper expenses last year
were nearly $1,000, and its highway expenses
| $4,000.
As Harvey Nelson was trying to clear the
| ice from the dam above his mill at Craftsbury
on the I'd inst, the ice gave way, and he was
carried over the falls and under the water.
He was rescued as soon as possible, but too
late to save his life.
st. Johnsbury officers Selectmeu Will
| liam Higgins, Daniel Carpenter, ]. r. Stew
ems listers, ]. g. Hovey, Geo. Ranny, J.
| NJ Alvord. A sharp controversy took place
over the manner of collecting taxes. Finally
the Office was sold to the lowest bidder
MARCH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ELECTED.
Montpelier officers are Selectmen. j w.
| Ellis, W. c. Walker, Clark King; listers. c.
]. Gleason, G. E Perrin, w. g. Ferrin. The
selectmen we're authorized TO borrow SIS, 600
for the immediate necessities of the town,
| and the matter of voting tax was left for an
adjourned meeting to be held May IS.
GRAND ARMY OFFICERS.
Department Commander Valentine has
issued general order announcing the follow
ing staff appointments
w. L. Greenleaf, Asst. Q. NJ General.
W. r. Dun,on, Asst. Inspector General
Kittredge Haskns, Judge Advocate General
II. E. Taylor, Chief mastering Officer.
II. W. Kingsley, N. b. Puffer, g. X. Rus.
sell, ]. NJ. Tarbell, Aides de- Camp.