Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16
VERMONT NEWS.

A GENEROUS AND PUBLIC SPIRITED vERMoNTER.
The Burlington Free Press thus summar-
ICES the gifts Of John p. Howard to the cty's
institutions; To the University, besides the
Lafayette statue, which will cost $25, 600, and
be splendid work of art, he has given $780,
600 in cash and is rebuilding it's main edifoe
at a cost of but little fascinating an aggre-
gate of about $125,OO0. To the Home for
Destitute Children he made the splendid gift
Of the beautiful opera house, which bears his
name, and which cost nearly $4,000. To
st. PauPs Episcopal church he gave an ele-
giant stone chapel, erected at a cost Of 3d.
600; to the fund for the support of the bish-
op of the diocese he gave 50, 000 and for the
home missions of the diocese 800 acres of
valuable Western land. Three elegant foun-
tains in the city parks still further attest Mr..
Towards generosity and it was at his ex-
pense that the present stately entrance to
Lake View cemetery was erected, and the
walks there and in Battery park put in fine
condition-the entire outlay being a very large
one. To the new fair enterprise he made a
most liberal subscription; and it was in just
compliment to his splendid public spirit that
the permanent site OF the fair has been named
Howard park.
COL j. B. Mead of Randolph was recent
ly knocked senseless while training colt, but
fortunately was not seriously injured and is
around again.
While several men we're surveying in
Victory woods the other day they found an
old bear with steel trap attached to one foot
and 80 entangled Is to be unable to get away
Bruin was disposed of,
The steam lumber mills belonging to
| White, Clarkson & Co. were burned near Rich
ford, Monday, with the machinery and about
| 1000, 600 feet of lumber; loss $4,000
The other afternoon the big board saw
in McIndoes mill burst into many pieces,
flying all over the mill, pieces striking Sow
| yer Smith in the hand, arm and chest Two
other men were hit, one in the hand Grip
ping it badly. Smith it is thought cannot
recover, as the doctors think a piece of steel
is lodged in his lungs.
The next annual meeting of the Vermont
Editors and Publishers association will be
held in Burlington on the evening Of the 10Th
of July.
w W. Gilman, q notorious horse thief,
is dead of pneumonia, in the state prison.
Gilman was first convicted of horse stealing
at Rutland, October 8, 1861 and sentenced to
a term Of i've years. He was discharged Oct.
8, 1866, and within three months afterwards
was again sentenced, at Woodstock for the
same crime for a term OF ten years. BY good
behavior his term was shortened about four
teen months. and he was discharged the sec
ond time September 10, 1875. He was again
tried for horse stealing, at Rutland July IL,
| 1876, convicted, and sentenced TO q term of
ten years. Gilman was born in Shrewsbury,
| in 1928, his parents now residing in Wiscon-
sin, and since he was 80 years of age he had
at the time of his death lived about 10 years
and months within tue prison walls.
The Grand Chapter of Vermont, Order
of the Eastern Star, held its ninth annual
meeting in the Masonic hall at Windsor June
Sth and 9th. The following grand officers
were elected; Grand patron, H. L. Stillson,
Bennington; grand matron, Mrs Susie S.
Bass, West Randolph; grand secretary, Mrs.
Frank Bradford, Bennington. There are ten
chartered chapters in this state, and an active
membership of about four hundred The re-
port on foreign correspondence. by Mrs. o.
j. Stowell of Putuey, showed that the order
is very aourishing in the United States, year
ly increasing in membership and usefulness.
The wife and daughter Julie of ex.Gov-
eTnor Smith were thrown from n cart on Bank
street, st. Adams, Tuesday afternoon. Both
were considerably bruised, but no bones we're
broken. They had a narrow escape from be-
ing crushed under the horses feet. A strap
in the harness becoming unfastened was the
cause.
According 10 the last report there are in
Vermont one hundred Masonic lodges with
a membership of 1886 persons.
Mrs. Curtis Baxter, a we'll known lady,
who did great deal for the soldiers during
the war died at her home in Derby Line Oh
Wednesday
B. T. Lombards elegant residence and
outbuldings on South Main street, West Ran
dolph, were burned Wednesday forenoon
Nearly all of the furniture, ETC., was saved
The Are was undoubtedly set by a crazy mar
named Dixie. Loss about $4,000.