Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-09
VERMONT NEWS.
VERMONT BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL, ooNvEN
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VERMONT BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL, ooNvEN.
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The thirteenth annual session of the
Vermont Baptist Sunday school convention
was opened by meeting in the Baptist
church at Rutland, Tuesday evening Owing
to the illness of the president, Rev. Charles
Hubbard, Col. ]. j. Estey of Brattleboro.
vioe-president, presided. Rev. j. X. Rich
ardson, pastor of the church. delivered an
address of welcome, to which Col Estey
pleasantly responded. Under the head Of
FREQ conference" addresses were made by
several gentleman, giving outlines Of reports
OF schools, and showing generally good prog
ress. On Wednesday there were addressed
discussions, etc, under the lead of Rev. Theo.
A. X. Gessler of Brooklyn, conductor. A
board Of officers was elected with Col. j. j.
Estey at its head as president.
james Ryles outbuildings, at waitsReld,
were struck by lightning on the night of May
VI. and burned, together with their contents.
including live stock.
The total losses by FIRE in Vermont dur.
ing April were $50, 500, and the loss to insur.
ance companies S1s, 500
The famous Barnard panther was sold bv
auction at Bethel last Saturday to satisfy cred
itors OF the owner II was struck of at S1O5
to parties who propose TO exhibit il through
out New England.
Last Monday morning, while Luther Pur-
linton and George Brown of Starksboro were
out hunting crows Brown stumbled in some
brush when about 20 feet from his compan-
ion, and his gun was discharged, the ball and
ramrod entering Purinton's body near the
heart, killing him almost instantly Purinton
was about 30 years old, and man of fine
character, Brown is completely Frustrated
by the sad affair.
The Orange county Republican conyen-
ton meets at Chelsea June ia.
The Green Mountain association of Uni
versalsts meets at Barnard on the 14th and
10th inst.
Amos w. Barnum, large Monkton farm
or, lately sold to Ohas. Wolston of Williston
IA dairy cows at S4S head The sale is con-
sidered very good one.
On Thursday j. @. Hutchinson's log
boom at Montgomery broke, and 5000 logs
were ca FRIED down the Missisquoi river. The
loss is heavy.
N. II: Hill, proprietor of the Boston the
atre, has been making extensive additions to
his summer home at Bridport. When COM
pleted it will be one of the finest summer res
licences in the state.
An East Middlebury farmer and his hired
man got too much benzine in, and sowed a
| pew WIN Mhoht hb Tue rate OF nearly 10 DuSl-
els to the acre, after which they laid down in
the middle of the patch and went TO sleep.
The Franklin incendary, now in st. Al
bans jail, proves to be Charles Henry FIRE.
mont Hall, whose father lives in youngstown,
U. Hall threatened to burn the jail and be-
haved 20 violently that he was placed in soil
tary confinement.
-Alonzo Jones and wife of Chelsea cele-
brated their sd wedding anniversary last
| week.
The widow of Gen. Geo. p Foster OF
Burlington, the predecessor Of Gen. Henry as
United States marshal for the district of Yer
mont, has been given a pension of $50 per
month, to date from her husbands death.
Miss Ella Nichols, to whom Trenor w.
Park OF bennington was lately married at San
Francisco, is an intimate friend of Mr.. Park g
eldest daughter, now Mrs. Gen Mccullough.
aud some years ago she made an extended
| visit TO Mr.. Parks home in North Bennington.
Mrs Park is about 80, while her husband is
IS. Mr.. Parks first wife was Miss Laura Hall,
daughter of ex-Gov. Inland Hall of this state
She died four or five years ago.
The First National Bank of Springfield
has voted to reduce its capital stock to $50.
| 600. Its charter expires Aug. /. This is q
step toward organizing new bank TO tax the
| place of the old one.
Hon. Lucius Robinson Of Newport had a
leg smputated Tuesday afternoon as last re-
sort to save his life, gangrene having set in
from slight sore on the toe. Ldter-Mr.
Robinson died yesterday.
The snath works at Springfield were de.
stroyed by fire Thursday. Loss 500, 900, in
surance $4,000.
The union temperance camp meeting as
ISOLATION of Vermont will hold its annual SEES
unfN NJ 1....w
speakers are being engaged and this meeting
is expected to equal, if not exceed, the pre-
vious successful annual gatherings of the as
ISOLATION.
On Wednesday Mrs. John Hartman OF
Moretown gave birth to four babies, three
boys and girl, weighing four pounds each
all alive and doing well at "a hours old.