Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-11-10
VERMONT NEWS.


LIE NbhlhflLlD SAVINGS BANK DTHGLAHg
CAPE FROM JAIL.
-Batesand Clifford, the Mortified burglars
put INTO the Montpelier Jail some four weeks
ago, escaped last Saturday evening. Finding
the nut loose on the end of one OF the iron
bars which support the staircase, they re.
moved the bar and with it pried out and
broke one the blocks Of granite in the wall
inns done, the work of making hole ten by
sixteen inches through the outside brick
wall was comparatively easy. They next re-
| NOV d the inner door of the dungeon from
It's hinges, stood it up against the wall in
| front OF the hole and tied blankets together
and to the frame of the door. when their ar
! rangaments were complete The time chos
en- for iae escape was between half past sew
en- and half past eight, just before it was Gus
tomary for them to be separated and locked
into their cells for the night They could
not have been gone more than fifteen min
utes when their absence was discovered aud
prompt efforts wers made to secure their re
capture, but thus far without success.
VERMONT OFFICERS REUNION.
The nineteenth annual reunion of the
Vermont army officers association occurred mt
Montpelier on Thursday afternoon and eve.
ming of last woek. 1t was the largest and
most enthusiastic meeting held for many
years Gen. james S. Peck of Montpelier
Maj. A. b. Valentine of Bennington and Gen.
Z. IL. Ripley of Rutland vice presidents, Col
Fred h. Smith of Montpelier secretary. Gen
Z. p. Pitkin of Montpelier was appointed
marshal, Captain U. A. Woodbury., OF Bur
lngton, the chaplain, and Col. George w
Hooker of Brattl, boro toast master of the
evening. After the necessary business had
been transacted the meeting was adjourned
to meet at 1910 p NJ, when the column was
nod .ts raf,irs,
Vermont being represented, the first time
since the formation of the society when it DC.
CURED. Under the lead of the marshal the
column marched to Representatives. Hall
where the address was delivered by Hon. G..
G. Benedict of the Burlington Free Press.
banquet at the Pavilion followed The after
dinner speeches began with an apt little
speech by Col Hooker who, in response to
Gov. Barstow's call answered to the toast
The President of the United States" Ex.
Gov. FarnLam responded to the toast The
State of Vermont" and ex-Gov. Proctor to
Our Country" The General Assembly"
was eloquently responded to by 5. T. Pin.
gree and Speaker J. l.. Martin The Sol
der author, W. q. Holbrook, responded in a
handsome manner to the toast The Sword
aud the Pen" Lucius Bgeow spoke on
THE Army of the Potomac" Gen. T. o.
Seaver answered for The Old Brigade"
a
Il. Staunard for the Cavalry"
Capt o. Il. Hall, the veteran Central
Vermont passenger conductor, died on his
train on Thursday afternoon Of last week The
train, which was known by his name, Gas
Halls train') was standing on a side track
at the time. Mr.. Hall was 70 years old, and
had been on the road more than 30 years.
His old home was in Walpole, N. H., where
he had recently fixed up the house on the
old farm, intending to return there to live
He was the last of his family. His brother
Gardner Hall, who died some years since
was for long time a conductor on the Ches-
hire road.
Leslie Hood, 49, of Chelsea, hanged
himself last Friday because tired of life.
Five freshmen of the University of Yer
mont are under suspension for ten days for
hazing sophomore.
The union schoolhouse in St. Johnsbury
caught fire from the furnace last Friday
morning and burned. Loss, $40, 900; insur-
ance $4,000
Thomas Farrant, Newport farmer on
the line of the Southeastern railroad, claims
that his land damages have never been paid
and when the company began to set fence
posts along the line on his land last week, he
sent men out to cut them, aud followed it up
for three days until the company withdrew
rum tue hButi loT tue present az least.
Mrs r. O. Spaulding's boy John, II
years old, shot himself through the hand and
Edna Wilson, seven, through tho left lung
Saturday morning at Chester. The parents
of both children, who live in the same house,
were away from home, aud the children
were in the rooms of Mr.. Wilson. Finding
a revolver in Mr. Wilson's bureau the boy
took it out and, while examining it, it was
discharged, the ball going through his left
hand and into the breast of the Wilson girl,
passing through her left lung, and lodging
just beneath the spine in her neck Her con
dition is precarious, The boy has a very
painful aud badly mutilated hand.
"A costly mortuary chapel built at Lake
view cemetery, Burlington, was present
ed TO that city last Saturday by Louise How
ard, sister of the phlanthropist, John p.
Howard The presentation speech was made
by ex.Judge William e. Shaw and the re-
sponse by Hon. Henry Ballard.
John O'Neil and wife, while returning |
to their home in West Rutland from Fair |
haven last week, were struck by "wild cat"
train on the crossing mile west of Castleton |
depot The horse was killed and the buggy |
smashed. Mr.. O'Neil and his wife were Sc |
riously injured.
The paint shop and dwelling of /. Cum
mings, Vergennes, were burned last Saturday
evening. Loss $4,000; insurance $1,000.