Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-07-14
VERMONT NEWS.

Guy V. Soules, son of ex-sherif George
H. Soules of East Alburgh, was drowned on
the 9th inst.
Mr.. L. D. Kinney and wife of Grand
Isle celebrated their golden wedding on the
Both ult.
Clifford Whitman of West Rochester,
aged IL, was found hanging by the neck,
in the chamber of his fathers house on the
I'd inst 1t appeared that he had undertaken
to make a swing with large rope and had
fastened one end when he slipped and fell
from the chair on which he stood, and the
rope frightened about his neck, causing stran-
gulation. The body was partially resting on
the floor when found the rope had cut deep
ly into the flesh.
Mrs. John F. Bailey of Windsor was
found dead in her bed, one morning last week,
from the effects of over fatigue in caring for
her children.
Weston has lost its oldest inhabitant, Dea-
con Ira Head died on the evening of July
3, aged 81 years. He was the last of the
pensioners of the war of 1912.
Lawson Bruce was killed and James Ran
som had his shoulder broken by the fall OF
staging on which they were working at Dan
vile, last week.
Several deer supposed to have crossed
Lake Champlain from the Adirondacks, have
recently been about Addison and Panton, and
in one or two instances they were found
herding with the farm cattle.
-Uriah Howe of Moretown, while on his
way to st. Johnsbury, last week, was thrown
down an embankment by an unmanageable
horse aud killed.
On Friday night of last week Louis Mar
colt, aged IA, Loaded pistol with blank
cartridge aud five double b shot and fired at
Frank, tive-y ear-old son of Alexander DAN
graw. One shot entered the scalp and an
other the abdomen. Marcott was arrested
and after protracted hearing the court de-
cided to hold him to await the action of the
grand Jury in September. Bail was furnish
ed. The wounds of the Jangraw boy were
not dangerous.
According to a just published census bulle-
tin, ~, 553 of the inhabitants of Wisconsin
are natives of this state-a good sized Yer
mont colony.
Miss Louisa Howard of Burlington has
given President Buekham of the University
Of Vermont $1,000 to establish 1--WE scholar
ships, which must be assigned to Green
Mountain boys of good mind manners and
morals. Judge Poland has also given $1,000
to establish Westford scholarship in honor
of the town of that name, which was his birth
place
John Nichols, aged fourteen years, will
two other boys, was diving off raft in the
pond at North Bennington, Sunday evening
when he caught in the eelgrass and wal
drowned before help could reach him.
At Middlebury, Messrs Flint q Fisher o
Bellows Falls have purchased the water pow
or and mill privilege from the Ross estate
formerly owned by Jacob Dennison, and vii
at once commence the erection of a large pa
per and pulp mill
On Tuesday Remington voted to eollec
its taxes under the state law. An effort Il
adopt the provisions of this law was defeated
at the last two annual meetings and has nov
been adopted after two special meetings call
ed for the purpose.
Hon. W. H. II. Bingham, while sittin
on the porch of his house in Stowe, Sunda
afternoon, was suddenly seized with vertlg
aud fell from his chair In an unconscious con
dtion. Medical remedies revived him an
he was quite comfortable at last accounts
although on Monday he suffered two add
tional attacks.
Rev. George b. Stafford has resigned th
pastorate of the Third Congregational ehurc
of Burlington. He has been the pastor OF tn
church since its organization-more than z
years.
-Rollin A. Horr, twin brother of Repre-
sentative Horr of Michigan, has just bee
nominated by the Republicans of the fou
tsenth Ohio district after 800 ballots: III
brothers are natives of Waitsteld IN tn
state.
ALMOST A LYNoHINq.
Shrewsbury has Just had a case OF Il
unmmarv administration Of iuatice DY mol