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


"A despatch dated March 1, says. A
heavy rain has fallen all day, and the streams
and rivers are rising rapidly. In st. Adams
the principal streets are brooks of rushing
water foot deep, and many stores on Main
and Lake streets have their Easements flood
ed to the depth of several feet The Western
reservoir is one vast sheet of water and fam
lilies in the blocks have been forced by the
water TO move into the upper stories. Lake
street is impossible to pedestrians below the
tracks of the Central Vermont. No such food
has been seen here for many years.
"A new grand army post has been organ
lied at Wolcott with M. ]. Leach comman-
der, and full corps of officers.
The Central Vermont railroad burns an
nually nearly 100, 600 cords of wood, costing
about half million of dollars.
"A Burlington worthy has been fined for
furnishing intoxicating liquor to the prison.
ers in the jail
The Vermont state dental society will
hold its annual meeting at Burlington, March
10th, 10th and 18th.
-Ex-Judge Barrett of Woodstock who
moves to Rutland about April l, will practice
law in company with his son, James @. Bar
rett
j. i. Sanderson, star. reuter- indicted
for perjury, is the 'Chubb" Sauderson who
used to drive stage from st. Adams to Rich
ford
Rev j. O. Langford of the Methodist
church at Colchester gives up preaching on
account of ill-health.
Rev. James Brade has been installed
pastor of the Woodstock Congregational
church.
In the town of Concord, Essex county,
over 2000 acres will be stripped of timber,
this winter.
Rev. w. A. Pratt of the Universalist
church at Ludlow, has accepted unanimous
call to the pastorate of the Universalist soci-
ETY. of Bridgeton, Me.
"A few years ago Norman Shattuck was
chief engineer of billiard saloon at West
Randolph He oaromed out west aud has
just been elected mayor of Fargo, Dakota.
Proprietors of billiard saloons will take due
notice.
Capt H. @. Parsons, formerly of st. AL
bans, has bought the famous Natural bridge
in Virginia for 800, 600 cash, with the inten-
ton of organizing the Natural Bridge Forest
company, to ensure more extensive improve
ments. The property contains nearly 1900
acres large part of which is original forest
According to the rec entity published con
vention statistics, there are in this state only
seven Baptist churches which have more than
200 members each, and but three which have
more than 300-Brattleboro, SAC Rutland
$50 and Burlington, 1886. There are seven
Baptist associations in the state, containing
1l5 churches, With an aggregate membership
of 9G1+. The number of additions by bap-
tism last year was ISL. There are 107 or
dained ministers, Of whom ~ are pastors of
churches. The number of scholars in the
Sunday schools is $40, and of officers and
teachers, 1918.
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insane woman from Bennington who had
probably starved, was found in a deserted
house near Petersburg, n Y, Tuesday, the
flesh having been eaten by rats.
st Adams village is to hold a special
meeting March to take measures to adjust
the suit between the village aud nonresident
stockholders of the national car company, and
to see what measures the village will take to
encourage the company to erect its shops
there. The town will also consider the mat
ter at the annual meeting. The car company
has received propositions forlocating its shops
from the towns of Berlin, Mortified and West
Randolph.
M. Walker of Whiting lately sold 400
bushels of potatoes, raised on nine acres of
ground. for 81 per bushel.
The Chester Baptist church has engaged
Rev. Mark Carpenter to supply the pulpit till
April l.
-Azel Ingalls,, who died recently at North
Chester, was buried in a coffin made by his
own hands four years ago.
The Elm Tree House at Bennington was
damaged by fire to the extent of $1,000 last
Tuesday night.
-Castleton's oldest inhRbitant Jacob Vince
Ter, has just died, aged 90. He was veteran
of the war of 1912, and leaves 30 living de-
scendants.
The Central Vermont railroad pays out
annually to its employees in this state nearly
81, 800, 600
The Goth annual course of lectures OF
the medical department of the Vermont uni
versity at Burlington opened yesterday with
about POO students