Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-08
VERMONT NEWS.

The late Hon. Thomas Allen, of Mssou-
ri, bequeathed $500 TO the Bennington Battle
Monument fund.
Col. Nathan Il. Churchill, who died re-
Gently at Woodstock, was born there in 1875
and had been elected by his towns-people to
many offices. He was representative in 1915
and 1916, a member of the council of CEN
sors in 1862 and president of the Woodstock
savings bank from 1858 10 1875.
A. II. Wolfe's house at White River J unc-
ton was entered on Saturday night and $500
in money stolen. This is the fifth time that
burglars have entered buildings in the vicini-
ty within four weeks, and no clue has as yet
been found to the guilty parties
Hon. John A. Page, for many years state
treasurer, has returned to his home in Mont
peier from winters sojourn in Southern
California.
Gen. j. G.. Mccullough, president of the
Panama railroad company, has returned to
Bennington for the summer, and occupies
the family residence of the late T. W. Park.
State Auditor Powell has started with a
span of horses and carriage to make tour
of the state on business connected with his
office. He is accompanied by his wife, and
will visit Chittenden, Addison, Rutland,
Windham, Windsor, Orange, Caledonia, La
mobile and Franklin counties on the trip
WnlCu Will occupy SEVERAL Weeks
Rev DR.. Hurlbut held religious services
in Silsby's livery stable at Lyndonville for o
third time last Sunday afternoon and had an
audience of 10, though it is complained that
the " old liners " vacate their seats as the hour
for the service approaches. Another service
is promised for next Sunday afternoon.
The Vermont state medical society holds
its annual meeting at Rutland next Wednes-
day and Thursday. On Wednesday morning
and afternoon the usual routine of business
will be observed. Thursday morning visitors
will be entertained with an excursion to the
marble quarries. The railroads give those
who attend half-fare.
Bert Marston, a young married man, was
drowned in mill pond at Waterbury Tues
day evening.
The Vermont State Eclectic Medical So
ciety held its eighteenth annual session at
Montpelier May 80 and 81.
Daniel Harrington of Granville set his
milk house on fire with some new milk cans
turned upside down against the building
few days ago, the bright, concave bottoms
acting as lens.
The body of Robert Gray, a vsgrant
quarryman of drinking habits, was found
floating in the Winooski near the Colchester
railroad bridge, last week. Gray had been
missing since May Is.
Major Valentine department commander
and A. P. Childs, state delegate, of BenninR
ton, will attend the national encampment G..
A. r., next July in Denver, Col.
e. G. Carrigan, known in Vermont be-
cause OF his sensational work in connection
with the John P. Phair case, and who is now
Gov. Buffers law partner, has been nominal
ed by the governor and confirmed by the
council member of the Massachusetts board
of education.
"A Montpelier dispatch of Wednesday
evening, 9th inst, says: 1.-THE anti-seoret
society state convention met to-day. The at
tendance was light. W. r. Laird of st.
Johnsbury was elected president c. P. Pot
ter secretary and treasurer. j. w. Phelps
Rev. d. d. Bailey of Worcester, Mass, and
Elder Barlow of Willimantic, Conn, address,
ed the convention, denouncing secret socie-
ties as the foundation of all bad government
Resolutions to this effect were adopted. At
the afternoon session there was less than 25
in attendance. Denunciatory speeches were
made, after which resolutions were adopted
declaring that under the anti-Masonic party
Vermont represented the purest form of re-
publican government in the world, but since
the revival of the lodge the government has
been degenerating; that persons who belong
to secret oath-bound societies are law break
ers that any one who attempts to gain Office
through the influence of the lodge should
not be trusted in high places that the OF gan
ization feels it its duty in behalf of pure gov
eminent and true religionto uncover the dark
history of the lodge and holds its acts up to
the view of the rising generation, in all its
horrd blackness; that all minor secyet organ
izations are but training schools for Masonry
and should be suppressed Rev. j. l.. Bar
low of willimantic, Conn, delivered an ad-
dress in the evening and was followed by an
address on Secrets of Master Masons."
large number of Aasons and Odd Fellows in
high degree attended the evening meeting.