Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey York Of Jericho
celebrated their fiftieth anniversary last week.
j. Hunt of East Middlebury was thrown
from his wagon on the 2sth ult. and killed
John Wade of Stow died on Monday, in
his Goth year.
The Burlington Free Press Of Wednesday
says Mr.. w. Z. Rice, for four years past
superintendent of the state prison at Windsor,
comtemplates resigning that position, to en-
gage in the banking business in the West.
The directors of the prison, Hon. Charles
Thatcher of Bennington, John w. Cranston,
ESD, of Butland and Hon. w. II. II. Bling.
Lam of Stowe, held meeting at the Van
Ness house last night, to consider the matter,
MIR. Rice also being present. Mr. Rice has
made faithful, efficient and thoroughly ca
pable superintendent, and it will be difficult
to find a man who will satisfactorily fill his
place.
Dr. Josiah o. Oranston, prominent cit
izen Of Winooski, ex.representative and ex-
surgeon Of the national guard Of Vermont
died at Burlington Wednesday, aged A.
A p. Lyman died Wednesday morning
at Bennington after an illness of several
months, aged II years. He was an able law
yer and prominent Republican politician
He was admitted to the state courts in 1882
and 1885, and to the supreme court in 1871
and formerly United States register in bank.
ruptcy. The funeral will occur at Bennlng-
ton Friday morning.
"A long wooden bridge on the Rutland
railroad near Bartonsvlle was burned Wed.
nesday night by sparks from locomotive. A
temporary bridge is being built.
The st. Adams iron and steel mills have
filed petition in insolvency liabilities, $780,
600, assets Si97 600 The company was in
corporated with n capital of $500, 600 of
which two.thirds was held by St. Albaus peo-
pie, and till recent years did profitable bust
ness, having works that cost 1850 900. The
changes in the tariff, it is claimed made their
business Improbable, and for several weeks
the works have stood still
"A convict by the name of Brown in state
prison at Windsor, under a five years sem
tence for larceny, made bold push for lib
erty Tuesday afternoon, and came very near
escaping. In size and general appearance he
resembles the shop-keeper, in whose room he
worked in the shoe shop coat, pair OF
pants and hat belonging to the keeper hung
near the outside door of the shop. Brown
obtained permission to go out to empty a
spttoon. As he got to the door the keepers
attention was drawn elsewhere, and Brown
managed to get the clothes down, hide behind
a bench and put them on over his prison uni
! form. friendly convict let him know when
| to go and while the keepers attention was
drawn another way he lodged out into the
| yard. Three guards had then to be passed
before he could get outside the prison. They
recognized the keepers clothes and did not
notice that the keeper was not inside them
and let Brown pass out. As luck would have
it, just as he stepped into the street a little
ways from the prison the wind lifted his coat
tails. One of the guards who had let him
pass happened just then to be looking at him
and saw the red Of his prison clothes under
his coat, took in the situation, and gave the
alarm. Pursuit was made and after a smart
run Brown was caught and recommitted to
prison to begin his sentence over again. The
| guard who allowed him to pass has been dis
/ charged