Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-17
VERMONT NEWS.

Distribution OF THE SAVINGS DANR TAX.
In the distribution of the tax paid 10y saw
ings banks into the state treasury for the last
six months of 1889 under the old law and now
being distributed to towns by state treasurer
Dubois, amounting to $24, SIC. sc, two hund.
red and thirty three of the two hundred and
forty towns will participate. The city of
Burlington will get S2,O7G9l Brattleboro,
81, S5l. - Rutland, $l,Gl4.94 st. Johnsbu-
ry, SSO5.S7. and Montpelier, SGG9. 22, and
from that do&n to Belvidere which will get
only two cents Brunswick, four cents East
Haven, nine cents Eden ten cents Glasten-
. bury, forty-three cents, aud Lowell, fifty five
cents. All other towns receive from Sl.OO
upwards. This i'd the last distribution to be
made, as under the revenue law the tax paid
by savings banks and trust companies since
the LIST inst. will remain in the state treasury,
with the tax received from other corporations,
to meet the current expenses of the state --
WdtchmdH.
WOMEN AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE.
The Register says that the recent action
of the corporation of Middlebury college rela-
tive to the admission of women is misunder-
stood in some quarters. 1t appears to be
thought that women are not to receive degrees
at all. This is a mistake. Those who COM
plete either the classical course, or the new
course, in which equivalent studies are puT-
sued in place of Greek, will receive the de-
grees of bachelor of arts or bachelor of sci
ence, respectively, the same as young men
doing similar work. But in case young wom-
en- wish to take only partial course, in prep
aration for teaching, for instance, they will
be given faculty certificates showing what
they have done and this is all that young
man would get in like circumstances. Young
men and young women will be treated pre-
ofs 10 oil ha % 20 Aa0raau
-Ex. Governor Page has presented claim
of from $50, 900 to $50, 900 to the directors
of the Rutland railroad,
The divining rod used by the village
trustees of Middlebury to locate an artesian
well TO supply the village watering trough
and the graded school building has got them
into trouble A hole has been bored eighty
feet at the spot designated, but the tool struck
flint aud the work has been abandoned
The Universalist church at st. Adams
will be dedicated next Wednesday, and the in
stallation of the pastor Rev. Mr., Lee will
occur on Thursday.
Peters shingle mill at Woodstock was
burned last Sunday Loss 81, 0OO
Fire destroyed portion of the house of
John Koran, at Ludlow, last Saturday morn
| ing.
Two dwelling houses at the crossing of
/ the st. Johnsbury Lake Ohamplaln and
Passumpsic railroads, below st. Johnsbury
| village, caught fire from the sparks from an
engine about two O'Clock Wednesday morning
and were entirely consumed
The articles of association OF the Rutland
q Poultney railroad have been filed with the
Secretary of State. The proposed road is to be
built from Rutland to the state line in Poult-
ney and there connect with another road. The
distance is fifteen miles and the capital stock
is $50, 600.
-Morillo Noyes, Esq, longtime mer-
chant of Burlington, has gone into voluntary
bankruptcy. His failure was preoipitated by
the fact that his principal indorseT, who is
understood to be b. B. Smalley, is said 10 be
somewhat affected by the st. Adams failures
and the banks refused to longer accept his en-
dorsements. Mr.. Noyes' liabilities are $751;
900 and his creditors are practically limited
TO the banks.
The body OF Tilaothy +. Griswold, a well
known citizen of Burlington, was found on
the shore of Lake Champlain, just above thai