Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-04-27
NIX, AND RECORD AND FARMER FRIDAY, April ~ 1888.

try appointed assistant surgeon, vice Peck,
promoted.
According to Free Press correspondent,
two Groton roughs quarreled over a married
woman, and one challenged the other to fight
il out. The challenge was accepted, aud on
Saturday tho parties met near the depot,
ground was staked out and 80 spectators as
sembed. In half an hour seven rounds had
been fought and both parties had been knock
ed down repeatedly but as one Of them had
armed himself with a sharp piece of iron,
which was tied to his hand, the other got the
worst Of it, and was taken from the ring with
a badly -mutated head.
Rev. i. Hibbard, who went from Lud-
low out to Cedar Rapids, Ia. has given up
preaching again, and is now managing editor
Of the Farmers Review published at Chi
cago.
Roswell Haskell, an old-time canal and
steamboat captain, New York hotel proprie.
tor and Wall street broker, died at his resi-
dence in Windsor, April 1G, aged 10. Mr..
Haskell was one of the founders of the New
York Times and its first cashier lie was
born in Weathersfield, Vt.
-Ranney Howard, Esq, for many years a
prominent citizen and lawyer of Manchester,
Factory Point, and at the time of his death
Judge of the probate court for the north
shire of Bennington county, died very sud
denly on Tuesday of neuralgia of the heart.
He was native of Jamaica and was about
80 years of age.
EARLY last winter Lucius Bigelow, the
leading editorial writer on the Rutland Her
aid, went west, and while there one of his
feet began to trouble him seriously. Since
his return he has been confined to his room
at the Bardwell House, and it is feared that
hannp,a ~
The fine residence Of Col A. b. Jewott,
superintendent Of the st. Johnsbury and
Lake Champlain railroad, in Windsor, was
destroyed by fire last Tuesday. A portion OF
the house was used for the storage of Mr..
Jewett's furniture, and the remainder was
occupied by E. d. Barnes.
The weavers in the Ludlow wooden mills
struck Wednesday morning for higher wages
or better work, complaining that with the
poor materials furnished them they cannot
make a living. The proprietor orders the
mills shut down.
The wife Of d. o. Mahoney and daugh-
ter Of Shubael Fletcher of Woodstock, aged
about 30, was drowned Tuesday morning in
a well at her home in the south part Of the
town. It is believed to be a suicide on &C
count of family troubles. She leaves two
young daughters.
The expenses of the village Of Rutland
for the past year we're; General purposes,
$71S4.71; highways, S7lGO.i2 sewers,
S3112 80 total, $1I45742. The receipts
from all sources exceeded the expenditures
by $3.50 G2. The bonded debt Of the vii.
lage is $50, 800 in water bonds The other
liabilities of the village foot up SIP, 100. g.,
with assets of SGG26 81. The annual cleo.
ton of the village was held Wednesday after.
noon, when the following officers were elect
ed President of the village, n. f. Page
clerk George Il. Bottom treasurer, Henry
+. Quid auditor, John A. Sheldon munich
pal Judge, Martin G. Everts chief engineer
James Devins The great contest was ovel
the Judge of the municipal court, Eyerts be
ing reelected by nine majority over J. d.
Spellman.