Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-01
VERMONT NEWS.

LDr' John L. Chandler, for many years
ieRdlng practitioner and citizen of ST Albans
is dead at the age Of o..
-hey, A. d. Barber, for the past seven
years editor Of the Vermont Chronicle has
retired from that situation.
Rev. F. w. Bartlett of Northheld has nc.
cepted call to the rectorship of Emmanuel
church, Norwich, N. Y
Nelson Herbet aged 22, fell in a it
aud was drowned in the creek at Sheldon
He leaves wife.
--Montpelier's valuation this year is S2.
up, 100. Taking into account the reduction
IN the appraisal OF real estate and the taking
out OF railroad property under the new cor.
poration tax law there Is an increase of about
$3.50, 600 over last year
--Rutlands grand list this year il 500. ilg
against S94, 46S last year. The shrinkape in
real estate amounts to almost half million.
ana IS owing to the removal of ]. j. Myers
from the state, whose personal property last
year was assessed at S4OO, 900 Rutland's
valuation is about so per cent more than
Burlington's, and is the largest in the state.
VIM. Lamson, aged 23 son of Hon.
John Lamson Of Brookfeld, committed sui.
eide last Saturday evening at his fathers res.
ldence by shooting himself with a revolver
through the head. Sickness was the cause of
the act.
Rev Dr. Hubert held service in Sis.
bys livery stable at Lyndonvile again last
Sunday afternoon and had a respectful hear.
ing one OF the deacons passed the hat and
brought in $3.50 The livery keeper had
Kept his promise and provided seats and am.
pie hoor room, but many of the regular
haoitu7s OF the place had found a new
lounglng place for the afternoon.
Tho Hunt farm at Bennington, which
Irenor W. Park intended to use for the site
OF his home for poor children has been leased
for farm purposes and il is not at all certain
That Mr.. Parks plans will be carried out, he
having left no will nor any provisions for car
ryng out his benevolent intentions
The mulatto, G. W. Edwards, who eloped
with hattie, daughter of @. NJ. Marsh of
Rochester last January and was arrested for
stealing the horse with which the pair went
on their bridal tour, has been released from
Jail, the grand jury finding no evidence
against him. He owned part of the team
and had made all payments as required
Over half million trout of all sizes
have recently been placed by DIR. Charles
Barber IN j. M Havens pond at Shrewsbury.
Hiram Carleton Of Montpelieris appointed
probate Judge for the district of Washington,
succeeding the late Hon Harvey Tilden.
The Vermont State Sunday school asso.
SAHhiph VIII Optu u luEtb uhyb session In Man
chester next Tuesday.
Timothy Collins of Caslleton, disabled
soldier of the Seventh Vermont. has Just re-
ceived $1,000 back pay and an additional life
pension of S72 a year.
"A fourteen ears-old son of II. II. HouRh
of South Burlington fell into kettle of hot
soap and was badly scalded on Saturday.
Peter Conlan, of Middlesex has been in
the employ of the Central Vermont railroad
for over thirty years, and has walked the six
miles from Middlesex TO Montpelier Junction
aud back six times a week during all that
time, making - miles a week, or about 3. IA
miles per ear, and in 80 years he has travel
cd IL, 800 miles. He is still active and Wig
orous and putting in his little ~ miles day
Failed Bigelow Il Prescott merchants
at St Adams, for $500; nominal assets
S2SOO. -Oolbun IL Cannon, boot and shoe
dealers at White River Junction, $1,000
assets $1,000.
The state prison, according to the an
nual report has 100 men conyicts and one
woman, IL less than it had a year ago
There have boen no escapes from the prison
for ID years. The earnings OF the past year
amounted to SIG, S45, $500 less than the OK.
penses. The state receives 80 cents a day for
the labor of each convict.
There is some talk of having the military
muster AT 81. JohnsDury this year. com
pany from that place will take the place of
the Ransom Guards of st. Adams, recently
disbanded.
Considerable quantities of potatoes are
being bought at various points in Addison
and Chittenden counties for shipment to Mas
sechusetts markets. The price ranges from
60 to 20 cents bushel.
The stockholders of the consolidated
railroad company of Vermont voted at st.
Adams Wednesday to mortgage its property
for 1000, 600 jointly with the Vermont and
Canada railroad under the plan for the re or
gauization of the Vermont Central aud Yer
mont Il Canada roads and the settlement of
all disputes among the security holders
The AnH-Masonc or American party Of
the state will hold a convt ntion at Mont
pelier next week Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Central Vermont road gives free return
tickets to those attending.
Solomon NJ. Field OF Newport, who is
under indictment for passing counterfeit mon
ey, failed to appear for trial in the circuit
court at Windsor on Monday, and his bail was
declared forfeited. He is understood to have
skipped for Canada pretty clear confess
sion of guilt.