Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-07
PHOENIX, RECORD FARMER SEPTEMBER 1883

Burlington on Wednesday. Senator Edmunds
and b. L. Fifeld, Esq, appeared for the
road and Elias Merwin, Esq. OF Boston for
MIR. Hazard. The injunction granted by
Judge Field against the American Loan and
Trust company to permit the issue Of bonds
will hinge upon Judge Wheelers decision
The delay caused by this suit is the reason for
the nor. completion Of the consolidation be.
fore this time.
The Seventh Vermont regiment hold its
second annual meeting at Burlington last
week, and the gathering was a success in all
respects. There was parade and a delight
full excursion on the Reindeer, in which n
largo number of veterans and their ladies
participated At the business meeting, Col.
W. @. Holbrook was chosen president, and
Lieut.. o. =. Murdck secretary and treasurer.
The next reunion is to be held at Rutland.
In the evening camp fire was held, at which
addresses were made by Col Iolbrook, Sen.
ator Edmunds, Sergeant Bigclow, Col Proc.
tor and Col II. NJ. Porter of New York
The work Of rebuilding at Groton Pond
is fast progressing. The property of Bald
win Brothers has been purchased by the Gro.
ton Pond Company, Of which j. S. Potter of
Newton Centre, Mass, is chief owner and
manager. In addition to this 5000 acres Of
woodland bought of the Baldwins, the new
putting up a new lumber mill workshop,
tenement house, store, etc, and will soon
give employment to a large number Of men
The Burlington Philharmonic society
will hold their third annual musical festival
Oct. ZIP, with Carl Zerrahn as conductor.
A general term of the supreme court is
ordered to be held at Montpelier on the fourth
Tuesday of October.
"A seizure before judgment has been
taken out against. Bradley Barlow at the in
stance of Charles II. Cathern of Stanstoad
p. O., Mr. Hinman of Derby and Mrs. Hor-
ace Stewart of Beebe Plain, executors Of the
estate of the late Horace Stewart. The claim
is for something more than $50, 600, being on
account Of two promissory notes of $4,000
each, given in 1881, and the interest for the
past two years.
Augustine c. Pierce, who died at Con.
cord, n. H., on Wednesday, at the ago Of 81
was a native of Mddlebury
Rev. David Foster Estes has just resigned
his pastorate at Vergennes, and accepted the
Professorship in the Biblical Department OF
the Freodmen's school at Atlanta, Georgia
Patrick S. Rooney, freight brakeman
on the Stony Brook railroad, who was instant
ly killed in Lowell, Mass, on Wednesday,
belonged in st. Johnsbury
Freight Conductor Preston struck a
bridge north Of Rutland on Monday. His
nose was broken, several teeth knocked out,
blood vessel in his head ruptured, and he
was otherwise bruised and cut
-Lyndonvlle people are olated over the
prospect of a Maine firm establishing u foun.
dry aud machine-shop in the village with
some 80 additional families although there il
not vacant tenement at either the willie"
or the center at present.
Senator Edmunds got caught at the Ad.
olson county cattle show, at Middle bury
Tuesday, aud the crowd insisted on "a speech.
which was brief as the senator's health fo,-
bids his speaking in the open air,
The "Norshiro veterans" held a reunion
at st. Johnsbury Tuesday evening, witn
burlesque Grafton by j. @. Stcarns Of Brad.
ford and poem by c. l. Forbes