Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-06

SERIOUS TROUBLE AT THE ELY MINES.
The Watchmaus correspondent says
there is great excitement at the Ely copper
mines. lhe monthly pay day occurred last
Saturday, but owing to losses and other com
plications, the company were unable to pay
off the men and it was deferred for one week.
The groceries ut the store We're all exhausted,
many families without money and no credit
at any other place. The men became angry
and excited and when the store was opened
Monday morning for the mail, about 100 men
and boys mostly Irish, rushed in aud cleaned
out everything they could lay hands on. Even
women and children Joined in the raid. They
were rather demonstrative and threatened to
20 through Ely -Goldard's house, but finally
went to West Fairlee to see Mr. Ely. the
situation was explained to thrm and ti.y
were quoted for the time being
Later.--A despatch on Monday nigh; says:
A hundred miners rioted and forced +. NJ
Cain, superintendent of the mine to leave
town, escurtng him through West FLuier
The mob threatened to burn all tine property
if their wages were not paid last night, in.
Guiding the elegant residence of L. Ely God
dard The wives Of the miners have collect
ed bushels of stones in anticipation of n row.
The miners are said to have possession Of all
the mine explosives.
The second reunion Of the veterans OF
the Seventh Regiment Vermont Volunteers
will be held in Darlington on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, 18th, 29th AMI
Both of August. steamboat ride and visit
to the far-famed Ausable Chasm is proposed
for the second day. Good hotel accommodl
iious will be furnished at greatly reduced
rates, aud return checks will DO given those
paying full fare over Central Vermont rail
road.
-Rev. Mr.. jenkins, Universalist state
missionary, has received aud accepted a call
from the Universalist society at st. Johns
bury to become its pastor, and will enter up.
ON his duties in September.
Patrick c. Donahue 60, night watch
man in the yard of the Central Vermont rail
road for many years. was killed by the cars
at st. Adams Sunday.
Elisha Cotton of Sherburne, 20 years Old
killed five bears last year and two this, most
of them with an axe
Hannah Wood, an aged lady who died
recently, wilIed $500 each to the Congrega-
tional churches in West Randolph and at
Randolph Centre.
There wore slight frosts in the central
and northern parts of the State on Sunday
morning.
A sad drowning accident occurred in
Waitsheld Tuesday. A party were in bath
ing about noon, when Douglass boy, aged
seventeen, got beyond his depth. son OF
Josiah Holden went to his rescue, and both
were drowned.
S NJ. Field of Newport, who jumped
his bail at the recent term of United States
court at Windsor, and thus escaped trial for
counterfeiting, is living at Masonyille, p, O.
where it is rumored his family will soon join
him.
Rev. W. j. Murphy of Portland, Me-.
has accepted the call recently extended from
the Congregational church of Chester.
Samuel Abbott, Chester farmer, while
! shooting at target on the 18th, accidentally
shot and killed his hired man, Henry Spauld
/ ing.
There seems to be an epidemic among
the COWS in Chttenden county. -Four have
mysteriously died at North pnxbury anC
more are sick.