Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-08-31
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The New England telephone consolida-
ton scheme has proved failure.
Louis Philips and Jacob Rosenbrook of
Bowling Green. H.. fought a duel early
Tuesday morning, IL which both were killed.
The wheat crop OF Ontario shows fall
ing of equal to over 33 per cent a compared
with last year.
A GAINESVILLE Wis. despatch says furi-
GUS hail-storm practically destroyed the entire
tobacco crop Of Echert county Monday night
The damage is estimated at fully 500, 600.
A severe hail-storm passed north of Ster-
ling, ILL.,, Monday evening, doing $50, 900
damage to crops
"A l5-year-old son Of DR.. E. j. Roberts
Of Augusta, Ne, was dangerously shot Tues.
day, by his mother, who was cRrelessly hand
ling revolver. The ball entered the body
just below the heart and has not been found
There has been q terrible volcanic erup.
ton on the island Of Krakatoa, in the strait
Of Sunda. The rivers OF Java were flooded
by tidal wave, which destroyed three towns
and caused great loss of life.
Frank W. Smith Of Toledo, o., a Union
soldier Of the late war, has collected funds for
the purchase Of about Il 900 United States
flags, which be proposes to place on the
graves of the Union soldiers who lie buried
within the national cemetery at Anderson
Vile Ga.
"A pearl fishery which is said to be of
great promise has been opened up in the
gulf of California One pearl, taken from
the shell of an oyster IL December last is be-
lieved to be the largest yet found 1t weighs
- earats, and was purchased by jeweler for
$4,000
One of the fastest railroad rides on rec
ord occurred recently on the Northern Pacific
Road, on a track which crosses the main
range Of the Rocky Mountains. About half
way up the track a party in a construction
train heard that runaway train was coming
down upon them. The brakes were loosed
and the two trains rushed down the mountain
at the rate of a mile minute. Sharp curves
and edges of cliffs were passed at terrific
speed. The ladies screamed with fright and
all passengers were greatly alarmed, but for
tunately both trains kept the track and reach
ed the valley below in safety
The Yellowstone National Park is larger
than Delaware and Rhode Island combined
being % miles wide by g. long and embrac-
ing 1910 square miles. 1t lies mainly in the
northwestern corner of Wyoming, but in.
cludes thin strip of Idaho on the west and
Montana on the west and north. The body
of it is between 10 and III west longi-
tude, aid A and 40 north latitude. The
lowest elevation in the park is GOOO feet above
sea level and It's highest mountain peak from
10000 10 l., 600 feet II is an immense table
land with a surface broken into mountain
ranges, gorges, cahons and valleys.
james T. Knight Of Chatham county, N.
C., has lost all six Of his children. Three of
them were taken with diphtheria last week
and died in quick succession Saturday two
of the remaining three children were playing
in the yard, the mother being inside the
house with the youngest. A scream caused
her TO hasten out, only to find the children in
the agonies Of death, they having been bitten
by rattlesnake. When the distracted mother
returned to the house she say a large pot of
boiling soap had fallen from the fire and
burned or sealded the baby beyond recovery
Rev. ]. b. Bonsr Of the Congregational
church in New Milford Conn, has resigned
Mr.. Bonar has been preaching it is said, very
powerful and scholarly sermons, but it has
been ascertained that they were not his own,
but selected entirely from printed books of
sermons. Mr. Mygatt, son of the bank ex.
aminer, discovered the plagiarism, and on
Sunday, the 18th, be brought the printed
book and followed the preacher word for
word Mr.. BOnGr offered as an explanation
and apology that his wife was in poor health
and he was 30 pressed for time that he could
not write. II be had told them in advance
that the sermons were not his own, he says,
he feared it would create dissatisfaction. His
resignation WAS accepted