Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-02-09
VERMONT NEWS.
A SHOCKING EXPERIENCE.

The St. Adams Messenger says: Allen
Stone of Elmore, Lamoillc county, on the
night of Feb. l. started to 90 across the
pond after his days work, but becoming be-
wldered by the storm and darkness lost his
way. He wore felt boots with rubbers the
latter were lost of by stepping into some
water on the ice and the boots were soon
worn out by the icy crust. He then tore up
his overcoat for covering for his feet, using
strips from his shirt sleeves to tie with, but
these could not be made to last long. He
finally got TO the shore more dead than alive
aud ready to give up the struggle but see
ing house he crawlsd up to 1t and was adj
United. He was cuatless and his feet were
bare and frozen solid half way to his knees,
and badly torn by the crust. His hands were
also frozen. The best remedies were applied
aud a physician summoned, but Mr. Stone
will have to suffer the amputation of both
feet and part of one hand. He is 30 years
old and has no family. The time he was
wandering was from ?. NJ to . A. ~
PAINFUL AFFAIR IL WINDSOR COUNTY.
A dreadful accident occurred at the place
of Charles Stearns, five miles west of Browns
vile, Windsor county, last Wednesday, Mr.
Stearns and his son George, about ten years
of age, went to a shed to feed sheep. just
after entering the shed, the roof, heavily
weighted with an accumulation of snow,
broke in and fell upon loft of hay, which,
with the roof, went crashing to the ground.
Mr. Stearns fell beside an eight-inch beam,
which served in measure to protect him
from the debris under which he was buried.
George fell across a stick of timber and was
caught by the neck Mr.. Stearns could hear
the painful cries of his son calling Father,
can't you help me p and answered mo,
q orgie, can't, I'm FAST His cries of I'm
/ dying father, I'm dying" grew feebler and
feebler and in a feE moments entirely
ceased. Mrs. Stearns, hearing the noise of
/ the falling roof, rushed out, seized an AK and
/ cut hole through the snow, roof and hay to
/ her husband, enabling him to obtain fresh
! air although she was unable to extricate him
from his perilous position. His little daugh-
ter ran to the neighbors, who Immediately
came to the rescue. As soon as possible the
body of George was taken from the ruins,
/ but in lfeless condition. Mr.. Stearns was
| then removed and found to be considerably
| injlred.
ANNUAL ODD FELLOWS MEETING-PRosPERITY
OF THE ORDER.
The annual meetings of the Odd Fellows
at Bennington Tuesday and Wednesday were
attended by full representation of the sub
ordinate encampments aud lodges in the
state The grand encampment, Grand Chief
Patriarch ReJting of Brattleboro presiding,
voted to adopt the new uniformed degree en-
campment" established by the sovereign
grand lodge, and elected officers as follows {:
q. g. p, l.. j. Rettng; q. II. P, j. A. Par
ker; G. S. W, Thomas Failey grand scribe,
j. X. Egerton treasurer, L. Vinton G. D.
W., II. L. Randall. Charters were granted
for encampments Of uniformed patrarchs at
BrattleborO, st, Johnsbury and Rutland.
The session of the grand lodge yesterday
morning the larneat bal1 fbara
committee was appointed to procure incor-
poration, also committee to revise the con-
stitution of both grand and subordinate lodg-
es and the bylaws of each subordinate, to
report next session. The grand lodge adopt
ed a memorial from Stark lodge to the sover-
eign grand lodge praying for the building OF
Ridgely hospital. The order has made net
gain the past year in the encampment branch
of o. grand lodge department so, and the
latter now numbers 1900, with 33 lodges
The following officers were elected Gen.
W. w. Henry, Burlington, grand master; H
L. Stilson, Bennington, deputy grand mas
ter S. G. Putnam, Rutland, grand warden
Henry M. CurIier, Bratteboro, grand secre
tary; l.. Il. Robinson, Derby Line, grand
treasurer Samuel Bigwood Winooski, granC
chaplain George II, Bigelow, grand repre-
sentative.
-Thers is young man in Mddlebury,
clerk In store, who presents curious phe
: nomenon. He is about twenty years old, anC
has not hair anywhere on his head or body
oven his eye brows and eye lashes being gone
Some two years ago his hair began to drol
out starting on the left side and running vi
! over the head in furrow and finally spread
ing all over the head until he was as bald a
! he was the day he was born His eye brow
r and eye lashes soon followed, and none Of
f gives any indication that it will ever groN
5 again. The loss of his hair is not due t
t sickness, as, though not 80 robust as some
the young man has always enjoyed prett
+ good health.
= e. Ely Goddard of bly, has sued F. NJ. 1
9 Casin, late manager of the Vermont cope
mining company, for libel, setting damage
at $4,000. Cain was committed to th