Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-29
VERMONT NEWS.

Herman Bromley of Dandy So, was kick
ed to death by his horse last week.
Patrick McCabe of Shelburn, 81, tried to
cut his throat on Wednesday, and failing
hanged himself to a tree. He was poor and
tired of life.
Jacob G.. Dewey and wife of Poultney
celebrated their golden wedding last week.
In the case of Louis Merchant, charged
with the murder of William Morgan on trial
at St. Johnsbury, the jury returned a verdict
of not guilty.
1t is reported that new and rich vein of
ore, four to six feet thick, has been discover
ed at the bottom of the shaft in the Ely cop
per mine.
The Central Vermont Methodist five day
camp meeting will begin Aug. 90 on the
camp grounds at NOrthfeld.
Work will be begun at once on the re-
building Of the First Baptist church at St. AL
bans, which was burned last spring.
George Aiken, 30 of Pownal, fell from
a scafTolding on Monday and struck the pi-
azza, fracturing his skull.
Chester will have an old-fashioned cele-
bration on the Fourth.
The wooden mill at Proctorsville has shut
down for three months from lack of business.
This year is one hundredth anniversary of
the town of Cabot and its people will cele-
brate the event on the Fourth of July.
Timothy Seymour, 81, a French black
smith at Swanton junction. was instantly
killed Monday morning in trying to board the
early mixed train from Rouses Point while in
motion. He fell under the wheels of the
passenger car, and his body was cut in two.
Peter Loiselle, who was fatally injured
by the cars near Rutland Valley station last
week, died Friday evening of his injuries.
The manner Of the accident is a mystery, but
it is thought he fell head foremost into the
train as it was passing him.
The exact age of Lucy Fish Curtis of
West Randolph, who died on the 10th, was
100 years. months and IA days. She had
six children living, the oldest being nearly so
years and the youngest 55 years of age, all of
whom attended her funeral.
j. b. Thompson, an author of mathe-
matical works, died in New York on Friday,
aged 50. He was a native of Chester.
The second and attic stories of large
wooden tenement house on the corner of
Spring and Grove streets, Rutland, were
burned Sunday. The furniture of the ten
ants was mostly saved, but was damaged by
water.
The conductors of passenger trains run,
ming between ST. Adams and White River
junction will hereafter run through to Wind
sor. The new plan of running Central Yer
mont engines and train men on all trains be-
tween st. Adams and Montreal, instead of be-
tween st. Johns and the former place, works
successfully. The through passenger trains
between Montreal and New York via the Cen
trail Vermont arc now run between st. Adams
and Rutland by engines of tho Rutland di-
vision.
Fred Daley, a boy who ran back and
stopped an express train from running into a
wash.out at the Elmore Brook bridge the
18th, has been given n present of 800 by
the st. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain rail
road company and life pass over the road.
Garrett j. Rose, 81 years old, has been
held for examination at Middlebury on a
charge of trying to poison his mother, Mrs.
Amanda Hawley, by putting paris green in
her vhiskey. His mother also accuses him
Of repeatedly outraging her. Rose has a
good character and there is question wheth-
err the mother is not insane.
Carl the youngest son of Frank Gallup,
was drowned at Windsor recently.
The Randolph normal school graduated
p in the first course and six in the second
last week.
Henry g. Brown, sou of William Brown
OF Salisbury, was found dead on the top of a
freight train at Middlebury. The conductor
says Brown boarded the train at Leicester
Junction and went to the top of the train.
lie was struck by 0xbow bridge. He leaves
wife end one child
The stable meeting at Lyndonyie has
died out for want of congregation.