Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-01-05

He stood his ground and knocked three or
four Of them down. When they saw no was
getting the better OF them one hauled out q
dirk knife and stabbed him seven times and
then threw him through a show-window of
Sargents store, where, after an attempt to get
up and run out, he was picked up. Medical
aid was summoned, and his injuries pronounce
ed fatal. The knife passed through his lung.
All the parties were arrested and lodged in
Windsor prison, but the preliminary hearing
was continued to await the result of Barretts
injuries. The matter has caused much OK
element.
Governor Barstow has appointed John
V. Hall judge Of the Bennington municipal
court, vice Geo. W. Hartman, resigned.
Tho department encampment, G.. A. r.,
of Vermont will meet in Apollo hall, Ben
nington, on Thursday and Friday, February
sth and 9th, 1888.
w. L. Leland, provision dealer at Mont
pelier, has failed for SO, 600.
The First National bank of Bennington
has declared a semi annual dividend of eight
per cent from the earnings of the last six
months.
The st. Johnsbury scale works com
pleted and shipped 30l0 scales the first week
in December-their largest weeks work yet.
The production of marble in Vermont in
1882 is placed at 1 900, 900 cubic feet, valued
at 1000, 600. The number of men en-
ployed in the quarries and mills exceed 230O,
and it required 600 cars to carry the mar
bic away. Nearly 100000 was paid for
the labor of workingmen by the quarry own
ers.
AT Waterbury, last Saturday, Mrs. May
Prior, who had been married only year. at
tempted suicide by taking 60 grains of OPT
UNI.
These Vermont postmasters have been
appointed East Concord, Essex county, Mrs.
Mary w. Villas; Jericho, Ohittenden county,
L. b. Williams; West Danville, Caledonia
county, D. @. Harrington Underhill, Chit
tenden county, Darwin G. French.
On Monday John W. Henry of Burling-
ton, while repairing the shafting of planning
machine at Shepard d Morses MILL slipped
and fell, striking his head on the machine,
suffering such injuries that death ensued
Tuesday morning.
Cornelius Donahue, freight brakeman
aged 20, died at st Adams Sunday morning
from lock jaw, resulting from an injury to
his hand few days since while coupling
cars.
As Henry Fisher, aged 22 and unmarried
was driving a pair of unruly horses attached
to a load of wood down a steep hill in Pow
nal last week, he slipped from the load and
fell between the horses. The horses COM
menced kicking savagely and cut Fishers
head in several places, besides breaking most
of his ribs and one arm. The unfortunate
man was rescued unconscious and died in q
few minutes.
Last Saturday the town and village Of St.
Adams asked the supreme court for per-
emptory mandamus to compel the National
car company which has its principal place
of business there, TO pay forthwith the tax
assessment upon SGG7, 900 stock held by nom
residents of the state and subject TO taxation
under the law passed in 1850. About $12,-
600 is due. The case will be heard Feb. %
The Burlington Commercial Travellers
association held their second annual meeting
Saturday night, at the American House in
that city. The members of the association
one hundred strong, sat down so fine ban
quet with numerous invited guests, includ-
ing Governor Barstow, Mayor Hatch and
representatives of all the wholesale bust
ness houses in the city.
The fourteenth annual winter meeting of
the Vermont Dairymens Association will be
held in City Hail. Burlington Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Jan. II, Is and 10,
1858. A very interesting programme is an
nounced. Leading agriculturists from all
parts Of New England have promised to be
present and take part in the proceedings.