Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

NELHMONT NEMA.

burglars entered the houses of L. L. Du-
rant NJ. ID. Gilman, Judge Redfeld, II. A.
Huso and others, at Montpelier, last Friday
night, taking gold watches and various sums
of money. 1t is believed that the same par.
ties are now operating in Burlington
Benson proposes to celebrate her Tooth
anniversary, August 81 -, with historical ad-
dresses public dinner, an exhibition Of an
tiquitics etc.
A stock company will be formed at Mont
pclier to bring Berlin pond water into the vii.
lage
Bradley Jones, - st. Johnsbury carpen-
ter, recently fell from a saw-horse and was 80
badly injured by a stick Of timber he was lift
ing that he died on Saturday.
Mrs. Cornela Smith has given the town
of Bristol a corner lot, and the town has vot
ed to build on it an $4,000 building, to be call.
ID Hollcy hall in memory of Mrs Smiths
father, the late Winter IL. Holley
~ State Inspector of Finance Dewey has in.
vestgated the Rutland savings bank, aud says
its securities are good and its condition sound
The Haven troubles started a run on the bank,
and the investigation was had to put stop to
it. About S12j,0O0 was withdrawn during
the first week in july $780, 900 over the de-
posts received in the same time. Every per
son that wanted his money was promptly
paid.
During a thunder storm on Saturday the
horse barn of Loren Sheldon of West Pawlet
was struck, and Henry Goodshaw aud two
horses were killed. The barn was burned,
together with a number of wagons and har-
nesscs.
Henry Spaulding, who was accidentally
shot by his employer at Chester on the lth, is
dead
Parker Thomas was killed by a freight
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Monday.
Oscar Jones of Peacham committed sui
eide by hanging, Sunday.
Il s. Drew Of Burlington recently lost IL
of his fancy sheep, valued at $500, by dogs.
The editors and printers of the state have
been to Momphremagog lake on their annual
excursion this week. At the annual meeting
of the association, held on Tuesday evening
at Newport, A. n. Swain was elected presi-
dent d. NJ. Camp, c. NJ. Chase and G. H.
Blake, vice presidents IL. E. Parker, record.
ing secretary d. NJ. Camp, corresponding
secretary G. NJ. Stone, treasurer.
John Lowery, aged 80 and unmarried,
fell from a second story window of the Lake
View House at Burlington Tuesday night, and
was found dead on the piazza next morning.
The corporation committee appointed at
Middebury college year ago to investigate
tue suoJecJ report III IhNOt OF admitting WOm-
en- to the institution.
Joseph Bla, French lad OF eight years,
was killed at the iron railroad bridge at Wa
terbury, Wednesday, by a freight train The
bridge is on a curve, so that the engineer was
unable to see that woman and three children
were on the track until so near them it was
impossible to stop. The terrified woman
stood upon the narrow girders at the side of
the rail with her arms around the children.
The engine, brushing her clothing, struck the
boy on the head and knocked him into the
river 30 feet below He was Immediately tax
en- out, but his skull was fractured and death
had been instantaneous.
According to the Island Pond Herald,
William Masters, soldier of the war of 1872,
who died at Maidstone Essex county, June
30 was III years old. He worked at his
trade as a blacksmith until nine years ago.
Henry Priest, principal of Goddard sem
mary, Barre, has accepted a position in the
school at Canton, N. Y. Mr.. Priest is the
| present member of the legislature from Barre,
At tho late session he was made chairman of
| the committee on education.
--Chas January of Vergennes is dead from
the premature explosion of a cannon on the
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