Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-23
STATE AFFAIRS.

NUMEROUS ASSAULT AT GRAND ISLE.
"A terrible fight took place in Grand Isle,
last Saturday, in which Jacob Kent, over so
years old, stabbed Rolla Kent, his grandson,
in the lower part OF his bowels with jack
knife. The Kents live together near Keeler's
Bay, and quarrels between grandfather and
grandson have been quite frequent. Last
Saturday the elder Kent went to the part Of
the house occupied by Rolla, assaulted his
wife, and with an open jack-knife threatened
to cut her throat. Mrs. Kent ran screaming
from tho house and called her husband, who
was employed in blacksmith shop near by
lie at once came to the rescue, and by main
force elected the old man from the room
and into his own apartments. During the
struggle the elder Kent's hat was knocked of.
Roa picked it up and opened the door, in
tending to give it to him. Just as he did so
the old man rushed at him with the open
knife, and dealt him q murderous thrust in
the abdomen, cutting downward cash some
three or four inches in length. The injured
man was helped to his bed, and aid sum-
moned, and, although dangerously wounded,
some hopes of his recovery are entertained.
Young Kent is about 2S years of age, and
has wife and family. Jacob Kent hes a
crazy wife, and for a long time has been con-
sidered cranky" if not actually insane. He
ia III charge of the officers
John CronRn, brakeman on the Passump-
sic road, was killed Monday near South Bar
ton by falling from a train. He was unmsr-
ried and lived in Waterville, P. Q.
Among the Memoria-day speakers an.
nOunced in other parts of the state are Col.
S. L. Pingroe at Burlington, Col. George T.
Childs at st. Adams Col. F. V. Randall at
Windsor, Hon. ]. L. Martin at Montpelier,
Col. A. F. Walker at Bradford, II. @. Bates,
Esq, at st. Johnsbury, Col. X. Haskns at
Bellows Falls, Hon. W. G. Veazey at Yer
gennes, Hon. W. @. Denton at Hinesburg,
Lucius Bigelow at Weybridge, p M. Melden
at Fairhaven, H. O. Wheeler at Huntington
A. o. Gates at Worthwhile, M. D. Jump al
Rutland, Warren o. French at Woodstock,
Hon. o. II. Austin at North Troy, Major A.
P, Ohilds at Manchester, Hon. Jas. X. Batch
elder at No. Bennington,
"A Riehford woman lately attempted sui
eide She tied one end of a sheet about heI
neck and tho other to bed-post, and ther
jumped from a seoond-story window; but the
sheet parted, and she is still with u.s.
Col II. NJ. Robert, detailed by Secretary
Lincoln to inspect the breakwater at Burling
ton recently wrecked in a gale, estimates the
probable cost of repairs ut about $50, 900.
The assessed valuation of Burlington IL
SI2S9, 13l-a gain Of $342, 600 over 1882
Alfred Knapp, o Brandon farmer, wal
killed last Friday by his horses falling on hin
while handling load of wood.
The Rutland Herald says that John Nc
MahOn, the wrestler, having strained himself
will not be in condition TO wrestle for somt
time to come, and that it is extremely doubt
tul Il he will ever appear again in public
On Thursday of last week Oscar Brown
an old and much respected citizen of Rutland
IVllo hak ptovdinfr IN a al
ing, was crushed by an engine backing up a.
one end of the train, and expired immediate
ly.
Miss Kate Hurlburt of Bennington is Il
be married this week to a man from Montana
whom she had never seen until he came on
lew days ago for the purpose of marrying her
They had been introduced by letter.
The managers of the Rutland skating
rink have refused to pay the $25 a week Ii
cense required by the village trustees, and tn
rink has been closed.
Albert Myers, employed in James Nc
Cdmber's saw-mill in North PownRl, had on
Of his arms taken of by q circular saw las
Friday afternoon.
The report of the Montpelier Il Well
River railroad shows a total debt Of $43, 140.
Al decrease from last year, S17, 200. 90
gross earnings of the road, 500, 1888. so; e1
penses, $50, S45,4O net profits, $G343.1O.
Joseph st. Lawrence, young cigar
maker of Rutland, while inspecting the Gi
son X Woodfn marble quarry at West Ru
land, Sunday, fell into the opening and I
the bottom of the shaft, distance of over
hundred feet, and was instantly killed.
The Montreal customs officials have cor
hSeated quantity OF veneer goods be!ongin
to Baker, Ferris 4 Co., of Richford, becaus
entered at a third of their real value.
Fred Beach, about % years old, was fl
tally injured few days ago in the nioke
plating works of Fisher 4 Cotton, at Montp'
ier, by the bursting of an emery-wheel. II
leaves a wife and two children.
Samuel Allen of White River junction
shot d. Hansell, a Brockton shoemaker, in
Boston saloon last evening, killing him il
H9antly. Allen, who was intoxicated is no
under arrest.