Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-01-18
STATE AFFAIRS.

Some excitement was occasioned at st.
Adams at the end Of last week by rumor
that the First National bank the only dis
count bank now left in the place, was in an
nsolvent condition. There was a slight run
on the bank Saturday, the smaller depositors
withdrawing sums amounting to $4,000
The directors posted notice stating that the
bank had assets to meet all liabilities aud EH-
auner Hendee pronounced the concern sound
in his opinion. Friends Of President Sowles
came forward with pledges of the funds that
the bank might need aud confidence was re-
stored. Monday morning there was slight
ran, but the bank seemed TO be fully proper
ed for the emergency and satisfied the de-
mauds of every desositor. Deposits began
to come in after - o'clock, and until the close
of business the deposits we're much in excess
of calls. Some who drew out their funds n
Saturday returned the amounts, saying that
they we're satisfied there was no truth in the
unfavorable reports in circulation.
The speakers announced for the dairy
mems meeting to be held at St Johusbury
next week are Hon. j. b. Mead, president
of the association, Hon j. +. Russell sec'y
Mass board Of agriculture Edward Burnett,
esq, Southboro, Mass, Richard Goodman,
it,, Lenox, Mass, Hon. W. W. Grout, Bar
ton, A. w. Cheever, esq, editor New Eug
land Farmer DR.. II. A. Cutting, sec'y stale
invited aud will take part in the meetings.
Board at hotels 81. 20 per day. Railroads
give free return checks. On Connecticut riv-
or road passengers must procure return checks
from the conductor when going up.
The State Spiritualist association will
hold their quarterly convention in the town
hall at Rutland January %, PC, and p. Jo-
seph d. Stiles, test medium from Boston,
George A. Fuller OF Dover, Mass Mrs. s. A.
Wiley of Rockingham, Mrs. Emma L. Paul
OF Morrisvlle and many other speakers and
mediums are expected. Board 81 to 81. 80
per day. Passengers from this section should
secure return checks from Vermont Valley
conductor On the Rutland road the secre-
tary of the convention will give return checks
M L. Havey's barn, with its contents in
Kirby, was burned Sunday morning The
fire caused by the explosion Of kero.
sene lantern.
Last Saturday, while Mrs. Nathan
| Gushea, living on Bruces hill in RoIbury,
! was away from her house. her little daugh-
ters clothing caught fire in some way from
| the stove. The child ran out into the open
air and, before the flames could be extinguish-
ed, she WAS burned in horrible manner.
| She died on Sunday.
Cabot boasts the rather strange curiosity
of 100 feet of clothes line made by the late
head. Mrs Lyford saved the combings from
her hair for so years before her DEATH and
| made in all 1000 feet of line. some OF which
WAS used for years by her family as a clothes
line.
The Rutland county officers finally hunt.
ed out and captured the notorious Ira Sher.
man of Dandy on Tuesday afternoon They
found him secreted in hay NOV where a
place had been cut with hay knife and the
he was provided with buffalo robes and
blankets From this room there was hole
or passage way where he could crawl under
the barn floor. In following this the officers
had to cut the planks and take them up in or
der to get at him. After doing this and prob
ing the hole with pitchfork "a few times, he
decided to come out and surrender.
The report that John j. Myers, the rich
Rutland man who died at Washington, left a
will is now denied. II is siad that the prop.
erty will be divided according to his express
ed wishes, one-half going to the widow and
her child and the other half to the two chill
dren of former marriage.
w. H Drenton's tenement house on For
est street at Rutland was burned last week
from defective chimney; loss $1,000 insur-
ance $500.
Last Saturday morning the stable of Dr.
@. L. Stewart of West Randolph was discov-
cred on fire in the hay loft, and was entirely
destroyed, with several tons of hay. The
house, connected with the stable, was saved
by the efforts of the fremen, though the
thermometer was below zero at the time.
james Starr, conductor of a freight train,
was killed at Windsor last Saturday morning
while making up train. He slipped and
fell between the cars and his neck was brok
en-. He resided at White River Junction, was
about 30 years old and married, with one
child.
The present number of inmates in the
reform school is ", of whom 10 are boys ant
II girls. During the year some 40 or more
have been "furloughed' before the full eX
; piration of the sentence.
The 55th volume of Vermont reports con
tains 1913 cases in which Judge Royce write
I II opinions Redfeld, 20; Ross, 10; Pow
ers, 8; Veazey, 20; Taft, 49, Rowell, %.
Luther Holden of Wallingford celebrated
i his 1929 birthday recently.
H. W. Love of Rutland, who was arrest
q ed on complaint of Grand Juror Spellman
4 for alleged violation of the Sunday law by is
a suing Sunday paper, was tried before tn
municipal court and jury of six, represent
ing in nationalities Americans, Irish Frenc
and Germans, and in religion Episoopaliau
q Roman Catholics, Baptists Second Advent
lists and Jews. The jury disagreed, and tn
:. case is continued till some time in February
- The grand lodge of Good Templars al
sembled at st. Johnsbury Wednesday, wit
n over 100 delegates The grand secretary
a report showed the membership to be 400,
gain of 700 during the past year number
, lodges, 20; lodges instituted the past year,
Il IL lodges surrendered their charters. The
nances of the order are in good condition
:, Noah Allen, a Burlington clothing deale
S' has failed liabilities about $40, 900.
Id Lawyers will gladly learn Tat Brousham, the gre