Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-21
STATE AFFAIRS.
THE BENNINGTON DrrA1cArIou.

uhtmasJef llnanys shortage in the Ben
nington post Office proves TO be about $500,
which his bondsmen will make good. The
school trustees have found deficit Of over
$21OO in his accounts as treasurer and clerk
Of the school district He was also agent for
the Cooks, publishers of the Milford Mass. J
journal, and Is said to have appropriated
money received on orders for them School
district account books and documents are said
to have been found in Tiffany's house hidden
in old trunks closets and among rubbish in
the garrett. The order book is not mutilated
but the graded district cash book is torn and
partially destroyed. The board Of trustees
has called in all outstanding orders for verif-
cation. A. p. Ohilds of the board promises
thorough investigation that the taxpayers
may know the whole truth, il possible, at the
coming school meeting. Young Tiffany, the
postmasters son, a dssolute youth, has con-
fessed to abstracting government funds, and
has been held for trial at Windsor at the May
term of the United States court.
The next annual session OF the Vermont
conference of the Methodist Episcopal church
will be held vt Montpelier, commencing
April 1G Bishop Simpson will preside. Ar
rangements have been made for proper OBJ
servance Of the anniversary of the founding
OF the church, which occurs during confer
ence week. In addition to the centennial ser
mon a commemorative service will be held
on the third evening Of the session, with ad-
dresses by Bishop Simpson, Rev. DR.. Coke
of Cleveland, o., and others. 1t is proposed
to hold special services in each pastoral
charge throughout the state during June and
later in the year to have a state mass conven-
ton at Barre, whore the first Methodist
church was built in 1902.
The membership of the Young Mems
Christian Auapoiatinp of Iohyohrw,r L.,
increased from 60 to 81 during the past
three year,. The lecture committee received
$1S2G aud expended $500, leaving 1926 as
the net proceeds of their winter lecture
course.
Hon. N. P. Simons, superintendent of
tho Vermont marble company of Rutland,
was struck by an outgoing passenger train at
Ripleys Mills, near Centre Rutland, last Fri
day forenoon. He stepped from the Central
Vermont track to avoid freight train upon
the parallel track of the d. and II. railroad,
and was almost Immediately struck by a train
going in the same direction on the latter
track. One leg was broken, his foot crushed
and serious internal injuries were received,
from which he died on Saturday. Mr.. Simons
had been engaged in the marble business
since 1877, having formerly been an attorney.
He was member of the state senate in 1876,
and was prominent citizen of Rutland.
Burlington has law an order league.
The little town of Westford set an excel
lent example for other places at its recent
town meeting, by fixing upon a day as Gar
Dor" day, day to be devoted to the planting
of trees. May LIST was named as the time.
Charles Charleson, a Swede, was instant
ly killed in one of the Vermont marble COM
psny's quarries one day last week.
Hon Martin G. Everts of Rutland. a
man prominent in the social and civic life OF
the town, is dead at the age of &c. Mr. Ev-
erts was a native of Salisbury, read law with
Hon. Solomon Foot, and was admitted to the
bar in Rutland in 1913. He had filled among
other offices that of states attorney for sew
eral terms had repeatedly represented the
town in the legislature; had been senator
from Rutland county; was postmaster for
nine years from 1861 to 1870; was judge of
the municipal court ten years, and had held
all sorts of town offices. He was popular
with all classes and beloved by all
Wells Richardson & Co., Of Burlington,
the well-known Wholesale druggists, and pro-
prietors of kidney-wort, improved butter
color, etc, have Just completed two large
four-story brick buildings for the hccommo-
dation of their rapidly growing business. The
foreign trade of the Wells & Richardson Co.
has been increased to such ON extent that it
has been found necessary to establish branch
houses in London, Montreal and in Australia.
"A Fairhaven man named Stockwell is in
Jail on a charge of bigamy.
The Springfield Republican of the 10th
says: Ext State Detective Kellogg OF Pittsiield
passed through this city last night with q
man whom he arrested Saturday morning at
West Hartford, VT. for DEMONSTRATING at
Client, N. Y. Last Tuesday night the barn
on the Columbia county farm at Client was
robbed of a valuable horse, with wagon, har-
ness, robe and two blankets. Detective KEEL.
logg went in pursuit of the thief, and found
ct Cheshire that the wagon had been swap
ped for a sleigh during Thursdays snow
storm. The trail was followed to West Hart
ford, seven miles north of White River juno
ton, where the thief and his stolen outfit
we're found. The man is notorious horse
thief having served two years in the Wind
sor state prison for similar ofTense.
-Adolphus Happy of Addison is now the
sole occupant of the Addison county jail. He
is in for refusing to pay tax of 80 cents, and
is happy.
S. NJ. Potter of St. Adams Bay was found
dead in a barn Wednesday, from the effects
of spree. The person who sold him liquor
will be prosecuted.
George A. Wattles of the Wattles knit
ting mill at Bennington, recently burned, has
gone into insolvency. He will probably pay
90 cents on dollar.
The building occupied by Lacy & Lamb
at Windsor, makers of collins and caskets,
was damaged $1,000 worth by fire Tuesday
-Zalma Wheaton's farm-h house at st.
Johnsbury was burned Monday insurance
$3.50.
"A regimenta badge has been devised 10y
| Colonel Greenleaf for the first regiment, and
will probably be adopted by all the compan
! les and the staff.