Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-16
STATE AFFAIRS.

Il. l.. Lawrence, formerly leading law
yer In Burlington, died last week Thursday
night at Westford. The burial was at Bur
lington on Sunday. He was admitted to the
bar in 1867, having studied with Senator Ed
munds.
-Buel Harrington, eight years old, son Of
Laura Harrington, was drowned in Benton's
pond, in Bennington, one morning last week
President Smith Of the Central Vermont
road, has Just issued a circular announcing
the appointment of James Nj. Foss as general
superintendent of that road and its leased
lines; and the appointment also Of Mr..
William j. Robertson as superintendent Of
motive power in place of Mr. Foss, promot-
ed.
james Parrot Of Milton is the father Of
twenty five children. No twins among them,
either.
"A nine. months old baby at South New.
bury swallowed a safety. pin recently, but at.
ter several days of severe suffering it is like.
ly to recover
A 23l-pound buck was shot by some fox
hunters on Sutton mountaio, near Rchford
one day last week.
E. T. SAKE, who started private bank
ing house in st. Adams a few months since
under the name OF the st. Adams exchange
bank, has found the business outlook so tn
oouraging that he has purchased the banking
rooms of the defunct Vermont national bank,
and will make permanent thing Of his ven
ture.
Despite low rates and bad business, the
Central Vermont railroad earned enough to
pay its January coupons promptly aud pass
something to the surplus account. FROM 200
to 400 loaded freight cars day pass through
st. Adams.
&C. S. Grain of Boston is endeavoring to
enlist the cooperation of Rutland business
men in a shoe manufacturing enterprise.
Major c. c. Kinsman, department com
mander Of the Vermont g. A II bias Issued
an order changing the date Of the department
encampment to Feb. and D.
Dudley p. Hall Of Lyndon has bought the
ST. Johnsbury Index. 1t is said that it will
be Republican and operated 10y stock com
pany.
Rev. II. b. Putham has resigned the pas
torate of the College street Congregational
church in Burlington, and proposes to pass
year abroad.
"A boom across the Pdssumpsir river at
Lyndon, belonging to Dudley T. Hall, broke
away Monday night, and 600 900 feet Of logs
went down the river
Mrs. II. o. Dwighi, formerly Miss A leila
Griswold of Morrisville, died last week in
Constantinople, where she and her husband
were lranslators in the Bible house.
The Bennington & Rutland road is to have
steel rails.
The creditors Of j. II. Orcutt of North
field have put all his property under attach
ment; be Is postmaster manager OF the slaie
query, lumber and feed mill, and a promi-
nent business man. but heavily indebted.
The saw, clapboard and single mill Of
Horace Nj. Bruce at StOwe Forks. was burn
ed recently. Loss $1,000, insurance $500.
r.. Hooker, a Waitsfeld farmer, was
knocked down by falling tree on Tuesday
and his skull broken. HIS recovery is doubt
full. He has wife and three children.
The heavy rain on Sunday night aud
Monday caused the ice in Sleeper's river to
break up, which carried away bridge on the
St. Johnsbury a Lake Champlein railroad at
st. Johnsbury.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont sheep
breeders association opened Tuesday at Md
dlebury Addresses were made by A L p r
kins of Pomfret on The encouraging pros
pect for Vermont sheep breeders by John
p. Ray of Honeoye, N. Y, on "Indiyiduali-
ty," by j. l.. Hayes Of Boston, secretary Of
the national association Of wool-groweTs, on
"The Meiino combing wool Industry" and by
President Hamlin on why the government
should protect wool" On Wednesday officers
were elected for the ensuing year, and 4 reso-
luton was adopted urging upon Congress the
| justice Of so increasing the custom duties on
Australian wool as to prohibit their importa-
ton into the United States
T. @. PhiDney, dealer in books station
cry, etc, at Montpelier, has assigned TO l. p.
Gleason for the beptf fit Of his creditors
Hon. Chas. w Woodhouse, son of Dr.
Woodhouse of Rutland has been eli cted pr, f..
ident OF the Merchants National bank of Bur
lington.
The Bennington Battle Monument asso.
citation met Wednesday, and among other
matters discussed at some length the best style
| of monument to erect, opinion being divided
| between statuesque monument like the Weir
design already adopted by the committee on
| design, and massive towering shaft, visible
Tor miles around. II was finally voted TO put
| the whole matter over to the annual meeting
in August. While no decision was reached,
this action was point gained for the wier
| party