Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-09
STATE AFFAIRS.


TRAGIC END OF WEDDING JOURNEY.
The death of one of the oldest residents
of Morrisville occurred on Thursday of last
week in peculiarly sad way. Salmon Niles,
aged ~ years, lost second wife several
months since Being in need of someone to
care for him he learned of the whereabouts of
a maiden lady to whom he paid court several
years ago, and Tuesday, December, 30, he
drove 80 miles from Worthwhile to Chelsea,
where he was married New Years eve to Miss
Pauline Jones, his friend of younger days
Monday morning Mr.. Niles and bride left
Chelsea with a horse and sleigh for the return
journey. On account of recent thaws the
roads were very bad and the trip proved very
tiresome. At Montpelier the couple stopped
for dinner. The roads continuing bad Mr.
Niles proposed staying over night in "A farm
house in Gilmore about five miles from Nor
risville. When within half mile from the
farm house Mr.. aud Mrs. Niles left their seats
in the sleigh aud walked while going up hill
Mr.. Niles suddenly fell backward, dead in
the road. The wife got help At a neighboring
house, and the dead man and his bride were
carrie, to Morrisville.
"A st. Adams farmer surprised himself
by catching 100 bullheads at a stroke. He
cut hole in the ice to water his cattle, and
the water overAowed, bringing up these fish
aud as many more that got away
"A Burlington dentist-dreman is one Gus
toner short. He got a womaus mouth all
fixed up with tooth filling apparatus recently
and then ran off to answer fire alarm, leav-
ing the woman unable to speak for half an
hour.
In the last three months Of 1884 the Sun.
day schools Of the state contributed over $500
as a thank Offering" for the Bible. In &C
kuowledgng the receipt Of this money the
secretary of the Vermont Bible society sue-
gests that a similar Offering be made in 1885
on the first Sunday in September, and that
that day be called the "Childrtn's Bible Sun
day."
E L. Smith of Barre was struck in the
eye with piece of steel which flew from q
drill he was holding for another to strike, and
the sight was destroyed.
Jonas j. Snow, who was convicted of
murder in the second degree at st. Johnsbury
for shooting pedlar, and sentenced to prison
for life nearly II years ago, was released on
a conditional pardon by Gov. Pugree, New
Years day.
The directors Of the Rutland national
bank, which proposes to go into liquidation,
state that the institution Is solvent and that
the stockholders will eventually be fully paid
for their stock at par, aud have a surplus for
a final dividend
The chair factory Of the Arlington man.
ufacturing company, occug led 10y d. q. Bar
ney in brush-block manufacturing, was burn
ed with its contents Friday. Loss $40, 600.
-ChAs. +. Huntington Of Montpelier COM
mitted suicide by taking morphine last Friday
evening. After he took the dose be sent for
his father, l.. Il Huntingdon but be was be.
yond help. He was about ~ years old and
leaves a wife and child. He was Of morose,
respondent temperament, and addicted to eI'
cesses.
-Eben Kemp OF Royslton was killed last
Saturday in the woods by falling tree.
Herbert b. Pierce OF Jericho, aged H.,
committed suicide on New Years day by
shooting while under the effects of liquor.
A 2O-montbs old graudchild Of George
Bates Of Essex recently tipped a dish of hot
water on itself and died from the effects.
"A third soap stone quarry has been dis
covered upon George L. Fletchers lands in
Chester in a straight line with the soap stone
quarries in Perkinsville, the Davis quarry in
Chester, near Grafton line, the quarry in
Grafton and the one in Townshend.
The grocery Of Preston IL Clayton at
West Pawlet was destroyed by fire on Sunday
morning. The building was owned by L.
johnson. Loss $1,000.
Mrs L. G.. Waite, matron of the Mary
Fletcher hospital. with which she bad been
connected from its start, died on Monday Of
last week, after long illness, from cancer
Gen. VIM. Wells OF Burlington has been
appointed by Gov. Pingree as an aide-de.
camp on the staff OF Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan
marshal of the day for the dedication of the
Washington monument. Con. Sheridan has
requested that a similar appointment be made
from each state and territory.
Geo. b. French, the member from Wood
stock in the present Legislature, is soon to re-
linquish the position of clerk of Windsor
county, which he has held since 1867 and
will move to Fremont, Neb., to engage in
banking there. Jay Read Pember of Wood
stock, official reporter of Windsor county
court since May, 1870. and of Windham and
Chittepden county courts for several years
will be appointed in place of Mr.. French.
Elmer Granger, Bethel school teacher,
fell dead from heart disease in the school
room while correcting pupil Monday after
noon.
Chelsea proposes to have a railway built
there as soon as possible. A narrow gauge
road running to South Royalton, ID miles
away, is talked of, but the majority of the
people favor the offer of some sum of money
to the Central Vermont road to build from
Barre to Chelsea.