Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-02
STATE AFFAIRS.

The dwelling house and contents owned
by Herbert Eaton and his widowed mother
At Rochester, were burned last week while tn,
family were at a neiRhbor's on an evening"
visit. Among the contents destroyed WA
$50 in bank notes.
A - years old son Of Mrs Patch of Wal
den shot himself accidentally with pisto
while at neighbors on recent Sunday
The ball entered his bowels, and he died OF
the following Sunday.
The village of Proctor formerly Suther
land Falls) was organized on Tuesday.
Peter d. Lee OF Moretown drove on Tho
railroad track in Middlesex one night las
week, and, after following it some 50 rods
met freight train, which demolished hi
sleigh aud harness and threw horse and drivsr
into a ditch. Lee was found about midniglt
His injuries were not serious, and lis chef
cause for mourning was the loss of his yug
and what was left of gallon of rum.
Vermont once more has 2ll towns BY the
incorporation of Norton by the Legislature. It
is situated in Essex county along the Canada
line, just east of Holland and just ives. of the
unorganized town of Averill. 1t starts of
with population Of about go and has rail
road station on the Grand Trunk.
-Acorrespondent thus describes the Christ
/ mus NulSbidAlOu ~ lLt lNtlOTul DtlOOl Inc
spacious chapel was very tastefully decorated
with evergeens for the occasion, Christmas
trees covered the stage, and from the branch
es of each hung every variety of Christmas
gift The parents of g. boys and II girls
had been invited by Mrs. Fairbank to remem-
Der the children, and the response was gene
rous. With thoughtful consideration for
those who had been overlooked, Superintend-
ent Fairbank made provision for al-no one
was forgotten 1t was indeed merry Ohrlst
mas to all The friendly rememorances OF
the officers of the school to each other were
pleasant incidents of the evening Inc eAei
cises included singing, with piano ana ooihe, /,
accompaniment aud responsive reading aud
sinoing from '''Tbe Star of Promise" The
eYa5cises closed with singing, Lord, dismiss
us with thy blessing"
Last Friday night Canadian, name un-
known. but who was travelling from Montreal
N New York, in some unknown way fell from
a Passumpsic railroad train near Coventry
station aud remained in the snow all night,
the temperature being more than 201 below
zero. When found by the freight train men
early Saturday morning, his hands and feet
were badly frozen. He was taken to Barton
Landing and cared for.
The Universalist church at Shoreham was
burned last Sunday afternoon by fire sup.
posed to have originated from the heating APP
paratus. Loss estimated at $40, 600 no in.
surance.
"A few weeks ago a woman named Louisa
Rich came to East Fairfield and stopped al
the house Of distant relative, Samuel Rich
She was in very destitute condition, literal
ly in rags, and was withsl suffering with Q
cancer. The other day she died, and in q
carpet bag she brought with her was found
the sum of s. 45765.
Hon. Prosper Merrill of Woodstock has
gone to Florida to spend the winter.
Little improvement is noted in the con
dition of States Attorney Bates, who wal
shot in the street at Bennington on Thanks
giving night The right half of his body il
almost as completely paralyzed as it was thre,
weeks ago. His assailant has not yet been ar
rested.