Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
Ont PHGNIX, RECORD
STATR AFFALRH.

A horse railroad project is under discus
sion In Rutland, and unless many promises
iail the rails for one are quite likely to be
laid before the close Of the present season.
-Four tons of fishing rods we're recently
shipped to England from Ohubb's factory at
Post Mills.
Joseph A. Dc Boer of Albany, N. Y, a
graduate OF Dartmouth, has been made prin
oipal of the Washington county grammar and
Montpelier union schools
w II. Billings's steam mill buildings at
Waterbury, with their contents, were burned
last Sunday morning loss $l5,OOO. insur-
ance $500.
.-Uriol Cutler Of woodford was freed by
boar recently and kept there all night
-Silas g. Dunton's house at Rutland was
burned Monday evening ioss $4,000 to
$4,000, insurance 5000.
Samuel A. Huntington, hard working
citizen Of Rochester, GO, hanged himself re-.
Gently in bis orchard. lie loft note saying
he was sober In his right mind and no one
would ever know why he killed himself. He
leaves a wife and five children.
"A press despatch of last Wednesday
morning said Sixty. five pauper Arabs who
we're refused permission to land in New York
short time since were landed at Quebec last
week and were oamped within two miles of
Derby Line last night. They will pass
through that place into the United States TO.
day. They have with them 10 performing
bears, 20 monkeys and several horses sup.
posed to have been stolen. They are filthy
ragged and desperate crowd who are forag-
ing on the community.
George f. Johnson qualified on Monday
az clerk OF the United States circuit and dis.
trict courts and took possession Of the Office
4.
from almost certain death by drowning at
Middlebury Saturday evening The boys
were sons Of Albert Shaw and Mrs. Wads
worth. The boys had got out in the middle
OF the river some distance above the falls in
row boat, and had nothing but a paddle
for motive power. The river had been great.
ly swollen by the recent rains, and the cur
rent was swift and strong, sweeping them
helplessly toward the falls when Brouillett
disoovr,d them and quickly pushed out 10
them in his boat and succeeded in towing
them TO the shore
Chester W. Bailey's farm residence and
barns in Wolcott were burned Tuesday night
The fire started in the barn. but its origin IL
unknown. The loss il large.
The citizens of bennington aud vicinity
celebrated in quiet way the anniversary Of
the battle of bennington Saturday. Con.
Paul Van DervOOrt Of Omaha, Neb, past
commander of the Grand Army, gave tho
Grafton.
r. M. Bill Of West TopshRm died Tues.
day at tho age of a. He had been state
representative and senator aud member OF
the constitutional convention of 1910
The Rutland Herald says Seleeiman
John O'Rourke bought tue farm of Grove L.
Smith, south Of this village, last spring for
$1,000 Recently a rich vein of white mar
BILE was discovered on the premises, aud
Tuesday portion Of the property contain.
ing the deposit was bonded for $40 600
A little French girl about one year old,
fell down stairs at Burlington one day laHt
week, and dislooated her neck, dying about
an hour and half after the accident.
The village OF Rutland has been aued
for $4,000 damages by two citizens for
keeping defective sewer near their houses,
causing, they claim the death Of two chill
dren OF one and one Of the other.
Cook Il Wley's farm buildings at St
JOhnsbury were burned Wednesday loss
$1,000, partly insured.
Lyndon Centre a village Of 300 inhabi
tants and about 100 years old, WAS greatly
excited Thursday over the first fire il ever eI.
porienced. Edwin Fishers cooper -shop with
stock and tools was burned.
"A burglar was discovered in Henry r.
ClifIord's house at Royalton early Thursday
morning, and Clifford made grab for him.
The thief knocked Clifford down and fired at
him, but was finally overpowered and captur.
ed. He had 5000 and other plumber about
him.