Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-23
STATE AFFAIRs.

The two story brick wing of the Tgle
hotel at Woodstock was burned last F.day
night, and theiuein building four-story ,ood,
badly damaged The building was oil and
the loss not very great A hall in the prick
part was owned by the Sons of Temperance.
William Sweatman, a tailor VIII has
been doing a small business at Montpelier
for few months past committed nlolde
there last Friday by taking laudanum In
letter he directed that his body be d,ivered
to Montpelier surgeons for the Advancement
of anatomical science. He leaves cle son,
supposed to be in Canada. Financal en-
barraSsment was the cause for the ac
"A fourteen-year son of Ira Stong of
West Addison was drowned on Mondy while
skating on Potash bay, Lake Chnplain.
The body was recovered ia two hous.
The defendants demurrer in 10 iudict-
mont of Lawrence Brainard Of tn defunct
st. Adams trust company WAS set as1e in the
supreme court at Sc Adams lastSeek and
the defendants boz ds forfeited on the
ground that be was not personally present at
the hearing. The case was then remanded
to the county court. Brainlrd is in the far
West
Among the recent ttlemeus 10y A. p
Childs, Vermont manager for the Now York
life insurance company, is that Of policy
upon the life of the late Jud.s Nathcnid
Parker of Burlington, amounting TO about
Sll, 600 with dividends. The calm WIS not
due until March /.
John Cree, 1G years old, 'as placed in
jail at Burlington Sunday on rquesi Of his
parents, whose lives he threate.ed on several
occasions. On Monday he VAS sent TO the
reform school for live years
John NJ Dane, for long time in charge
Of the water HOUSES and waite works Of the
Central Vermont road, died at Norihhed on
Monday night. He bad ben employ cd on
the road 80 years.
Daniel Noe went into EMore for n load
of straw on Saturday last, AID when return
ing the load WAS struck by wild wind and,
together with the driver ari rack was taken
up, whirled about ard set over stone wall
into the field, right side up while the horses
were left standing in the rad.
There is talk at Rutlsrl of Democratic
paper, with $50 OCO cepilI and Lucus Big
Glow as EDITOR and writer l.. p. Tbayer Of
the West Randolph H,rsd Las started lew
Mortified News to replac the one absorbed
by the Montpelier Walc4man. The story
that the Democrats mean 10 buy the Trans
cfipt at Bellows Falls tsi make II their or
gan is denied
Robert Tassie Of n tlh Hero was frozen
to death last Vetk 1uFday night while re-.
turning home on the ic from Swanton. He
Was always first ard lRit in tie season to ven
ture on the ice His father was drowned a
few years ago and broher accidentally shot
The st Abrns NJ senger, referring to
this item, says Tassie at home in bis usual
health and at last accounts was the livoliest
corpse lately seen in that region.
The sheep selected by the Verne mt sheep
bret ders association for exhibition at New
Orleans were started Tor the South last Fri
day.
The state grand hdge OF Good Ten plaIs
in session at St. Adams yesterday elected
Frank Piumley of Nlrthieid grand worthy
chief tempar and NJ IL. Chandler Of Wood
stock secretary joseph Barton of Burliogton
treasurer. The del gates to ths right worthy
grand lodge in Toronto in M.y are: o. f.
Butterfeld Of Wilmington. Mrs. J. p. OILS of
West Burke aud Rsv. A. II. Webb Of Wood
stock. A resolution was adopted asking rep
resentatives in Congress to work for cUnsi-
tutional prohibitory amendment.
The recent arrest OF Frank Hall and
Spoon DupAw, Winooski youths, for steal
ing $40O in each aud a $3.50 gold watch,
breaks up one gang of Juvenile burglars and
hre-bugs, and reveals the existence Of two
other bands of promising young criminals all
in one little town Of 1000 inhabitants. Du.
paw has confessed that lie and his dozen con.
federates have been at work six years and
among their deeds are the firing OF two barns,
hotel some cosl-sheds, the robbery of
drug and hardware store, and three attempt
ed highway robb'ries. The gang adopted
the singularly appropriate sobrqnet of I'D.
o. B."-the Devils Own Boys, and among
the furniture of their den was a well-stOcked
library of that poisonous cheap literature
which reeks with crime, and glorihes the
cowboy. Frank Hall has been sent to the
Ntrgennes reform school for five years.