Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-25
IN GEM ERAL.

1t is reported from the 1yrol that TIA"
chalno, have been destroyed wholesale the
past winter hy avuiauchcs.
4 ne,, u,e has been found for the nickel
j-rcut niece il can b, used a, a unit Of
measure in cnlcul,tin,, hy the metric, sy-
tenn II i. exactly two centimotres in
diameter. and weigh, tive grains,
fin. life. size marble. bu.t of rinrilnld
with a marble p,,le,t,l about four feet hi,h
has been receive, at Washington and placed
in a hall of the upper lobby pf Tia. senate
1t was presented 10y American citizens of
Italian birth.
The United States government ha, AL
vertised for 5000 American white marble
headstnnes Congress on March Both.
made an appropriation of 10000 t" pay
for them. The hradstones will be used for
the unmarked graves ot Union soldiers.
sailors and marines m various parts ol the
country.
John Wanamaker distributed ON the lst
inst, SlO,2Sl among his 2'3 employees as
u part ui the past year prnhtN "l the con
cern. II was an average "i nearly Sl'" I"
each one
Queen Victoria has sent tn the Glasgow
exhibition two table napkins manufactured
from linen spun 10y her OWN hands
Mrs Robert Milli.san of Bridrelort
Mich. gave birth few davs ago to her
18th child. She was married at If. is Is
v.ar, DID, and her children include tiy. SET,
Of twins Twenty one out of the - are
now living. The oldest j, 33 and there are
nine grandchildren 1t i, needless tp say
that the family are poor.
Theodor. Tilton. who i, still living in
Paris shows decided marks of increasing
npe His long hair. which he still wear,
about his shoulders. is almost White.
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living quiet and useful llle at her country
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\ bafn was nnrled near N'"'Su"i'' NT'' .
last week hl,n seven persons l'I!N''''l !"
the haneS. Inc h"d,'S were scattered Ia
different parts "I lh' narh, among lh'
hors ana cows some Id ui Whl'h were
also burned. 'n' 'h'"rN - loni pay an
other Is that ea'h one "i lhe Iahllly anne"
10 save AN amman ana an were sun
ireSldeht 0"ell' "l A'lh'raI '"l'eSe Is
gilted Win r'nark'hI' memory ne Is
able I" greet 10y hhlne every hN'hs sra"'l
ate ni the 'ol"Er nom hr mas ever met
and freshmen "h" nave h"t been ~ college
week are surprised {" near the president
address iheh "N th'i' hrsl names.
brother of one of the lady Teachers
who persisted during blizzard ia Dakota
recently VISITED that section Tor the pur
pose ut removing the remains Ia the nlo
home in the Fast. la settling up with th'
school directors wh'r" She had been teach
ing, they made HIM discount : per cent
on the amount due her because she had not