Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-01-18
STATE NEWS.

The Vermont Baptist yearbook shows
that there are in the state seven Baptist as
sociations with IA churches, having an az
gregate membership Of 9l4S There are 81
pastors and - other ordained ministers who
are without pastoral charge. In the Sunday
schools there are 1922 officers and teachers
and SOIL scholars. The total benevolent
contributions for objects outside the state
was $40, il2
The Randolph savings bank was organic
ed at West Randolph last week with James
Hutchinson as president and h. T. Lombard
treasurer.
The recent term Of Windsor county court
granted II divorces, while ! new petitions
for divorces were entered.
The winter term Of st. Johnsbury acade
my opens with 22G students.
The annual meeting Of the Woodstock
railroad company took place at Woodstock
last week The road is in "A prosperous
condition, and since the trains began their
trips Sept 30, 1873, no accident Of any
kind has happened
The New England Building and Invest
ment company Of Decatur, Ala, is Yer
mont enterprise recently organized at Yer
gennes. Elk Superintendent Healey of the
and treasurer. goes at once to Decatur to
take personal charge of the affairs of the
company, which was organized under the
laws Of the state for the purpose Of buying
and selling land aud erecting buildings for
sale or for rent The company owns seve
raj lots, has erected large storage ware
house, and purposes soon to erect other
buildings.
Rev. c. W Perry closed his pastorate
with st, Paul's tUniversalistj society at Rut
land last Sunday, preaching farewell ser
mon to a large audience. Mr.. Perry be
comes general agent for producing the
l.andon school seats to the school boards in
the different states.
Wells, Richardson * Co, the Burlington
wholesale druggists paid postage bills dur
ing 1883 to the amount of 800, 900.
Mrs Lucy Wood Of Barre celebrated her
lO3d birthday on Wednesday. Except
hearing she retains all her faculties.
Ice Is inches thick is being harvested ON
Lake Memphremagog
Eight pupils graduated from the Randolph
normal school last Friday.
Ada Walker, aged %. a teacher in the
Springfield grammar school, drowned her
self in Black river Saturday evening She
a
trfing trouble with her pupils recently had,
it is supposed, unsettled her mind She
left her boarding place before eight o'clock,
saying she was going 10 spend the evening
with a neighbor She was last seen alive.
however, hurrying in the direction of the
river \ general search was made Sunday
morning, and her body was found with her
head through the ice in three feet of water,
though her feet rested on the bank, indicat-
ing desperate plunge to death. Miss
Walker was the daughter Of james Walk
cr, "A prominent Springfield farmer.
Arrangements are completed for the sixth
annual festival Of the Rutland music fest
val association NAV y, 10, II. Emma Iuch,
soprano Nine Herbert Forester, soprano .
Rosa l.inde, contraltu William Ludwig,
baritone Adele aus der Ohe, pianist Paul
kaish tenor, will he the special artists.
There will he six concerts one devoted en-
tirely 10 Wagner music.
post office has been established at
Beecher Falls, Essex county.
A. B. Colby and G.. II Witherell who
went b. Bueuos Ayres "A few months ago
with some Of the best hlo,ded stock in the
state. have met with Il splendid sale in the
South American markets The well known
horse Pickwick sold for 500 900 and span
owned by w II Naliquett Of Rutland
| brought 5000
j. Julius Harrison, aged 20, and Frank
/ Geenan, aged -, were drowned last week
[ Thursday while skating on the river in
/ Hydeville The lee was only two inches
/ thick and the bodies were recovered.
/ The next meeting Of the horse breeders
association will he held ON the fair grounds
at Rutland, August 2S-3O. The stakes
amount to 5000