Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-09
CURRENT AFFAIRS.
STATE NEWS.

Work has begun on large new DObbtn
factory at Barton Landing.
Henry wooey of West Derby has raised
300 bushels of potatoes on seven acres of
land.
d. E. Gibson of Salisbury has recently
harvested 3S2 bushels of oats from four
acres of land.
IL. S. Newton of Georgia has this season
raised on one acre of land 300 bushels of
sorted potatoes.
About 100 buildings have been erected
at Barre this season and 25 or 30 short
distance outside the village.
Fire destroyed $1,000 worth of dressed
lumber in A. w. Tewksbury & Sons yard
at Roxbury one day last week.
The 18th annual meeting of the Yer
mont state medical society will be held at
Burlington the 18th and 10th inst.
The Bennington celebration triumphal
arch has been sold for $50. 1t contained
-, 900 feet of lumber.
Max VIM, a son of George T. VIM of
Windsor, fell upon the concrete sidewalk
while at play and fractured leg.
Bethel is making a move in the direction
of a new system of water works, which, it
is estimated, can be put in for $4,000.
Edward Doty of Worcester was kicked
by horse last Saturday. A broken rib
penetrated his heart, killing him instantly.
The twenty-sixth annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Vermont Good Templars
will be held in Rutland next Wednesday
and Thursday.
The post-office at Derby Line has been
raised from the fourth to the presidential
class and Jerome T. Flint reappointed
postmaster
Mrs. DIR. A. b. Hammond, who had
formerly lived at Woodstock, was found
dead in her bed at a hotel in Saratoga last
week Thursday
Austin, Peck & Co. of st Adams have
the contract to build the new shoe shop at
Bethel which is to be completed before
December LIST.
barn belonging to J. w. Cramton and
George ROyace was burned with contents
at West Rutland on Thursday night of last
week. The loss was abont $500.
A fire in the creamery building at Ferris.
burg last Saturday caused $3.50 damage be
fore it was extinguished by bucket brig
ade
L. G.. Burnell, station agent at North
field, was recently found to be short S50C
in his accounts. He was dismissed anC
arrested, but has furnished bail.
H. A. Smith has resigned the foreman
ship of the Sheldon marble company a
West Rutland, a position he has held TO
% years.
Harold Andrews, a Castleton boy ageC
is, had his arm horribly torn from tn
wrist to the elbow last Sunday by the acct
dental discharge of a shot gun.
A beacon lighthouse of stone is bein
built at Fort Cassin, at the mouth of Otte
creek, by the government authorities. Tn
work of dredging the creek will beg
soon.
Rev. Lucian d. Mears, a Congregation
al minister, who preached for numbe
of years at Dandy, died last week at b
lott, Wis, where he was treasurer of Be
lott college.
Mary Roberts, aged 40, partially d,
mented woman, sister of T. j. Roberts,
quarry superintendent at Poultney, hun
herself in her brothers barn Monda
morning.
The barber shop owned by William NJ
Neill and occupied by Robert Wall and TIL
dwelling house and barn belonging to Pro
per Bacon, were totally destroyed by fire
Shelburne on Monday night
Four more Montpelier liquor dealers
A. McKenna, j. A. LOcklin, Erastus Loci
lin, and T. NJ. Lynch-gave bail last wee
in sums ranging from $500 to $500 for a.
pearance for trial.
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Lane of Underhi
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Durkee of North RAJ
dOlph, and Mr.. and Mis-. Albert G. Mars
of Bethel have recently celebrated the
golden weddings.
The cost of the Bennington centenni
to the state will be about $4,000 II
largest item of expense was the banqut
which cost $500. Before the celebrate
it was estimated that the total cost won
not be over $4,000.
The annual parade of the Rutland Fl
department was held on Wednesday
last week There were exciting hose race
the Sheldons being the winners, beati
the BaXters by one-fourth OF second.
DIR. Charles L. Dana of New York,
Woodstock boy, has just been elect
president of the American Neurological s
ciety at Washington. He is the your
est man ever promoted to. this office.
The house and barn with most of &C
tents, belonging to S. o. Clark, situat
one mile from the boundary line at Rio
ford were burned on Wednesday of Ii
week Losses estimated at $45OO.
L. n. Ganthier of Montpelier defeat
W. j. Nolan of Fairfield for the ligl
weight wrestling championship VI
state at Montpelier last Saturday morni
two falls ont of three after hard strugg
Gethsemane church at Proctorsvil
built last fall has recently been furnish
with pew cushions and presented with
beautiful set of altar hangings OF VIII
satin, embroidered with silk and gold.
Charles McAllster of St. Adams '
found guilty of 10 second offences of liqu
selling in Franklin county court last we
and skipped, leaving DR.. Waugh, who '
his bondsman for $1,000, in the lurch.
John Peterson of Charlotte has bouG
the standard bred stallion OrmOnd, 2:2
of DIR. W. S. Webb for $500. Ormon'
sired by Happy Medium, sire of 81 in
2:3O list, and of the famous Nancy Han
POOH.
Freeman Sweetser of st. Adams
shot in the back at the fair at Tunbri
last week by an unknown man who
been drinking and who was caree'
handling a target rifle. The physics
have not located the bullet.
Mrs. William C. Pratt formerly of c
cord and widely known as Universe
preacher, was found drowned in POM
North Montpelier Saturday evening.
circumstances seem to indicate suicide,
which, however, no cause is known.
A movement is on foot for the establ