Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-13

STATE NEWS.

Dr. Seward Webb has imported lot Of
English pheasants with which he will at
tempt TO stock his Shehurne estate for
hunting purposes He has signed game
leases If several Of the farms adjoining his
and will employ several gamekeepers The
head gamekeeper will be an Englishman
who recently came over with the pleas
ants.
The old Montpelier House at the capital
has been completely rejuvenated and re
opened to the public as the Exchange Ho-
tel
Gov. Page is to erect new house on the
site of his present residence during the
coming season. The plans have been drawn
by Boston architect
The golden weddings of Mr. aud Mrs.
Norman KENYON of Hinesburgh Mr. and
Mrs. Asahel Flint Of Roxhury and Mr. and
Mrs. G. W Wattsons Of Montgomery were
celebrated recently
Bristol is one of the booming towns Of
the state. One manufacturing company
there is to erect three-story factory this
season, and church, creamery, and IA
number of residences and tenement houses
are to be built.
Robert Drysdale, the prominent Benning
ton merchant, who recently failed for $50,
900, and left the state with little ceremony,
has returned and negotiations are pending
whereby it is hoped that he will resume his
business. Mr.. Dry sdule was president of
the state hremen'S association, and carried
on the largest business of any storekeeper
| in Bennington county.
The paper which succeeds the Sentry at
| st Albans comes out under the name of
the Vermont Farmers Advocate. Its pri-
mary object is to boom the Farmers League.
Rutland has outgrown her water supply
and plans are under consideration for en-
| larging the works. The daily consumption
of the place amounts to / 800, 600 gallons.
The Howe scale works at Rutland are to
be enlarged by the erection of three large
buildings in which large and small trucks
will be manufactured The company now
gives employment to over 400 men.
DR.. w. p. Wright of Whiting has re
ceived his 4lst election to the office of town
clerk
Clarence A. Hart of Tinmouth, charged
with assault on his mother-in-law, has been
held in the sum of 800 for trial next Sep
tember.
The Bennington battle monument asso-
citation has voted to secure additional land
adjoining that on which the monument is
situated, in order to give better appear
ance to the monument. The news Of the
passing by Congress of the bill giving the
association $4,000 additional money is
gratefully received, but that sum is $S0O0
short of the amount named in the bill passed
by the Senate.
While w. +. Allen stood conversing with
his wife in his creamery at Milton Falls,
one day last week, her clothing caught in
the gearing of the machinery She was
drawn in upon the shafting and hurled
around at terrific rate of speed. Her
husband, who is a large and powerful man,
made several attempts to wrest her from
the machinery, but they were unavaling
| After about 40 revolutions had been made
the engine was stopped but Mr. Allen only
recovered the horribly manged and lifeless
body of his wife
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Northup of Willis
ton had been married 20 years last Satur-
day, and the event was quietly celebrated.
OF the large company present at their gold
en- wedding celebration only Mr.. and Mrs.
W. f. Weller of Burlington are now liv-
ing Mr.. Northup is - years of age, and
the bride is 81. Both enjoy good health.
Over / ,0O0, 600 feet of logs are on the
river bank at Bristol.
B. l. Bennett of Waitsfeld sawed %
cords of hard wood is inches long with one
horse in nine hours.
The locomotives on the Central Vermont
railroad consume between 800 and $50 tons
of coal per day.
j. f. Wade, station agent at Fletcher,
has left for parts unknown. and 500 in his
accounts with the railroad company is un-
accounted for.
A South Royalton item says; The old
countryman game, with variations, wa:
played here a few days since when H. NJ
Dufur of wrestling fame brought here +
las farmer, whom he called Brown, II
play checkers with V. B. Cushman. Mr.
Cushman is nearly -, but is able to beat
nearly every checker-player that comes
along, and he beat Brown two games t.
one. Brown proves to be a supposed eX
pert, but his sponsor does not boast of the
success of the countryman game.