Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-27


Henry j. Harris, prosperous Stowe
farmer, died last week Thursday from the
effects of an overdose of morphine,
Bennington has been having an epidemic
of measles and it is estimated that 800
children have been i'll. Several deaths
have resulted from pulmonary compiled
tions.
Ira Spencer was arrested at Plainfeld,
last week on charge of setting fire to Mrs.
Elsie Wheeer's two barns, which were
burned recently with 10 cows and 30 tons
of hay.
Truman Eddy fell from a barn upon
which he was at work at South SALISBURY
one day last week and sustained injuries to
his spine which have rendered him entirely
helpless.
Seventy-five Rutland sports paid - each
to see prize fight between Western pu-
gilist and local sluggcr one night last
week. Four-ounce gloves were used and
the Rutland man was badly mauled.
! c. y. Folsom general secretary of the
/ st. Johnsbury Y NJ. c. A., has resigned
that position to take charge Of the associ-
alton at Waterbury, Conn. Mr. Folsom
was formerly secretary of the Middlebury
association.
Patrick Mangan of Rutland fell - feet
from the top of a derrick on which he was
adjusting Il rope at Pou!tney one day last
week. No bones were broken, but he is
unable to walk and it is thought that his
spine was injured.
Mrs. Isaac Marsette of Brandon cut a
thumb on copper boiler some time ago.
The arm has become shriveled and it is
feared that she will not recover. The ply
sicians pronounce it case of gangrene.
The wife of Rev. ). c. Chandler. for
merly OF East Middebury, recently fell
down stairs at Lebanon, y. Y, fracturing
both legs and sustaining injuries to the
spine and head. Her condition is critical.
BY the death of Mrs. Melissa Brown,
widow of the late A. \. Brown, which
took place last week Thursday, the town of
Rchford gets nearly the whole of the prop
erty willed by Mr.. Brown. to be used for a
town library and a clock.
The first steel derrick ever made in the
United States was raised at the granite
quarry of c. +. Taylor IL Co. at Barre last
week The boom has radius of II feet
and the mast is 90 feet high, it being the
highest unsupported metal column in the
world.
4 stock company has been formed in
Barre for the publication of a weekly pa
per, to be known as the Granite City Lead
cr. which will make its appearance about
Jan. /. =. c. Dodge of the Burlington
Independent is at the head of the venture
c. f. Gorham of Washington, the sur
vevor of the United States fish commission
has made an examination Of the proposed
site for the national hatchery at CHECKER
ing Falls, near st. Johnsbury, at Pittsford
and other places within the past few days
Twenty hogs on the farm of Joseph
Cross. st. Adams Bay, were killed by or
der of the cattle commissions last week
Tuesday, because they were affected with
hog cholera, 20 OF drove of 40 having
died before the state officials had notice OF
any trouble.
Hon. John Dickey. who died at Hum
boldt, Iowa, recently at the age of II years
was native of East Orange and was for
merly engaged in business at West Top
sham. He has been a judge of probate il
Humboldt county and president and cash
Ter of bank in Humboldt. He was {
brother of Col. Dickey of Bradford.
The case of DR.. J. X. Nelson of St
Johnsbury VS.. the Boston and Maine rail
road company was heard ION exceptions
by the Massachusetts supreme court las
, Friday The suit was brought for $50,
600 damages, and resulted in a verdict o
{ S13, 800 for the doctor, but the railroa,
company took the case to the suprem
court on exceptions. In 1889 DIR, Nelson
received serious injuries in collision OF
the railroad near Passumpsic.
The officers have not captured Mascot
) the Italian burglar, who escaped from tn
Jail at Middlebury last week Tuesday, b.
saving off the bars and leaving a DUNN
in his bed, which deceived the jailer 70
several hours Mascott's offense was rot
l bling summer cottages at Ferrisburg il