Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-01
ERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MAY l, 1891.
STATE NEWS.

Il. +. Blood of Proctor, who was serious
ly injured by the kick of horse which he
was driving into the mill some two months
ago, and who had apparently recovered
from the effects of the accident and had
for some little time been at work again.
died suddenly from rupture of the heart on
Saturday evening last. He had started
from home to 20 to his place of work.
when he was taken with hemorrhage and
fell to the ground An autopsy showed
that death resulted from the kick of the
horse, the injury being in the region of the
heart.
Charles Stearns of Rutland was out driv-
ing Sunday when his boy seven years old
leaned forward to pick up the robe Just as
the wheels struck water-bar, The little
fellow was thrown out and the wheels
passed over him. An arm was fractured.
and cash six inches long cut in his head.
The water in Lake Champlain is very
high and still rising. Many cellars and
store-houses are already flooded. Twenty
two years ago the lake reached the highest
point ever known.
w. II. Sanderson. formerly of Brandon,
but now of Dayton, Ohio, has invented
scale, which not only weighs an article. but
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pounds. A company has been formed
with a capital stock of 100000 to manu-
facture the scale.
The Central Vermont association of road
and trotting horse breeders will have its
summer meetings on the track at Sharon
June and 10, and August 20 with eight
purses to be trottel for at the June and
four at the August meeting
An Addison man has caught 80 musk
rats this spring
Rev. John Curricr of Montpelier, aged
So died at Manchester, \. H., last Friday.
He was the Oldest member of the New
England conference ana attended confer
ence at Concord last week i'm good health.
but pneumonia developed rapidly. He was
first assigned to the passionate at Lyndon
and st. Johnsbury in 1880. an was super
animated in 1884. lie was native of
Walden
The Congregational church a. West Ran
dolph was rrdelicatCd last Friday with in
tereSting ceremonies. Rev. +. Gerry gave
an historical statement of the church, and
the pastor. Rev. V. NJ. Hardy, preached
the de licatory sermon. The reno telling
of the church and the buying of pipe or
gan made an expense of 5000. but this
has all been paid or pledged, and small
surplus will be left
Clement Gossein, a Burlington lad. sur
rcptitiously obtained "A revolver from his
father, anl while playing with it shot an
other boy named Clough in the thigh.
George owen, a native OF Bethel. has
been chosen mayor of the city of Marion,
Iowa.
twenty-five buildings are being erected
in Bennington.
Thomas Green of Bennington was in
stantly killed at Hoosick Falls y. Y. Fri
day, his team being struck by "A locomotive.
The Congregational church at East st.
.Johnsbury has called Rev A. r. Hertel of
Warrenville, y. j.. and the Free Baptist
church at ST. Johnsbury has called Rev. l..
\. Davis of Saco, Me-, who begins May l..
+. \. Belknap of Barton made 400
pounds of maple sugar from p trees this
season. or an average OF Ii pounds to the
tree.
4 derrick fell near the new Bolster build
ing at Barre last Monday, striking 4. W.
Lane and John Miller. The latter was Sc
riously injured, three teeth being knocked
ont. and his back badly bruised.
Edward Smith of Pittsford has been
missing since Thursday of last week. He
was prosperous farmer and fishng-rOd
manufactures, and had represented his town
in the legislature. lie drove to Rutland
Thursday and there has been no trace of
him since He had 500 with him. Ii is
supposed that he either wandered of in a
fit of temporary alteration or committed
suicide