Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-18
STATE NEWS.

from trunks ever since the travel to the
White Mountains began The station at
Wells River was found to be the one most
under suspicion, and last week Barrie was
arrested. His house was searched and a
large assortment of valuables was found.
comprising rings, pins, iewelry of all de
scrptons, fancy goods and some articles
of wearing apparel. the whole valued at
SlOOO or over Some of the property was
identified as having already been paid for
by the road in settlement of claims by the
owners. Barrie is about 30 years old and
last March married girl from Newbury
He says he committed these robberies be-
cause he wanted his wife to have all the
costly things he could get her. lie admits
selling some jewelry, a part of which has
been recovered.
Prof. A. b. Bishop, former principal
of the Woodstock High school, has Sc
cured the principalship of the Gideon
the-Hudson High school, with II assist
ants. The salary is $1,000 and he was
chosen from list of 100 applicants.
George d. Woodruff farmer and drov-
err, prominent in town affairs and one of
the most enterprsing men i'm Burke. drop
ped dead last Saturday night from heart
disease.
a bold burglary was committed about
noon Saturday at st. Adams. 4 young
man entered the front door of the resi-
dence of w. II. Hunt on Congress street,
walked up stairs into the servant girls
room, opened bureau drawer, took there
from wallet containing nearly 500 and
coolly walked away. The thief is still at
large, but is supposed to be some one well
| acquainted with the premises.
Robert Hair of North Troy recently
met with a severe accident by having a
whiskey bottle broken in his pocket. the
glass cutting large cash in his hip.
1t will be strange if the action of the
grand jury of Orleans county in allowing
Fred NJ. Hunt to 90 ''scot free does not
arouse general indignation. He was the
gay young LothariO who worked as "A tailor
at Barton. His wife was very low with
consumption last winter, when he sudden
ly disappeared. About the same time the
| 16-year-old daughter of one of the prom-
nent residents of the place was also found
missing. When the case was investigated
it was found that the couple were living as
man and wife in hotel at Rock Island.
p. O., and Hunt was arrested and lodged
| in Jail at Newport. 1t is said that the i'm
portant evidence in the case failed, because
Island could not be induced to come into
Vermont to testify, but it does not seem
that there was sufficient reason for the dis
charge of prisoner known to be guilty of
so fragrant offence.
Thirty freshmen, the largest number in
the recent history of Mddlebury college
presented themselves at the opening of the
fall term last week. The members of the
nll Tor, ola l,nt, f,,.. h.,
| part. There are two new instructors this
| year, Prof. Merriman, who takes meta
! physics and astronomy. studies formerly
taught by the president, who this year
teaches the seniors in place of Prof. Va
ger, and Prof. James, late principal of the
| graded school, who succeeds Mr.. Patton as
| professor of Latin and French.
f. g. Place, an elderly man of Highgate
| Centre, who was badly gored by bull two
weeks ago, and thought to be dangerously
/ injured, is making rapid recovery.
The diphtheria scourge, which caused a
number of deaths at Highgate, appears to
, have been overcome, no new cases having
occurred during the past two weeks.
At the track of the Cleveland, Ohio,
driving park association Saturday, George
Hammond of Middlebury, who owned the
mare Tempest, alias Nollie A., was expelled
from the national association for an alleged
crooked entry. Hammond is prominent
hOrseman in his section, and has done a
considerable business in shipping horses to
South America.
Joseph Rivers, a Morrisville man about
80 years old who had been at the fair at
Sheldon, fell from the depot platform UNI
der the train last Saturday and one foot was
crushed.
w. f. Blood, grocer at Lyndonville, will
settle in insolvency.
A hotel which will accommodate 4OC
guests will be built next season at the
south end of Lake Dunmore.
Bine Laducer of Lyndon raised 100
bushels of oats from one and one-hali
acres of land this season.
Sneak thieves have committed a number
of depredatiOns at Burlington recently.
Last week Thursday tramp entered. the
house of Judge Wales and picked up
gold watch. Just at that moment Miss
Wales came into the room and the tramp
threw down the watch and fled to the street
During the following night the house OF
John O'Meara was entered and watch
stolen.
w. T. Mascot was arrested near Whit
ney's Island in Lake Champlain last Fri
day by Sheriff Middlebrook, for having in
his possession in row boat two guns, PTS
tolls, ammunition, clothing and other arti
cles stolen from the Booth cottage neal
Basin Harbor. Mascot was taken to Yer
gennes. He pleaded not guilty but Judge
Roberts put him under $500 bonds fol
appearance at county court
Burglars entered the drug store of W
II. Zottman Il Co. at Burlington last Sat
urday night through a cellar window. Tn,
money drawer was forced open and abOu
S15 secured. Several hundred cigars il
boxes and punches were also taken. .-ssrs
Miss Jennie Graves of Castleton, a grad
uate of the normal school in that place
has been awarded the first prize given b,
Prang IL Co. in a recent art competition
She will receive 500 and a years tuition
in one of the best art schools in the coun
try.
Sylvester Robinson, aged rs, COMMITTEES
suicide at Rutland on Tuesday by shooting
He was mentally deranged, and paper
were being made ont in order to take hin
to the asylum.
Col. Harry BrownsOn, who entered tn
army as regimental quartermaster of th
18th Vermont volunteers, and who was al
terward in charge of the I'd brigade, Sd d
vision, 9th corps of the army of the Pc
tomac, died recently at Omaha, Neb.
Thomas Henry Hale was arrested in Ii:
bon, n. H., and brought to Montpelier
charged with bigamy. In 1887 he wa
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