Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-12

| line of the railroad, one and one-fourth
mile from Mortified. Board and lodgings
can be secured at low rates. Full infOrml-
ton may he obtained by addressing Rev.
! II. f. Reynolds, Mortified, Vt.
The bronze statue of Gen. Stannarl in
the Lake View cemetery at Burlington will
| be unveiled on the 10Th. Ii is expected
that members of his old regiment, the Sec
ond Vermont, and also of the Ninth Yer
mont, of which he was colonel will he
present. Col. G.. G.. Benedict will make
an address and Gen. w. J.. Greenleaf will
be the marshal of the occasion.
The 10Th annual session of the Vermont
State Eclectic Medical society was held at
Burlington last Wednesday, 20 physicians
being present. j. w. Marsh of Manches-
ter Centre was chosen president.
A New York coaching party, consisting
of DIR. and Mrs. Dennis DR. and Mrs. Van
derpool, Mrs. Walter Damrosch, daughter
of Secretary Blaine, and Samuel $. Dennis,
the latter of Orange, y. j., have been
making trip through this state on their
way to Bar llarbor. The New York coach
ing clubs party drove last week from Rut-
land to DIR. w. Seward Webb estate, Shell
burne Farms.
The Rutland music festival association
is S1100 in debt, but $500 of this amount
was contracted before the late festival
Several plans have been suggested for rails
ing the money. The committee members
are unanimously i'm favor of continuing
the festivals.
On complaint of the Vermont Game and
Fish league grand juror at Nergennes
| .t.,1,f 90 81.
fish laws, and this leads the Vergennes
| Nermonter to remark that What's sauce
/ for the goose is sauce for the ganler.'
At the Middlebury college field day games
last Friday +. b. Sturtevant broke the in
tercollegiate record for the standing broad
! jump, covering 10 feet l-2 inches. He
also won five other jumping events, max
! ing a good record in each. II. l.. Stickney
threw the base ball BOB feet and L. X.
Sticlney broke the Middlebury record in
the 100 yards dash, his time being 10 $40
seconds.
The contract for bull ling the hospital at
the Soldiers Home at Bennington has been
awarded to the Eagle Square company of
! South SALISBURY. The building is to be
located north of the home and connected
with it by covered walk. 1t is to be of
wood, one story, but quite high posted.
| The front will contain two large reception
rooms and in wing running back will be
the hospital ward. This will contain about
| II beds, with physicians rooms, IA room
| for medical supplies, bath rooms and a
! room for cOnta giOus diseases. The build
! ing will be finished in natural woods and
will have the latest sanitary appliances.
| Work is to be- begun at once and be pushed
so as to have the building completed before
the celebration in August.
The Montpelier Argus says that three
deer were recently seen feeding on farm
about three miles east of Rutland, on the
! road leading TO killington. There are ey-
licences in the mountain towns that these
animals are increasing quite rapidly, and
| that before the years of protection have
expired they will he counted by the hun
dreds. In Chittenden they are so domes-
ticatel as to feel with the cattle. and fire.
quently come home with the cows at night.
\ pickerel weighing 4pounls was caught
in Lake Bomoseen at Castleton on Monday.
\ New York company propose, to es-
tablish a 5000 condensed milk factory
at Newport provided local capital can he
interested in the enterprise.
Azel Carpenter, who died at Lockport
~
native of Vermont.
The 34th annual session of the Vermont
Central Association of Uniyeisalists, held
at East Calais June 3 and !, wa, largely
attended, and sos was subscribed for tn,
state convention.
George W. Bolton, for - years a valued
employe of the Waterman office at Mont
pelier died last week Thursday, as the re-
suit of diseases contracted while Il member
of an Indiana company during the civil
war. He was held in high esteem by hi,
fellow craftsmen.
The commencement exercises at Middle
bury college will be held June - to July
Over $1,000 has been raised for the Jul,
4th celebration at Montpelier, which vii
include balloon ascension, ball games, hi
cycle races, parade, fire works, etc.
The 18th annual meeting of the Son,
of Vermont was held in Chicago OF
Wednesday evening of last week. \ larg,
party expect 10 make an excursion to tn,
battle monument dedication at Bennington
Officers We're elected Thomas j. Suther
land being president.
Among the veterans who appeared befor,
the board of pension examiners at Burling
ton a few days ago was George +. Woodruff
of Westford, who claims that he was will
Gen. Custer at the time of the awful mas
sacre, and that he was the only man VIII,
escaped. He came to Westford about
year ago.
Hampton Stewart a prominent man o
Pownal, was kicked about the head an,
chest a few days ago by vicious mule, re
ceiving injuries from which he died sOol
after
The sessions at the annual Vermont Bap
fist Sunday school convention at Burling
ton last week were of unusual interest am
profit. Statistics showed 800 baptisms re
ported from 81 schools. These officer
were chosen: President, Rev. Il. Marten
Bennington; vice president Rev. ii. NJ
Douglas, Putney; secretary, Rev. g. I
Raymond, Montpelier; assistant secretary
IL. IL. Hackley, Brattleboro; treasurer, i
NJ. White, Rutland; chairman directors
l.. w. Hawley, BrattlebOro
During the thunder shower of last weel
Monday lightning struck the house of
w. Moore at Brandon, entering by tn
way of the chimney, tearing off the plas
} tering and moulding, and demolishing
J partition. 1t also struck a rocking chal
in which Mrs. Robert Bassett was sitting
r She was insensible for half an hour, but
, now recovering. The lightning entere
} the ground in the cellar after smashing
, large bin into kindlng wood. On the sam
day a flock of sheep at Orwell was kille
by lightning, and the telephone wire for
distance of 100 rods was destroyed at Yves
Corinth.