Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-05

destroyer OF his uOlutSJlC DllSSg DuJ lllt
sheriff interfered and prevented tragedy.
Barton and Mrs. Swain were taken to the
Jail at st. Johnsbury. The Republican of
that place says that their moral and intel
lectua calibre may be inferred from the
fact that after long consultation at the
Jail the three agreed that the clippers should
be discharged from custody so that Barton
could marry Mrs. Swain.
In 40 families at Barre there are 1854
children.
f. b. Burton has been elected president
of Burr and Burton seminary at Manches
ter to fill the place of DIR. Wickham.
Miss Harriet b. Conant, former prin-
cipal of the Union school at St. Johnsbury,
has graduated with high honors from the
medical department of the University of
Minnesota and has been appointed assist
ant physician in the insane asylum at
Yankton, So. Oak.
The new organ for the Methodist church
at st. Johnsbury has been received 1t
cost $4,000.
The dwelling of Mark Adams on what
is known as the Hooker farm in Peacham,
was burned last week Thursday with all of
the contents.
Frank Abair of Montpelier by mistake
poured on naptha instead of kerosene to
light a fire. The result was an explosion,
and he was badly burned about the arms
and face.
More drunken people were seen on the
streets at Montpelier on Memorial day than
in any one day in recent years Six men
and two women were arrested.
The 18th annual session of the Grand
Lodge Of Vermont. Knights of Honor. is
to be held at Burlington June II.
Henry Oyiatt, for several years court
reporter and newspaper writer in this state,
at one time connected with the Montpelier
| Argus is now one of the editors of the
Recorder. the new New York daily.
The National Granite company is new
corporation, with a capital stock of $40, 600,
which has its principal Office at Burlington
and is to erect buildings there.
Since last fail $4,000 has been paid to
| the farmers in the vicinity OF Bristol for
potatoes.
Gold bearing quartz has been discovered
! in Craftsbury.
The shoe company's new shop at Chel-
sea is being built as rapidly as possible,
and the machinery will probably be put in
early in July.
The state board of health propose to
| hold a meeting in the principal town in
each county in the state during the sum
mer, the object being to call the attention
of people to the importance of attending
to sanitary matters.
! a. NJ. Thomas, a native of Rutland
county who lives just across the state line
| in Washington county, y. Y, in Hampton
| township, is 81 years old, and the father of
| 81 children, all of whom are living. Mr..
| ThomaS's wife is also a native of Rutland
| county, and three years younger than he.
| Fifteen years ago they were married. In
20 months they found themselves the par
ents of four bright and beautiful children.
With almost unvarying regularity ever
since the family has increased by addition
of sometimes twins and sometimes triplets,
until the number has reached b. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas are a thrifty and contentcd
couple and their children are fair looking
and healthy.
The extensive repairs on the Canadian
Pacific railroad at North Troy have begun
with a force of 20 men, which is to be re-
inforced by 40 more. A long siding is to
be put in; the depot building is to be low
cred, and the depot yard cut down several
feet. 1t is estimated that the whole work
will cost $1,000.
The steam saw-mill of Slayton Bros,
situated in Pleasant Valley, Cambridge,
was entirely consumed by fire Thursday
night of last week, together with 2OO,OOC
feet of spruce lumber 1t was only by the
heroic labor OF friends that the residence
of Luther Dickinson was saved.
Fire broke out Monday in the basement
of the furniture store of Warner F. Colby
! 4 II ui.. Of Volt
NJ. Emerson. at Barre. The building was
saved, but the goods were very badly dam,
aged. Colby had $500 insurance and En-
erson $500.
Only six out of 20 applicants competed
i'm the examinations for the West Point ca
detshp appointment at Burlington las
week Thursday, and one of these wa,
found deficient through physical disability
NJ. p. Maurice of Waterville took the high
est rank.
Three candidates We're examined at Mid
dlebufy last week for appointment to thu
naval academy at Annapolis, and il is sal,
that young man named Bacon, of Mid
dlebury, will receive the appointment.
1t is expected that the pay roll of tn
new shoe factory at Burlington will be be
tween $500 and $1,000 weekly
The Monitor, Rutland's new evening dai
ly, is no more. 1t did not die a-bOnin
exactly, but it came very near it.
The Addison, Bennington, Caledoni
and Orange county courts convened thi
week Tuesday. Judge Munson preside
in Caledonia county, Judge Taft in Or
ange county and Judge Rowell in Ben
,, nington but probably little business vii
come before the grand jury, In the Add
son county court, to which Judge Thomp
son has been assigned, the trial for nun
der and manslaughter against the conducto
and engineer of the freight train which co
lided with a passenger train at Brooks
VILE will come up.
The Green Mountain Trotting Park as
: ISOLATION are to have a double summe
) meeting at Barre June ~ and July 4, an
purses of $3.50 are offered for nine race,
There will also be a twO-mile amateu
t handicap bicycle race for a S25 prize. En-
tries for both dates close June 20.
The citizens of Montpelier have decide
to have a big Fourth of July celebration
: and have already raised more than Sic
! of the $1,000 which the celebration is {
cost. Lyndonvlle has voted $500 for
celebration.
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