Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

\ new railroad is to he built between Newport
and Newport Centre.
Edward l.. Paine of Pittsforl has raised 6s3
bushels of corn on four acres of ground.
Mrs L. A. Hicks Of Charlotte has raised and
sold 2O turkeys within the last two years, realiz
ing SOB.
An attempt was made recently to burn the
schoolhouse at East Bethel Straw was piled
against the rear Kerosene poured on and the fire
lighted.
The light of the big fire at Middlebury last
week was seen in several villages at distance of
over 20 miles.
c. NJ. Winslow of Brandon shipped five head of
Ayrshires last week To Central America. This
was his second shipment to that country.
Gen. Edward II. Ripley, formerly of Mendon, is
erecting one OF the most complete hotels in New
York city. The plumbing alone cost Sl2uOW.
The gifts Of Perkin Bass to the Congregational
society at Willamstown, in the way Of improve
ment to the church building, amount to over
S2OO
Rev. @. 0. Webster has resigned his pastorate
of the Cavinist Baptist church at St Johnsbury,
and leaves Immediately for his new field in Mont
pelier.
On Thanksgiving day Gov Page pardoned War
rem Liberty, who was convicted Of larceny about
year ago and sentenced to serve two years in the
house Of correction.
Some person opened the gate of the main water
pipe at North Troy Sunday night draining the res
eTvoir and the families in the village We're with
ont water on Monday.
Andrew Todd railroad empoye, had one foot
3
Thanksgiving day and so badly injured that am
putation was necessary.
The Smith & Crandall lumber mill at Pittsford,
which was burned last week Wednesday was val
ued at S2jOO. One man was injured while the
machinery was being removed.
Eugene Robarge the Burlington boy who shot
himself in the forehead last summer continues IN
perfect health though the bullet is still imbedded
in his brain. II is "A very singular case.
/ Ex-Gov Ornsbee left Saturday for Chicago ON
/ his way to Samoa. In Chicago he expects 10
meet Henry c. Idle of ST. JOhnSbury, whom he
/ succeeds as land commissioner at Samoa
/ The cruiser New York, the largest Of the new
government war ships was successfully launched a, S
| on Wednesday at the Camps snip yard IN fmla
delphia in the presence of 10000 people.
Fanny Warden is now receiving letters signed
I Jack the Ripper threatening her with the
same fate as her murdered sister, This fact adds
color to the theory that Almy had accompllces.
young son of Alfred Guile of st. Johnsbury
/ attempted 10 board moving freight train last
| week Thursday He fell and was struck by one of
the cars and so badly injured that his recovery Is
doubtful.
c. r. Noble has built up novel business at
! Bethel, that of sending Christmas greens ana
spruce boughs to New York. About SOU came
| into Bethel from this source this year, Mr.. Noble
/ supplies Greenwood, WOodlawn and Calvary Gem
eteries near New York.
J. Wesley Spencer principal of the Northheld
/ High school died Saturday evening from eNhaus-
/ ton produced by peritOnitis He was son OF
| Rev. II. A. Spencer of Lawrence Mass, formerly
of this state and graduated with high honors
from Boston university last June
An unknown man, evidently tramp about 40
! wears old who had been i'm the vicinity of Barton
Landing for several days, committed suicide at
| that place last week Tuesday by placing his head
| upon the track as the noon train approached.
! The head was severed from the body.
The new Catholic church of st. Frances de
Sales at Bennington, which is nearly completed
is one of the handsomest church ediices in the
state The extreme length of the church, chapel
and residence is PA feet and the church has a
seating capacity of 1000 The value OF the whole
! ,,rnnartV 4 not less than glOO,OUO.
II has been decided TO print 200 copies Of the
history of the Bennington battle monument pro
ceedngs the book TO contain about 2OO pages,
| and the total cost not TO exceed $500 The com
missioners did not believe that the state would be
responsible for the work, and several prominent
men therefore guaranteed the necessary amount
Nelson l. Cook, Mount Holly native, has been
arrested in Berlin charged with attempting 10