Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-29
STATE NEWS.

which will be profitable for the children
and give them pleasing view of grange
work.
Secretary of War Proctor has made the
allotments of money to the various states
Tor armng and equipping the militia on the
oasis OF representation in Congress. The
amount for Vermont is $685..
a house at Pttsford Mills. owned Inv
John Goodnow and occupied by Jere Man
chester and family, was burned on Wednes-
day night of last week. The family bare
ly escaped.
Wells, Richardson & Co. are the largest
taxpayers in Burlington, being assessed on
1894, G75.
A steel oil tank 30 feet in diameter and
ID feet high has been built for the Sheldon
marble company at West Rutland. 1t will
hold 10000 gallons of oil.
Experts from New York state have re-
Gently examined the slate beds i'm the town
of Benson. They pronounce the slate
there to be superior in color and quality to
any that is quarried in Wales or Vermont
An article on Bennington is to be pub
lished in the August number of the New
England Magazine.
a colt valued at $500, owned by Sheriff
Robinson of Bennington, attempted to
jump a board fence, and a sharp board
four inches wide went entirely through the
tleshy part of the shoulder, separating it
from the bone.
A large force of men will soon be en-
ployed on the water works at Middlcburv.
The Burlington Free Press says in re-
gard to the proposed deepening of the
channel of the Hudson river, that while
the project as at present outlined may not
be of direct benefit to the Champlan val
ley indirectly it may mean much for this
region, while in the near future a vast COM
merce may be opened up between New
York and the great lakes, by way of the
Hudson, Lake Champlain and the st. Law
renee
\ report without foundation. to the eff
feet that the Passumpsic savings bank at
st. Johnsbury was embarrassed, gained
circulation last week The banks report
shows that it has 800, 600 surplus and undi-
vided profits. a few years ago this bank
stood the loss of over $50, 600 through the
Barlow failure.
Charles Goodwin, Newbury youth, has
been arrested and placed under $1,000
bonds for attempted rape on a nine-year-
old girl. He is now in the Jail at Chelsea,
and it is said that other similar charges
could be brought against him.
\ young man from Sherbrooke p. O.,
hired a span of horses at a livery stable at
St. JOhnsbury and went to ride with his
best girl. The happy couple got out of the
carriage to pick some flowers and the
horses ran away and fell down. Both of
the animals were so badly injured that they
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wrecked The young man has bill of
about $500 to foot on account of his two
hours ride.
c. II. Harlon of Philadelphia. Pa. is
looking over the lime interests at Plymouth
Union, and it is promised that the neces-
sary appliances will be put in for burning
120 barrels per day. The enterprise will
give employment to number of men.
c. II. Corwin of Meriden, ~ H., son of
DR.. Corwin of Chelsea, has accepted call
to become pastor of the church at Bridge
water.
The 47th annual catalogue of the St.
Johnsbury academy, just issued. shows
that the aggregate number of students for
the year is 3j4, against $50 last year.
The Walden trestle on the Lake road
which is 100 feet high, is to be filled in. A
stone arch, requiring 700 loads of stone, is
now in process of construction. This tres
tie is not so large as the famous Pumpkin
Hill trestle, the filling in of which will be
completed in about month. This work
is very expensive for the Boston IL Maine
road, but in the end will prove paying in
vestment.
A writer in the st. Adams Messenger
suggests that the birthplace of Gen. Stan
nard three miles south of st. Adams, be
converted into public park as memorial
to the hero of Gettysburg. The view from
the Stannard homestead is one of rare
beauty, including Lake Champlain and
neighboring hills.
A suit has been brought against Charles
LaFountan of WinoOski for $1,000 dam
ages by Emmett Huard of the same place
for SANDER.
Hugh II. Huges was at work in Williams
& Edwards slate quarry at Poultney Mon
dav, when stone fell from the top of the
quarry and struck him on the back, diSlo-
eating his spinal column. There is very
little hope of his recovery He has wife
and three children.
Col. c. d. Abel, editor of the Rutland
Daily Monitor, has resigned and returned
to Albany.
1t is claimed that there is cement rock on
a farm in Highgate, which is equal to the
| celebrated Rosendale cement
The Sanveur summer school of lam
guages will hold its annual session in Bur
lington, beginning July 10.
Over $500 has been raised by subscrip-
ton for the family of Angus Mcdonald OF
| Barre, who was killed last week at one OF
the polishing mills.
The copper mine at Walcott at present
/ employs 20 men in getting the engine set
| up and the water pumped ont of the mine,
but when ready for mining expects to EN-
ploy at least 100 hands.
A large new hotel is to be built on the
| VAUDEVILLE side of Lake BomOseen. 1t will
| not be in readiness for business until next
year.
This fish story comes from Hydeville,
| and is vouched for as true; A young man
| fishing on the shore of Lake BOmoseen
saw a large pickerel in the water, and threw
a piece of bread to it. As the fish greedi-
| w devoured the bread, he placed another
piece upon his hook and in a moment had
landed 13-pound pickerel.
II. NJ. Tobin, editor of the Swanton
/ Courier, has been receiving the congratu'
lations of his fellow editors throughout the
state over his appointment as deputy col
lector of customs at that place.
Bradford expects to have new water
works system, and the question will be def
initely decided at an adjourned village