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


half of the State, will invite 500 guests.
Sons of Vermont i'm Chicago will attend
the celebration in body. 1t was voted to
invite the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
of Boston and the Old Guard of New
York to attend the centennial celebration.
1t is expected that $4,000 people will be
present.
Years ago Charles w. Carpenter. Lyn-
don boy, went to California. He died sew
eral years ago and willed his property to
his partners children. Carpenters rela-
tives in Caledonia county engaged A. ii.
Carpenter, a graduate OF st. JOhnSbury
academy in the class of "a, to 20 to Cali
forna and investigate the matter. The
will was broken, but an appeal was taken.
The second trial has recently ended, and it
was definitely decided that S7j, 600 worth
of property be turned over to the Caledonia
county heirs.
Fred Livingston of Morrisville has bought,
bottled and shipped 1900 gallons of ma
pie syrup the past season.
Joseph PerrOn has been bound over in
the sum of 500 for trial on charge of
breaking into G.. c. Story's store at ST. Al
bans and stealing small sum of money.
\ young man by the name of Landry
burglarized the house of Charles Holt at
Hartland recently and secured S44 from a
trunk He was pursued to the village and
captured and now languishes in the Wood
stock Jail.
Arthur Ilazen, jr., for three years a clerk
in c. \. Smiths drug store at Barre, has
taken the 500 prize for the best years
work at the Hartford, Conn, theological
seminary, and one-half of the first prize
for proficiency in Hebrew.
In one day Bert Batchelder of Marsh
field caught 10 trout from Peacham pond
which weighed IL pounds.
George Cook, who died at Corinth two
weeks ago, had been for many years a
store-keeper in that town, and had held the
offices of town clerk, town treasurer and
justice of the peace, and postmaster, and
in 1874 was the representative in the legis-
ature.
ST. Johnsbury furnished ten Memorial
day orators this year. one of them being a
woman.
Mrs. Farnum Thompson of Richmond,
an elderly woman, attempted to commit
suicide last week Wednesday. She was
found hanging four feet from the floor,
with her head in an old pair of overalls.
| She had previously cut her throat with
| razor, but failed to sever the large artery
/ Edward Mackie of Montreal, aged 10,
/ brakeman on the Central Vermont road.
was fatally hurt at Malone, y. Y, last Fri
day. He was taken to the hospital at ST.
Adams.
The State Homeopathic Medical society
meetnng was held at Montpelier last week
and these officers chosen: President +. L.
/ Wyman, Manchester; vice president, G. 4.
1 Gale Rutland: secretary, AT. Moore, Lud-
low treasurer II. +. Boardman Montpelier;
censors, Drs. II. Boarlman, F. b. Wor-
cester Springfield: NJ. ID. Smith. Middle
bury: auditors, Drs. W. +. Minard. Rut-
land: G.. F. Shattuck, Wells River; j. NJ.
Vandusen, Waitsfield.
Harrison Mills, who lives few miles
east of the village of Middlebury owns a
merino eve which gave birth recently to a
lamb having two heads. The body was
perfectly formed, as were also the two
heads, which were joined together at the
back of the jaws. The lamb has two
mouths, four eyes and four ears.
A state tennis association was formed at
Burlington last Saturday, these officers be-
ing chosen: President, X. +. Ball of Fair
haven; vice president, j. $. Stranahan OF
ST. Adams: secretary and treasurer, +. G..
Bottum of Rutland: executive committee,
w. NJ. Ross of Rutland, Harry A. Torrey
of Burlington and Edward j. Hall of Ben
nington. A state tournament is to be held
at Rutland about Aug. -.
Arthur F. Childs of st. Adams has been
appointed assistant engineer on the works
of defence in Boston harbor.
DIR. O. w. Sherwin of Woodstock was
recently appointed member of the state
board of health to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Dr. A. ii. Chesmore OF
Huntington, and the organization of the
board has been effected with DR.. c. Caver
w of Rutland as president and DR.. j. II
Hamilton of Richford as secretary
The rear of the big drive of 115, O00,O
feet of logs is now at the foot of the falls
at McIndoes. Logs are packed solid in tho
river for a distance of nearly four miles
from Wells River to Dodge Falls.
The Norman Williams public library Of
Woodstock received honorable mention a
the hands of the commissioners of the Par
, is Exposition of 1889. The diploma con
ferring this distinguished mark of superb
, ority is a fine large engraving in strikin!
design denoting the progress of the art
and sciences and is signed by the presiden
: and the director general.
While the workmen We're engaged TIN
other day in tearing up an attic floor il
a dwelling at Woodstock, they discovered
in a snug little spot by the chimney tn
skeleton of a young rat, regular specimen
, of the mummy. The exterior form re
, NAMED perfect, tail and all being embalm
ed as perfectly as an Egyptian mummy.
Rev. Fletcher J. Hawley, who died las
week at Lake Park, Mimi, at the age o
Is, was a native of Arlington. He wa
{ educated for the ministry and went to tn
West Indies, where he was appointed frs
, crown member of the Danish colonial coun
ell by the king of Denmark. He receives
his degree of ID. ID. from the Norwc
university i'm 1854. He held pastorates il
New Orleans, in Connecticut and Mime
> sofa. His wife, who was Miss Mario
Garfield of Arlington, survives him.
The Knights of Labor of the state, mos
: of whom are at Rutland, have drawn up
I resolution declaring for nine hours.
D A Mrs. Swain of Cady's Falls, an
t George Barton of Hardwick who elaine
that he came from Canada, eloped las
week Monday, driving to Hyde Park an