Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-03
STATE NEWS.

Morrisville became a presidential post
office April lst.
A fine Catholic church, with Il seating
capacity of 800 will he built at Rutland.
A barn belonging to T.. II. Armstrong at
Castleton, with the contents was burned
last Friday
L. W. Young, of Chamberlain post at
| St Johnsbury, is probably the oldest soldier
of the civil war in Vermont. He is in his
S1th year.
Mrs Harriet Martin of South Hero com
mitted suicide last Friday by hanging. The
death of a child few weeks ago is thought
70 have made her insane.
A four-y year-old child of Fred Salmon Of
St Johnsbury Centre was choked to death
last week Thursday by piece of dried ap-
pie lodging in the windpipe.
The United States steamer Galena, which
went ashore at Gay head about two weeks
ago, was fioated on Sunday and towed to
Vineyard Haven.
The steam saw-mill of Wallace Il Co. at
East Cambridge, with 40. 900 feet of sawed
lumber. was burned Sunday The fire is
supposed TO have been of incendiary ori-
gin.
In the breach of promise case Of Johanna
Averil VS.. William Clark and George NJ
Webster, trustee, heard in the Washington
county court last week, the jury awarded
the plaintiff $2OOO
Three box cars loaded with kerosene be
longing to the Standard Oil company, were
destroyed by fire at Burlington Monday
The barrels leaked and the oil took fire
from hot box The loss was over $500.
Thomas Williams of Fairhaven. who was
assaulted at Albany by three men Thurs
day night, died Saturday from his in juries
An autopsy revealed an umbI ella ferule
which had been forced FIVE inches into the
brain
James r. Crawford. aged %, employed
in the railroad repair shops at Lyndonville.
was struck in the stomach by a piece of
timber thrown from n circular saw one day
last week, aud died from his injuries on
Monday lie leaves wife and two small
children
The town of Ripton has sensation. A
few nights ago the family Of DR. Henry C.
Powers was awakened by the barking of
the household dog and when the worthy
doctor went out tn See what caused the ex-
ctement he found a baby boy apparently
about ~ hours old wadded up in cotton
The baby was elegantly dressed, and a
change of clothing had been placed in the
box.
The most destructive fire in West Rut
land for many years occurred there Sun
day evening, when the general country
store owned by Frank Fish, and the two
tenement houses south of it, owned by Hi
ram Smith, in which three families lived
were DESTROYED Aid was summoned from
Rutland, and the hremen by hard work
saved Mr.. Smiths fine residence near by
The total loss was about $40, 900, with good
insurance.
There were two fires at Proctor last week
Friday. In the morning John McDevitt's 5
livery stable was burned to the ground,
and with il four horses, a number of car
riages, sleighs. harnesses, etc. Mr.. Nc
Dewitt had S2lOO insurance, hut his loss
was much more than this. The fire started
from a stove in the office. In the evening
the barn on the Baker farm near the Cen
tral Vermont railroad track, was entirely
consumed with contents, including farming
tools and hay. 1t was owned by +. d.
Proctor, and was insured for S400.
Arden H. Flint, and Lewis Bean, his
clerk, were arrested at West Randolph last
Wednesday for keeping gambling and com
mon nuisance rooms, and for selling and
giving away liquor. Flint has run these
rooms for two years under the name of
billiard and lunch rooms His hearing was
held on Thursday, and many witnesses ex-
amined. Thursday evening the officers
searched Smiths block and found $l25
worth of liquor. In Flint's den over Dyer's
livery stable were found gambling tools and
obscene matter 1t is said that since Au-
gust, 1899, Flint has received at West Ran
dolph and Braiutree stations 400 gallons of
liquor. The officers have been watching
him for six months past. The jury found
Flint guilty of 100 Offences although the
state evidence was supposed to show over
2OO offences. Flint pleaded guilty aud was
sentenced to nine and one-half wears in the
house of correction. He is only % years
old, He left town two years ago to evade
the officers, but returned in a short time
and opened these rooms, which have been
frequented by old and young men and by
mere boys, The states attorney says "It
was one of the lowest, meanest dirtiest
and most contemplate holes that can be
found. The people had no idea what a
place they were haTboring in their midst -
The case against young Bean, Flint's as
sistant, was dropped, as he was only 20
years old, and was not considered wholly
responsible.