Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-29

Bannister's saw mill, in Jay, was burned
by an incendiary fire Friday night, caus-
ing a loss of 5000.
Fourteen hundred dollars has been sub
scribed toward building a Congregational
parsonage at Lyndonyile.
\ 1O-year-old son of J. c. Dyer of Rut-
land was kicked in the stomach by horse
on Tuesday and seriously injured.
James Barnard had the thumb and all
the fingers OF his right hand cut OFF on
planer at Belvidere one day last week.
Rev. NJ. b. V. Knox. formerly of Barton,
but now of Manchester y. H., has been
appointed president of a North Dakota
college.
Three cows and two horses belonging to
Nicholas Guindon of Bristol, were found
dead in pasture, having been struck by
lightning.
John. the young son of John O'Connor
of Graniteyille, in Barre, was so severely
scalded on Saturday night that death re-
suited on Sunday.
The body of G. ID. Magoon, Grand
Army man who committed suicide by
shooting at Manchester, y. H., was brought
to Topsham for burial.
Four Boston men who attempted to carry
on fakr games on the fair grounds at Rut-
land during the races last week were ar
rested and fined SD each.
Miss Nancy Darling of Hartland, recent
| ~ of the state normal school at Oshkosh,
| Wis, has accepted the position OF precep-
/ tress of Goddard seminary at Barre.
Three st. Johnsbury painters fell dis
| lance of - feet on Saturday. a staging Civ
| ing way. One of them, Cassius Burdcli,
/ sustained compound fracture of the right
/ arm and other injuries.
Michael Cops, aged 30, fell Il dis
lance of 80 feet in the marble quarry at
| West Rutland on Tuesday He sustained
severe injuries to his back and side, but
will probably recover.
The Peerless manufacturing company
of Newport, \. H., manufacturers of cotton
underware will undoubtedly establish a
branch factory at st. Johnsbury, as the
board of trade of that place has voted to
invest $4,000 in the concern.
c. II. Sheldon, Republican candidate
for governor of South Dakota, is a Yer
monter by birth and was captain of Com.
pany |, nth Vermont regiment. After
the war he lived in Illinois for IL years
and went TO Dakota in 1881.
Seymour Bell of Fort Edward, n. Y,
has been held in the sum of $500 on a
charge of grand larceny. Bell is butcher
and he recently went to the pasture of s.
Y. FELTON, in Orwell, this state, and drove
away five steers, which he afterward
slaughtered at Fort Edward.
Berkman, who shot II. c. Frick. the
manager of the Carnegie works, is supposed
to have worked as a compositor for a few
] Il, la /.
company at Rutland. He afterwards
worked for a short time on the Trans.
cript at North Adams.
Edison owen and John Chapman Were
pitching off a load of hay at Hinesburgh
and the latter in reaching for forkfu
of hay hit Owen. One tine entered the
corner of one eye, passed back of the Other
eye, nearly coming out on the side of the
head. The wound is serious, but is moi
expected to prove fatal.
Henry Brody, colored was arrested al
Burlington on Thursday of last week anC
held i'm the sum of $1,000 for stealing S4OC
from his employer, Mr., Wood, manager o.
the Wheaton iron works of Pttsburg, Pa
who was at Iberville, p. g., for an outing
After stealing the money Brody was JOINED
by Henry Harrison, another colored man
and they fled TO Burlington.
A house in Bridport, owned by B. w
Crane and occupied by John Blaze anC
family, was struck by Lightning FRIDAY
night and the current ran down the chin
ney, the stove pipe and the legs of tn,
stove, demolishing the floor and cisterl
beneath the house Blazes eight-year-olC
son who was lying on the floor was killed
but Blaze and his wife were not affected
The large tub shop owned by S. A. Brown
ell, and all the supply of logs and lumber il
connection with the factory, at Esse,
junction, were destroyed by fire Tuesday
The grist mill, saw mill and highway GOV
cred bridge and score of dwellings il
close proximity to the burning building
were saved by the heroic work of the fire
men and the towns citizens. Aid was sen
from Winooski.
During a thunder storm Tuesday morn
ing lightning struck one of VIM. LOOMS
| barns at Mortified, and the flames sprea