Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-13

Vermont has thus far contributed S236O.-
20 to the Russian famine fund.
DIR. and Mrs. c. S. Weeks of ST. Johns
bury celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary short time ago
The barn on the Frank Warren farm
near Poultney was struck by lightning last
week Tuesday and burned.
A bridge over the tracks of the Central
Vermont railroad at Proctor was partially
burned Saturday and fell to the track.
The cheese factory at Middletown receiv-
ed >, 639, 900 pounds of milk during the past
year and made 267,573 pounds of cheese.
The explosion of lamp caused the de-
struction of Giles Hatch's house in West
Ferrisburg last Friday. Mrs. Hatch was
somewhat burned.
II. f. Bentley has been appointed trav-
cling auditor of the Central Vermont rail-
road company and the office of freight au-
dltor has been abolished.
Rev. Father Boissonnault has bought
DR.. j. l.. Perkins's residence on Charles
street at ST. Johnsbury for 5000, the OBJ
ject of the purchase being the establish
ment of Catholic hospital.
Almy, the Hanover murderer has CON
fessed that he is George Abbott, the young
outlaw who committed many crimes in the
vicinity of Fairlee and Thetford, this
state, and Oxford and Lyme, y. II.
The livery stable and dwelling house of
WIN. II. Hunt of Montpelier were destroy
ed by fire Sunday night. The horses were
saved, but most of the contents of the
house were destroyed. Loss, $1,000.
DR.. VIM. S. Hopkins, for 40 years lead
In
of heart disease on Sunday at the age of
81. He was a member of the legislature
in 1S64-65 and served as mayor of Yer
gennes for three years.
Mrs. 0. w. Daley of White River juno
ton has bought the Miller water privilege
at West Lebanon, n. H., and will put in
an electric light plant, which will furnish
lights to West Lebanon, White River
junction, Hartford and Hanover
Golden wedding anniversaries have been
celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fisher
of Montpelier and Mr. and Mrs. d. A.
Morse of Brookfeld. Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffer-
son Kenerson of Peacham have recently
celebrated their Goth wedding anniversary.
Perry G. Dawley of Rutland has bought
for about $4,000 a three-year-old FLY of
Samuel Putnam of Cornish, n. II. This
FLY was sired by HambletOnian, sire of
Tom Hamilton, 2:lS4, and nearly sixty
others in the 2:30 list. Dam by Gilroy,
2:14t.
There was a destructive fire at Green's
boro Saturday, the Cottage hotel and barn
and the Congregational parsonage being
destroyed. The fire was of ncendary or
ign. There was no insurance on the ho-
tel property.
David Sisby, aged "A, one of the
widely-known men in the vicinity of ST.
JOhnsbury, died on Friday from an apo
plectic shock. He was native of Lunen-
burg, and had been a merchant at Water
ford, Passumpsic and st. Johnsbury
Col. and Mrs. Francis Porter, residing in
Lyme, N. H., celebrated their golden we'd
ding May 3. They were greeted by large
company of friends, including those from
ThetfOrd, Fairlee and other nearby Yer
mont towns. Their home has been in the
Porter family about 125 years.
Major Shattuck, the Hatfield fire arms
manufacturer, who has been chosen an al
ternate to the Republican national cOnven-
ton from the First Massachusetts district,
was formerly engaged in the mercantile
business at Burlington, and during the Civ
An attempt was made Wednesday night
of last week to wreck a local train on the
Canadian Pacific, near North Troy, by
placing tie in culvert under the track.
The tie was broken, but no damage was
done save the tearing away of the air
brake attachments beneath the cars.
Charles E. Davis, alias Sullivan, the
horse thief, who escaped from the New
port Jail nearly two years ago, was arrest
ed last week at Edwards, N. Y, and is now
lodged in his old quarters. Davis had
married wife No. at Edwards, and it is
probable that he will now be prosecuted
for bigamy.
The Charter Oak Park association of
Hartford, Conn, has announced its list of
subscribers to the guaranteed $4,000
stake, to be trotted during the grand cir
cult meeting, August pa The list is UNI
usually large, Is subscribers paying first
money, among them being II. E, Brewster
of st. Johnsbury.
The tenement house owned by the d. p.
Hall estate and a small house owned NV