Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-06
ERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1892

horse, which broke from the robbers grasp,
and he escaped.
A fve-year-old son of John Stone of
Williston had one leg run over by heavi-
ly loaded wagon last Saturday. The bones
were terribly crushed.
The walls of the new Waugh brick
house in process of construction at st. Al
bans, collapsed during a heavy wind last
week Thursday. The height Of the walls
was - feet.
Hungarian named Qurla was struck
by falling stone in Rising Il Nelson's
quarry at West Pawlet one day last week
and instantly killed. He began work in
the quarry the day of the accident.
Joseph Battel has contracted to build
the new stone bridge at Middlebury for
$4,000. 1t is to be of solid stone, and
will cost about $4,000, which extra $4,000
Mr.. Battell and others are to pay.
Mrs Matilda Dunton of Eden was found
dead in the barn last Wednesday morning.
Some of the family were suspicious of foul
play, but at the post mOrtem examination
nothing was discovered to warrant suspi-
cion.
Congressman Grout has recommended
for the West Point cadetship from the sec
ond district Edison F., son of Eli Holden
of Barre, and as the alternate, Harry b.,
son of Capt. John l.. Moseley of North
field.
The 1O-year-old son of c. w. Scarf died
Monday at Burlington from the effects of
inhaling gas Saturday night. He was
found unconscious on Sunday morning
How the gas became turned on in his room
is not known.
The creek at Middlebury is filled with
the Green Mountain pulp company's logs
from the boom above the railroad bridge
up the stream for over a mile. The water
is so low that the logs cannot be floated
down the stream.
f. II. Turner, the brakeman who was
recently awarded $4,000 damages in his
suit against the Fitchburg railroad compa-
ny, died i'm Boston on Monday. He was
20 years old and formerly lived at Rutland.
After leaving that place he went to work
on the Fitchburg railroad, and met with an
accident at Aver, Mass, in which he lost
both legs.
Herbert Eagan, son of John Eagan,
while at work in his fathers mill at Will
Jamestown last week, was thrown on the
end of the carriage, and as it fell back he
was drawn on to the running saw. A
wound nine inches long was cut in his hip
and side. His recovery is doubtful.
\ correspondent from Greensboro writes
to the Barton Monitor as follows: Cuth-
berton Bros. have shipped between 2OO0
and 5000 gallons of syrup. The bounty
money for this town will be large enough
to show the success of the law and will
encourage the farmers to take out license
for the year to come.
Last Sunday Mr.. Prescott of ST. Johns
bury, who was visiting his brother-in-law,
Charles Peck near East Barnet was hand
ling rifle which he supposed was not load
ed, when it was discharged The ball
struck the young daughter of Mr.. Peck in
the cheek and lodged in the back of her
head. Her condition is critical.
The owners of the copperas mine near
Stanford have promised to furnish 1000
tons of freight per month if railroad is
built past their works. They own a valua-
BILE copper mine abutting the Elizabeth
mine and promise to open it if a road is
built. The copperas mine is believed to be
the best in the world, and would be valua-
BILE but for its distance from railroad.
Luther Knapp of Mortified has been
arrested and placed under 5000 bonds,
charged with appropriatng money which
belonged to Seth p. Silloway, who died on
Thursday of last week. Silloway is known
to have had sum of money which cannot
be accounted for. He was a member of
the First Vermont cavalry and three years
ago received an increase of pension, includ-
ing $1,000 in back pay.
The firm of John p. Squire IL Co., pork
packers of East Cambridge, Mass, celebrat-
ed its jOth anniversary Saturday. Invita-
tiOns were sent to about 1000 of its friends.
and nearly 2OO0 people visited the mann
moth works during the afternoon The
firm employs 1000 men and does a business
of from S15,0O0,0O to $4,000, 600 year.
Mr.. Squire is a NermOnter, having been
born at White River Junction.
The government testing station at Mont
pelier had received last Saturday $500 sam
pies of maple sugar, representing about
700, 900 pounds, nearly all of which was
made in Vermont. The largest number of
samples was received last week, the weigh
ers having begun their visits to the farm
houses. The highest tested sample of the
season was made by Alpha Messer of Roch-
ester, the master of the state grange 1t
registered % $40.
\ St. Adams despatch says that the case
of Henry Mott VS.. the Central Vermont
railroad company, for injuries received in
the Hartford bridge disaster, has been set
tied out of court. The terms are private
but are believed to secure the payment of
the plaintiff attorneys and some other ex-
penses. The defence was based upon the
fact that Mott was riding on free pass, on
which there was a contract that the holder
should ride at his own personal risk.
The 18th annual exhibition of the socie-
ty of American artists opened at New York
Monday. The Shaw fund prize of $1,000 for
the best figure composition by an American
was awarded Tuesday, for the first time,
the lucky artist being Mr.. Theodore Rob
inson and his picture "In the sun" repre-
senting young girl lying on her back in
field. Mr. Robinson is 80 years old, and
native of Irasburg this state. He studied
in Paris under CarOus-Duran and Gerome.
BY the terms of the gift the picture to
which the Shaw prize is awarded becomes
the property of Mr. Samuel T. Shaw, the
donor of the fund.