Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-29

Burglars broke into Percy buttons store
at Hartford on Thursday night of last
week, and stole clothing. boots and shoes,
but found no money.
Rev. G.. O. Webster, formerly of ST.
Johnsbury, was ordained pastor of the
Baptist church at Montpelier on Thursday
evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Collins of Water
bury and Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Brown of
South Albany, have celebrated their golden
wedding anniversaries.
Mrs Charlotte Clark, who died at East
Richford recently at the age of IS, was the
daughter of Capt. Rogers, who fought nm
der Wellington at Waterloo.
A rich vein of silver ore has been discov-
cred at Lexington. At IA depth of four
feet it shows good paying ore II inches
wide and of unknown extent
Conductor Charles Rollo, who died at
st. Adams Sunday, had been employed by
the Central Vermont company since 1910,
serving for II years as conductor
o. b. Woodland fell on the steps at his
residence at 81. Adams last Sunday, break
ing one rib and sustaining injuries to his
back which will disable him for a long time.
John Boardman, aged "a, the haf-witted
son of Augustus Boardman of Mortified,
wandered away about five weeks ago and it
is feared that he has persisted from expos
ure.
Mrs W. l.. Hall of st. Johnsbury has
been awarded the first prize of $50 in a
contest with 20 competitors, for a char
coal sketch at the Rhode Island art cXhibi-
/ ton held at Providence.
The shoe factory enterprise at Barton
| Landing promises to become reality.
During one day last week 1900 worth OF
stock was sold, and $4,000 more will as
sure the building of the factory.
The new Dog River Valley fair aSsocia-
ton of Mortified is organized under tn,
laws of the state, ami has bought "A tract OF
land for $1,000 and will fit it up into one OF
the best fair grounds in the state
Mrs. Antonio Busky Of West Newport
was lighting a fire with Kerosene last Fri
day, when the can exploded, setting tire tC
her clothes and burning her limbs and body
so badly that she cannot recover.
Emerson Graves, a Lyndonville farmer
aged 40, committed suicide on Thursday o
last week by hanging He had been Il
with grip and hi, wife and three children
were suffering with the disease at the time
Mount Tabor and the lumber firm of Grif
fifth ~ Mcintyre have 100 teams at worl
drawing from 10000 to l25, 900 feet o
lumber down the mountains to the mill
every day.
DR.. IL. l.. Rodiman, is, a prominen
physician, died at his home in Bridgewate
Friday. He represented his town as Dem
ocrat in the legislature and was examining
Z. II.
President Cleveland.
A granite spire 30 feet long and five fee
square at the base was being lifted iron
the quarry of Tayntor IL Co. at Barre b
the steel derrick last Friday, when a loo
broke, and the spire dropped 10 feet an
was badly smashed, causing loss of SlOOC
j. p. Baldwin's furniture store at Barto
. was discovered to be on fire on Wednesda
evening of last week. Owing to the eXcellen
system of water works the building wa
saved, but all the contents We're damage
r by fire, smoke or water causing larg
, loss.
Paul River and Thomas Paquet of $
Johnsbury, employed by the Ely Hoe an
Fork company, were both badly injure
E about the face by the premature eXplOsio
, of a blast, The latter had his nose blow
! OFF and 1t Is feared that he Will lose IL
sight of both eyes.
a The Rutland County Marble company
? soon to be organized with capital of $500
!, 600 for the purpose of operating the BaFde
a quarries at West Rutland, which, with ii
mills and machinery, were bought of IL
Barden estate by DR.. C. II. Barbour
Glens Falls, y. Y.
: The Farmers Hotel, wooden buildir
r on Evelyn street at Rutland, owned |
q Burditt Brothers and run by Edward Pou
O eroy was Quilted by fire Sunday morning
The loss on the building is about $3.50
well covered by insurance The furnitu
= and fixtures were badly damaged by waite
e A peculiar case is reported at RutlaT
d where w. d. Lane, the florist, has brougl
$ suit against James Kennedy to recover IL
value of $500 plants which he claims Ke
= nedy poisoned while at work for him. Ke