Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-03

The Rutland Fire insurance company is
soon to be formed at Rutland with capt.
tai of 100000.
The fifth annual reunion of the 18th
Vermont volunteers is to be held in Mont
pelier on Wednesday, June -.
A. j. Morrill, and Frank Palmer caught
trout weighing over nine pounds from
the Harvey pond in West Barnet.
y. w. Gray's Sons of Middlebury recent
ly received an order for 40 horse powers
and threshing machines to 60 to Finland.
The Fort Cassin house at the mouth of
Otter creek, was burned Tuesday morning.
The fire is thought to have been incendiary.
w. A. Kicker of Peacham has received
100000 pounds of maple sugar this season
which he has shipped to New York and
Boston.
Rev. George II. Bailey, assistant pastor of
st. Paurs Episcopal church at Burlington,
has accepted a call from a prosperous so
ciety at Carthage, Mo.
Mrs Mary Gates, aged IS, while insane,
wandered about in the woods at Winooski
during Tuesday night in a heavy rain.
She was in pitiable condition when dis
covered.
The sugar product this season, in Yer
mont, from the laboratory standpoint, will
be about two million pounds, on which a
bounty of between SO, 600 and $4,000
will be paid.
c. |. Hood of Lowell, Mass, the propri-
etor of Hoods Sasraparilla, has bought a
| building lot at Chelsea, his native place,
on which it is expected that he will erect a
handsome house.
Capt George f. Davis of Burlington,
who served in Company ID, 10th Vermont
infantry, has been awarded a medal of
honor for distinguished gallantry at the
battle of Monocacy, Md, July 9, 1854.
George McCue died last week Tuesday at
Middlebury, from injuries received in being
thrown from buggy two weeks ago. lie
was well known in Addison county and
throughout the state as a large dealer in
wool and hides.
Mrs. Lucy Wood, who celebrated last
January her 10Gth birthday, rode in the
Memorial day procession with the Relief
corps at Barre, of which She is a member,
and was apparently an interested observer
of the ceremonies.
William Heating, the buncoer who won
$4,000 from Farmer Fits at Cortland
y. Y, has been held in the sum of 5000
for trial at that place. Keatingi is supposed
to be one of the men who operated so sue
cessfully i'm Addison county few week,
ago.
Stephen McGrath, who died at Platts
burgh. y. y, on Friday at the age of 4C
years, was a prominent athlete and one Of
the originators of hose racing. He was
the pipeman for the Barnes company o
Burlington when the worlds champion
ship was won.
The case of the Stevensons of Barnet VS.
the estate of Hugh Cunning to recover
$1,000 alleged to have been loaned to Mr.
Cunning, was recently heard before the su
preme court at ST. Johnsbury, and the de
cision rendered remands the case back t.
the county court for new trial.
The Boston Globe has been publishing
series of articles on the strong men of thu
city, who are employed as truckmen an,
in other occupations requiring muscle
One of them is John Mcfarland, who for
merly lived at st. Johnshury. He is 3
years old and has lifting record of 81
pounds.
The New York Herald states that Their
are 10 women whose names are on tn
government pension rolls as widows O
Revolutionary soldiers. Three are res
dents of Vermont-Esther :. Damon, age
rs Plymouth Union; Lucy More, 81, Eas
Barnard; Patty Richardson, 81, East Betl
ell None of the other pensioners live i
New England.
The Argus says that Through the eS
ertions of Geo. H. Rolfe, the necessar
$500 per month has been subscribed, an
a branch of the Kelley institute at Mon
pelier is an assured fact. The three vacaI
rooms in the Vermont Mutual Fire lnsu
ance building have been secured for opera
ing rooms, and the rooms in Langdon bloch
formerly occupied by the late c. w. Porte
for club rooms. 1t is expected that til
institute will be open for business abor
June -.