Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-15

The stallion Harry H." owned by J.
600, died recently.
The body of Willie Heary, the boy who
was drowned at Morrisville in April, was
discovered few days ago.
Darling Eastman, the Colinth moon
sinner, has been taken to the House of
Correction to serve a five years sentence
for liquor selling
Elisha Jameson, IA years old, fell from a
moving freight train at st. JOhnsbury,
Wednesday night, was struck by the cars
and died within an hour.
Albert Burbank of Danville, who fell
from load of hay while intoxicated sew
eral weeks ago, is still living, but there are
no hopes of his recovery.
Forty-fve young men were granted d-
plomas at the annual commencement of
the medical department of the University
or Vermont Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis of Mendon
were thrown from their carriage at West
Rutland last Friday. The former escaped
uninjured, but the latter had both arms
broken.
An assessment of 100 per cent is to be
levied on the stock of the defunct national
bank of Deming, n. NJ, in which so many
st. Johnsbury and Lyndonville people are
interested.
Thomas Houghton, a Graniteville lad,
was experimenting with a revolver when it
was discharged, the ball entering his hand
and passing through the arm, half way
between the wrist and elbow.
Lester Moore of St. Adams, while in
sane last Sunday, attempted to commit SUI
icide by cutting his throat, inficting a
wound two and one-half inches long. He
will recover and will be taken to an insane
asylum.
w. T. Blanchard of Braintree, was
thrown from his carriage July ?, striking
on his head. He was confined to the house
by his injuries, but last Saturday he was
suddenly taken worse, and he died within
an hour.
Nema, the young daughter of Il. C..
Bowers of Montpelier, set fire to her cloth
ing while exploding fire crackers Friday
night The clothing was burned off one
side of her arm, body and leg. The child
was terribly burned, but will recover.
James Granger of Rutland employed in
the marble quarry of Smith IL Brainerd at
Pittsford, fell 80 feet backwards into the
! quarry last Thursday, breaking five ribs
and one arm. His right hand and one leg
were badly bruised and it is feared he was
injured internally.
DR.. and Mrs. w. Seward Webb of New
York, whose country place includes a large
part of the town of Shelburn, bordering
on Lake Champlain, are to build them the
largest and costliest house in New Eng
land. 1t will be of stone and the estimat-
ed cost is s., 100000.
The Rutland Herald says that the new
measurement by the federal geological sur
vey of the height of mountains in Yer
mont, KillingtOn is 40 feet higher than
Mansfield, and the fact is now fully estab-
lished that it is the highest peak of the
Green mountain range.
A cave was recently discovered near Beth
el, i'm which was found evidence enough tC
convict half dozen boys in the town OF
wholesale thieving for a year past. The
boys belong to the best families and the
matter will be settled out of court. In the
cave was a bushel of dime novels.
The Vermont delegation in Congress has
recommended j. Eli Goodenough as post.
master at Montpelier, to succeed Fred w
Morse, the Democratic incumbent for the
past four years. Mr.. GOodenough ha
been assistant postmaster for over siN
years.
Benjamin Young, who was born in st
Johnsbury in 1913, but who for man,
years has been a prominent lumber deale
at Calais, Me-, died few days ago at Cal
away, Neb. He owned large tracts of lum
Der land in Nova Scotia, and had invested
largely in land and other properties in Ne
braska.
j. Harry Engles, formerly editor of tn
Brandon Union, and later of the editoria
staff of the Rutland Herald, has closed
three years contract as press agent TO
Gilmore's band. He will make a tw,
years tour of this country and the thir,
year will visit Europe. Mr.. Engles is
? musician of considerable prominence.
The Green Mountain Trotting park as
ISOLATION of Barre is to give race meeting
August II and Is. The horse races vii
be for ;O0 ? As and 2:33 classes for purse
of 500, Sl25 and S175. There will ais
be five mile bicycle race for a silver Gu
valued at S75 and one mile novice rae
! for prize valued at S25.
The war department has awarded med
, al of honor TO Captain Edward A. HOlton
Co. F, 9th regiment Vermont volunteers