Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-23
4 aIO.OOO IlmbehLIer.

$4,000 EmbeLLler.
Fred Morgan, Il Poultney young man,
was taken to Kansas last Friday, charged
with the embezzement of funds of a ma
tional bank in that state to the amount of
$4,000. Mr.. Morgan was in business in
Kansas for five years, returning to Pout-
ney about year ago.
The mercury registered s. below zero at
Barre Sunday.
Swanton is to have an electric lighting
system costing $4,000.
The new Methodist church, which was
dedicated at West Rutland last week, cost
over $4,000
| John Louks's buildings in Coventry
! Gore were burned recently while the fam
| lily were away.
Andrew Leon, who was crushed beneath
a falling tree at Wallingford died from the
effects of his injuries.
J. w. Ransom & Co., manufacturer of
hardware, who employ from II to 10 men,
have moved from st. Johnsbnry to Bur
lington
One of the Vermont Marble company's
houses at Proctor, occupied by j. o. Garlic
son and l.. Borette, was burned Friday
night
The workmen on the new opera house
at Bennington have presented f. b. Buss,
the experimenting builder, with a gold
watch, chain and charm.
The first combination sale of valuable
horses ever held in the state occupied two
or three days at Rutland last week. The
horses as a rule brought low prices.
The board OF control of the National
hoe 10 rvalI
ing Adair, alias Snyder, and owner, Charles
Keene Of Waterbury, from all its tracks.
Mrs. Mmms, wife of Capt. j. II.
Mimms, the well-known lawyer and court
reporter, fell on the street at st. Adams
Friday and featured one bone of the right
leg.
John Landers, an aged resident of Bran
don, was struck by a locomotive while
walking on the track Friday night and in
stantly killed, the body being terribly
manged.
f. p. Wright of West Newport has
bought half interest in the gold mine
which he discovered on the farm of Ira
Woodcock in Troy. 7, }. Beadle, an old
California miner, says the mine is rich
one.
Brevet Brigadier General William w.
Henry late colonel 10th Vermont volun-
teers, has been awarded a gold medal for
distinguished gallantry in the battle of
Cedar Creek, Va.
The Congregational club of Western
Vermont celebrated forefathers' day at
Rutland Wednesday, when an address was
delivered by Charles Carleton Coffin, the
Boston Journals war correspondent.
Fifteen granite cutters struck at the
works of Jarvis Brothers in East Montpe-
ier Monday owing to the employment Of
too many apprenticeship same trouble
that has already caused so much difficulty.
1t is stated that the Kellogg will case in
New York city has been decided in favor
of Montpelier. This means over $500, 600
for a new public library, chapel, and a
gateway at Green Mount cemetery in the
latter place.
Mrs 5. w. Munroe of South SALISBURY
took the wrong train at Bennington, and
after discovering her mistake jumped from
the moving car, fracturing her right ankle
so badly that amputatiOn was necessary.
c. Il. Ripley, who died at Ware, Mass,
, last week Thursday at the age of rs, was
a native of Ripton and represented that
, town for several years in the legislature
For 20 years he was engaged in the lumber
business at Alstcad, y. II.
The houses and barns on the Wiley farm
at Coventry were burned Friday night
with II sheep aud a large amount of hay
and farming tools. The fire was caused
= by the explosion Of a lantern The prop
erty was insured for $4,000.
But little work is being done at the ElIz
= abeth copper mine this winter, writes {
:, STAFFORD correspondent. The owners o
: the mine and the owners of the COppera
u hill works promise to have 5000 tons o
: freight a month for the proposed railroad
y if it is built.
Capt. A. L. Bass of Clayton, n. y, wa
visiting his son-in-law, Nelson Dodge, o
North Troy, last week. and the men tool
their guns for hunt in the woods. On
C of the dogs in frolickng way jumped up
IS on Mr.. Bass, dischargng his gun. MI
g Basis leg was shattered at the knee, an
: death resulted the following day.
Il George Chase, a farm hand employed b
n c. n. Benedict of Barre, stole $40 gol
IL watch, $40 in cash and several watch chain
'e while the family was absent Friday ever
d ing. He drove to Montpelier and is SUI
posed to have taken the cars for Malon,
4 n. Y. He has served one term in the r.
ST form school,
+, Coon Wing How and Coon Lau Lei
ID the two celestials who were captured
ct Deputy Sheriff Perry Porter of We
4 Burke while being driven from Canat
at into the United States last October,
n violation of the Chinese exclusion act, hay
each furnished bail in the sum of $500 AT
gained their liberty.
H. The Rutland Insurance Company hi
T. Just been organized with these Officers
n. President, w. II. Hubbard; vice-presiden
in Chester Parmenter; secretary, Thomas
m Brown; treasurer, lockwood Barrett; Il
r. surance expert, William b. Smith, chen
C. cal expert, w. b. Parmenter. Capita
100000 The company will begin bus
iv ness Jan. /,
an President NJ. II. Bush presided at Il
of annual meeting of the Vermont Veteran
h association at Youngs hotel in Bosto
,e- These officers were chosen: Presder
nd Henry w. Downes; vice presidents, CO
in c. f. Spauldng, w. p. Henry, F. C. Bon
ip II. NJ. Potter and Albert Patch; secretar
nd c.. A. Barry; treasurer, w. p. Henry; e
ecutive committee, e. NJ. Bailey (cha
No, many, w. II. Baker, d. o. Felt, A.
." Bean and A. N. Hicks. Recognition
90 resolutions was made of the death of Coz
i rades Frank NJ. Rice of Lowell and J.
~ Powell of Belmont.