Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-03-11

III ~. JOllllSDulN dtducluN, has Oecll eject
ed principal of Abbot academy at Andover,
Mass, at a salary of $500
Frank Moore, Wells River somnambul-
list, while asleep raised the window Of his
chamber and jumped distance of - feet
to the ground. He was bruised and shaken
up, but no bones were broken.
l.. b. Harris of Lyndon has been noti-
fled that lot of Shropshire sheep have
been selected for him in England and will
be shipped at once. Mr. Harris is to eX-
hibt flock of sheep at the worlds fair.
Jerry Boulder, who served in New
York company, dropped dead at the sol
diers' home at Bennington last week Thurs
day,and on Saturday Edward Thomas, who
came from Royalton, died of consumption.
The committee appointed to investigate
the question of a water supply for ST.
Johnsbury report that it will cost S65, 600
to bring water from Joe'> pond and reser-
yoir with incidental expenses will make the
total of 100000.
EN-Gov Barstow of Shelburnc. Gen.
Gilmore of Fairlcc and Col. Geo. y. Car
pentcr of Boston have gone to New Or
leans to spend few days looking over the
old camp and battle grounds of the Sth
Vermont regiment of which they were Of
GERS.
George w. Kennedy of Waterbury has
recently succeeded in getting allowed for
one of his townsmen a series of patents
covering the essential features of new
/ cabinet organ which is to he constructed on
entirely different principles from the organs
now in use.
Chester Sanborn of Royalton has re-
ceived notice from the public administrator
at San Francisco of the death of an uncle
who has left an estate valued at SlOO,OOO.
| SanbOrn is the only heir. The uncle wan
| dered off to California years ago and all
trace of him was lost
Rev. Rufus c. Flagg has accepted the
! presidency of the college at Ripton, Wis.
Mr.. Flagg graduated from Middlcbury col
| lege in 1869 and from AndOver theological
seminary in 1872 He has been a pastor
| of the Congregational churches at Fair
haven and Wells River.
! Prot. Arthur Fairbanks of Dartmouth
/ college, formerly OF ST. Johnshury, has
] been elected an instructor in the Yale di-
/ vinity Scho.l. He will lecture on social
! ethics sociology. and comparative religion.
/ He graduated from Dartmouth in lN~G,
/ and later from the Mon Theological SEM
/ mary and from the Yale divinity school.
The 5000 in prizes which the Vermont
| Fircmcn's association are to- offer at tn,
| annual tournament To- bc held at Middle
( bury June - and 80 are divided "a, follows.
/ For engine race $500, 500, so; horse
race. $500. 500. so; ladder contest. 50.
/ SD: $40; coupling contest, Sl2 -, -:
one hundred and fifty yard dash. So, -,
! -.
/ ear 10y year the customs receipts al 81
Adams grow and the past year they reached
high figure The export bond business
of the customs agency of the Central Yer
mont railroad station at st. Adams Tor the
year ending Tuesday of last week amount
ed to =, S43, 100. This agency paid to the
custom house at that port during the sam,
year $500
The second annual reunion OF the Yer
mont association OF Minnesota was held il
the Nicolet House in Minneapolis OF
| Thursday night of last week. The $50 OF
more guests were received hy eX-Gov. ana
Mrs Bartof Of st. Cloud. Mr.. and Mrs j
| NJ. Bartlett. Mrs Ii. NJ Roberts and Col
Sessions. Speeches were made 10y seyera
distinguished men.
An lee yacht with five persons on boar,
ran into open water off Charlotte. II mile,
| Nbulu VI IDlll llliHttll tNdtNINhN anu Il Ia
| year-old son of Hon. W. -. Palmer Of +
sex. y. y. was drowned. The boy faith
er is in a hospital in New York, and hi
mother had left Essex to see her huSbau,
on the morningof thcaccidcnt. The bod,
was not recovered.
Charles Ellsworth, employed in the sal
works at Warsaw, y. y, fell into vat o
boiling brine, and was SO severely Scaldc,
that death ensued after SIN days of agony
He leaves "A wife and one child. He wa
a native of Addison county, son of Abra
ham Ellsworth of Whiting formerly O
Cornwall, and a brother of Prof. Jess
Ellsworth, principal OF the Rutland grad
ed school.
y traverse upon which were -four youn.
people was overturned at It. Johnsbur,
one night last week through collision will
a sleigh loaded with ladders. Mable Don
aghy and Michael Caldbcck were scriousl,
injured. The former sustained a cut fuu
inches long on the back of the head, reach
ing to the skull, which. it is feared, is frac
tured. Caldbeck suffered severe bruise
and cash two inches long was cut in tn
side of his head.