Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-23

The New England Ensor company rum
cure) was organized at Bennington last
week with a capital of 100000.
Rollin Chaffe of Enosburg, - years old,
had his skull fractured and nose broken by
the explosion of a gun the other day.
Bridge No. > on the Central Vermont
railroad, between Montpelier Junction and
Mortified, was burned early Sunday
morning.
An unknown old man was struck by
train near Centre Rutland Friday and
instantly killed. He was apparently an
umbrella repairer.
The blacksmith and wheelwright shop
of V. W. Jewett, in Morrisville, was de-
stroyed by fire Friday, with part of contents.
Loss, 5000, insured l.
The ninth annual meeting of the Yer
mont Woman's Suffrage association will
be held in the Methodist church at Hard
wick the 9th and 2Sth.
While two of the boys of the reform
school were digging near the banks of the
Otter Creek, at Nergennes, they unearthed
a silver coin bearing the date 1870.
Francis NJ. Thayer, aged IS, committed
suicide by hanging, last week Thursday.
He had been i'll for some time with Bright
disease. He is survived by his third wife.
County Clerk Wilbur p. Davis of Frank
lin county, reports the amount paid for
fines and costs for the SIX months ending
April |, at over 5000. fully nineteenth of
which came from st. Adams liquor dealers.
can unknown man who borrowed boat of
John Bowman of Alburgh committed sui
eide by jumping into the water near Fort
Montgomery, In the boat was whiskey
bottle.
The railroad commissioners censure Con-
ductor Frazier of the passenger train and
Conductor Shannon of the freight train
for the accident at RoXbury recently in
which Engineer Kirk was killed.
DIR. w. S. Webb and party arrived al
Shelburne farm Friday from pleasure
trip covering over 1000 miles of travel in
the United States, Mexico and British
Columbia. The party left New York
| March 20 and travelled in elegant special
| cars.
The arguments were finished in the Nc
! Dowell murder trial at Manchester Tues
day and the case given to the jury. After
being out some time the jury came in fol
instructions as TO the degree of the murder
and finally We're unable TO agree and were
discharged.
The Barre bicycle club held a 15-mil,
handicap road race Thursday. The win.
ners were w. O. Thurston, J. f. Walsh
C. French, W. c. French and f. Seguin
Thurston's time was "a minutes, - sec
onds. Walsh won the special time prz
in 81 minutes, 10 seconds.
An apple tree in Bennington bears three
perfect, full blown japonicas. These ar
surrounded by japonica leaves, and these b,
small green apples. There is not anothe
blossom on the tree. No iaponica plant!
have been near the tree, and the appear
ance of the buds and leaves is regarded a
something of a mystery.
A man named Amber of East Walling
ford is TO bring suit TO recover the pacin
stallion Sterling, now owned by DR.. Can
michael of Springfield, Mass. Sterlin
won the 2:14 race at Mystic park Frida
in three straight heats. Amber says tina
through conspiracy and false statement
he was sentenced to a term in the house c
correction, and the horse taken from hin
The sewer fight, which has been ragin
in Bennington for a long time, is suppose
to have been ended by the action of tn
town meeting last Saturday. The resoll
ton to instruct the trustee, TO invalidat
any contract made for the construction {
sewers was defeated by vote of l44 to 81
the attendance being the largest of any
the five meetings held to consider the ma
, ter.