Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-06

4 memorial hall at Rutland, containing
a large number of war relics, will be dedi-
Gated next Memorial day.
DIR. j. j. Tobias, for many years one of
the leading physicians of Brandon, died re-
Gently at North Ferrsburg.
The dwelling of Mrs. Lydia A. Pingree
on Tryon farm, White River junction, was
burned Saturday. Loss, $1,000.
Deacon Conant Shepard, one of the old
est and best known citizens of Worces-
ter, Mass, who died last week, was a ma
tive of Sharon, this state.
CYRUS b. Brmis, aged 80, who died at
Barre Friday, was chief of the village po-
lice force, town constable, village and
town tax collector. He was veteran OF
the civil war
Miss Minnie z. Moore has recently deed
ed to st. Mary's parish, Mortified, a house
and lot. Five hundred dollars of the con-
sheraton is a gift as memorial to Miss
Moore's strp-father and mother, Hon. and
Mrs. p. w. Bradford.
The low water in the river at North
| Pownal has caused Doyle's pond to be
nearly dry, and schools of fish try to get
! through the narrow channel into the river.
| Hundreds of suckers, weighing nearly one
| pound each, and many pickerel have been
caught by hand and with iron pixies.
/ George Kelley left Rutland Monday to
walk to Forestdale. Tuesday morning he
was found lying beside the road three
miles north of Rutland. lie had fallen
asleep while under the influence Of liquor
Both hands and one foot were so badly
frozen that amputatiOn will be necessary
In Orange county court Saturday the
jury, after being out Is hours, returned 8
verdict OF $7l40 for the plaintiff in the
case of the estate of Jacob Mills vs.. Frank
Mills. This was an action In assumpsi'
brought by a SPECIAL administrator to recOy
er $4,000 given the defendant by Iii
father who is dead
1t is announced that matters between
Rev. Thaddeus A. Sniverly, ID. d., and hi
wife have been amicably settled, TO the eX
tent that Mrs. Sniverly will not in the fut
ure make any further attempts at procur
ing a divorce, either in Vermont or an,
other state. The summer home of tn
family was at Bennington.
Addison county court has adjourned
Ten divorce cases were tried and min
granted, and two petitions TO annul mar
rage were dismissed The session lastet
IA days. Only three civil cases and on
criminal case were tried by jury, and tw
civil cases were tried by court. Some $50
in fines were imposed in liquor cases.
Gov. Fuller has pardoned DIR. Bourbon
nais of Burlington, who was lately sen
fenced TO serve two months in the house o
correction for furnishing liquor. 1t was
conditional pardon, Bourbonnais paying a
the fines, costs of prosecution and eX
penses OF eXtradition from KeesevillP, N. Y
his present home, amounting to 500.
Henry C. Burwell of Brdport, for tn
past II or Is years the most prominen
merino sheep breeder in Vermont, die
last week Thursday. In 1875 he took tn
first premium on a merino ram at the world
exhibition in New Orleans, and only las
1 year he went to Australia with shiplOa
of fine wool sheep. Mr. Burwell wa
about So years of age and leaves two chi
. dren, a son and a daughter.
, C. c.. Warren of Waterbury bought {
the great Hobart horse sale in New Yor
ten months old colt sired by StambOu
r 2:O75. His dam, Prospect Maid, made
record in 1882 of 2:23t at Utica, N. Y
and trotted in private soon after in PIG
She is by George Wilkes, 2:22. This co
is probably the only animal out of Thu
large sale that found its way to Vernon
: and this youngster goes to Waterbury, NJ
2 Hobart's native town.
a The 18th annual meeting of the Burlin
ton Commercial Travellers association wi
Q held in the Van Ness house in that eli
Friday evening. One hundred and fiji
members of the association and many il
3 vited guests were present. Prof. LandC
4 acted as POSTMASTER and among those wi
Q spoke were Gov. Fuller, Mayor Haselto
d j. II. IIolton. Capt. S. S. Leach, Il.
o Peck, G. NJ. Wilds of Middlebury and
!. 5. Towne of Keene, n. II.