Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-14

1t Is estimated that workmen who have
contracted bills to the amount of $1,000
have skipped" from Barre within a short
time, leaving their bills unpaid.
''The biggest OK in the world" weighing
nearly 1900 pounds, will be exhibited in a
tent adjoining the Worlds Fair grounds,
by Sherburne Moore of Barnet.
The Neshobe Electric company has been
formed at Brandon with capital of $780,
600. E. d. Thayer is president and E. ID.
Blackwell of Montpelier treasurer.
There are to be five races each day at
the meeting of the Horse Breeders assoc
citation at White River Junction July 20
81, and $4,000 are offered in premiums.
During the thunder shower which fol-
lowed the heavy snow fall at Waterbury
Friday lightning tore large hole in the
concrete sidewalk, and struck DR.. CIRCUITS
house, but did not damage 1t seriously.
The E. & r. Fairbanks company of st.
Johnsbury will exhibit 100 styles of scales
at the Worlds Fair, ranging from those
that record a variation of a tenth of a
grain to the railroad scales which weigh a
loaded freight car.
Scion Smith, a Barre quarryman, COM
mitted suicide Sunday night. His wife
and children left him three years ago, and
he shot himself through the heart on the
steps of the house of Charles Mainard, in
which they lived.
L. S. Drew of Burlington has a chair
which is said to have once been the prop
erty of Ethan Allen of Revolutionary
fame. 1t will be covered with gold leaf
preparatory to sending it to the Worlds
Fair for exhibition.
Eleven men are now employed at the
government laboratory at Montpelier.
Early this week 1900 samples of maple
sugar had been tested. The sample of
the highest grade was made by T. G..
Chase of Fletcher 1t registered 95.l.
A fire at Graniteville in Barre, Thurs
day of last week, consumed the store oc-
cupied by NJ. A. Corbett Il Co., dealers in
general merchandise, and number of ten
ement houses in the rear, with large part
of the contents. The buildings were owned
by Charles and Warren Huntington of
Washington. Total loss 5000; fully in
sured.
Benjamin Hall, author of "Hall's histo-
ry of Vermont died at Troy, n. Y. last
week Thursday. He was graduated from
Harvard college in 1852 and was admitted
to the bar in 1856. He was city clerk in
Troy in 1858 and twice city chamberlain.
He was well known in literary circles His
best known works were historical, and re-
lated to Vermont.
DIR. VIM. Seymour died at Troy, y. Y,
Friday. He graduated from Williams col
lege in 1915, and was health officer at the
time of the cholera epidemic in 1854. He
had been professor of the Castleton, VT,
Medical college, the Berkshire Medical in
stitute, Pittsfield, Mass, and the Albany
Medical college. He was an authority on
obstetrics and gynecology.
The "sewer middle" is the topic of the
day at Bennington. If the contract for
the construction of the sewers is broken
damages must be paid. The present trus-
tees have full power to borrow the money,
as the vote authorizing them to borrow
$50, 900 has not been rescinded. The con-
| tractors tools have arrived, and further de-
velopments are awaited with interest.
| The museums of the University of Yer
mont have recently received 80 species,
mounted of Lake Champlain fish, two
models of New Mexico cave dwellings, a
| fine collection of life masks taken from
natives of the South Sea islands, two illus
| tratons in the study of ethnology, a col
/ lection of jade axes from New Guinea,
! stone implements from Denmark, fine
set of colored corals, a set of glass sponges
and New Zealand ceremonial axe.
L. c. Wakefield, a Montpelier veterina-
ry, quarantned the hogs owned by James
| Ryan of Plainfield. Ryan claimed that
the hogs were free from cholera, and sue
ceeded in making Wakefield admit that the
hogs were quarantined out of spite. Ryan
brought legal action against Wakefield and
Justice Martin of Paintield gave verdict
of $195 and costs. Wakefield took an APP
peal The cattle commissioner has re-
moved the quarantine from all hogs in the
vicinity of Barre.
Charles Burrill, who died at Concord,
Mass, recently, was the principal in the
celebrated Burrill claim which was pend
ing before the city government of Boston
for more than % years, and was finally
settled for $4,000, although originally it
was for more than three-quarters of a mil
lion. The claim grew out of an agree
ment made between Mr.. Burrill and Mayor
f. w. Lincoln in May, 1864, by the terms
of which Mr.. Burrill was to fill out Bos-
toms quota for the war Mr.. Burrill was
a native of Vermont, and at the time OF
his death was 20 years old.