Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-16

The closing exercises ef the Randolph normal
school will he held June 1929,
Alexander, owned by E. F. Brownell Of Burling-
ton, won the egg class at Lepine Park, Montreal,
last week
The 2Ith annual commencement Of Goddard
seminary at Barre will begin Sunday and close
Wednesday.
The body Of Robert, son Of Mr.. and Mrs Chas
A Best who drowned in Wnoosk river at
Montpelier April {, found in the river at Mid
dleseX Monday.
The receipts OF the kirmess which closed at
Rutland Saturday night were about 5000 of
which 5000 will go to the odd Fellows and 5000 to
the hospital fund.
In the speaking Of the sophomores at Tufts col
lege for the Goddard prize William r. Durham,
Barre, won the first prize and Charles Clark st.
Adams, the second
The next meeting of the Green Mountain Trot-
ting Park association Barre, will he held next Fri
day and Saturday, June y and -. Three races
will be trotted each day.
Fred Tuliper, burglar rs years old, escaped
from the house of correctional Rutland Tuesday
by climbing over the l6-foot stockade bnt was
recaptured at West Rutland.
Edward Shaw, a general crook OF Boston. who
stole horse from Edward Green of Clarendon
and gold watch from the Central House at Rut-
land, was arrested in Dandy Sunday.
Over 1900 panes of glass in DR.. W. S. Webb's
greenhouses at Shelburne were broken by hail
stones Friday and the glass in his other buildings
badly damaged The loss will exceed $1,000.
Julius Peterson Dane 81 years old, was
drowned at Proctor Sunday while bathing in the
otter creek. The accident took place where four
or five persons have been drowned during the
past 10 years
The decision in the Impeachment case charging
Hon. John c. Allen, secretary of the state of Ne
braska, with gross carelessness, exonerates him
in every particular. Secretary Allen is a native
of Chittenden county.
Mrs. Emma Condon an Arlington widow who
has been living in Bennington for few months
was found in the west part Of that town Sunday,
exhausted and insane. She nroba blV
come by the excessive heat.
Nicholas Gaudette, a Stamford burglar escaped
from the Jail at Manchester Sunday morning by
kicking an opening through the door. Mcdowell
the Glastonbury murderer who was in the same
cell, made no attempt TO escape.
These Vermont postmasters have been appoint
ed: Martha NJ. Lampheer, East Cambridge; Hen
ry Abel, East Swanton c. F. Squier, New Ha
ven; F. s. Francis, Panton; G.. j. Hodges. Rim
ton; T. P. Cunningham, West Topsham.
The fourth annual convention of the Vermont
State Firemen's association will be held at st
Adams July 10 and 20. A total of $1,000 is offer
ed in prizes for hose, hook and ladder, hand en-
gne, hose coupling and prize drill contests.
The Bradford creamery was destroyed by fir,
last week Wednesday. The loss is estimated a
| $1,000, with $1,000 insurance The creamery wa,
making about 500 pounds Of butter day. Tn,
patrons VIII now carry their cream TO other near
| by creameries until this one can be rebuilt
| new disease threatens to seriously damag,
/ the potato crop in Addison county {. B. Strunl
| of West Addison had field of two acres ii
/ bloom, nut IN 80 hours the disease had made Sucl
! progress that it evident that destruction
would be complete. No remedy has been discov
| cred.
Barre visited by a heavy shower Monda,
| night Lightning caused fire at the farm o
! Jerry Hutchinson, which consumed three barns
with live stock and hay. Loss $500; insured
| The barns and dwelling house Of Bert Hutchins
| at Cutler Corner, were also consumed. Los,
| $500; fully insured.
The annual reunion of the Orleans County Vet
erans' association was held at North Troy las
| week, There was large attendance and afte
the parade and dinner several inspiring speeche
We're made. These officers were chosen: Presi
dent, George Bush, Barton Landing: vice presi
dent, Kendrick Richmond, Newport: secTetarl
! and treasurer, c. w Cook, West Glover: execu
| tive committee, G. L. Erwin, Newport Centre r
| Webster, lrasburgh, and Ara Miller, Newport.
The schedules of assets and liabilities of tn
| Orwell firm of Hammond, Bush & Co., whicl
| lately has become insOvent, has been filed. Tn
Indebtedness is, in round numbers, Sl5O,OOO o
which amount about Sl27, 900 is secured by collat
! eral. The company's creditors number abou
/ 500, located mostly in western Vermont and il
! New York. OF the Indebtedness the entir,
amount, except about $1,000 is represented b.
notes The company's assets are nomnalll
| about S5420OO. They consist of about S16S, 90
worth of real estate; real estate mortgages, abOu
$4,000; contracts taken for lands sold about Sl3
600; loans and discounts about Si9.OOO: book &c
counts about $1,000; stocks pledged as collat
eral about $4,000; stocks not pledged, abou
/ 100000.