Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-08

Dorset, Arlington and Manchester, to the
number of 400, held picnic on the grounds
at the Soldiers Home at Bennington Sat.
urday.
On account of small insurance and hard
times, L. Baker g. Sons will not rebuild
their lumber dressing mill and box shop,
which was recently burned at Richford.
They employed a number of men, and the
suspension of this business will seriously
affect the town.
DR.. G. b. Billiard, a Republican, is re-
tanned as chairman of the new board of
pension examiners at St. Johnsbury. DIR.
II. S. Browne, another member of the old
board and a Democrat, is also retained The
new member is DR.. w. G. Blake, a Demo-
crat, of Lyndon.
Another conspiracy case' will be con-
tested at Barre. A young Swede claims
that he was deprived of work through the
granite dealers association, which demand
ed that he return to the employ of Cutler
& Burnham, with whom he had been serv-
ing an apprenticeship.
The sea-green slate trust, known as the
Vermont Slate company, has decided to
continue working four days a week during
the month of September, with no reduc-
blpiA III llOlu lliht paul uuTlIlR Tue
summer. After September 30 it will sus-
pend operations entirely until the times
will warrant a resumption.
Chauncey Warner, an aged farmer of
Cambridge has promised to make the
town of Sturbridge, Mass, a present of
$4,000, with interest from Dec. Is, 1892,
which will amount TO 1886. He says he
gave this sum in recognition and apprecia-
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deaf and dumb cousin, Miss Auril Morris
Charles K. Darling, of Fitchburg, Mass,
recently appointed acknowledgement on the
staff of COMMUNICATIVE chief Maccabe of
the Sons of Veterans, is son of j. X. Darl-
ing of Chelsea. Mr.. Darling is city editor
of the Fitchburg Sentinel and holds the
rank of major in the Massachusetts,
militia.
The suits against the Forepaugh circus,
arising out of the free fight between
officers and citizens of Hyde Park and emf
ployes of the show, have been settled
The officers who were injured asked only
moderate damages, which were settled, and
the employees pleaded guilty to the charges
of assault and their fines were paid.
At his own request, Lieutenant F. c.
Kimball for some time commandment of
Norwich University, has been ordered back
to his regiment in the United States army
He will be present at the opening of the
college year at Norwich University long
enough to initiate his successor who has
not yet been named.
An explosion of gasoline caused fire in
W. D. Newton's plumbing establishment
at Bennington last week Thursday. The
building was badly burned and the large
dry goods store of A. d. Richie, adioin-
ing, was damaged. Mr.. Newton carried
$500 insurance and Mr.. Richie SIS, 600
The total loss is estimated at $4,000 to
$1,000.
Royal Cummings, a well-known print er
of White River Junction, formerly pub
Usher of the Valley Sun, was stricken with
paralysis in the left side Friday, caused by
a rupture of blood vessel in the brain.
The Valley Sun, under Mr.. Cummings
management, was a small paper but one of
the most attractive published in the state.
The craft generally will regret to learn of
Mr.. Cummings misfortune.
Collector b. B. Smalley upon his acces-
sion to Office Sept. /, made the following
appointments of deputy collectors and in
spectors: Capt. George W. Burleson, vice
Mayor Seymour II. Wood at St. Adams
Z. C. Robinson, vice Col L. NJ. Mansur, at
Island Pond; Ernest Beatty and Fred
j. Sargent at Richford; W. j. Murphy
at Burlington. William Denning was
appointed messenger at Burlington.
The storm of last week Tuesday did
more damage in Washington county than
at first reported. Mad river was the high
est since the flood of 1869. The machin-
cry from f. Cardells saw mill at Warren
was scattered along the banks of the river
Palmer Bros mill was greatly damaged.
Shepard brook, at North Faystone, carried
away Davis's clapboard mill, and 1000
bushels of grain were washed away.
Meadows and highways were washed out
and bridges swept away.
Little Ruby Perkins of Bridgewater died
of diptheria last week after almost recover
ing from very remarkable accident.
While at play last March she had her en-
tire scalp torn from her head by revolv-
ing shaft in her fathers mills. Dr. E..
NJ. Pond of Rutland began a grating of
skin on the bare skull. From time to
time skin was taken from herself and her
brother and sister and grated on her skull
in such manner that at the time of her
death she had nearly recovered.
VI WAS dTTtSleu
one day last week for assault on George
Preston with knife, during family row
at Palmers house. At the hearing at
Vergennes the fact was brought out that
Mrs. Palmer had married Palmer without
having obtained divorce from a former
husband. Palmer and his wife were held
for trial under $500 bonds each, the former
being charged with assault with intent to
kill and the latter with bigamy
Rufus w. Andrews, who died at Swamp
scott, Mass, recently, studied law at Rut-
land and was admitted to the bar in this
state. He served as secretary TO Gov
Fletcher. His wife was a niece of Gov
Fletcher and of Judge Fletcher OF Massa-
chusetts. For the past 40 years Mr.. An
drews had practiced his profession in New
York, with the exception of the time that
he served as surveyor of the port of that
city under Lincoln's administration. He
took an active part in the prosecution of
the Tweed ring, was an intimate friend of
President Arthur and was well known as a
Republican worker in New York.
At the business mt citing of the Uni YER
salist state conference at Mortified, the
following officers were elected President,
A. f. Foster of Derby Line; vice-presi-
dent, Prof. Charles Dole of Mortified;
secretary, Rev. S. A. Parker of Bethel !;
treasurer, Willard Chase of West Concord (;
trustee for three years, Rev. j. f. Simons
of Woodstock; missionary agent, Miss