Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-21

Newport fishermen caught five lake trout that
phremagog.
John Fitzgerald, Familiarity known as BLACK
Jack" who died at his home near Rutland Fri
day, was supposed to be lO5 years old.
The Flanders House. owned by II Stevens and
occupied by Peter Austin, was burned At Yer
gennes Tuesday morning. Loss $500
F. W. McGettrck Of st. Adams has been APP
pointed superintendent OF construction of the
public building TO be erected at that place.
The little sou OF Allen Caswell Of Milton had
one hand nearly severed, being struck by an axe
with which an older brother was chopping.
Major CIRCUITS new sugar house at Derby, with
evaporators, other tools, sugar and syrup,
burned Wednesday Of last week. Total loss
5000.
John H. Buffers dwelling and blacksmith shop
and the separator building Of the Franklin coun-
ty creamery at Jacksonville were burned last
week Wednesday.
John W. whtcomb of Rutland has been APP
pointed superintendent of construction at the ma
tional fish hatchery at st. Johnsoury. The build
ing will be erected this spring.
The alumni association of Goddard seminary
of Barre has secured 5000 toward the Thompson
Memorial cottage to be erected the coming sum.
mer in memory of Miss Z. A Thompson.
Harrington & Thayer of Brandon. assignees
OF Briggs Brothers, have disposed of SIS OOO
worth OF property in the past 60 days. Last
week they sold the Briggs block in Brandon 10 T.
b Smith for $1,000
AIburg had another disastrous fir. Tuesday
when the large stone store building and the fine
residence owned by James Gooselin and occupied
by Clement Eddy burned. The loss was
about 5000, with 5000 insurance.
Clayton Richardson eyed Is fell IL feet from
a doorway in his fathers mill at Waitsfeld into
raceway. He tioated down stream under one
bridge before his brother pulled him from the icy
water unconscious He will probably recover.
An amateur dramatic company was rehearsing
| at st. Johnsbury Centre when one OF the girls
| sportively discharged pistol at Maud Sargent
| contained n blank btif Sar
| was seriously injured, the pistol being held at
such short range that powder burned her face.
joseph Larraba, farm laborer, attacked
| Grace Carey, daughter Of B. Carey Of Colchester
while she was on her way TO school one day last
| week. The chid's screams frightened Larraba
who fled after tearing her clothes. Larraba was
arrested, bound over to the county court for trial
| and placed in the county jail.
E. f. Rawson, the only millionaire in Atlanta
| Ga, died recently. He was native Of Crafts
| bury, this state but went TO Georgia while a
young man He was a member Of the Atlanta
| City Council committee which met Gen Sherman
IN 1864, and protested against his order for the
= removal OF women and children from the city
DR.. Haynes l.. Richardson, who died in New
York city one day last week, was born in Corinth
this state, in 1928 After graduating from a med.
ical college in New York he practiced in Mont
| pelier. and during the served as surgeon
with the 18th Vermont regiment Since the war
| he has lived In New York.
Orange A. Smalley who died recently near
Brandon, became interested In electro magnet
| les for use by physicians. He was associated
with Thomas Davenport, the noted electrical in.
ventor Of Brandon, and according to the Brandon
| Union 1t was Smalley who submitted the plan
which resulted in building the first electric en-
| CINE.
In the case of Ida Godette vs. Mary La Chap
| ellie, for criminal severity of punishment in
school at Burlington, the jury returned a verdict
| Wednesday for the plaintiff for S2sG6 damages.
| The case goes to the supreme court
| G. S. Colburn, one of Rutland county's best
| known lawyers and business men, died at his
| home in Pittsford Wednesday. He was a gradu-
ate of Middlebury college, class of 1885, and had
| represented Rutland county in the state senate,
besides holding many important Offices.
X. b. Grimm, a chemist who graduated from
| the University OF Vermont in 1876, was fatally
urned at his office on Milk street, Boston, last
week Thursday by the explosion Of naphtha.
A piece Of Col. Baum sword, a wrought nail
from the front door of the old Catamount Tav
ern at Bennington Centre, and brass button
| from a British red coat have been forwarded by
| Mrs. Geo. A. Robinson of Rutland to be melted
for the Columbian liberty bell.