Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-02

900, and these in Middlebury and vicinity a
much larger amount.
young son of Harmon Hurlburt of waterville
got possession of dynamite cartridges, and one
exploded in his hand. tearing of a thumb and
three fingers. The other cartridge fell into the
stove and when the fire was started the stove was
demolished and Mr.. Hurlburt seriously injured.
Barney Riley and his wife and child Of Claren.
don were thrown from a carriage at Rutland
Monday. Mrs Riley and the child were uninjur-
ed but Mr.. Riley had several ribs broken and sus-
tanned internal injuries which will probably prove
fatal. He is 81 years old and has wife and six
children.
In the races at North Bennington last week
Thursday Geo. F. Leonard's horse, Joe N, won
the three minute class, best time 3g14 and Bur
CESS Lyndale took the free foral best time
2:3i15. j. c. Wettergreen Of Maiden Mass, won
the two.mile bicycle race and II. D. Hutchns the
one-mie race.
The dwelling house and grocery store occupied
by F. A. Atwood, belonging 10 the estate of f. W.
Atwood, and three tenement houses belonging to
Horace F. Hulett were burned at Salisbury last
week Thursday. A few household effects only
were saved. The fire caught in a small building
owned by the Central Vermont railroad company
Michael Hanley, aged IS was found lying on the
railroad track at North Troy few days ago.
The arm was crushed and the shoulder blade
fractured His arm was amputated, but he is
not expected to recover. Banley was tramping
about the country, and the records show that he
has served term In the house OF correction for
intoxication
The cost of the land and buildings for the Uni.
versity of Vermont the past year, as taken from
the official report of the president Of the college
TO the United States government Is as follows:
Land for experiment station, 100 acres Sl3,3OS.-
80; buildings thereon, SIC, 463 80; mechanical and
electrical buildings SIG 4SS ~ and the apparatus
is valued at $4,000.
The trustees Of Goddard seminary at Barre
have received bequest of $3.50 from the estate
Of the late Jehial Weston of Randolph, and also
$500 from the late Mrs. NJ. r. Colburn Of Barre
The present endowment fund is about $4,000
Bequests already made, but subject to life inter.
est, will add at least 100000. The Thompson
memorial fund is now over $1,000, contributed by
the alumni and friends of the institution
The new Methodist church in Mddebury was
dedicated last week Thursday. Among the prom
inent clergymen present were Rev. J. r. Day of
the Calvary church. and Rev. Dr. Homer Eaton
agent of the Methodist book concern. OF the
S44C0 debt on the church about $1,000 was wiped
out by subscriptions made during the day. The
new church was built to replace the wooden
structure burned in 1891.
John F. Henry. brother of General W. w
Henry OF Burlington, died at his home in Brook
yn, n. Y. Thursday Of last week. The bur
ial was at Waterbury. his native town. Mr.
Henry was formerly connected with the firm
which is now the Wells Richardson company, but
had been engaged in the patent medicine business
in Brooklyn for many years. He was at one time
Republican candidate for mayor of that city
The body of Jubez Proctor Colby was found
Thursday night Of last week on the shore Of Lake
Champlain, near Burlington wharf. He was a
son OF Hon Stoddard B. Colby, register Of the
treasury under President Lincoln, and a nephew
OF United States Senator Proctor Of Vermont
He had been an inmate Of Lake View retreat for
five or six weeks. He disa ppeared April c. He
formerly a railway official, but he became
dsspated. He was SO years old and leaves a wild.
ow in Brooklyn.
One Of the older landmarks Of South Royalton
is to be torn down. This is the old grist mill so
long known as Perce's and then as Adams s
mill. The first mill was burned by the tories and
Indians October 49, l7so The site was granted
Elias Curtis by the original propretors under
the YORK charter, and was part OF what is
now known as lot 81 of the Dutch allotments 80
His mill was completed in IN, when there were
only bride paths leading to the homes of the few
settlers In Royalton and the surrounding towns.
ever since.