Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-05

Michael Lynch's marble shop at Poult-
ney was burned last week Thursday. In
sured.
d. a. Rood, treasurer of the town of
Jericho, is $1,000 short in his accounts, ac-
cording to the st. Adams Messenger.
f. c. Barrett's bone meal mill in sum
mervile, st. Johnsbury was damaged by
fire one day last week. The property was
insured for $500.
The Peoples national bank of Swanton.
has been organized with a capital of 500
600. The bonds to secure circulation have
been furnished.
The Vermont slate trust may not organ
ize for 1894. Some of the makers desire to
sell their stock on hand and will refuse to
sign the contracts.
Burlington has overdrawn its appropria-
ton for the relief of the poor and the over
seer is agitatng the subject of charity
ball to secure more funds.
Adelbert HER has been found guilty of
burning the buildings of Merritt Robbins
in Hancock, in the Addison county court.
One Bushey, jointly indicted with HER,
made confession.
The house owned by Edwin st. John
and occupied by his son Elmer at Hub
bardton, was burned recently during the
absence of the family. The loss was $500,
with 5000 insurance.
f. W. Sault, of West Randolph. has
been appointed quartermaster of the Yer
mont division, Sons of Veterans, vice J. b.
Eldredge, resigned. The division has had
10 quartermasters in 10 years
Maj. A. b. Valentine of Bennington, as
president of the Vermont officers reunion
society, has invited Gen. Horace Porter of
New York city to deliver the address at
its annual meeting next year.
Charles F. Miller, bookkeeper at Hotel
Reynolds has been arrested at Boston for
the alleged enlightenment of $500 during
the past eight months. Mr.. Reynolds, the
proprietor of the hotel, is a Vermonter.
f. J. Holenbeck of Burlington, convict
ed of criminal assault on Mary Gilman,
was sentenced to 10 years in the state
prison. His counsel had exceptions noted
and his case will go to the supreme court
In 1892 Gj new residences were erected
within the Bennington village limits at an
expense estimated at 100000 On re-
pairs etc, about $50, 900 was expended.
l q
/ 600.
Myron f. Wilson, father of the publish
| ers of the Bristol Herald, at one time pub
! Usher of the st. Adams Democrat and fore
man in the st. Adams Messenger compos-
ing room for long time, died recently at
| Bristol.
Fire Quilted Bonier's tailor shop in Far
rar's block at Swanton Saturday night,
and O, j. Browns dry goods store was
damaged by water The damage would
bave been heavy but for the water works
system.
Michael O'COnnor, who shot his son
Alec at Centre Rutland one day last week
while drunk, will not be prosecuted. The
sons wound is not serious. The elder
| O'COnnOr is one of the finest marble carvers
in this country.
Mike Shannon, while chopping wood
with his son at West Swanton Friday was
badly injured. An AK in the hands of hi,
son glanced and struck Mr.. Shannon in
the head, opening an artery. When Slam
mon was taken home he was apparently
dead from the loss of blood.
The punishment hardly fitted the crime
in the case of George Cole of Greensboro
who was fined SO and cost for abusing
his wife. After the trial he eluded the
officer but was captured next day in a hay
loft in Craftsbury. He was taken to Rut-
land to work out his sentence.
A lace thread company offered prizes
amounting to $1,000 for the best fancy worl
made from its thread, and Mrs. Jennie NJ.
Mathews of Mddlebury received fourth
prize, $50 in gold. There were 2054 eX
hibitors who showed over 5000 pieces. Tn,
exhibits were displayed at the World
Fair
Fire on Federal street at Boston Satur
day caused a loss of $1,000 in Ahern
Co.'s bndery, while the damage by water
is estimated at S75, 900, Among the un
bound books damaged were several copies
of Battelrs Morgan Register owned by tn
Register company of Middlebury, thi
state.
DIR. c. II. Barbour of Rutland has filed
petition to have the Rutland White MARBLE
Co. of West Rutland declared insOlvent
Mr.. Barbour claims that the company owe
him $500. The company is controlled b,
Worcester men and it is charged that tn
directors gave a mortgage to a co-director
the object being to shut out the creditors
the amount of the mortgage, $4,000, bein
greater than that of the Indebtedness.