Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-10
THE VERMONT BRATTLEBORO

Evarts, Vergennes, and c. NJ. Winslow,
secretary state board of agriculture.
Rev. DR.. Wheelock H. Parmly who
died last week at Roslyn, r. l., was pastor
emeritus of the First Baptist church in
! Jersey City, and was born in Braintree,
this state, in 1916.
Frederick Mills, employed in the cutting
! shop of the Central Vermont railroad at
! st. Adams, had his right arm drawn into a
cutting machine Saturday and so badly in
iured that one bone of the forearm had to
be removed.
A reception was given Tuesday evening
by the citizens of Chester Depot to the
teachers and the instructors at the summer
school of methods for Windsor county.
Some 400 persons were present, all of
whom were made i'll from some unknown
cause, supposed to be poisoned ice cream.
The Congregational church at Peacham
will celebrate its centennial on the 10th of
August. Rev. Moses Martin of Allegan,
Mich, will deliver the historical address.
The Shoreham Congregational church cele-
brates its centennial on the 22d of this
month.
Raleigh A. Folsom, aged II years, of
South Barton, committed suicide Sunday
by shooting at his Boston lodgings. De
spondency through failure to obtain work
was the cause of the deed. Mr.. Folsom
went to Boston a short time ago to get
work, leaving his family in South Barton.
A barn belonging to A. A. Finlay and
one owned by Warner GoodenOugh of the
same town were struck by lightning
Thursday afternoon and destroyed. Par
ties in a team, who had taken refuge in the
Finlay barn, h adj just left il when it was
struck
The tobacco store of Cronin Brothers at
Bennington was entered by burglars last
week Thursday morning, ent ance being
gained by pryng down from the top win
dow which had been left open little.
But little money was secured, and appear
ances indicate that the work was that of
amateurs
The house of Wilbur Reynolds at Cam
bridge Junction was burned last week. and
his only child, a babe of II months, perish
ed in the flames. The mother had gone to
the house of a neghbor, leaving the child
asleep, and when the fire was discovered it
was too late to save the child or any of the
household goods.
The Lyndonville national bank has
brought suit against T. c. Fletcher of St.
Johnsbury, to recover $4,000, the amount
y
fessed that he forged Fletcher's name and
for which Walter is now serving a term in
state prison. The suit is brought on the
ground that the signature is genuine and
the bank claims it has evidence to that eff
feet.
Among recent appointments of post
masters in Vermont are those of Jerome
W. Pierce at Springfield and Andrew j.
Sibley at Montpelier. F. f. Putnam has
been appointed postmaster at East Cam
bridge, vice NJ. NJ. Lampher, deceased; p.
g. Salmon at Greensboro Bend, vice X. b.
Smith removed, and II. L. Moore at Shell
don Springs, vice William w. Marcia re-
signed
Harry McDermott, - years old, guest
at the Mountain Spring House at Lake
Dunmore, was drowned in the lake there
last week. He was in swimming with
others, and either stepped into hole or in
| diving became entangled in the weeds and
could not get out. McDermott's home was
in Brooklyn, and he was the only son of a
widowed mother. The body was recover
ed.
Rev. Joseph Guernsey died in Rutland,
| Saturday. He was born i'll Brandon in
| 1920, and was member of the New Hamp-
| shire Methodist conference from 1916 to
! 1869, when he was transferred to the Yer
mont conference, of which he was presiding
elder for four years. He retired from ac-
tive ministerial work and removed to Rut-
land in 1888. Mr.. Guernsey was one of
the veteran Methodist clergymen of New
England, having preached for nearly half
century.
Division Commander Greene of the Sons
of Veterans announces the following APP
pointments on his staff: Adjutant, L. G.
Young; quartermaster, S. f. Perkins; SER
geant major, \. NJ. Scagel quartermaster
sergeant, ). A. Greene, all of st. Adams
| The adjutant's report shows 1851 members
in good standing June 80, 1894 The
quartermaster's report shows balances on
hand of S149.77 in the division account
and S1099.53 in the camp account.
Philip Merritt of Burlington, about Al
years of age, was arrested in Bellows Falls
Tuesday and taken to Athol, Mass, charg-
ed with horsestealing. On the night of
July "A horse, carriage and harness were
stolen from Joe Merritt's barn in Athol
and a harness from Chas. Phelps. Philip
Merritt stole the team from his brother,
went to BoylstOn, Mass, traded horses,
then to Claremont, Y. H., sold the team
for SIS and located in Bellows Falls. The
stolen property will all be recovered, as the
thief admitted all.
The report to the comptroller of the cur
rency upon the condition of the national
banks of the state at the close of business,
July 49, shows the average reserve to have
been 36.74 per cent against 29.S3 per cent
on May last. Loans and discounts de-
creased from $l2, 7S7, ego to S12,317,3S7
stocks and securities increased from
1885,, 341 to 81, 1853, 800; gold coin from
S449,51S to S476,922; total specie from
S6OS, 101 to SGl2 1865; lawful money de-
creased from 1887, 6lS to 1872, 233; surplus
fund from 81, 67G, 800 to 81, 1916, 3SS; ,indi
vidual deposit increased from S7,964, Ii.
to IS, 5S3, 6S7.