Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-04-12

The amount of milk received at the st.
Adams creamery last month was 2,O1S,015
pounds.
A Lamoille county firm has just shipped
80 pounds of maple sugar to Benguella,
Central Africa.
A double tenement house in Proctor
owned by the Vermont Marble company
burned Thursday morning of last week,
causing a loss of $1,000.
A broken journal caused the derailment
of locomotive and 10 passengers near
Charlotte. Tuesday. Wrecking trains
from Rutland and ST. Adams cleared the
track.
The Tooth annual meeting of the general
convention of Congregational ministers and
societies of Vermont will be held in the old
First church. at Bennington Centre in
June.
The postmaster general has ordered the
prefix "West' dropped from the name
West Randolph, and henceforth the name
of the post-oflice will be simply "Ran-
dolph."
The Vermont insurance commissioners
will investigate the charge that companies
outside the state, unauthorized to do bust
ness here and paying no tax, carried risks
on the property recently burned at Bur-
lington.
Frank Rossi, who broke Jail at Barre,
March IA, and was captured last week in
Groton, Conn, has been placed under
$1,000 bonds for his appearance at the Sep
TENDER term of county court.
Mrs. G.. o. Webster, wife of the Baptist
pastor of Montpelier, has sued for a di-
vorce on the ground of intolerable severity.
Pending a decision Mrs. Webster is given
the custody of her minor daughter.
Secretary of War Lamont has forwarded
to Capt. Howard, constructing quartermas-
ter of Fort Ethan Allen, Lake Champlain,
plans for and authorization to build cav
airy drill hall at the fort, 100 by POO feet in
size.
The house, outbuildings and barn of
Hugh G.. Gibson of South Ryegate were
burned Thursday of last week ca sing a
loss of $4,000. The property was not in
sured. The fire started through defec-
tive flue.
The act of the last legislature sending
tramps to the house of correction for six
months will undoubtedly be of use in put
ting a stop to professional begging, but it
is bound to work hardship in some cases of
genuine want
A. A. Kelley, town collector of Pawlet,
has made an assignment to his bondsmen
for the benefit of his creditors the princ-
pal one being the town. There is an APP
parent deficiency in his accounts of about
$4,000, but it is believed that if his assets
are properly handled they will make him
even with the world.
The St. Adams Building AMI Loan asso-
citation has been formed as branch of the
Granite State Provident association of
Manchester, y. II. Stock to the amount
of S6j 900 has been subscribed F. f.
Twtchell is president of the association
and A. J. Lang secretary and treasurer.
The special commission elected at St.
Adams to investigate and report on the
town hall question have filed a report rec
ommending the erection of building to
contain offices for town purposes, library,
reading room, hose companies and pub
lie hall at a cost not exceeding $4,000.
The annual meeting and banquet of the
Sons and Daughters of Vermont in Spring
field, Mass, will be held the evening of the
18th, Patriots day. Gov. Woodbury., Lieut..
Gov. Mansur, and President II. NJ. Arms
of the National Dairymens association will
be among the speakers. The association
contains 400 members.