Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-29

Fish Commissioner j. W. Titcomb saws there
are now at the RoXbury hatchery 10000 brook
trout 800 oO0 lake trout, COCO German trout and
large number Of rainbow trout.
James Heath, Who was injured by being caught
in the shatting at the West Berlin granite quar-
ries recently. died from his injuries He was for
many years highly esteemed citizen Of North
field.
Miss Mary Mooney Of Beekmantown, y Y. to.
day brought suit against the burlington Traction
company to recover damages of sI2,0OJ, for njur-
les received by being pushed from moving car
in 1892
The town Of Newbury, in Orange county, has
only eco population, tut among this number are
Al persons over 80 years old % women and Is
men. In the town are II uples who have been
married over 80 years.
A. C. Bates & Son of Rutland have issued
statement to their creditors showing that their
assets SO 600 and their liabilities ST. 100.
They wish to effect a settlement on the basis of
~ cents on the dollar.
George Clark of Hardwick, while skating on
Mackville pond recently, fell through an air hole
He went to the bottom, but when he arose, his
head and shoulders came through the hole and
he was taken out by his comrades
The Congregationalists Of Morrisville dedicated
a new $4,000 church Thursday, with every dollar
of the indebtt dness pledged. The dedication SER
mon was led by Rev. DR.. smith Baker of Boston,
and several prominent pastors OF the state par
ticipated
BY agreement with Judge Rowel who is to
preside at the March term OF Washington county
court. and with thu counsel for the state and for
bel Marsh Of Northfied charged with poisoning
her husband, will be the first for trial,
The annual meeting Of the Vermont Merino
Sheep Breeders association was held at Middle
bury Wednesday. {. +. Abel Of Orwell was
elected president l. A. Skin of Middlebury secre.
tary, and F. II. Harrington Of Brandon treasurer,
The association has assets OF S22li above all liza
bilities
Esther Damon Of Plymouth Union is the only
pensoner Of the Rev oution living in New Eng
land. She was born August l, 1914 On Septem-
her 6, 1885, she was married 10 Noah Damon, who
was volunteer from Massachusetts. He was
granted a pension shortly before his death HIS
widow has had $50 year since 1872
John ROGUE, an employe at Frost Veneer
mill at New port, at work on the elevator
Saturday, when the rope broke and the elevator
fell from the top to the bottom of the mill,
ROGUE had a hip and leg broken and was in
jured internally. His injuries at first sup
posed TO be fatal, but he is now improving.
The work on the first Of about 40 buildings
which will make up the new American university
at Washington, the co, tract for which is held by
the Columbian Marble company of Rutland is
nearly completed. The building is to be the col
ege of history and is entirely of white Columbi-
marble IL is modelled on the lines OF the
treasury building and the contract price was
Sl5S 600
The annual meeting of the State Agricultural
society was held recently at White River Junction
and the following officers elected: George Altken
of Woodstock, president; II. Clark of Rutland,
secretary; j. G.. Parker of Quechee, treasurer.
The president appointed the following committee sl
Messrs. Cramton of Rutland, Clark Of Dorset,
Parker of Quechee
Dr. X. W. Bennett, 60, died Saturday at Ben
nngton after long illness. He was a native OF
Williamstown, Mass, but his boyhood was spent
in Pow nal. He graC uated from the medical de-
partment of the University of Vermont In 1862,
and first practced at Halifax in Windham coun.
ty. He then went to Pc nal, but In 1873 moved
TO Benz ington, where he was known as a very
sue .essful practitioner.
Gaysville Is TO be put on record with the lucky
villages of Vermont. An old resident William
G. Beecher, who died recently In California, be-
queathed to Gaysville his library, consisting Of
over $500 volumes, and fund of $4,000, The
books have already been received and will be kept
| in the store formerly occupied by j. A Chedel
and will be ready for circulation in about six
weeks. The money will be paid when the estate
| is settled.
Bethel village stands a fair chance of water
| famine the remainder of the winter, In addition
| TO several private supplies there are four water
| systems, that of @. d. Gushing supplying Church
| street, G j. Wallace North Main street, Stearns
| & Durham, South Main street, and the White
| River Water company River street. The cold
weather of the past week has frozen up solid all
these four system I'd many of the Individual
water supplies. -1ch Of the four systems Is
a mile or more in ite.it is Idle to think of dig
| ging them up In Tue ant frozen state of the
ground, although soiattempts have beer
| made.