Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-17

Rev. Norman P. butcher was installed pastor
of the Congregational church at Vergennes Tues
day.
The 18th annual session of the Vermont grand
lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars
will be held with Arcadia lodge of Randolph
Wednesday and Thursday Oct. ID and IA. The
presence of several workers of national promi-
hence is promised.
The Battenkill Valley fair has been held at
Manchester Centre this week with an unusually
cool number.of exhibits. A successful floral pa
rade was held Wednesday morning. A special
attractiOnwas the presence Of Troop of cavalry
from Fort Ethan Allen with military band.
The Vacuum Drier company of St Johnsbury
has filed an application with the secretary Of
state for a charter. The company proposes to
organize with Sl50,000 for the purpose Of manu-
featuring machinery for drying yarn, cloth in
the web paper as it comes from the machines
etc. The subscribers are Henry Fairbanks, How
ard Parker, VIM. c. Perkins, Fred y. Wheeler
and Ada Colby.
Major Stephen P Joslyn Of the 18th L. S. in
fantry has been assigned by the secretary of war
for duty with the national guard of Vermont
with headquarters at Burlington. The major re-
ported last week to Governor Grout for duty.
His family have arrived from Plattsburg, y. y,
and will occupy the spacious home of ex Senator
Edmunds Major Joslyn is a native OF Barton
and his many friends in Orleans county glad
of his return to Vermont.
A four-weeks old baby was found on the steps
of the Methodist parsonage at Rtchford one
morning recently. The little one was packed in a
basket and accompanying II was a 81 bill and a
note stating its given name and age The found
ling was turned over TO the poormaster. Then
the childs identity was disclosed, relatives of the
unfortunate mother claiming it. The mother is
Mrs Leo of Sutton, Que, whose husband is ia
tally i'll with consumption. She has fled with an
other man, and took this way of Kidding herself
of the incumbrance of child
P. B. Smiths house at Underhill Centre was
burned Sunday morning. Mr. Smith was alone
in the house when he was awakened by a noise,
arose, dressed, seized his revolver and light and
went down stairs. Everything all right in
the main part of the house, but when he opened
the door into the L the smoke rushed out from
fire under the kitchen stove pipe. He extinguish
ed the fire and went up stairs again, but was
surprised to see the flames burst out through
the roof of the L. He rushed out and gave the
alarm, but the fire was beyond control
The so-called shannon gang" were arrested at
Rutland Saturday charged with stealing several
barrels of flour from the storehouse of K. d.
Keyes & Co. John Shannon, Edward Casey and
John Managan were bound over to the county
court in the sum of $500 each, and each was
found guilty Of stealing hides from the Vermont
Beef company and sentenced TO the house of cor
rection for terms of 81, 80 and 80 DAYS respect
lively. Chick Davis, another member of the
gang, has not had hearing, and George Moves
has also Teen arrested charged with stealing
hides.
A. w. Edison of Worcester, Mass, has been
elected one OF the assistant superintendent of
schools in New York city at salary of $1,000
year Mr.. Edison was born in Wisconsin i6 years
ago but came to Vermont at the age of r. He grad
uated at the state normal school, attended the
eTmo3. Me6n3Ss coeJ ia ana gr s haeG
identified with the training of the young ever
since he left college. He first taught in the pub
lie schools of Vermont and Illinois, and was then
for one year principal of the West Randolph
High school, and for five years acted in a similar
capacity at the Randolph Normal school. In 1891
be superintendent of schools at Attleboro
Mass, going from there to Jersey City, where he
was superintendent for two and one half years.
Since leaving Jersey City Mr.. Edison has been
agent for the Massachusetts, board of education
He has also been manager of the school of met h
DDS and instructor in school management at the
Martha's Vineyard summer institute
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