Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-30
Railroad Collision.

Last Wednesday night the mixod tr,;n
7''"S - wells River and the mail train
, ., rom that place colli,led between
pehef and East Montpelier, at :,
point ABOUT mile and Il half from tho 1.t
Ter pace The mail train was late in
leaving Wells River. and Conductor Far
I'm tele@raphed to Mr.. Stowell tho sn
perlhdent' giving the mixed train sucb =,
!''i' ''A'o"ahcc, us would entitle them
II on time, to the right of road to Marsh
ne'"' the next station beyond the usual
meeting place of the two trains at pl,i,.
field ''''"'
lhe mixed train was DELAYED at Mont
Pe'''r on account Of the Brislow meetinr
ana lett at ten minutes past six with twcn.
'y-one minutes on their time allowance &c
reach East Montpelier and meet the mail
tram either ut Marshiield or Plaintield
came on past East Montpelier. stoppjno
he usual time at that station, and the dan.
ger OF two trains attempting to meet and
pass on single track was fully illustrated
Inc testimony as to the time of the col
''''' Is 'oiiilctln@, some claiming it oc
curreda at .: -, others at 6 33 Tn. oncs
non as to who is responsible for the acct
lent is one involving the INTERPRETATION q
apparently conflicting rules "a, well rs In,
long established custom of runniny trains
'nder them, and can be impartallv decid
ed only by practical railroad men. and ",
certainly have no desire to sit as udoes i,
he matter. An investigation is benr brl,
by the railroad officials who will fix IN,
blame where it belongs We simnlv nj,
hat the whole thing illustrates the incr.as
ed danger of running railroads without TN
aid of the telegraph.
Besides the damage to the two enoin,..
me SortwclI and Montpelicr.
amounting to about $1,000, the acrJe,
was attended with no very serious results
some OF the passengers We're considrr,bl,
shaken up and bruised but as far a, W
an learn no bones We're broken.
I. IL. Fcrrin, conductor of the mai
rain. IS still confined to the house with hi
oruIScs' but we understand is doing well
lis injuries are Is seriou, Is those of any
'ody else. a Mrs. Langley Of this plac
was somewhat bruised. and a Pl,inti,.l
gentlemen somewhat injured How tn
| passengers Of both trains escaped an in
discriminate slaughter is a marvel. and
should be 4 caIl>r of common conrratula
tlon that we are saved from rhronclin
| he details Of another railroad horror.
| liner" i to be lots of democratic >pe,l
| ne here from Thursday NIGHT on. Th
orators announced for the several me-.
ngs are +. ID. Rand. J. e.. Sinclair an
J. II. George Of y. H.. a colonel frol
Alabama and that truly democratic apo
tie Senat " Eaton # Connec;i,u ut.
| UNION Scnoul.-The fall tenn of til
Montpelier Union School begins next Mon
lay, Sept. i,h Replirs have been m I'd
in tile s>hool-hou,e, and the building h.
been supplied with water.
Miss +. II. Merrick of Amherst, Mass
viii teach in No. :. Miss Minnie +. Sear
Of Syracuse, y. y, take, Miss MaXham
place in No !, AMI Mss kimbtll. who II:
gone to $. Johnsbury to teach, will |
succeeded in NJ. t, by Mis-, Libbin Jan,
Of Montgom rne other teachers Al
Is last year: Mr.. Miller. Miss Jo,lvn, Mi
Stone. Miss Abbott, Miss Slnner an Mi
Sweet
Til BEIs row MEErINGs.-T repuI
lean meeting here last Wednesday was
success. Some four or five thousand peol
listened to Mr. Bristows admiral
speech, and were also I'd Irc>seI bv Jud.
Poland, Mr.. Joyce, and Mr. Benin I'm
Louisiana. Mr.. Walton presided. II
torch light Procession in the evening W
\ good one, there being abplt 90 torch
in line. Tht VI ,ntp'licr and Northlie
Bands and the s.. Alb IN, an Northtic
Cleo Ciub furnished go,l music for ii
occasion. The Nor hi lit folk, were he
= in great numbers with their torches. a
thus added largely to the success of t
= procession.
The $ .John>bury Brtttlchpro and K,
e lanI m 'cting> were hugely attend |. III
Mr.. Bri>tow left the state we'll nlea-
= with his reception. He i, the sort Of III
Ncrmontcr, like.
X Monday evening +. j. Phelps, E,q
a Burlington addressed 4 laryc audience
Trinity Nc>try. in favor Of Tildcn. Fl
= what he deems an "lndepcnIcnt >t:tl
l. point. Many republicans were prese
= knowing that wll,. Mr.. Phelps hts to
1t is always tn. best th,t ctn b. sui on
side.
= He sing i;trd times and their cl,l>es
&, signing Il the latter a lluctuating currcn
7 uycr-ttXation and the death of Ameri,
* commerce. And take, were stolen after
inr collected He failed to see the connect
OF the wlr with thcs' things and 50 II
, he democracy limo cent while he did IN
of the rep lbic IN roli of thieves from {
fax to Blbcpck. HAYES was i mild M
and Iildcn a terror to cvil-doer-.
He thought we hal done enough
saving: &" For one, H. u private inlivid
ID representing nobody else | am tired
H. SICK of the cvrriaStin negro in Ainer
Is poitc-.' He WAS also tired of the peri"
th