Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-20

Tense by the assistant U. s. District Attorney
for the Southern District of New York is now
in progress. The hearing will probably &C.
cupy the remainder Of the week.
AT meeting Of the directors Of the Brat
tleboro q Whitehall Railroad Company held
Mt the Brooks House on Tuesday afternoon, 1t
was voted unanimously not to accept the res
ipnation of the president, Mr. @. f. Thomp-
son. and his resignation was withdrawn. Sat
isfactory progress Oft work OF construction
was reported by the president, who is now
giving his whole time TO the interests OF the
road. Over 400 men are now employed, and
rapid progress is being made Mt various points
on tbe line. A considerable amount Of grad
ing in Londonderry, Townshend, Newfano
and Dummerston has been completed and is
ready for the ties One or both Of the loco
motives and some of the cars are expected to
he here in the course Of month, and the de-
livery of the rails will commence the last OF
this month or early in July. The rock cut
ting on the mountain north Of Mr.. Bradley's
farm will be completed this week. The
foundation for the north abutment OF the
bridge at the mouth Of the West river is I'M
der way, and the bridge will be ready to go
on as soon as the abutment is finished. The
stone work for the bridge Mt ilie Branch" is
complete, and the bridge is nearly ready to
be nut on. The eastern abutment for the
bridge at the "Salmon Hole" is in process of
construction and as soon as it is finished that
bridge will be put on. A large part of the
rock work in Jamaica has been completed,
and at Londonderry n large and increasing
force of men are pushing the grading and
stone work. Over $50, 600 has now been ex-
pended, and as the season advances even the
most skeptical are forced to admit that it
looks very much like having railroad salts
factorly completed and in successful opera
ton on or before the date mentioned in the
contract In addition to the assessment of
20 per cent called for June goth, one of 10
per cent. has been called for July 2Oth. and
one of like amount for Aug. Goth.
Last Friday night at half-past 10 o'clock,
Hon. b. d. Harris's barn was discovered to
be on fire by members of G. L. Howe's fam
lily who live nearly opposite on Harris Place.
An alarm was given and Mr. Harris, on rush
ing 10 his barn, found the fire to be in the
managers in front of the horses, and it was
then blazing furiously. Four horses stood in
the barn at the time, two Of which belonged
to Mr. Harris. and one each TO his father and
brother. He succeeded in safely removing
one of his horses familiarly known as the
"gray mare" which stood nearest the door,
and, going back, attempted to get out her
fve-year-old colt beautiful animal, but she
was plunging and pulling back on her halter
so that it was impossible to unite it, and the
flames drove in their faces so that Mr.. Har-
ris was obliged to leave her TO her fate and
she, with the other two horses, was burned
to death. Even before the mare was removed
she was scorched about the nostrils, and the
colts name was singed when Mr.. Harris left
her. Help had by this time arrived, and the
harness and carriages were taken out The
fire spread with great rapidity, and within
five minutes from the time the first alarm
was given the flames were bursting out Of
the barn and had extended to the covered
driveway adjoining. The barn, driveway and
shed were burned, but the ell and main part
Of the house were not injured, the flames
having been efFectually quelled in very
short time after the arrival Of the fire depart
ment. The fire was incendary beyond
doubt, for no light other than n lantern had
been carried to the barn, aud it is certain that
there were no signs of fire there up TO a very
few minutes before the alarm was given. 1t
would seem that one of the small windows in
front of the horse stalls must have been brok-
en- or raised and lighted match or other
burning substance dropped in. Whoever set
the fire was far worse than british to have
thus deliberately rendered certain the de-
struction by a horrible death of cherished and
unoIending animals. The buildings were in
sured through the agency of Moody Il Howe
and on Monday the loss was adjusted and
paid in the sum of Slll9.5O. This sum, it
hardly need be said, does not cover the loss
of horses fruit trees, damage to garden, etc
The following is the list of letters remain
ing at the post Office in this village, June 10:
Iadies.-Mrs. S. Adams, Jr., Mrs. Roxan-
ma Baker, Sarah Garfield Mrs Geo. w. FL
lis, Hattie Gowan, Sarah +. Jefts, Mrs. S. E.
Parmenter, Mrs. Sophrona Sugland
ts.-Joseph Ahlerd, Edward W. Ban
croft, Rev. Arthur b. ChafTee Geo II.
Church, j. W. Cross. Jr.. James Creigh, Viii
liam Clocus, Frank A. Earle. b. Fitch G. W.
Fiske, f. d. Gill, Henry II. Hoyt, Fred L.
Hastings, Josephus Hill, Eugene Ingerson,
Martin Pane, Chas n. Rice, John f. Ryder,
Nj. f. Robbins, Dennis d. Smith, VIM San
derson, H. W. Wilson.