Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14
VERMONT NEWS.

FATAL ACCIDENT OK TIE PAssUsIPsIc RAILROAD.
The mail train South on the Passumpsic
road was thrown from the track last Friday
morning, just north of Coventry station, by
the spreading of the rails One woman was
fatally hurt, another badly burnt and several
others received slight injuries The engine
did not entirely leave the rails, but two pas
senger cars were turned on to their sides,
down an embankment Of about six feet; the
rear end of the baggage car was thrown out
into the ditch, the forward coupling not
breaking from the tender This is the first
| casualty in the history of the road that has
resulted in the death of passenger
The Grand Lodge of Vermont, /. 0. G.
| t., will hold its annual meeting at Woodstock
on the 18th and 10th of the present month
The first prosecutions under the new
nuisance liquor law have occurred in Ben
nington, where the indicted parties plead
guilty
1t is announced that Justus Dartt, ESQ,
of Weathersfeld, who was elected to the Of
hce OF State Superintendent of Education by
the last legislature, has informed Gov Farm
ham that he cannot accept the position.
The town Of Salem is no more BY the
vote Of the citizens last week, in accordanc e
with an act of the legislature, the town is an
neHed to and becomes part of Derby.
By the bursting Of an emery wheel at the
Lincoln Iron Works, Rutland last week.
Thomas Ross, the proprietor, was so serious
ly injured that death resulted in about two
hours. Mr., Ross, with f. NJ Strong of Yer
gennes, was the inventor of the Howe scale.
William II. Rice, aged 23, was found on
the highway near Springfield the other morn
ing frozen to death. bottle OF liquor was
in his pocket.
and NJ, Jy;u.a..
stock celebrated the fftieth anniversary of
their married life on Wednesday of last week.
The recently issued catalogue of Middle
bury college shows that institution to have 80
students, Seniors 10 juniors, sophomores
and 10 freshmen. statement embracing
the principal expenses for the year gives the
cost as Sl9S.
CLARK Stevens's steam saw-mill and its
machinery, at Bloomfield, were burned Sun
day by an incendiary. Loss So, 900.
"A man named Mcmahon, aged 50, while
walking on the track near Waterbury, Tues
day, was struck by the engine of the Boston
train and killed.
"A broken rail on the Bennington & Rut-
land railroad threw the passenger car of the
mixed train for Rutland from the track about
two miles above Dandy station, on Monday
evening. No one was hurt, and no particular
The Lebanon Springs railroad is now
open from Chatham Village, N. Y, through
to Bennington, and trains are running regu-
larry to the latter place.
1t is announced that the St. Johnsbury
and Lake Champlain railroad has effected
loan of 5000, 900, giving a mortgage upon
the road TO Emmons Raymond, president Of
the Passumpsic road, and Bradley Barlow,
owner of the Southeastern.
William Wentworth of Minnesota, who
lost an ear in the railroad accident near
North Bennington last week, is recovering,
although it is thought he will be partly deaf.
Since the passage of the. nuisance act
and the ''rumsellers' pension bill" the Yer
gennes hotels and saloons have closed their
bars, and "whisky bottle sneaks" are said to
be busy running liquor across the ice on Lake
Champlain and to Vergennes arriving at
night and distributing their goods before the
break of day. The authorities are taking.
steps to break up the business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bean of South North
field, celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of
their marriage Dec. 81.
In the last four months of 1879, there
were 1882 carloads of hay that paid duty,
shipped over the Central Vermont line from
Canada and in the last four months Of 1880,
there were 1868 carloads
There are IS Roman Catholic churches
in Rutland county.