Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-06
TIE NEWS Nv BRHEF.
ALARMING PaEvALEScE CT SMALLPOX ER01
NAILS.

ALARMING PREVALENCE oF SMALLPOX ER0H
MAus
--Advices received Il the Post Office De-
partmsnt from postmAstars show alarming
Increase IN small poz cases IA ali sections Of
the country. In some cases. notably cue n
Naw York state the department. has been lp-
pealed 10 by postnasters 70 aiopt somr meth
% II protecting them from Infected maIl
matter even 70 the extent q stopping The
malls altogether Il other msans fan -Cme
iays ago the department. Directed the surety
of the postmaster AZ WlllA WAlla, Ishing-
ton Terridorv. 10 uaka charge Of and remove
the otsica and effects for the reason that small
po1 hnd AZ pearsd n the family Ct he cost
master. Il u noE learned that n atcam ting
u discharge ;his duty the surety contracted
The diseasa and Lus Since lied. L Ippears
THAI thera Is small PoZ ar % places II Illinois +
Keokuk. lava. Is II a state o. excitement
a5cut il Buffalo y I IA = calsea Jersey
City AID New York city are ightng the ils-
ease and our nearer neigAbors. Huiyoks AID
Turner Falls, nov have several cases.
SHOCKING DISASTER n A RUaLss HALL
The haor Of A haa n which the Knights
Of Pyrhias we're holding A festival at shan=s-
vile. o. zaTs way SArursay night, p-sGipi-
tacnz 600 people auoug the runs The
gathering Included the intelligence and 0eau-
u 0f the reighhorhcDG- The band had Just
ceased playing when A crash vas heard
and Che i0or began 70 settle IengthwiHe n
the centre The timber had slipped OF the
post n the rear and pull=,i ont u the brick
EalI u front The centre settled rEpidly And
brUks .sugthFlse, the ioists beng kept up at
the outer ends inside the walls. Tins threw
the peOrIs tLllzs Lrd stove al together 4
ehandsiier N the store room below was hrnH-
sn AID The on cGrst INTO a Glaze and boy 0f
iva years was burned % daath "A his moth
srs arms, VINO also was fatally burned There
we're fDUr dshshs Iad - persons seriously n
iured-
rERaL1Lz aAELaoAR ACCIDENT "A ralcs
aaEAHs rHanCgE A BRIDGE
As the ~ tran from Boston on Men
day incoming Gu the Boston and Name raj
road with two engines vas crossing An iron
bridge over 4 country road as Coles Corner,
il " els NJ. the bridge gave Eag ADD pre-
ciElr.l.sd the four rear ears down Al smbank-
manE Fire immediately broke out IN the
ears AID they we're destroyed About 100
pasisenger4 garzc1u 6Car1 u whom one man.
whose name Is not known, was Ellad out
right AID a large number more ar leas serious
" injured The 5ridge was Is fees long and
built u l-13. L vas about 40 feet above the
4 Ll-4AA AA1 l2tt-nc % -4G -A-lil-G-A @Aa4-A-A
I be dscertAIneL
-Dr- John ". Draper Of New York. the
/ eminent scientist and Althcr died 0C Ehurs-
/ daE-
- The six-1ays' walking match at New f1rs
| closed Saturday night At 10 clock Fitzgar
/ AID winning with a record Of 5c3 miles -
/ wards, beating the best previous reenrvi--rhai
/ Of Robert Vnr, SO niles IN Nay tssI-by
I four miles aud a few wards
/ George 2. Ksndrick 4 Co. large livery
/ iaslbie at " oreester. Mass, was Quilted by Grg
/ sunday night, and - horses we're roasted t.
/ death.
Il dam broke Sunday night at East Green
| wich. R. L and damaged Greenwich FRA
/ Works to the sxtanE OF ABOUT $50 900
The hrge frame boarding house Of Gar
/ ret Aliens. near RIehburg y. l.. was destruysf
/ BY fire At 1 o'clock New Tsar' s morning. Ga.
l from an oil veil vas used a. fuel n the cook
/ ing stove and an unexpected pressure set th,
| kitchen on IRE. Ms. Abois vas sick ~
/ stars. Her husband 20 years Old, was aWak
[ sned by the m0ze, and seiZinQ his wife, car
/ ried her cut and laid her down IN the snow Il
/ her night clothes. He then vent back 4
awaken the three children, Who we're sleep
/ ing N a rear room up stairs, but could no
reach them There were two girls. aged 1.
and II years, aud a boy agsd 10 years, al @
whom persisted
The actual cost Of the Guitaau trial t
dats il e50,0 0O-
Their we're more calls and Less win
drinking than usual IN New York On New
Years Day.