Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-23
STATE AFFAIRS.

1t is alleged that stock company is now
working an old shaft among the rocks in the
south part of Brandon in search for an untold
amount of silver, run in bars and corded up
in a cave" which lot of millionaire Span
iards left there in the last century. The story
is that the Spaniards were frightened away after
thus hiding their silver and that q sentinel
whom they left to guard the place drove GER
tain wedges into the rock to mark the spot.
The account of the present operations says
that the superintendent, Mr. Geo. Luce has
these wedges in his possession, and he says
they are different from any iron he ever saw.
Several passages have been found, one of
which was paved with broken stones An old
spade aud broken shovel have been found in
the passage, showing that it was used as a
hiding place sometime. Several shafts have
been sunk and numerous alleys found among
the rock. Mr.. Luce is confident that there
are large piles of silver near his works, which,
if found, will make the company immensely
rich
In reply 10 the recent request of ex Pres
ident Page of the Rutland railroad company
for a prompt examination of his relations
with the CON any, President Clement has ad-
dress him a letter in which he says "As the
entire subject of the investigation of the re-
lations of yourself and j. M. Haven TO the
company has been referred to a committee
with power to make further inquiry and to
act in the matter, l can at present make no
further reply to your communication than to
say ! will lay it before the board at the next
meeting" Clement further denies that the
board Is seeking to postpone arbitration,
The fHieth marriage anniversary of Hi
ram A. Wheeler and wife of st, Johnsbury
occurred last week.
The Free Press announces the death of
Mrs, Sarah Whpple in Burlington, aged 1903
years u months and II days.
The Battle Greek mich journal has an
account of the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs, Alonzo Noble of that place. The coup
le were married in Williston this state on the
9lst of October, ls3a the officiating clergy
man being the Rev. VIM. Arthur, father of
Chester A. Arthur, now President of the Uni
ted States.
The barns connected with Elmwood Cot
tage at Highgate Springs, owned by Harvey
Phelps, were burned on Monday, with large
amount of pressed aud loose hay farming
tools, etc.
Fire destroyed a dwelling house, barn,
shed, dry house and considerable lumber pill
ed near it, at Goulds Mill, near the village of
Springfield last Friday.
Thirty cases of dphtheria in Waterbury
are reported by physicians. There has been
one death and the schools are closed.
The Burlington aldermen held session
the other evening which ended in an argu-
ment, high words istiouffs and apologies-a
regular sort of bear-dance, as it were.
A suit begun by the directors of the
Brandon National bank against John a. CO.
nant and others, their predecessors as direct
ors, has come to an end by the withdrawal OF
the suit. The suit was brought to recover
100000 alleged to have been lost by the
bank through the negligence Of the defen-
dants while acting DIS directors, but 1t has
been learned that the money was lost through