Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-30
STATE AFFAIRS.

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STATE AFF1TRS.
THE DEADLY RAILWAY CROSSING TWO PERsO Ms
KILLED AND ANOTHER FATALLY INJURED.
"A terrible accident occurred last Friday
night between Montpelier and Northheld, re-
sulting in the death of three persons. VIM.
Mcintosh and his wife of Berlin started at
about dusk to attend a grange meeting at
GAINESVILLE, a small place between Montpelier
and Mortified, and on their way they over
took Miss Mary House, daughter of Rev.
Joseph House of Berlin, whom they asked to
ride Only a short distance from where Miss
House got in is the Central Vermont railroad
crossing, and as they came up to it the Chi.
cago express, which leaves Montpelier June
ton at P NJ, came into sight. The women
begged Mcintosh to wait till the train passed
before crossing the track, but he rushed upon
the crossing, when the engine struck them.
Mrs Mcintosh was thrown several feet, terri
bly, mangled and instantly killed, and Miss
House was thrown more than 80 feet. receiv-
ing injuries from which she died in few
hours. Mcintosh died Saturday morning.
Mcintosh, who was respectable farmer,
leaves two sons and daughter.
GROWTH OF THE GRAND ARMY.
The forthcoming annual reports of Com
mander Valentine and Assistant Adjutant
General Kinsman will show a larger increase
in posts and membership than in any previ-
GUS year. Since the last annual encampment
of the G. A. L. the order in the state has
been increased by Is new posts and 1000
members New posts have been organized
at Calais Bristol Warren, Lunenburgh Lud.
low, Windsor, Readsboro, Springfield, Will
mngton, Huntington, Barre WIlistou, st.
Adams, West Concord, Wells River, Towns
bend, Ripton and Newfane. In addition
there are three new posts in process of or
ganization. No posts have surrendered their
charters during the last two years. Com
mander Valentine anticipates that there will
be 10 posts in the department by January
next
st. Adams ia happy in the possession of
a new opera hall, for which the town is in
debted to the liberahty and public spirit OF
DR.. T. Il. Waugh. The hall seats 700 peo-
pie, and is furnished with every necessary
convenience.
The oldest resident of Bennington, Mrs.
Polly Crawford, died Nov. 10. She was born
in Leyden, Mass, in 100. She went to Ben
nington in 1913. She had been totally blind
for a number Of years, but was otherwise in
good health. A little more than two weeks
ago she fell and sustained fracture of the
leg and the shock resulting from the injury
proved fatal.
-Mddlebury people are facilitating them
selves on the near approach to completion Of
the court house and town hall, which are rep
resented rs being second to none in the state
Hon q. L. Harrington of Weybridge,
one of the assistant judges of Addison coun-
ty, is suffering from stroke of paralysis.
A village improvement society has been
formed in Mddlebury with DR.. Hamlin pres
ident and large membership.
The Rutland Herald reports a wild wom-
an in Whipple Hollow, running about the
hills scantily clad and terrorizing the femi-
nine portion of the community.
st. Johusbury voted last week to issue
new per cent bonds for $50 OOO-S5OOO a
year to be paid the first 10 years, $4,000 a
year the next 10 and $4,000 year for five
years more.
r II. Holbrook of Springeld left New
York on Thursday, the 10Th inst, for Spring
/ field, Mass, since which time nothing has
| been heard from him. He had $1,000 on his
person.
Mrs. Enos Bolton, aged 30, was burned
up with her house at Braintree last Saturday
night.
The body of George Tulley of Rutland
missing about two weeks, was found in Otter
creek Sunday He is supposed to have fallen
into the water while intoxicated.
Twenty of the 2Il towns in the state
have women school superintendents.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas, pastor of the Metho.
dist church in Tinmouth, died on the 900
inst. of pneumonia
George Brown, aged 10 years, was kick
ed in the head by horse at Montpelier
Monday, and, it is feared fatally injured.
Oscar Atwood, principal Of the Rutland
high school, has been compelled by ill-healtt
to relinquish his duties for the present.
p Girain's daughter, aged five years,
was killed at Rutland Tuesday afternoon, by
mortar box falling on her.
The large new shed of the PassumpsiC
railroad company was burned at Newport
Tuesday afternoon, together with $50 cord
of wood.
The store of A. W. Tewksbury & Sons o
West Randolph, was entered by burglars a
an early hour Tuesday morning. and an un
successful attempt made to blow open tn,
safe. Two quarter-inch holes were drilled
into the door, through the outside plate, bu
their drills would not penetrate the harden
ed steel plate within, aud the attempt wa
abandoned
Last Saturday while Louis Lundervll
was at work in the gravel pit at Pine hill
Newport, big chise used in loosening tn
frozen dirt, slipped from its position dow
the bank and struck him just above the he6
on the left foot, severing the ligament an
probably tanning him for life.
Miss Maud Ely Goddard, sister of 'Col,
Ely Ely Goddard, was married to Prince Pom
atowski "a member of one Of Russia's mos
noble families" in Paris, last Saturday.
Gilman L. Grant of Stockbridge, wa
l. L 1g..N ..N9 81 al
oath.
Mrs. Lavinia Hand of Colchester, gave
party on the oath in honor of her SOth ann
versary. Fifteen persons were present who's
ages aggregated 1856
DIR. Hooker, leading physician at WI
terbury, reported two deaths from diphther
Wednesday, and says there have been 3
cases in all with three deaths there.