Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16

pany has been recognized and a new board
Of directors chosen, who met Tuesday and
organized with Hon. Stephen N. Aldtich for
president. The board are in favor Of push
ing the enterprise along and completing the
road through to Northampton and to con
nection with the Hoosac Tunnel at the earli-
est practical moment 1t is thought that ar.
rangements will be made with the Lowell
road within a day or two for the early open
ing of the completed sections Of the Central
Massachusetts,.
The American public health association
began it's 10Th annual meeting at Detroit,
Tuesday, with President Ezra M. Hunt OF
New Jersey in the chair Delegates are pres
ent from nearly every state in the Union,
from Canada aud the United States army and
navy.
Three box cars loaded with workmen
were derailed on the West Shore road near
Savannah, N. Y, Tuesday, and 80 men we're
hurt one being horribly mutilated
The tracks of the New York West Shore
and Buffalo road between Syracuse and Buff
falo were finished Tuesday, which completes
the road,
And now there is talk of building anoth-
er big theatre in New York, on the plan Of
the London Alhsmbra, to cost 81, 200, 600
and seat 1000 people.
A farmers wagon containing three per-
sons was struck by Northwestern train two
miles east Of Cedar Rapids, Ia, Tuesday.
Two we're killed, and the other had a leg
broken and was otherwise hurt.
The freight warehouse Of the Norfolk
and Western railroad, another freight house,
1000 bales Of cotton, ~ cars and a quantity
of miscellaneous freight, we're burned at Nor
folk, Va, Wednesday. Loss $3.50, 600 in.
sured.
"A family Of seven Irish paupers who had
been secretly assisted to New York state by
way of Canada by the poor law guardians Of
county Mayo, Ire, was sent back by the au.
thorities Wednesday,
The new $3.50 building of the Bos.
ton Young Mems Christian association on
Boylston street was dedicated on Wednesday
evening with addresses by Revs. Phillips
Brooks, j. T. Duryea and A. j. Gordon. 1t
is Of brown stone, five stories high and one
of the finest Of the kind in the country.
Robbers wrecked train on the Mexican
National railway Tuesday and stole $4,000.
The fireman WAS killed and the engineer in
jured. They expected it was the paymaster's
train, but were disappointed in the amount of
the spoil obtained.
Two men were killed and one fatally in
jured by an explosion OF sulphur in the Eagle
Seven persons were drowned on Sunday
in Lake Michigan by the capsizing of a small
boat.
-E1.Governor Matt Head Of New Hamp-
shire died last Monday, at the age Of 50.
The New York Tribune reports that $3.50
women and children enjoyed its Fresh Air
Fund" during the past summer.
"A building was blown down in Buffalo
last Friday afternoon, killing four men and
wounding several others. The disaster was
due to the shabby manner in which the build
ing had been constructed.
While towing three schooners through
He'll Gate against the tide, last Friday the
tug James N. Thompson exploded, killing
five persons and woundng several others.
Last Friday evening Matthew Arnold de-
livered his lecture on Literature and Sci.
ence" for the first time in America before the
students at Dartmouth college.
The rush from northern states to Flori
ds never before began so early and in such
volume as this year, according to The Savan.
nah News, which says that the object Of ma
ny visitors is to invest in orange groves and
small vegetable farms
AT West Lebanon, Pa, q few days ago,
Joseph Samer shot his father, William Samer,
and Bella Kelly, a servant, dead in a quarrel
over kitten.
The family of Il. F. Palmer Of Akron,
o., were all taken violently i'll Sunday with
trchinosis, from eating head cheese. Two
of them will probably die.
--Salathiel Lewis, Mahonite, has been
sent up for II years at Jerusalem, Va, for
killing John L. Newson, q straight. out Re.
publican negro, in a political quarrel