Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-02-23
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BAD FRI AT BRADFOHD.
Early Monday morning fire started in
Reitche's pool-room, Perkins block, and rap
idly spread in different directions, burning
the best blocks in the village and causing a
loss of $4,000. After Perkinss building,
Winship a Co. s hardware store was burned,
Hardys large and small buildings went next,
and were followed by the Bradford bank build
ing, the band hall, and the residences Of Dr.
j. H. JONES' Dr. Fletcher and Chester Under.
wood. lIardys building was occupied by the
post Office, Lawyers Farnham a Chamberlin,
Dentist f. H. Everett, Gaflield's book and
news depot, Liquor Agent A. H. Allen, A. o.
born, provision store, the ladies' and scientific
association libraries, aud Masonic hall In the
smaller Hardy building were shops and law
Offices Ex.Gov. Farnham's law office was
burned, but some books and papers were say
ed. The buildings burned were of wood.
Most of the property was insured.
THE VALENTINE KNITTING MILL AT BENNING-
TON BURNED.
Valentines knitting mill, recently enlarg-
ed aud put into operation on full time, was
burned Monday night with nearly all its con-
tents loss 100000 insurance $780, 600. Or.
igin of fire unknown. Charles Lindoh, hos
iery manufacturer, occupied part of the mill,
and loses all his machinery and stock. The
mill was a three. story brick building, and was
all burned but the Office and walls Its con
tents were machinery for making ladies and
mems underwear and also goods in process of
manufacture. Major A. b. Valentine owned
the mill, and its loss throws 500 employees out
of work Mr.. Valentine will at once rebuild
on larger scale.
Gilbert NJ Sykes has been appointed post
master Mt Dorset.
William H., l3.year.old son of Timothy
Hathaway of Burlington, tried to cross the
lake on the ice to Plattsburgh, N Y, dis
lance Of % miles last Saturday and was froz-
en- to death three miles from Plattsburgh.
Steps have been taken by prominent Rut-
land men for the organization of national
bank with a cash capital of 500 OOO and the
privilege of increasing it to 100000 The
stock has all been subscribed, and business
will be commenced soon. Most of the stock
holders are the same as in the Rutland trust
company, and the officers will be nearly the
same.
The Kingsley Guard of Rutland will use
the $500 cleared by their recent fair to buy
mess tent and camp equipments
A company has organized at Sharon to
dam the White river there and lease the pow
err. The privilege is one Of the best in Yer
mont.
Joseph Greene of Swanton is lO2 years
old, but possesses good health and clear
mind
Burlington people have raised $500 for
Mrs Jacobs, who lost her furniture, etc, in
the Central House block fire last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Gibbs of Cornwall
celebrated their golden wedding last Saturday
evening.
--Pownal gossips are ugog over the marriage
of John Z. Mason, a wealthy farmer of 20, to
Anna Winslow, girl of -, whose mother was
nt time MagOu'g hOugekgpppr Mason has
a son aged TO-
The state treasurer has received the full
amount of the savings bank tax due for the
semi annual period ending December 3lst.
1t amounts to over $50, 900.
Hon. Prosper Merrill of Woodstock has
been very much out of health all winter and
has started for Florida, accompanied by DR..
Fred T. Kidder.
Oscar p. Sluires farmer near East
Fairfield, and of excellent standing in the
community, committed suicide Tuesday after
noon by cutting his throat He had been in
poor health for some time and was no doubt
temporarily insane. He was about fifty years
old, and leaves a widow and several children.
Burlington claims the oldest steamboat
captain in active service in the United States,
in the person Of Capt. Henry Mayo, now in
his Slst year.
Guy c. Noble of ST. Adams is improv-
ing rapidly and all danger of losing his
wounded arm is past. 1t is not yet certain
whether he will recover the full use of his
fingers.
A lO-year. old Vershire boy slid down a
steep hill on the crust tipped over at the
foot and cut the end Of his nose clean of A
doctor stitched it on and it is doing we'll
d. NJ. Camp y Co., stationers and pub
fishers Of the Express and Standard New
port, will dissolve partnership April /. Mr.
Camp will take the whole business aud his
associate will leave town
John n. Gale, ex superintendent of the
St. Johnsbury water works, a member Of the
South Congregational church, prominent
Odd Fellow and Sovereign of Industry, turns
out to be a defaulter. A village meeting in
January deposed him from the office for not
being resident of the village, AID put the
department in charge of Gen. Ide, one OF the
trustees. \ refusal to hand over the cash
book led to an investigation, showing Il def
cheney of 500 A writ was served Oh Gale
and his property attached, whereupon he was
allowed to settle for $1,000. He admitted his
guilt, but excused it on the plea of heavy
family expenses on account of sickness,
though reputed to be worth several Thousand
dollars