Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-16
STATE AFFAIRS.
THE CONSOLIDATED RAILROAD CoSnANY's


REPORT.
At recent meeting of tho directors of
the Consolidated Railroad of Vermont, Presi-
dent j. Gregory Smith submitted reports
from the general manager and the heads of
the various departments of the roads COM
prising the Central Vermont system, which
showed very satisfactory results Of the bust
ness Of the company for the ten months end
ing April 80. The reports embrace the peri
cd of the operation of the roads since the
consolidated bonds began drawing interest,
the first semi-annual payment OF which,
amounting TO $175, 600, was made January l.
For the three months ending with April the
net earnings have been ample TO meet inter
est obligations and the operating expenses
show decided reduction. Notwithstanding
the general depression of the railroad bust
ness Of the country the earnings Of the Cen
trail Vermont system are now some $50, 600
per week, while the monthly earnings for
The winter season show healthful increase
over corresponding months in previous years
In accordance with vote Of the board of di-
rectors, the money necessary to meet the in
terest on the 81 ,O00, 900 of per cent bonds
of the Consolidated railroad is deposited
monthly in the bank where the company
does business thus assuring the payment Of
the interest regularly as it natures. The di-
rectors gave much consideration TO the af-
fairs of the company at this meeting and the
condition Of the property was thoroughly ex.
amined. They express themselves as much
gratfed Mt the favorable financial results at
tending the operation of the consolidated
roads and report that they found the road
and equipment to be ia a superior condition.
Advantageous arrangements for traffic and
pleasure travel have boen recently entered
into with the Ogdensburg and other connect
ing roads, and the directors consider the out
look encouraging for an increased business
this season over previous years.
$. NJ. Gleason, receiver OF the Vermont
mining company, is ordered by the court to
sell all the companys property in Vershire
and all that of Ely Ely Goddard and Cain.
The property comprises about 1900 acres of
land with mines, ore. beds and buildings and
the membranes are to be attached to the
proceeds of the sale in the same order that
they now stand on the property. The litiga.
ton is expect to be speedily settled after
the sale.
The stockholders of the Swanton Nation.
al Union bank have voted not to 60 into liq-
uidation, but to reduce the capital stock to
$4,000.
The troubles in the First Baptist church,
Burlington, in relation to which there has
been good deal of talk about town, have
eliminated in the expulsion from the church
of seventeen of its members.
The receipts of the Rutland county court
for the last 1G years have been S110, 3Ol and
tho expenses $40, $40, leaving SAC, 991 for
the state treasury in addition to $l270 that
has come from the supreme court for the
county in the same time.
The Poultney slate works has been in
corporated with q capital of $780, 900 and an
office in New York.
Music hail. st. Johnsbury, is to be re-
built at q cost of $l3, 500.
Mrs. Sally Gage of East Burke, who is
in her S9th year, has since the middle of last
September woven 100 yards of rag carpeting
and iS yards of flannel, spun Al pounds of
rolls, knit pairs of stockings, 3 pairs of
double mittens and pair of gloves besides
pecing up three bedquilts and making up so
yards of cotton cloth.
Fred Gale of Barre was thrown out of
his wagon the other day, and suffered injur-
les from which he died in few hours
Charles Savage, while fighting fire with
mountain, Stockbridge, last Saturday, was
almost instantly killed by falling tree. He
leaves a wife and five children.
The Vermont Homeopathic medical So
ciety will hold its 34th annual meeting at
Montpelier June 4th and 9TH.
The New York and New England box
manufacturers association held its annual
meeting at Burlington on Tuesday evening.
About dozen firms were represented, who
are consumers of about 800 000, 600 feet of
lumber per year. They report their business
as good and the prospects for the coming
year very encouraging, but the supply of
stock is short
During April there were % deaths in
Burlington, and no more than two were from
any one disease.
Rev. j. A. McColl was installed pastor
of the Congregational church at st. Adams
on Wednesday.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the Yer
mont editors and publishers association will
be held at Saratoga, July 3D. 4th and 9th.
-Ex Governor Julius Converse's mind has
become SO impaired that his family find it
necessary to keep constant watch over him.
Rutland had grand musical festival last
week with chorus Of 300 singers and the
Germania orchestra of Boston.
"A. W. Edison, principal of the Randolph
state normal school has rendered his resigna-
ton to accept the position of superintendent
of schools at Attleboro, Mass.
The Rutland Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION has q membership Of 245.
-Messrs Lowell Il Gill of Springfield,
shipped for Kearney, Neb, on Tuesday $50
fine wool merino bucks.
Henry Mckinney, a Riehford freight
conductor, fell between two cars Saturday
and was fatally hurt.
Albion N Merchant, editor and publish
er of the Rhode Island Democrat, and for
merly publisher of the Democrat and Senti-
mel at Burlington, died Sunday at Provi-
dence, Il. l., in his 41st year.
AT Rutlands adjourned village meeting
last Saturday a tax of 25 cents was voted,
one.ffth of which is to be applied toward re-
ducng the old debt and the balance for cur
rent expenses 1t is claimed that the old
board of trustees appropriated more money
and drew orders for more money than was in
the treasury, in direct violation OF village
ordinance. The village refused for the pres
ent to accept the reports and referred them
to an investigating committee. The matters
of IRE alarms and new sewers were also re-
ferred to a committee.
The Burlington Free Press tells of mar
row escape from terrible accident at Mrs.
John T. Drew's house in that city, last Tues
day. boarder had Just vacated his room
and in making the usual clearing up three
large sticks of giant powder were found. No
one knew, however, what 1t was and the lit
tie girl proposed throwing it into the stove.
Mr.. Drew assented but suggested that il
would be we'll to wait until certain other
things were done. These accomplished, Mrs.
Drew was on the point of tossing the explo-
siye into the stove, when, fortunately enough.
r telegram was received from the boarder,
giving a caution about the giant powder.
There was sufficient quantity of the terri
bic explosive to blow up pretty nearly the
whole Fifth ward and had the telegram been
only few moments belated there would GER
tainly have been Il dreadful casualty.
SENATOR EDMUNDs AT HoME.-A cores
pondent of the New York Evening Post writ
ing from Burlington says of Senator Ed