Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-09
STATE AFFAIRS.
DAMAGE ny LAST FRIDAYS GALE.

hAMANE by LAST FRIDAYS GALE.
The gale Of last Friday was the sovorest
known for many years at Burlington About
700 feet Of the breakwater was swept away,
causing loss Of $4,000. The piers at the
north end Of the harbor, about two miles
long, are nearly all more or less injured
These were mostly owned by tho Central rail
road company, whose loss is estimated at
$50 00O The waves rolled 80 feet high.
The trustees of the Burlington graded
school district have voted to return to A. b.
Valentine the memorial educational fund no
had presented the district, being the money
received from the railroad for the death Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Park Valentine in the Spuyten
Duyvel accident several years ago. The CON
dition Of the gift made the district liable for
loss from the fund.- aud since the Tiffany de-
falcation people have grown very nervous
about having the money stolen and being
obliged to replace II by tax.
Joseph Wheeler's carriage shop at Rich
ford was burned Saturday and several neigh
boring mills caught FIRE but were put out by
the st. Adams iremen, who won't 20 miles on
a special train to the scene The entire viii
lage was in danger loss $4,000.
There are fifty-four firms and individuals
in Rutland who pay on personal lists of &c.
600 and upward. Last year there were fifty
seven. The estate of II. II. Baxter shows
the heaviest personal list, it being $l01, $40.
"A Ohittenden county law and order
league has been organized at Burlington with
these officers President j. s. Cilley treas.
urer, Henry MoNie secretary, r. NJ. Clapp
vice-president from each town, and an ex-
ecutive committee with a member in each
town and in each Burlington ward.
Rutland has 1000 voters and claims H.
600 population.
The new Catholic church now being
erected at Burlington will require two years
in building and cost 800, 600.
Tho approaching commencement at Lew
is college, Mortified, will be the ffteth on.
niversary of that institution. II is intended
to unite with it the next quinquennal reunion
and to make the occasion one Of great inter
est to all graduates. To that end an extensive
program has been arranged by a committee,
of which T. II. Niokerson is secretary.
Mr.. Fred A. Field, for many years assis-
tant post master at Rutland, has been ap-
pointed post Office inspector.
William Billings was fatally injured May
LIST. at the gold mines near Ludlow by falling
on circular saw, and died in a few hours.
-Alonzo A. Worcester of Rochester was
instantly killed Monday by being caught in
the shafting of his mill.
Rev. A. b. Swift, for twenty. four years
Congregational minister at Enosburgh died
suddenly Friday night, it is supposed of
heart trouble. Ho was 90 years old and
leaves a widow and two children.
Hon. Frederick Billings of Woodstock
has given $1,000 toward an endowment fund
for Whitman college at Walla Walla, W. T.
The wooden mill at West Windsor own
ed by S. H. Iceland was totally destroyed by
fire Thursday morning of last week, with ma
chinory and stock. Loss about $40, 900 /; ill.,
sured in the Royal Pennsylvania, London
and Lancashire. Origin, spontaneous COM
5ustion, it is thought.