Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-08-08
STATE AFFAIRS.


-Gov. Smith has issued circular takinp
possession Of the consolidated roads of Yer
mont in the name Of the Central Vermont
railroad company This is the result of tho
reorganization Of the Vermont Central and
Vermont q Canada. BY il the Central Yer
mont becomes the virtual owner for the Con-
solidated Vermont was only an intermediary
organized for the purposc) Of line from
Windsor to Rouses Point, with short SPURS
from Essex Junction to Burlington and from
SwAnton Junction TO Canada line-in all 100
miles Of first-class road. The indebtedness
Is $1,000, 600 of first-mortgAge five per cent
bonds, together with a few thousand dollars
OF reorganization expenses and floating debt
There are 1900 shares (par value 500 each)
Of preferred capital stock, most OF which is
believed to be held in three blocks OF about
equal size-one by President Smith and near
friends, one by James r. LRngdon and Il. p.
Cheney, and one by Joseph dickson or the
Grand Trunk railroad company. This stock
is entitled to six per cent dividends il earned,
but not cumulative in preference TO the com
mon stock. Tho consolidation is now COM
plete, except that two or three suits are pend
ing which wero brought by the old security
holders who refused their consent to the con-
solidaton scheme.
The premium lists of the Joint exhibition
Of the Vermont state fair and Clamplain Val
ley association have boon issued, and can be
had upon application to the clerk, c. W.
Brownell jr., Of Burlington. The liberal sum
of $1,000 is offered in premiums. Tho build
ings and grounds are being put in excellent
condition, and tho exhibition will doubtless
surpass anything Of the kind ever witnessed
in Vermont.
Tho creditors Of j. J. Deavi,t OF St. Al
bans, who lately failed with liabilities of $50
900, have elected Il. G. Gates of Franklin as
signee. Claims amounting to a little over
so, 900 have been proved. Deavitt's failure
results seriously to quite a number of persons
OF small means. He had made himself a sort
OF savings bank for people Of this class, who
had confidence in him, but the general fnan-
cial unsoundness at st. Adams carried him
down.
Hon. l.. L. Chttenden, register of the
treasury under President Lincoln and former
ly Of Burlington, has given to the university
OF Vermont his raro collection Of eggs and
shells, containing about 5000 specimens.
The Montpelier a Wells River railroad
has been recently relaid with steel rails and
is now IN first class condition
Aunt Dolly Smith Of Newbury celebrated
her lOlst birthday July 81 She retains her
mental faculties TO remarkable degree.
Luther Holden, tho oldest citizen of his
town and probably Of Rutland county. died
last Saturday, at the advanced age Of lO2
years, at the residence Of his sou in South
Walliugford. Mr.. Holden was at the dinner
table with the family, but WAS unable to cat,
and, rcmarking that he did not feel we'll, went
10 an adjoining room TO lie down. lie died
in about an hour. The machinery had sim
ply worn out and stopped running.
"Wednesday noon, as Leon Bonpette, yard
master at Newport, attempted to get on 10 a
passing engine, his foot caught in frog and
he was thrown down and badly mangled. He
loses one foot
Hiram Skeols Of Highgate, we'll known
throughout the state died suddenly at High
gate Springs on Sunday morning of heart dis
ease. He was born in Highgste April 2l
| 1880; was inspector Of customs in lSGSrG9-
| 20; deputy collector OF customs from 1870
to 1872; consular agent at Stanbridge, L. O.,
/ from 1873 to 1875 represented Highgate in
the legislature in 1876, and was doorkeeper of
the House of Representatives in 1878 and
| 1880.
| A four-days' examination OF John Murray
at Berlin, charged with the murder Of his
wife, was had at Montpelier before Justices
| o. d. Clark and II. w. Heaton. The exami-
nation ended on Tuesday with the discharge
of Murray.
Frederick Billings and family started
Monday on trip over the Northern Pacific
road. They went in private car, and it is
Mr.. Billings's intention to examine the whole
road by daylight.
Tho picking Of wild red raspberries is one
of the great industries of Orleans county at
this season. On July PC 1O,sOO pounds, all
! gathered that day, were shipped to Boston
from the one station of North Troy. The to-
tai amount paid for the berries was $40.
Several barns on L. j. Morton's place at
North Georgia were burned last week. Pipe
smokers did the mischief
The forthcoming report Of the superin-
tendent Of the state prison shows that there
are 50 now in confinement, or six less than
were reported August /, 1889. The number
of different prisoners during the two years
is Ill In that time 80 have been committed
| by the state courts and by the United States
court. One has been recommitted from the
insane asylum, and have been received for
safe keeping. During this time 30 have been
discharged. The uniform good health that
has prevailed is shown by only one death
! from disease.
Judge Hilton, executor of the A. I. Stew
art estate filed in the United States circuit
court at New York, on Monday, an answer in
the suit brought by Alexander f. Stewart of
Vermont, who claims 10 be tine legal heir of
A. T. Stewart, and who charges that Hilton,
taking advantage of his imbecility, bribed
him, by the payment TO him Of the sum of
1924, 900, to sign q release to any claims that
he might have to the estate. Hilton asserts
that the claimant was perfectly responsible
when he signed the release, and offers, If the
| $24, 200 is paid back to him by Stewart, to
regard the release as not having been signed.
Eek. Gov. Proctor has bought the Spring
mill or FIFTEEN property, so called, in Caven-
dish, comprising some 300 acres Of mountain
land, together with the woodward, mill.site
and water privileges.
The st. Johnsbury Index says that A. b.
Harris Of the Connecticut River railroad, who
is also director of the st. bloomsbury & Lake
| Champlain, has bought President Raymond's
| interest in the Passumpsic road, and will take
possession September lst This will change
the airline route from tlh Boston, Concord Il
Montreal 10 the Connecticut River road via
! RitchbpTg to Boston, providing the connec-
ton can be made from White River Junction
to Windsor. The Boston Journal in it's rail
road news confirms this statement and says
that at the next annual meating of the Pas.
sumpsic company the Connecticut River com
pany will obtain entire control OF its Affairs.