Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-31
STATE AFFAIRS.

ACCIDENT TO EX-GOVERNOR D1LLINaHAM.
--Ex Gov Paul Dillingham;, aged SO years,
fell from steps at the bank, and broke one Of
the bones OF his leg just above the ankle yes
terday.
The Salvation Army has begun work In
Burlington and finds no big a job on it's
hands that reinioroements have been ordered
from abroad.
The trustees OF BeemRu academy at
New Haven have engaged Prof. Hoffnagle
and his sister Of Essex, N. Y, 10 be princi-
pal and proceptross.
Rev. O. NJ Lamson Of Worcester Mass.
has accepted call TO tho Passionate Of the
North Congregational church at st. Johns.
bury.
Judge Powers has the foundation laid OF
q new residence at Worthwhile.
William Merritts of SwRnton, aged 90,
was overtaken by a freight train on the
bridge at East Swanton Friday night, and
was struck and knocked into the river and
killed.
Henry A. Bowers who was sentenced in
1882 from Montpelier to the House of Cor
rection for four years for robbing the United
States maila was liberated on Saturday by
pardon Of the President.
burglars entered Peases hotel at Hart
ford Friday night, took $500 from the pock-
eta of the clerk who was asleep in his room,
also the safe keys, and about $40 from the
safe. They entered the dwelling of Mrs.
Luther Pease, but got nothing They tried
the residence OF Gov. Pingree but did not
get 10. They we're traced by tracks TO the
depot, where they took the o'clock A. NJ.
train north ON the Central. That same
night burglars attempted to force an entrance
TO the Bellows Falls house Of DIR. o. f..
Woods, hut were frightened away.
"A deaf and dumb man walking on the
track near Swanton junction was killed by
the cars Monday night
New postmasters appointed Dudley
| O. Brown at Brandon in place Of John l..
Knight; W. l.. Howard at Fair Haven in
place of Horace Whipple
The newspapers, principally those out
side the state, are full Of reports and surmi-
ses about big project for Western connec-
tons which the Boston and Lowell road is
sohemng for. One story In that the oOmpa.
ny have arranged to buy up the Rutland road
at the expiration Of its lease to the Central
| Vermont, and then connect the Manchester,
Keene and Rutland roads by tunneling the
grade between Keene and Westmoreland.
| Another scheme that these magnates have Is
| said 10 be the annexation of the PassumpsC
road TO their system, but the president OF
the Passumpsc denies any knowledge of it.
The advisory committee on the Benning-
ton battle monument consisting OF eX-
Gov. Hiland Hall, Prof. A. l.. Perry,
J. b. Walker Prof. II. A. p. Torrey, eI-
Gov. Horace Fairbanks and ex-Gov. Stew
art have adopted report in which they
declare that the proposed monument ought
TO be massive and lofty, TO comport with the
mountains surrounding the site; durable
and adequate, so as TO be in harmony with
the great results OF the battle of bennington
plain and simple no N TO agree in tone and
character with the ''embattled farmers" and
artisans who fought that August fight in
their shirt-sleevts, and impressive and in
spring, seeking to tell no story of the battle,
but aiming only to strike home at once "a
human hearts in all the coming generations
The committee strongly endorse design No.
l" by J. Phi. Rim OF Boston, which is for &
massive shaft 300 feet high TO be built oil
Bennington blue limestone.