Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-23
STATE AFFAIRS.

LIdHTNINGs WORK IN AND ABOUT RUTLAND.
Mrs. John Gains stable In Rutland, was
struck by lightning Sunday, during heavy
thunder shower and burned to the ground.
The horses, COWS and pigs were saved. Pc
ter Fagan's tenement on East street, occupied
by James Dougherty, was also struck, the
chimney aud part OF the roof being wrecked.
Henry Webb's barn at Clarendon was struck
and burned with a lot Of hay. The streets
and country roads we're badly washed out by
the rain and crops were beaten down. Ham
ilton Wescotts barn at Fair Haven was struck
during thunder shower Saturday, and de-
stroyed with lot Of new hay loss $500.
REGENERATION OF THE OLD LEBANON SPRINGS
ROAD.
Work all along the line OF the New York,
Rutland Il Montreal railroad, formerly the
Lebanon Springs road, is being pushed with
much vigor Nearly ali the necessary build
ings and side-tracks are completed In Ben
nington, four new passenger cars, two or
three additional locomotives, and SCORE or
more of new freight cars have recently been
added to the rolling stock OF the road, and
short trains are TO be run between benning-
ton and Petersburg Junction, to connect with
all passenger trains on the Boston, Hoosac
Tunnel & Western and Troy Boston roads.
Travel over the road is constantly increasing,
and the rates have been greatly reduced.
Hon. Altman I. Miner, 9 prominent
lawyer and legislator, died in Rutland Mon
day aged 80. He was Wing member OF
Oonkress 1851 3, a member of the state
House of Representatives for three terms and
served as clerk of the House for two.
Rev. L. L. Beeman, pastor of the st.
Johnsbury Methodist church, has accepted q
call as principal of East Greenwich academy
in Rhode Island.
The Masonic Belief association OF Yer
mont is considered one Of the strongest CO.
operative insurance organizations. There
are 400 members of the association In the
state, while its surplus fund is $4,000. 1t was
organized ~ years ago and has paid about ~
death claims, averaging from $500 to $lbOC
each.
B Chase, q Newport pauper aged 10
committed suicide last week by taking poison
There are 81 men enrolled for the new
military company at Barre.
John Melvin, rich Bridport farmer agec
Go, was instantly killed Sunday by pelnl
thrown from his carriage.
Austin Peck and Mrs. Cornelia Oimstet
Of East Middlebury were arrested last Weel
and bound over for trial On 3 charge OF adul
terry, Mr. Peck has been one OF the mos
prominent business men in East Middleoury
He has a wife and three grown children, on
of whom is married. Mrs.. Olmsted IL tn
wife of q carpenter.
Patrick Cones barn and outbuildlngs
Bennington were burned on wednesday
last week with their contents, including
horse Loss $1,000 insurance $500. Oaus
OF fire unknown.
The steam saw mill In Ohittenden oWne
by John Lefferts of FlAtbush, N, Y, wa
burned last week Wednesday, the hre catch
ing in the engine room while the operative
we're at dinner The wind was blowing, an
the destruction was speedy and complete
The mill was the most valuable one In toWr
having capacity for saving $4,000 feet
lumber in day.
Willie Streeter, an employee Of the Cor
neotcut River Lumber company at Molndoe
Falls, was oiling the main gear a few day
ago when his sleeve caught on the smart Al
he was thrown feet first into the main gea
Both feet and one leg we're badly orpshed an
had to be amputated. He was taken TO
home In Monroe before his wounds wei
dressed.
Raymond Smith of Wells River fell frol
window the other day. and broke an ar
near the wrist. The same arm had been orol
en- three times before.
j osse A. Warren OF Bradford oommitts
suicide last Friday by stabbing himself In u
heart with fruit-knife. He had been SIC
for nearly year and was respondent. /
was an old soldier and prominent memo
Of the Grand Army.
Maj. A. B. Valentine of Remington al
party of friends, l6 In all, have started
Especial car on two months trip TO the
eifc coast via the North Pacific road.
John H. Mead of West Rutland has 90
ony of 200 hives of bees They manufactu
between $4OO and $500 worth OF honey eve
season.