Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-18
STATE NEWS.

Lrist mill situated on the Connecticut river at
McluIu-s Falls, belonging To- Charles Mcfarland
and valued AT SimO, Was carried away 10y high
water Saturday.
4 train going south struck "a wood train while
the latter was being loaded two miles north ot
Bethel last Friday. killing "a huN named Conner
from Canada an severely iuiuriug an rmpluyc of
the wood train. The engines of both trains ami
six cars were badly damaged
It isrNprrtc,l that not less than an survivors
will attend the reunion of the Fifth regiment, To
hr held at burlington June -.
About - persons are in attendance ut the Mary
Fletcher hospital training school for nurses.
As the result Of u break in Il deadlock In the DO
yer, y H., city government the Vermont con
structiun company gets the contract for the iron
work of bridge in that city.
Bremun academy at New Haven has recently
received SlO,OON for scholarships from Hon. X. Il
Iangduu aud Mr. VIM. Hoyt. two formc~ residents
of the town.
A. W Blake. a lI-yrar.old Stanford boy, was
instantly Killed last Friday while plaNin with
mill logs at oxford, n II.
Swantun has recently passed through a siege.
with pneumonia There have be,u - eases in the
village, five of which proved fatal The cans. of
the disease is ascribed To the low marshy earth
being raised to the surface last tall when the wa
ter pipes were laid
Mrs Catherine Pussum. wife Of Rev VIM Pos
som of West Addison. and "A patient at TIA" Albany
-. y hospital, jumped from fourth. story win
dow 1T that huil,lmg last Friday night and was
instantly killed
The court of chanrrry has appointed Gov. Orms-
hpt rs master to sell the Howe scale works at
ton june 18th has been fixed rs the day Of the
sale.
An Argus item says that the last of the belong
mgs Ut Ely Goddard. at Cupprrtrld, formerly
Ely. were disposed of for taxes at constable $
sale hN Hon. s. u Darling last saturday. including
his sword, commission from Gov. Faruham as Il
member of his statT. and every thing else that he
left h'hiud him when hr made his sudden Hitting
from the state. The. property brought really
NOR, than il was worth Mr. CuZ'u was anxious
to have some of remain in the huil~,'. aud others
were, DESTROYS to have souvenir of the days vile II
r. Els Goddard "Cut such swath In that section
Of the Green Mountain state.
A Waterbury displtch Of the 18th says Their.
SNOW on the hills that morning yet cattle have
been turned out to pasture several dnNS earlier
than usual. Farmers say the abundant rains will
make sure "A large hay crop.
Suuu G Emerson aged -. a workman at Bart
hit, JnSlyn n COS mill al Barton Landing was
caught in the gearing Tuesday and terribly man
gled. He died "A few hours afterwards.
Parmly Billings. son Of Hon. Frederick Billings
of Woodstock. died at Chicago May 'th. lie was
ON his way home from "a futiguiug mining trip in
Arizona, when hc was attacked win acute
Brght's disease, which caused his death in less
than Is hours. lie was young man uf rare CUTS
and great promise aud was preparing, in accord
ancr with his fathers wish, To- Close NJ his huSi
ness in the west and gradually take OF from hi>
fathers hands some of his heavy business cares
and responsibilities. The funeral was held at
Woodstock last saturday The services included
an address 10y President Srryrnf Amherst, pray
sr heing offered by President Burkham If Eurl