The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-03-28
STATE NEWS.

The Hon. Henry Mott and vito Of Al
burgh, while driving on Lake Cham
plain, near Rouse's Point, last week,
broke through the ice, and Mrs. Mott
and the team were drowned. AS one OF
the horses broke through the ice Mr..
Mott sprang out of the sleigh and at
tempted to save his wife. BE first tried
to drag her out of the sleigh, which had
been partially sunk by the plungiDg OF
the frightened animals, but she was 30
terrified as to be unable to second his
efforts, and che disappeared, with the
sleigh, before his eyes. Mr., Mott at
tempted to guide his team to sound ice,
but they were beyond his control, and
after struggling against their fate they,
too, sank from view. Mr.. Mott fought
for his wlfe's life with the heroism of
despair and was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured in his exertions, being
once or twice struck by the boots Of his
maddened horses. AS the sleigh began
to sink he chung to it desperately with
one hand and 10 the ice with the other,
passionately entreating his wife to jump
out. He thinks the terrible situation
deprived her of consciousness and that
she must have tainted from fright when
she realized that the sleigh was slowly
sinking. Mr.. Mott was rescued while
clinging TO the ice in an exhausted con-
dition and taken to Rouse Point where,
the doctors say, he may die from shock
and internal injuries.
The directors of the Vermont Board of
Trade met and voted to move to st. AL
bans or elsewhere unless the Burlington
people should proceed at once to provide
cold storage. The Burlington Board Of
Trade promised to do this several
months ago, but the wholesale gro1ers
did all in their power to discourage the
project, as they might he obliged to
compete with Boston buyers. Fortu-
nately the enterprise was not squelched
this time. Private individuals of public
spirit have subscribed the amount neces-
sary for the structure. which is now I'M
der Roadway on the dock, north Of the
Central slip, where Ex-Governor Smith
gave the company the privilege of erect
ing the building. Butter and cheese
will now be brought to Burlington and
the Board will boom If some new obsta-
Gle is not put IN the way in Wholesome
manner. Sales will be begun May II,
1t is question of some interest to
know why some of the money of the
in developing our own resources. We
have qusrries of elste, marble, granite
aud limestone untouched, and 1t may be
mines of iron and other minerals, that
seemingly would pay fair working
profit, with the same amount of enter
prise thai is shown In other directions,
while thousands of dollars are sent to
Fort Payne or into the over-mortgaged
NaaN f1V. H.
to lend enchantment but the enchant-
ment fades out under the influence
If diminishing dividends. - Nor:Lfeld
Neps.
An adjourned session of the United
States Court was held at Burlington
Tuesday. All the criminal matters will
have to be continued owing to the pre-
dicament of the United States having
no District Attorney, no one as yet hav.
ing been appointed In District Attorney
Pitkin's place, who has resigned.
United States Marshal Robinson has no
tilted the jury they need not attend
court.
The granite quarries of Ascutney
Mountain are to be reopened this season.
The greater part of the mountain is
composed of seynite and granite of the
best quality. The granite has been
shown experte, who pronounce 1t the
finest in New England, and predict that
it will soon become as noted as that OF
Quincy or Barre.
L. E Mathers of Brattleboro elaine to
have an oak stick from the wreck OF the
ship Arnold, burned on Lake Champlain
IN 1879. II is little charred on one
side, but otherwise is in good state OF
preservation.
Prof. William Armstead at the Van
Ness, Burlington, has a United States
silver dollar coined in 1904 worth $500.
The Hon. ~. Phelps and Mrs. Phelps
are at Tuxedo Park, and will return to
Burlington early In May.
NJ. II. Deming of Arlington has sent
his fast mare to Ledgewood to be bred
to Ned Wilkes.