Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-10
MONT PHO4NIX BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY JULY TO- 1891

made demand for higher pay and addition
al accommodations for carrying on their
work. The general manager compromised
by one-half the increase demanded, but ac-
coded to their needs for carrying on work.
The men refused to accept the comprom-
Use.
The name of the post-Ofiice at Mount
Tabor has been changed to Griffith, the
name of the village.
Stephen Burroughs, one of the Oldest
and best known farmers of Waltham, drop
ped dead last week of heart failure.
The contract price of the Grand Isle
bridge is $40, 900, of which the state pays
half. The bridge is 1900 feet and the road
way is all stone except the draw in the
centre, which has two openings of 80 feet
each. The materials used i'm construction
are $4,000 yards of rubble stone; 500 yards
of cut stone masonry; 1000 feet of tim
bers, and 1850 piles. The iron draw is the
work of the Vermont construction COM
pany at st. Adams, the price being $4,000.
There has already been expended on the
bridge to date S2l 600, and it is safe to say
that the full amount of the contract price
will be expended by the contractors who
expect to have the bridge fully completed
next December.
Domas Brunette, the 11-year-old son of
Damas Brunette of Burlington, fell into
the lake Monday while playing about the
docks and was drowned.
At session of the United States circuit
and district courts at Windsor Tuesday,
Robert Fitton was brought into court on a
writ of habeas corpus granted on petition
of Frederick G.. Paff and Adds NJ. Paff OF
/ / nj tt.a T.- LII .1,
to the United States supreme court in tn,
habeas corpus ease brought by him in Feb.
ruary last, and remanded to the state pris-
/ ion, where he will stay for II years.
Gov. Page has granted permission fol
military organizations of other states ant
the Dominion of Canada to pass through
the state Of Vermont, armed and equipped
on the way to and returning from the Yer
mont centennial and dedication of the bat
tie monument, which occurs at Bennington
on August 49,
George Fields, an old resident of LeiceS
ter, was found dead on Thursday morning
July ?. He had committed suicide by tax
ing Paris green. Financial embarrassment
is supposed to have been the cause.
The second annual meeting of tn,
Champlain Valley association occurred a
Howard park, Burlington, Friday and Sat
urday. when COOL number of Vernon
horses came to the front in the races. an,
some fine booded stock was exhibited
UnfavOrable weather made the attendance
small.
Edward Smith of PittSfOrd, who recent
" returned to that place after a mysteriou
disappearance and alb ,encr of more than
six weeks, committed suicide last weel
Wednesday night by shooting him,el
through the heart with a shot gun. Th
body was found Friday morning on tn
bank Of Furnace brook. which runs nea
his house. Smith was "A substantial farm
er AMI representative in the Legislature.
Mrs Alice :. Ely-Goddarl the wife o
Ely Ely-G0d larl Of some fame in Vernon
for his connection with the Ely mines, la
been sued by New York marketman TO
meat fish, AMI game sold Mr.. Goddard
for which it is alleged Mrs. Goddard be
came responsible
Mrs. Margaret Corhitt, IS, was accident
ally drowned in the lake al Burlington SAT-
urday night, her body being discovere tn
next morning.
Saturday morning a collision occurre
near Leicester Junction between an eXtr
freight and "A caboose and two ears whc
hal broken away from another tram. Tn
engineer and fireman on the engine an tn
brakeman on the runaway ears jumped
but Conductor Reed, on the latter. was III
able To get out, and was caught in tn
crash, escaping, however, without seriOu
injury. Five ears and the engine wer
well broken AMI the track torn up for som
distance