Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-06
STATE NEWS.

/ There was big landslide ON the Goddard
seminary ground at Barre early Thursday
morning of last week The rush and roar
of the thousands of tons of stones, tree,
and earth in motion was appalling. Many
l dwellings were damaged. and one was
moved II feet from its foundations The
earth was shaken for 10 miles around
| Last weeks thaw caused considerable
damage in the Mad river valley, Washing
ton county. At Moretown H. q. Wards
large mill dam was swept away by the ice,
the loss being over 5000 Both abutments
of the covered bridge between Moretown
and MddleseX were destroyed, loss $500.
In one place the highway was washed out
to the depth of six feet for several rods,
and $500 damage was done to a single
meadow in Moretown
Fire was discovered last Wednesday in
the Haskell store building at Walcott The
building was quite badly damaged, but the
contents Of the store were removed The
prompt work of the fire department uD-
doubtedly saved large part of the village.
There was a narrow escape from a bad
accident at Brandon few days ago A
load of logs became stalled on a grade
crossing at the moment that a heavily
loaded train came in sight. The horses
were unhitched and got out of the way all
right, The track was down grade, and the
locomotive struck the load with terrific
force, throwing some of the logs more than
30 feet. The train, however, kept the
track and the damage was not serious
The granite works of John O'Rourke q
Co. at Plainfeld were burned last Friday
morning, with all the contents. The build
ing was owned by the Construction com
pany. The total loss is $1,000.
Mrs. Frank Wynne, who was so badly
injured in the recent coasting accident at
Burlington in which Mrs Fenneff was
killed, died last Saturday from her injuries
The directors of the Bennington battle
monument association announce through
Maj. Valentine that the monument has
been completed from the funds in the hands
of the association and some $4,000 is left in
the treasury. A fictitious claim has been
set up which the association is resisting,
but the fact remains that the association
has not only built monument at a cost of
nearly 500. 600, but has built il within the
appropriation and has money to spare"
The bodies of Joshua Story and his
daughter Ada, who were drowned in
Browns river at Essex last week Wednes-
day, were found on Friday. They attempt
ed TO cross the river in a sleigh but the ice
gave way and they were carried under it.
Judge John b. Hollenbeck of Burlington.
who celebrated his 90th birthday recently,
is the oldest member Of the Masonic fra
ternity in Vermont, and probably in the
world.
Rev. d. J. OSullivan of st. Joseph's col
lege, Burlington, has been appointed as per
manent priest in the parish at st. Albans,
and began to ohciate there last Sunday.
The nomination of G. B, Blake, to he
postmaster at Swanton, has been confirmed.
Application has been made TO the comp
troller of currency for authority TO organ
ize the Burlington national bank at Bur
hngton.
Upon application of the manager of the
Grand Trunk railroad, Island Pond has
been made a quarantine station for cattle
from Canada, destined to points in or
through Vermont.
A passenger train on the Mississquoi Val
ley division of the Vermont Central rail
road left the track near the old Sheldon sta
tion last Friday aud two cars went down an
embankment. Five people were cut and
bruised, among them Judge Royce of ST.
Adams Nobody was seriously injured
The Vermont Sentry of st. Albans is no
more. The paper has been sold TO George
P. Beard of Randolph who will change its
name. IL is understood that it is to be the
organ of the Farmers League.
Arrangements have been made for re-
building the hotel recently burned at Bran
don The new building is TO be of brick,
with all modern conveniences. The first
flor will be occupied by stores Frank f.
Briggs is at the head Of the enterprise, but
the residents of the place will be asked to
part Of the $50 600 required.