Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-13

pleted, and work on the bank building on
the opposite side of Main street is well adj
vanced. These two buildings will make a
great addition to the village.
Trip, Tenant Il Co.'s steam saw mill i'm
MOretown was burned to the ground last
week Tuesday. The fire caught from
sparks from the engine room, and could
not be controlled as the hose refused to
work. The property was not insured and
the loss is estimated at $4,000.
John Camley was struck by the cars at
North Georgia last Friday and so badly
injured that he is not expected to live. On
Monday William A. Thompson fell from a
hay NOW upon a threshing machine at
Milton and was so badly injured about the
head that his recovery is doubtful.
John Morby, who died Thursday night
at West Addison at the age of SO, emf
grated from England in 1888 and was a
passenger in the steamship Sirius, the first
ocean steamer to the United States. The
Great Western was on the ocean at the
same time, but the Sirius reached New
York first.
Robert Wright, aged II, son of Mrs
Bradford Wright of Swanton, while sitting
on a dock at Maquam bay last Saturday,
attempted to draw his repeating rifle to
him by the muzzle, when the trigger
caught and the gun was discharged. The
bullet entered his side and death resulted
in few hours.
Warren and Leon Sweet, two Richford
boys, while out hunting last Monday, went
in different directions, and the former saw
the latter moving about i'm the bushes and
thinking that he was a partridge discharged
his gun. The entire charge of shot took
effect in his brothers body. The boys re-
cOvery is doubtful.
The wrestling match between Mcmahon
of Fairfield, this state, and Quinn, the
Australian champion, for $1,000 and the
heavy weight cOllar-and-elbow champion
ship of the world took place at Montreal
last Friday night The men struggled 20
minutes without Il fall being gained, and
the match was declared draw.
East Poutney is another Vermont ham
let which promises to boom on account of
its granite quarries. The supply there is
inexhaustible and the quality equal to any
granite i'm the country. The quarries are
eight miles from a railroad, but it is ex-
pccted that capitalists will take hold of the
business and build spur track to Bird
mountain, where the quarries are situated.
Fred LeBounty, while cutting wool on
Orange mountain, was struck bya tree and
pinned to the earth. One leg was broken
and he was unable TO eXtricate himself
He was not discovered until nightfall sew
eral hours later, and then the man who
found him had to 20 p miles to get help
before LpBounty could be removed. There
were few inches of snow on the ground
at the time.
II. A. Soule of Fairfield has sold three
young animals from his wel-known herd
of Ayrshres to Mr.. Winsow of Brandon.
secretary of the American Ayrshire breed
ers' association, to help make up a carload
of such, for which Mr.. Winslow recently
received an order from New Mexico. This
transaction. under the circumstances, as
well as the price received, which was
large one, is a great compliment for the
herd.
The new water works system at Rutland
upon which 100 men have been at work
since last June, is nearly completed. The
reservoir is irregular in shape, its greatest
length being 40 feet and its width 260
feet. The system is one of the best in
New England. The water works are Is
feet higher than the village and the capaci-
ty of the entire system is about 100000
gallons. The entire cost will be about
$4,000.
DIR. William Livingston and Wallace
Decker were struck by Rutland and
Washington train one day last week while
out driving. The wagon was demolished
and both men thrown 20 feet in the air.
Livingston was cut about the head and
injured internally, and Decker sustained
a broken leg and injuries to his back
Both men are in advanced years and their
condition is serious. The trainmen gave
the proper signals.
One of the finest school buildings in the
state is the one now nearing completion in
Barre. 1t will cost 100000 and will be
ready for occupancy i'm few months. In
addition to the recitation and assembly
rooms there is library and natural history
collection. The building will be called the
Spauldng graded school, in memory of the
prominent educator of that name who for
merly labored there, and who will be re-
membered by large number of people
throughout the state
The body of Mrs. Wallace Holmes was
found buried under her house at Painvlle,
Mass, last week, and from sand found in
the throat and all passages, and the posi-
ton of the limbs, it is believed that her
husband murdered her by burying her alive.
He has been arrested. Holmes is native
of St. Adams, but at an early age his IA
Their moved to Burlington. When Holmes
was 10 years old his father was frozen to
death while attempting to cross Lake
Champlain on the ice. At the time of the
war he was in Philadelphia, but returned
to Vermont and enlisted in the 9TH Regi-
ment and served faithfully through nine
| engagements. He went to Plainville
which is in Chicopee, near South Hadley
Falls, about year ago. He had previous
| ly lived in Holyoke and in Pawtucket, II. |
For scrofula in every form Hoods Sarsaparilli
is radical, reliable remedy. IL has an uuequalleC
! record of cures.