Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-21

a corpse, but the Lunenburg people have
not removed the box, as the river is in
New Hampshire The New Hampshire
authorities do not seem to realize the ne
cessity of action on their part.
Six Cinnamon, two from Windsor, one
from White River junction. one from st.
Adams and two from Burlington, were ar
rested in the latter place on Monday,
charged with gambling. They paid their
fines and were discharged.
Prof. George b. Merrman has been Sc
cured to teach physics and astronomy at
Aliddlebury college For II years he has
been a professor in Rutgers college, Bruins
wick, y. j., and had previously taught in
the University of Michigan.
The Hall ~ Chase lumber companys
mill at East Haven was burned early Fri
day morning of last week Half million
feet of lumber and POO cords of wood
were also destroyed, and a dwelling house
damaged. The loss will exceed $1,000. and
the insurance is $500. The mill will be
rebuilt.
Work has begun on a new Metho list
church at Bridport
A nine-year-old son of Joshua Cram was
sitting upon a barrel in a wagon at Lin
coin one day last week. He was driving
when he fell out with the barrel. The
chime struck him on the head, crushing
the skull There is no hope of his recov-
cry.
The storm of last week Tuesday did a
great deal of damage in Addison county.
At Leicester houses were unrOOfed and
barns blown down. A large store house
owned by Oliver Huntley at Leicester
Junction was completely demolished, and
the long bridge which crosses the creek at
the same place was tipped over. b. l..
POllard's barn at Bristol was. struck by
lightning and burned. 1t contained hay.
grain, farm wagon, tools and five cows.
Charles Peck's barn at New Haven, con-
tanning 10 tons of hay, was struck by
lightning and consumed. 1t is seldom
that such a terrific electrical exhibition has
been witnessed in that section.
Matthew j. Caldbeck of st. ,Iohnsbury
was loading case of plate glass weighing
800 pounds, when his horse started and he
was crushed beneath the case. He was
badly injured, but no bones were broken
and he will recover.
Last week Wednesday John II. Davis
attempted to loosen rock in the Denni-
son quarry at West Pawlet, when the bar
which he was using slipped and he fell
headlong. striking the hard quarry bottom
40 feet below with such force as to fracture
the skull, break the lower Jaw, and crush
the left thigh. He never recovered con-
seriousness and died in two hours. He was
- years old and leaves a wife and two
small children. He had lived in West
Pawlet for 10 years, but the accident oc-
CURED on the third day after he began
work in the quarry.
When LOugee Bros. IL Smythe's store at
st JOhnsbury was opened last Wednesday
morning the floors were found to be COW
cred with water A tenant living on the
floor above the store had left the water
running in bath tub, and as there was no
overflow pipe the room was flooded and the
water soaked through the store and into
the room below. The damage to silks,
ribbons, dress goods, ladies' garments, car
pets and draperies, etc, amounted TO over
$1,000.
1t is understood that the Bristol railroad
company and p. w. Clement of Rutland
have made an arrangement by which the
latter is take the road, finish and operate
it. OF the 400 shares of capital stock of
the corporation, 10 have been sold: the re-
naming 3Sl, together with the road and all
:
ent. The Bristol people agree to erect
freight and passenger stations at that end
of the line.
A few nights ago lightning struck the
house occupied by Mrs. Gaius Thompson
and family at Lyndon. 1t tore off the
shingles and passed down through the
house into the cellar. Mrs. Thompson's
two daughters were i'm adjoining rooms:
wv wit hn
doorway between them. The electric bolt
came down between the young women.
They felt the effects of the shock, but were
not seriously injured
The Connecticut River lumber company
have so men at work putting in three wing
dams from 200 to 300 feet in length and
six feet high, at the rocks near East Bar
net, where serious ''iams' have occurred
each year. 1t is thought the dams will
make an annual saving of $1,000.
Frank Deming of Newbury has been
chosen president of the national bank of
Newbury at Wells River, i'm place of VIII
liam Cummings of Lisbon, n. H., de-
ceased.
A young son of Nathan Hayden of
Georgia accidentally obtained access to a
box of morphine pills, and died early the
next morning from swallowing an overdose
Nearly so men are now employed in lay
ing the pipes for the new waterworks sys-
TEN at Middlebury
The Vermont Officers reunion society
held its 2Sth annual meeting and banquet
at Newport last Friday These officers
were elected; President, Capt. u. A.
Woodbury. of Burlington; vice presidents,
Capt. l.. II. Bisbee of Chicago, Capt. d.
Blodgett of st. Johnsbury; treasurer, Mai
l.. G. Kingsley of Rutland; secretary,
Lieut.. f. E. Smith of Montpelier; eXecu-
tive committee, Lieut.. j. II. Lucia of
A farmhouse and buildings at st. Johns
bury owned by John w. Clement of War
ner, n. H., and occupied by Calvin Cush-
man, were burned Sunday with horse
and 10 tons of hay.
Montpelier, Lieut.. w. II. Gilmore of FaT-
lee, Lew w. Shadd of Montpelier. The
next reunion will be held at Montpelier
during the session of Legislature in 1892.