Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-27

Windsor the Windsor National bank of
that place having gone into voluntary hqui-
datiOn on account of heavy losses on West
ern investments The stockholders of the
bank held meeting Tuesday morning and
voted to close w the institution The de
positorS viii be paid in full and the stock
holders will probably receive 30 per cent on
the present capital, " hich is $50 600 The
bank was chartered in 1884 with a paid up
capital Of 500. 600, the majority of which
was owned 10y the citizens of Windsor and
vicinity The cashier Of the bank J. S
Warden. made several large investments in
mortgages in Texas and Kansas by which
the bank suffered heavy losses. Warden
was interested in several Kansas banks
which have recently been wrecked and in
which institutions he succeeded in investing
some $40. 600 for Windsor people.
Mr. and Mrs Hal Atkins of Stowe have
celebrated their golden wedding
The paper mill at Wells River is now as
sured, as the 100000 required for 1t mas
been raised
Loren Streeter of Barre mas been sent to
the house of correction for second offence
for liquor selling
Mrs. john Clarke of Morrisville, near
the Stowe line, committed suicide on Sun
day by hanging
The pauper case between the towns of
Newport and Highgate has been decided in
favor Of Newport, to recover S4lS and
costs
Another new shoe factory has been Sc
cured for Burlington and it is expected
that it will give employment to 100 hands
and be in operation by July /.
The homeopathic physicians of the towns
of New Hampshire and Vermont along the
Connecticut valley are about to organize a
strong interstate medical society.
The Congregationalists Of Royalton have
expended about $500 in finishing lecture
room in the church and making other i'm
provements and repairs.
In school district No. in the town of
Wilhamstown there are six persons who
are upwards of 80 years. of age, and their
aggregate ages are over $50 years.
Six new gangs for saving marble, the
largest of the kind in the country. will
soon he used by the Vermont Marble com
pany at Proctor. Two of them will saw
blocks 20 by 10 feet in size.
Mrs Laura Cutler Gould Caswell who
gained SO much unenviable notoriety by her
marriage with J. Sherman Caswel on the
eve of his sentence TO state prison for life
/ for the murder of George Gould, her nus
band has filed petition for divorce
The big grain elevator at Richford j.
| ready for business The building is 15C
/ feet high, 1872 feet long, 80 feet wide, and
/ has receiving capacity Of 800, 900 bushels
/ of grain. Power is supplied by Corliss
+ engine of l7j-horse power The building
Is lighted by electricity The cost of the
work was over 500 600
Nellie Cannon Of Montpelier was serious
! ly injured while coasting Monday Sh,
was thrown from the sled against a nv.
drant, striking on her chest. and bad inter
nal injuries are feared Her head alsC
struck in such a manner as TO break Out
nearly all the teeth IN the left side of hel
mouth
Every indication points 70 the probabili-
ty of more building being done in Barre
the coming summer than in any one year
in its history, Beside the new schoolhous,
to be erected at a cost Of $50 600, Their,
will be several additions TO the business
buildings, and It is also stated that 100 pri
vate houses will be built in the village anc
at Graniteville during the summer.
Henry A. Clark, wealthy manufacture
/ IN Philadelphia, bought a few years ago
for summer residence, the old Doubleda,
farm, two niles south of Sharon Making
more butter than he could use, he Sc mt som
TO Philadelphia and was soon overwhelme,
with orders. His shipments of late hav
amounted TO 1900 pounds weekly Las
Sunday this creamery, which cost 50, 600
was burned
The house Of F H Ingham at New Ha
ven was burned early Monday morning
Mr.. lngham was reused by his sons, VIII
rushed down stairs, having been driver
from their room bv the smoke The fami
ly attempted 10 e1 tinguish the flames with
out giving an alarm but failed and tn,
house and contents were DESTROYED, nobod,
IN the village half mile away knowing o
the fire for several hours. The loss wa
5000