Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-26


A barn belonging to Albert Moore of Ru-
pert was struck by lightning last Wednes-
day, and burned.
A barn on the Wesley Swallow place, in
Sandgate, was struck by lightning and
burned, last week
John Haleys dwelling house at Water
bury was burned few evenings ago, caus-
ing a loss of S1l00.
The town of Chelsea has voted 49, 900
to aid the Chelsea, Tunbridge and South
Royalton railroad company. y
A large barn at West Rutland, owned by
the Vermont Marble company and contain
ing 80 tons of hay, was burned one night
last week.
c. c. Davis of Lincoln, Mass, a gradu-
ate of Dartmouth college in the class of 70,
has been chosen principal of the graded
schools at Nergennes.
It's expected that the shoe shops at Chel-
sea and South Royalton, which were closed
on account of the bad failure of Manager
Abbott, will begin operations again.
+. II. Vincent, aged -, fell from one of
the high beams in his barn at North Mont
peler few days ago. One hip was badly
broken and his head severely injured.
Ten hogs belonging to Hiram Boyce, a
butcher at Waterbury. were killed last week
Thursday by order of the state veterinary
surgeon and cattle inspector. Twelve had
previously died of hog cholera.
The extensive farm buildings of II. ).
Toman at Greensboro were burned recent
ly by an incendiary fire. A large amount
of hay, several barrels of flour, a quantity
of butter and a number of hogs were burn
ed Insured for $500.
DIR. w. +. Sylvester, formerly superin-
tendent of the asylum at Waterbury, has
been elected general superintendent of the
Kings county asylum for the insane, with
his office in Brooklyn, y. Y. There are
over 2000 patients in the several asylums
under his charge.
During the flag raising at Williamstown
| Saturday Henry Staples, aged u, was ia
! tally injured by the premature explosion of
giant fire cracker held in the hand. Two
| fingers were blown off and the hand was
terribly lacerated. He failed to survive
! the. shock, dying in few hours.
James NJ. Brown, son of the late Samuel
! A. Brown of Pittsford, left home when a
young man, IS years ago, to go on a whal-
! ing voyage, and was believed to have been
lost at sea. Mrs. y. G. Harner, his sister,
has recently received letter from him,
stating that he is in Australia and intends
to visit his old home.
The ST. Adams Messenger says there is
a prospect of forming a stock company in
West Randolph, for the purpose of starting
Republican weekly paper. 1t is felt
among prominent men of the party that
the best interests of the western part of
Orange county, and West Randolph in par
ticular, are not properly represented at
present.
Emmons Raymond, for Is years presi-
dent of the Passumpsic railroad, died in
Boston last week Thursday. President
Raymond was a man of great business
ability, and from a successful merchant he
developed into one of the most successful
railroad men in New England. He did
much toward developing the business in
terests of Newport.
Walter Beede and Bert Crockett of
Orange, while riding home from Barre in
a road cart Saturday evening, drove off a
culvert on Eastern avenue into brook.
The men fell under the horse and cart,
and were terribly bruised. Beede lay face
downward in the water and was nearly
drowned. His condition is still serious.
The horse was fatally injured.
j. b. Cherbino of Weybridge has shipped
from Middlebury to San Angelo, Texas, a
carload of Merino rams. Fifty of them are
yearlngs, a quarter French, and first
class lot, and the others, 20 head, are two
year-olds and pure bred Spanish. NJ. b,
Williamson of Cornwall went with him
and will take from his Texas ranch to San
Angelo $50 head of rams which he bought
in California last spring.
Last Thursday night Collector Forbes OF
st. Adams, and Deputy United States Mar
shall Failey raided building in Berlin oc
cuped by Daniel Ainsworth and discov.
cred an Illicit dstillery. Ainsworth es
capped. He pretended to manufacture
essences, but is alleged to have been distlll
ing whiskey for some years. The appara
tus was seized. Evidences of another still
were found at an old house where Aims
worth formerly lived