Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-08

In the Rutland county court last week
Mrs Germond, whose husband was killed
on the Landon crossing at Rutland, was
awarded S4S0S in her suit against the Cen
trail Vermont railroad company.
Judge Elias b. Burton, one of the most
prominent men of Manchester, died on
Wednesday of last week. He was born in
Rupert SO years ago and had practiced law
in Manchester for nearly so years.
The chain on hay press at Vergennes
broke, and the sweep fell with terrific
force, striking and breaking the fore legs
of span of horses owned by Henry Lar
row. 1t was necessary to kill both ami
mails.
A stock company with $2o, 900 capital
is to be formed at st. JOhnsbury for the
purpose of manufacturing the Dupont trip
hammer, the Howard saw table and the
Howard saw GUNNER, all of which are St.
Johnsbury inventions
Mrs. Harriet Taylor, a somewhat eccen-
trio widow who lived alone about a mile
and a half from the village of Middletown
Springs, was found dead in the barn one
day last week. Her neck was broken, ev-
identity by fall from the loft above.
+. p. Cushman of Middlebury narrowly
escaped being burned to death in the fire
in Clark's hotel on Washington street, Bos-
ton, one night last week. Two guests
! jumped from the windows and were seri-
ously injured, and others were hurt in the
panic which followed the alarm.
During March the amount of money paid
in at the custom house at st. Adams aver
aged over $1,000 day The amount of
duties collected was $32, 253. II, and the
value of goods entered Sl37, 900. Among
the principal things upon which duties
were collected were 392 horses and 2500
tons of hay
Two years ago G. S. Skinner had a
watch stolen from his mill at West New
port. lie gave the number and descrip-
ton of the watch to all the jewellers in the
vicinity, and few days ago it was left at
North Troy for repairs. The watch was
identified, the thief arrested, and he is now
awaiting the action of the court.
Bennington, on account of its historic
interest, has been chosen as a summer eX-
| cursiOn resort by the managers of the Ben
ningtOn d Rutland, Central Vermont Del
aware ~ Hudson and Fitchburg railroads.
Several new buildings for the accOmmoda-
ton of eXcursionists will be erected, and
the headquarters will be at the grove on
the grounds of the soldiers home.
That part of Dr. Webb's st. Lawrence
IL Adirondack railroad running from Ma
lone, y. Y, to Valleyfield, Canada, is to
be operated by the Central Vermont com
pany. This road will form a connecting
link between the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlan division of the Central Yer
mont, and the Canada Atlantic road, in
which the Central Vermont has an inter
est.
SylvanuS DEMO, a native of Bakersfield,
who died i'm Boston last week at the age of
%, was member of the firm of DEMO q,
Roberts, which built the first safety deposit
vaults in Boston, furnished the iron for the
Suffolk and Norfolk county jails, and had
large contracts with the treasury depart
ment at Washington. He had been an al
derman at Boston, and held various other
public offices.
The high water did much damage to the
roads in the vicinity of Tunbridge and
South Royalston on Monday, the river in
some places overlooking the road to the
depth of four feet. The Missisquoi river
washed out part of the track of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad near the Sheldon
fair ground i'm Franklin county, but a
train walker discovered the break in time
to prevent an accident.
Lewis MUIR, who came from San Fran
cisco to establish a shoe factory at Bur
lington, has decided to move the business to
Lynn, Mass. He has had much trouble
with his help, and claims that he cannot
get experienced workmen to come to Bur
lington. c. w. Scharf, who built fac.
tory for the business at Burlington, ha;
brought suit to recover Sl3, 900, and Lang
Goodhue IL Co., who furnished power, light
and heating, have placed an attachment o.
$1,000 on the machinery.