Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-05
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A freight train became stalled near
Swanton last Friday and the trainmen
neglected to send back fagman. Anoth-
err train came along and n collision took
place i'm which an engine and several cars
were badly damaged.
William A. Wilson, formerly of Lyndon
vile and for IL years a freight conductor
on the Passumpsic railroad, was killed at
Castle Rock, Colo, recently, being thrown
100 feet with IA runaway car which left the
track. The body was horribly mutilated.
Henry A. Bowers returned to Montpelier
Saturday after serving his 10th sentence in
the house of correction. In the afternoon
of the same day he reached an advanced
stage of intoXication, was arrested, and
now has quarters again at the Rutland in
stitutiOn.
William Gilhllan, a farmer, was driving
across the railroad track at Passumpsic on
Wednesday, when his team was struck by
locomotive. Both horses were killed.
Mr. Gifllan was severely injured about the
head and legs, and it is not known whether
he will recover.
During the recent freshet the highway
on North Main street at IIardwick was
washed out for several rods, in places to
the depth of u to 10 feet. The water
falling upon the pipes broke them into
pieces.
f.. G.. Lucas has resigned the position Of
general auditor of the Central Vermont
railroad company and has been appointed
accountant with Office at ST. Adams. He
is succeeded as auditor 10y NJ NJ. Reynolds,
until recently auditor for a railroad com
pany in Texas.
special town meeting was held at Mid
dlcbury Saturday to consider the question
of building a new bridge over the creek in
that village 4 committee was appointed
TO make investigation and to report at the
regular town meeting. 1t is expected that
a stone arch bridge costing Sl2 900 will be
selected
The Standard Light and Power company,
which for several years has furnished the
electric lights for Montpelier, has bought
the gas light company's plant and now has
a monopoly of the lighting at the capital.
The two plants represent about 100000
1t is expected that a change in rates will
follow.
Felix Dubois escaped from the house of
correction at Rutland Saturday night at
) o'clock, and two hours afterwards some
clothes were stolen from the Globe hotel.
As Dubois had but scanty clothing it is
thought that he stole the articles from the
hotel. He was known as Blueberry and
was convicted for stealing at Burlington.
Robert Sargent, a veteran of the war of
1872, is still living at South Royalton at
the age of "a, and is hale and hearty. lie
was born AT Tunbridge, and at the time OF
his enlistment had never been distance
of II miles from home. He saw active
service in the northern part of Vermont
and New Hampshire and in Canada.
The 18th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Merino Sheep breeders association
held at Middlebury on Wednesday of last
week, was well attended by the prominent
sheep men of the state. The reports pre-
scented showed the organization to be in
good condition financially and otherwise
l Few changes were made in the officers
John II. Mead of West Rutlan. was cho>rI
president and Albert Chapman secretary
t The secrctary's salary is to be at the Ole
rate, $1,000 year
T. The annual meeting of the Vermont
< beekeepers' association was held at Mid
dlebury last week V. V. Blackmcr %
I Orwell was chosen president, with vie,
presidents from several counties, and II
/ w. Scott of Barre secretary. The report
of the members showed an increase of II
4 per cent in bees and 1000 pounds in hon
ey, and it is thought that the reports mad,
would hardly cover one-half of the tota
! crop of the state for 1921.
Henry r. Blodgett, a prominent bust
ness man, who died in New York last Fri
> dav was born in Brandon in 1922 and a
the age of Is went to New York wher
l. he became the senior proprietor in a larg
d wholesale hardware house. After retirin,
la ha la. Nt-aG tor
i years the Massachusetts manager for thu
Equitable Life Assurance company of Me-
n York. and since 1881 has been connecte,
n with that company in New York.
4 Hon. Ossian Ray. who died at his hcm
i'm Manchester, n H., last week Thursda,
i at the age of 81, was one of the most prom
r. inent men in New Hampshire. He was
1 lawyer with a large railroad practice. II
had served two terms in Congress and wa
p formerly United States district attorney
: Mr.. Ray was born i'm HineShurgh, thi
!. state, but his parents moved to lrasbur
when he was a child. He graduated a
q the academy at Derby before beginnin
h the study of law.
=. Henry T.. Bggs, formerly connecte
= with the defunct Montpelier carriage con
pany, has, according to the Argus bee
: guilty of shady business transactions i
IS Boston and has disappeared from that city
u He failed last June for S2l 600, after hay
N ing been in business ten months. BY d,
ception he obtained a false rating at tn
= commercial agencies, by means of whic
Il he was able to obtain whole carloads
j furniture on credit. This furniture wa
- disposed of at once in Boston for cash.
figure much below what it cost.
~. A story recently went the rounds of tn
= papers about the fortune of Sl,0O00C
which "eX-COngTessman Cross of We
- mont" man who never existed had lie
~ to his only daughter, who eloped frol
Washington and who had been found Ii
al ing in an obscure town in California Mi
he Lima Cross of Rockville, Ind, thinks thi
there is something in the story, althoug
&c the facts were distorted, and that she
the heiress. Her father left for Califom
r years ago and reports have come back tn
lie he was very wealthy and that he died
short time ago.
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An Explanation.
5h The story in the Gazette that a Hy,
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