The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-04-28
VERMONT NEWS.


Thursday night and Friday morning,
1t is thought the damage will exceed
100000.
In Bennington the storm resulted in
loss ot life, The chimney of Judge
| Alfred Robinson's dwelling was blown
of, and the excitement caused him to
have paralytic shock, from which he
died the next day. He was 64 years
old and one of the county's best known
men.
| At the Bennington Soldiers Home
Il 20 valuable trees were blown down
while much damage was done in the
Village. The loss will exceed 81 1000,
| In Manchester large barn owned
by Mrs. Dan Purdy was destroyed and
valuable cows killed.
In Dandy the lumber in the large
yards of S, L. Griffith was scattered
over 100 acres and several barns de-
stroyed
In Castleton, VT, the roof of the
railroad station was blown off and sew
eral large barns demolished or damage
ed.
In Lincoln, Bristol, Starksboro' and
Ripton, mountain towns in Addison
county, several of the best farm barns
were blown to pieces and sugar orchards
damaged to the extent of hundreds Of
dollars.
The state fair will be held at Bur-
lington September 5, 6, and 8.
There will be $4,000 given in stakes
and purses.
Early Sunday morning Police Of
| icer Nichols of Barre found Thomas
Enright lying insensible in Granite
street, He was taken to his home,
where he died without recovering his
senses. The affair has created much
talk in Barre and there is every indi-
cation Of foul play Enright was
seen on the streets as late as II O. clock
Saturday evening, and the authorities
think that he was sandbagged at some
gambling den and brought to the place
where found. Several drunken rows
Ioceu,s9 Sunday night and many think
that Enright was connected with
some of them. His head and leg
were bruised.
Howe's new opera house at St..
Johnsbury was opened Monday with
a large audience, including many
from surrounding towns. Louis AL
drich played in 'The Senator" and
was supported by Cranes New York
company. The opera house cost S35-
900 and is one of the best in Ver-
mCnt
The following delegates have been
J appointed to represent the Republ-
can league of Vermont at the nation
al league convention at Louisville,
XIV. MAY 10 and IL
II II Powers of Morrisville, NJ.
). Colburn Of Manchester, Z. f.
Smith Of Montpelier, j. j. Estey Of
3ratdeboro, f d. White of Rutland,
Franklin Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury,
n. w. Fisk of Isle La Motto, G. II.
| Lane Of Cornwall. Alfred A Hall of
| ST. Albans, w. II. Henryof Burling-
ton, W. W. Stickney of Ludlow,
Josiah Grout of Derby, Frank Plum
lev Of Mortified and j. H. Watson
of Bradford Delegates from the
college republican clubs in the state
will be appointed soon. The follow
| ing are ex-oflicio delegates: II. S.
Peck of Burlington, member of the
executive committee, and G. A. Dav-
is Of Windsor, vice president for Yer
mont Of the national league; George
lT. Childs of St. Albans, president,
and W. B. Gates of Burlington, sec
retary Of the state league.
Tive years ago last summer Chas.
N. Howard Of Hampton got piece
of steel in his eye while assisting in
Preparing moving machine, but he
Ipaid but little attention to it at first,
but it soon began to trouble him, and
he went to Albany to have it remov
ed, but the doctors could not find it.
His eye gradually grew worse until
he lost his sight; and of late it has
been so painful that last week he went
to Albany and had his eye taken out
ana VIII soon nave a glass one put In.
Upon examination of the eye taken
cut the piece of steel about the size
OF the point of a pin was found in the
ball.
This isn't News.
"The Republicans of Vermont have
!
already decided on their candidate
for governor in 1894, and the man is
| Col. U. A. Woodbury. of Burlington,
who has been lieutenant governor. In
the convention of 1890, Colonel
Woodhuly's friends were strong and
Governor Fuller's supporters made a
deal with them, promising to support
the Colonel in the coming convention.