Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-30

issued for the season of 1894.
Ira Bullock, a prominent and life long
resident of Marshfield, died Sunday night,
aged II years.
Amasa Carson and Mrs. Carpenter of
Mortified were thrown from carriage
Sunday night while driving, and the horse
was killed in the accident.
Bennington people are giving the pro-
hibitory law twist. Last Saturday three
cases of lager beer, which came by eX-
press, were seized by deputy sheriff,
and Monday afternoon two men were fined
an aggregate of 500 for selling.
X. II. McIndoe, son of the late L. J. Nc
Indoe, proprietor of the Vermont Journal,
died of consumption in San Francisco, Cal,
last Friday. Young McIndoe went to Cal
fornia in 1884, where he has been success
fully engaged in the life insurance business.
Henry Mcdowell, charged with the
murder of John Crowley, in whose recent
trial at Bennington the jury disagreed, has
been taken to the state prison TO await his
second trial in December. Ii is said that
the state has new and important evidence
against him.
ing the resignation of Capt. Gardner d.
Pratt, of Company l., Newport, and he
has been relieved from duty with the COM
mendation for his faithful service of II
years. Capt. Pratt has served continuous
ly since May 20, 1881, and as a commits
stoned officer since April 20, 1886.
Work has begun on the new freight
yard of the Central Vermont railroad at
st. Adams, work that has been in con-
temptation for some time. The diagonal
plan will be used, and the new yard will
have capacity of 600 cars, while it can be
extended to a maximum of 1900 cars. 1t
will cover % acres, and will be the largest
yard in New England built on the diagonal
system.
Among the passengers by the steamer
Werra from Genoa Sunday was Bishop L.
DeGoesbriand of Burlington. He has been
absent on the continent for some months,
and will be heartily welcomed home by the
people of his church in Vermont.-The
bishop reached Burlington Tuesday even
ing, and was met at the station by local
Catholic organizations in uniform and
escorted home, where he made a brief ad-
dress.
The town of Bradford on Saturday voted
by majority of 1913 to IS, to aid the
Black Mountain railroad by subscribing
for its stock to the extent OF Sl5, 600. The
road is to extend from Bradford to Black
mountain in Piermont, n. H., where the
Black Mountain Granite company has eX-
tensive quarries. The company promises
to erect its shops on the Vermont side of
the river as soon as the railroad is finished.
The town aid voted is for the portion of
the road in Vermont.
There was curious fire at Barre about
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. A load
of hay, while being unloaded at Page Bros.
livery stable on Bridge street, caught fire,
probably from spark from passing loco
motive. The flames communicated with
the stable and although the horses and
carriages were safely removed the building
was practically ruined. The horses hitched
to the load of hay were badly burned before
they could be unhitched.
The races of the Green Mountain Trot-
ting Park association, held at Barre last
week, were largely attended, the weather
on the whole being favorable, though
Saturday was threatening. The most
interesting feature was the work of the
mare Fanchon, owned by Perry Miles OF
| Hinesburg, which won the 2:45 race.
Twenty horses were shipped to White
River junction Saturday night, for the
race there this week.
What may prove new clew in the Clar
enceville murders has come to light il
| SwantOn, in a roll of soiled and bloody
! Canadian bills found by Boston Il Maine
| fireman near the Central Vermont water
house. The money was wadded up in a
! s H., 49,.
and the man who found it had torn it al
most to pieces before he discovered that il
was money. The theory is that the muir.
derer of the Fdys passed Swanton on the
early morning train, and discovering that
some of his plumber was bloody, rolled
the soiled bills up in a paper and threw
them from the car.
The store house at j. p. Rich's Swanto1
lime kiln was totally destroyed by fire early
Saturday evening The building contained
quantities of lime for shipment. The
approaches or trestles to the kiln.
were destroyed, also a Boston & Maine
box car loaded with lime. The two Swan.
ton hose companies were unable to fight
the fire effectively owing to limited supply
of hose. The fire started in car of lime
standing back of the store house and wa.
caused by water which beat into the leaky
car during the heavy shower in the after
noon. The property was insured for $50
Work was at once begun upon new build
ings and trestles.
The oath annual commencement Of
Goddard seminary at Barre occurred last
week Wednesday. The baccalauIeate ser
mon was given by Rev. j. Smith Dodge
d. D., of Stamford, Conn, and the alumni
Grafton by Frederick w. Eddy, A. b., Of
New York. The prize speaking was o.
unusual excellence, the first prize bein.
secured by Preston A. Paine of Antonio
Colo. Ten of the % members of the elias.
will enter college. S. d. Allen of Barr,
and Miss Lucie Calef of Washington wer,
added to the board of trustees, the lattel
being the first woman elected to the board
The Persis A. Thompson memorial build
ing fund has reached $1,000, and next yea
accommodations will be provided for self
boarding pupils. Various requests report
ed amount to $1,000. The commencement