Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-27
THE VERMONT NEWS.
DIR. Webb's Yacht on Rocks.
but She Was FIoated without Serious
DamOge--the EIfrIda Cost sI5O,OOO,

but She Was FIoated without Serious
D"moge--the EIfrIda Cost $3.50, 900.
DIR. w. Seward Webb's steam yacht FL
trida ran ashore on Colchester reef in Lake
Champlain Friday night, the heavy wind
blowing her from her course. There were
on board five of DIR. Webb's guests, includ-
ing his brother, j. Louis Webb. Coches-
ter point iuts into the lake from the Yer
mont shore about IL miles north of Bur
llngton, and is one of the largest and most
dangerous points in the lake. Several
wrecks have occurred in this vicinity. The
Elfrda was bought by DR.. Webb in 1887,
to replace his yacht Sappho, which was too
small. She was built by Harlan IL Hol-
lingsworth of Wilmington, Del, at cost
OF about $4,000. The Elfrda is a steel
boat % feet over all and fitted with triple
expansion engines, and has a speed of Ia
Knots an hour. She is furnished in the
most luXuriant style and is by far the finest
boat that ever sailed the waters of Lake
| Champlain. The cabin is finished in white
and gold, with divans extending around the
sides. Forward are the quarters for the
crew of eight men. Aft are the cabins of
the owner and his family. The bathroom
and lavatory are finished in Mexican onyx.
The boat is lighted by electricity and gas
from hammered silver electrolers. Capt.
Blodgett, who has spent his life on the
lake, commands her. She was brought to
the lake by way of the st. Lawrence river
and the Chambly canal, The Elfrida is
the flagship of the Lake Champlain Yacht
club of which DR.. Webb is commodore.
The Elfrida was successfully hoated early
Saturday morning, and run to Shelburne
harbor. She has sustained no serious in
jury.
Another Vermont Sensation.
The next sensation promised by the New
York World, with its treasury annex, will
be an exposition of the receiyership of
the First national bank of st. Adams,
writes a correspondent to the Burlington
Free Press. Hon. Daniel Roberts, the
first receiver, has always been very anxious
to find out how, and for what reason, he
was so summarily removed from the re-
ownership some nine years ago. The re-
ownership of this bank is not closed, as
may be enormously supposed, nor the re-
ceiver released from liability. The law, as
it stands, says that receiver and his
sureties, except when an agent succeeds
him, are never released from liability, for
the bond is perpetual.
Fatal Accident at Salisbury.
A carriage containing four servant girls
from the Mountain Springs hotel, George
| S. Page of Bellows Falls and the driver,
Mr.. Albee, was overturned in Salisbury Mon
day night, the horses becoming frightened
andr INNING away. Two of the women jump
ed, but the other two were violently thrown
to the ground and received probably fatal in.
| iuries about the head. Mr.. Page received
l hoJ ia Ia, lie
and sustained fracture of the left arm
above the elbow, and Mr.. Albee received
severe bruises.
Shrine for Sacred Relic.
The handsome new altar in the cathed-
raj of the Immaculate Conception at Bur
| lington, to contain the shrine for the link
of the chain of St. Peter and the fac
smile chain, was consecrated Tuesday
morning. The services were conducted
by Bishop Michaud assisted by Rev
Father Doyle. The reliquary is of carved
clouded Italian marble with onyx columns,
and the case is of solid bronze, with artis-
tic ornamentation in relief. The whole
altar is beautifully ornamented with EN-
blems.
Cephas Carpenter has been appointed
postmaster at Fletcher O. Tracy at IslanC
Pond, ID. NJ. Bisbee at West Derby, anC
Henry Atkins at Westmore.
Notice has been published of intention
to petition the legislature to grant char.
ter for a savings bank and trust company
at Waterbury, with a capital stock of a
least $4,000, with the right to increas,
the same to 100000.
Upon the petition of a majority of tn,
shareholders of the national Union banl
of Swanton, Judge Wheeler of the Upitet
States circuit court has directed the re
ceiver to sell all the remaining assets o
the bank, report his doings to the cour
and wind up the receivership.
Hugh Green and Timothy Shaughness,
of SwantOn were given a hearing at Fair
field Centre last week on charge of kill
ing fish in Fairfield pond with dynamite
cartridges. Green was held in $500 bal
for the next term of county court, Will
Shaughnessy, who was only an accomplish
was held in 800.
Frank Whittier, professional contortion
list and acrobat, known all over the world
is in hard luck, and was arrested recent,
at Newark, n. j., for gaining admission
and care in city hospital by false pretences
He is able to dislOcate his joints at wi
and without suffering, and is an ether fiend
He wassent to Jail for 30 days. White
is 80 years old and says that his home is il
Montpelier, and that he left there a fey
weeks ago because he was out of work.