Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-10-25
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.
An Electric Railroad for Ishelburno
Falls and COIrain.

was held at Shelburne Falls Monday night
to consider the project of an electric road
from Shelburne Falls to Colrain A good
delegation of the business men of Colrain
were present by invitation. The senti-
ment was strongly in favor of an electric
road for both freight and passenger ser
vice and that it be built by local capital II
possible. Remarks were made by the
chairmen of selectmen and representative
citizens of Colran and Shelburne. A COM
mittee was elected to investigate and report,
consisting of G. A. Marcy and j. G. Deane
of Colrain, II. Newell and d. W. Temple
of Shelburne and Albert Amestein and A.
G. Bray of Buckland. The expenses of
survey were voted by the board of trade.
The steam mill of c. W. Day & Sons a.
Winchendon was entirely burned Sunday
night. The loss was about $4,000; partly
insured
Housatonic suffered $4,000 loss Sun
day night in the destruction by fire of the
Central block, a three-story wooden struct-
ure in the centre of the village.
A small boy took meteor to the High
school at Athol, Thursday. He saw it de-
scend in a field and reached it while 1t was
yet hot. 1t was over foot long and cylin-
drical in shape.
Edward Morrison who was injured by
the falling of the staging at the new Mar
shall mill at Turner's Falls last week Tues
day. died Saturday He was about 40 years
old and lived in Greenfield. A widow sur
wives him.
Miss Lillian May Butler committed sui
eide at Lenox Saturday by drowning. She
was girl of very bright mind, and grad
uate of the High school. She is supposed
to have become deranged through the diff
iculties of teaching school.
The Richardson piano factory at Leo
minister was burned Saturday. The COM
pany employed IS hands, who lost all their
tools and are deprived of employment. The
company was crowded with orders. Loss,
| $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The Wason Manufacturing company of
| Brightwood has contracted to build 400
freight cars for the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford railroad company before
April /. The railroad company has placed
contracts with other concerns for 100
freight cars.
Hatfield voted Saturday to appropriate
$4,000 for water system. The water is
to come by gravity from brook in the
western part of the town and pipes will be
laid through the village. The money is to
be raised by means of a sinking fund and
Rev. P. NJ. Wood, l. B. Lowell and NJ. j
Ryan were elected commissioners of the
fund. l. b. Lowell, E. b. Dickinson and
Daniel w. Wells were elected water com.
missioners.
Reuben w. Field, 70, a prominent agr
culturist leader in Franklin and Deerfielt
valley agricultural societies, died Sunday
For several years past he has been the sec
rotary of the Charlemont Old Folks associ
alton, and an active worker in the Pocomp
tuck Valley Memorial association. He haC
lived in auckland for about % years, com
ing there from Berkshire county, where he
was a prominent citizen. He leaves q
widow, two sons and two daughters.
The committee of business men in charge
of the new pleasure park organization al
Greenfield report that everything is favor
able to rapid maturing of plans and tn,
forming of a corporation. The electric
railway management has been asked Il
! come forward with 5000 and if the direct
ors vote to take such action the committee
will raise SIS, 900 at once. The compan,
will represent capital of $500 half o
that amount being in cash, the other hal
in lands.
An attempt was made to murder Charlie
Harrington, 10, by shooting, Monday even
ing at Royalston. There was a huskinI
at his home when shot was fired, the bal
passing through the young mans hat an
into beam. A friend named Newton re
manned over night with Harrington, an
about 2 o'clock an iron bar was throw
upon Mr.. Harrington's bed with grea
force, but without doing any damage. Tw
or three other mysterious attacks hav
been made upon Harrington recently. A
investigation is being made.