Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-24

Nine cars OF an extra freight were de-
rallied near Randolph Tuesday and several
were badly smashed.
The laying of the corner stone of the
new Masonic Temple at the corner of
church and Pearl streets in Burlington,
VT, will take place Oct. 20.
The state convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union will be held
at Essex junction, sept y, ~, and 80.
over 200 delegates are expected.
The citizens of Barre have voted that the
city ought to own its water system and a
committee has been appointed to look into
the matter aud report at a meeting TO be
held Sept 2S.
Daniel Moody, a farmer quite well
known in Morrisville, shot himself fatally
at his home below Stowe Monday. The
reason for his act is unknown, but he was
somewhat dissipated.
Engineer Geo. y. Chase, one of the old
est employees OF the Central Vermont rail
road, was injured in a collision at Essex
Junction Thursday, and is not expected to
recover. He has wife and three chill
dren.
u. NJ. Crosby q Co., Of Boston, brokers.
have failed. They had a branch Office at
WoOdsyile, y. H., and St. Johnsbury and
many other places in New England. They
did the customary margin b. siness, and
several of their customers at st. Johns
bury are said to have been large losers.
A barn and two haystacks owned by AL
len Burroughs of Ferrisburgh, situated
near the railroad crossing on the NJ nkton
road just south of Vergennes station, were
burned Friday, The fire was started by
children playing with matches. The house
and other buildings were saved with diff
Guilty.
Charles Wyman Il son of Burlington,
filed petition in insolvency Monday, with
liabilities little over $1,000 and assets
of about the same amount. The firm has
been in financial straits for some time on
account of oyerpurchases of goods, the
general depression in business and the ill.,
ness of the senior partner.
The grand jury of Rutland county has
found bill against Frank Bragg, former.
ly resident of Proctorsville, on the charge
of bigamy, and on Saturday night last he
was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Stearns
and Plimpton at the house of George
Daniels in AndOver and taken to Rutland
TO answer to the Indictment.
The 35th annual session of the Vermont
grand lodge of Good Templars will be held
at Randolph Oct IS and IA. Among the
prominent Good Tempars TO be present
are international officers, DR.. ID. II. Mann,
p. X. w. G. c. T., of Brooklyn, n. Y,
who retired from the chair last June, and
S. b. Chase, P. X. w. G. T., of Halstead,
Pa.
The Bennington a Woodford Electric
Railway company has begun the construc-
ton of large trout hatchery at the term
linus of the line in Glastonbury. 1t will
be modelled after the state hatchery at
RoXbury. Twelve large Matching boxes
will be put in, and it is thought that at
least 100000 trout fry will be ready for
the streams next season.
Work on the new dam of the Bethel
electric light and power company at Blue
hill has so far progressed as to set the wa
ter back in White river to the lower end of
Bethel village. When completed, il will
make fine lake mile in length, reaching
from the dam to the long bridge over White
river in Bethel village, and will add much
to the natural attractions OF Bethel.
Papers have been executed consolidating
the Hoosick Railway company and Ben
nington Electric railroad, under the name
of the Bennington d HoOsick Valley Rail-
road company. The new company thus
formed obtains the ownership of the prop
erty of the Hoosick Railroad company,
which has been in operation three years,
between Hoosick Falls and Walloomsac,
also the property rights and franchises of
the Bennington company.