Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

Charles NJ. BruceS barn was burned
in Newark, with contents. April %. six
horses and is head of cattle perishing
in the flames The loss is $4,000.
The Manchester Journal owned and
published for many years by ID. X.
Simonds has been sold to Otto II. Bennett
Of Brooklyn Mr. Bennett is a native of
Manchester and has had experience as a
printer.
Walker & Marshs general store at Man
chester Depot was burned Monday night.
The loss is $4,000. with good insurance.
Fifty odd Fellows were attending a ban
quet on the top floor when the fire broke
out, but all escaped.
Weathersfeld, Vt. and Claremont, n.
H., are planning to free the toll bridge
across the Connecticut, connecting the
two towns. The voters Of Weathersfield
have appropriated $4,000 for the purpose,
and have agreed to raise $1,000 by sub
scription.
Charles Walker. SO, OF Swanton, a
prisoner at the house OF correstion at
Rutland, serving a sentence for tramping,
was killed by falling down stairs Monday
evening. He was 33 years old and un-
married. He had been adjudged insane
and was soon to be taken to the state
hospital for the insane at Waterbury,
Samuel Bowles, London banker, in
tends to establish at Rutland a school for
modelling and to endow II with a sum
sufficient to provide running expenses.
His object will be to educate American
children in the art of sculpture, so that it
will not be necessary for Vermont marble
manufacturers to secure foreigners for
this work.
The last report of the comptroller of
the currency on the condition of YER
mont National banks shows in abstract
that the amount OF deposits from indi-
viduals was 11,S3S,03 and the percen-
tage of legal reserve of deposits 17.44
Loans and discounts amounted to $12,-
040, 1872; gold coin to s4l3,S40; total specie
to $674,217; legal tender notes to $943, 1856
One of the largest marble deals ever
made in Vermont was contaminated
April 27, when the Vermont Marble
company of Proctor bought the estate
of George E. Royce, the first man to de-
velop marble quarries in Vermont The
| property comprises a mill and four farms.
aggregating 1000 acres, in Brandon and
West Rutland. On the tract are fine
deposits Of white statuary and blue
marble.
The house and barns occupied by A.
| X. Hall, in Windsor village, were burned
| early Sunday morning. Four horses, two
hogs and fifteen cows persisted. The loss
is $4,000. The timely discovery of fire in
| Putnams bakery prevented loss. The fires
are believed TO have been incendiary. The
4
ed Sunday The loss is $4,000, Forest
fires have recently caused some loss in
Windsor and vicinity.
Lewis p. Thayer, the veteran editor
and publisher, retired last week from
the management of the Register COM
pany in Middlebury to devote himself tc
newspaper interests in Essex Junction
and Morrisville He is succeeded as ed
itor of the Middlebury Register by Harry
G. Shaw, who has been connected with
the paper the past four years, and who
has been Col. Joseph Battelps secretary
the past year. Mr.. Shaw was formerly
employed on the Montpelier Journal F
II. Hughes, a recent graduate Of Middle
bury college, is the new business man
ager Of the Register.
A loss Of SIS, 900 was incurred in Swan
ton early Friday morning, when severa
buildings on River street were burned
The fire started in the double store build
ing owned by the Mead estate and oc
cupied by Mrs. Sarah Dunbar's grocery
store and Charles Bells liquor establish
ment. tenement over the stores wal
occupied by Mrs. Anderson. This build
ing was completely destroyed, also thu
adjoining building occupied by H. N
Moreau with a grocery store and home
c. r. Bogle's marble works in a two-stor!
building were burned, and George Web
ster q Sons wagon shop, occupied b.
Alfred Tatro, was partly destroyed
Several other buildings We're on fire
and the cartridge factory OF the Robil
Hood Powder company and the Villa
grain elevator were saved with 8rea
! difficulty.