The Vermont Phoenix, Brattleboro, Friday, January 16, 1891 State news (from all over the state) On Monday the Senate confirmed the nomination of W. A. DENSMORE to be postmaster at Lyndonville The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. WHITCOMB of Underhill was celebrated on the 5th inst. Mrs. Sarah CHUBB, the Hardwick centenarian, died on Monday. Her centennial birthday was observed last July. Three Rutland men scaled Killington peak last Sunday on snowshoes. The large clothing firm of A. DRYSDALE & Co., of Bennington, of which Robert DRYSDALE and his sister are the members, has failed for $30,000, and the sheriff is in charge of the store. Mr. DRYSDALE had been chief engineer of the Bennington fire department and president of the state firemen's association, but had resigned these offices. He left Bennington Wednesday night of last week, saying to his friends that he should never return. He had done a large business and been a liberal subscriber to all public enterprises. A too extensive credit system caused his failure. Owen PIERCE of Fairhaven, aged 32, was accidentally killed Saturday. he was an employe of the Lake Bomoseen slate company, and it is thought that the stone which he was unloading fell upon his back. He ws found lying in an unconcious condition on a dump car and died soon after. The Eben RIDER house in New Haven was burned Friday night, causing a loss of $2500. The house was occupied by Moses KING, who was obliged to carry his sick wife from the burning building in his arms. When he returned for $145 he was driven back by the flames and lost the money. A despatch from St. Albans says that Dr. MORIN and Commissioner WILLIAMS, who wnet to Highgate to investigate the report of existence of pleuro-pneumonia among the cows owned by J. B. SANDERSON, found that the death of the cows resulted from eating decayed ensilage. A church has beenorganized by the Universalists at Derby Line with 35 members. They will put a $1200 organ into their house in the spring. The freight train of 21 cars and a caboose on the Maine Central railroad, which left Lunenburg, this state, on Monday morning, met with a bad accident. After leaving Crawford, N. H. , the caboose broke loose, but the brakes held it. The brakes on the rest of the train would not hold and it ws soon flying down the grade on the icy track at lightning speed. Near Bemis station the whole train except the engine and forward car plunged 500 feet down an embankment. Two brakemen who wer on the train were instantly killed. The cars, containing corn and grain, were smashed in pieces. Another landmark went up in flames Saturday night, when the Dixon hotel at Underhill was burned. It was closed for the winter, and the falmes probably started from the stoves, in which fires were built Saturday to keep the house warm. The building and furniture were valued at $12, 800, and the insurance was $8000. the original part of the house was built in 1803, and it has been a resort for people from all over New England Rutland had a serious coasting accident last week Thursday. A party of young men were sliding down Gouger hill and because of a defective runner the heavy traverse dashed into Moon brook. James COCKLIN had hos nose broken, Charles WOODARD ststained a fracture of the leg, but most serious injury ws to Frank RIELLE. A piece of ice penetrated his bowels to a depth of at least three inches. He will recover. A dastardly act was committed at Rutland last week. When Joseph TOWER went to his barn in the morning he found his horse dead. The horse had beenfed with corn, covered with paris green, during the night. Two other horses in the barn had been given a similar dose, and one of them will die. O. and E. S. HALL of East Randolph hav recently sold a ram for $150 to go to Ohio; another for $100 to go to Michigan; and a flock of 30 ewes and two rams for $50 a head for ewes and $150 for rams to a Haverhill, Mass. man. The house of Royal H. DREW of Tunbridge was burned last Friday. Only a few household goods were saved. The Benningtonbattle monument association Wdnesday reelected the old board of officers. The auditor's report shows the association to be out of debt. It is proposed to transferthe title to the state of Vermont and a meeting to act in the matter will be held February 19. Henry M. STANLEY delivered his lecture on the "Rescue of Emin" at Howard opera house at Burlington Wednesday evening to a large audience, by whom he was received with much applause. After the lecture an informal reception was held upon the stage of the opera house. On Tuesday evening Mr. STANLEY lectured before a large audience at St. Johnsbury, the very place where, four years go, the call came to him to return to Africa for Emin's rescue. The annual meeting of the Vermont Dairymen's association, held at Burlington on Wednesday and Thursday, was largely attended, and the occasion ws profitable and successful inevery respect. The leading attraction was the address of ex-Gov. HOARD of Wisconsin, on "The dfairy temperament," delivered before a large audience on Wednesday afternoon. There was a remarkably good exhibit of dairy utensils and appliance. Henry M. ARMS of Springfield was elected president of the association for the ensuing year. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT