Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-04-26

Mr. Editor.-The citizens of Weston are
alive to the rail road enterprise. AT recent
meeting 1.-THE inhabitants of Weston a sub
: scription was called for to raise money to de-
fray their portion OF the expense Of a survey of
the route from Brattleboro To Burlington, and
the sum oi 400 was raised Immediately. This
is the right spirit.
Have the other towns on the route done
anythingi Are they prepared for the survey I
If not, they should be up and doing. Lose not
a moment. Now is the time for action. Let
them follow the example Of Weston, and we
will have the survey Immediately. The citi-
zens Of Weston were surprised when they saw
the enormous tax that they were annually
paying for the transportation of their produce,
and manufactured articles. 1t was clearly
shown at a recent meeting, that this town
would save nearly six thousand dollars annu-
ally, if we had a rail road, and that supposing
they would transport no more than they now
do. At this rate, what saving must il be to
the larger towns on the route. What a con-
sideration for actionl Shall we not see gen.
eral moving on this subject We want long
pull, and a strong pull, and pull altogether,'
and the work must go on.
II is life or death with US, and we may live
| if we but apply the remedy quickly. Then be
ready for the survey. Call out the inhabitants
in each town on the route, and have your por-
ton Of The cash ready, Let the South adj
vance, and the North keep not back. Ifthere
was ever time for united strength and action,
it is now. The ball is in motion, and let US
keep it a rolling-roiling Heaven
seems to prosper the enterprise. The spring
has opened early, affording us a chance TO
make the survey in due time. We want to
hear from our neghbors that they are also
/ III 4.
Give us the Survey! the surveyi
Weston, April l6, 1914. G.
Court of Common Pleas.-We believe there
was but one criminal trial, and this for stealing
whip valued at so cents. BY an over sight
in the Revised Statutes the law gives no final
Jurisdiction TO Justices of the Peace, in cases of
petty larceny. The County has been put to
considerable expense, in consequence Of it,
The man was acquitted. Three or four days
were occupied on a Will case-an appeal from
the Judge of Probate. The inequality Of the
requests, in an estate of some II or i2 900 dol
lars, where there were five or six children,
prompted the Appellant to submit the question
OF sanity of mind in the testator, when the Will
was made, to Jury. Gov. Hubbard for the
Executor, and T. NJ. Edwards, ESQ., for the
Appellants, addressed powerful and eloquent
arguments to the Jury, on Thursday, each oc-
cupying about . Ia hours, IN presence Of
crowded assembly, about so ladies' occupying
portion of the seats. Judge Parker summed
up the evidece, and gave the charge to the Ju-
ry about in the evening. On Friday morn
ing they were not agreed, and came into Court.
They again retired and shortly returned
verdict sustaining the VIII. The Court re-
tanned one of the Jures of the ID week for the
remaining trials, this week, on the docket.
On Monday, motion was made and argued
Al l. ~. Il.
derstood that ten of the Jury were for setting
aside the Win, when they first came inlS|
which motion was not sustained, but it may be
renewed at the Superior Court.-N III. Sent
AT Railroad Convention held in Keene, on
the 9Th inst. some OF the speakers denounced
the "narrop and iHiberat policy OF MAORI
~ in the legislature of this State, by which the
bill granting u charter for a continuation ofthe
Fitchburg railroad to the line of that State, TO
pass through Keene, was defeated. IL is well
known thai the radical legislature of New
Hampshire, two years ago, enacted law,
which prohibits the construction OF railroad
in that State, without the consent Of the own
ers of the lands over which ii may run, and
having such prices as they may demands pol
icy absolutely fatal TO all railroad schemes in
that State. In the election, last year, this pol
icy constituted one of the principal tests, and
was sustained ny the people ~ 4NeW Ildllp-
SHIRE The legislature of Massachusetts, in
view of these facts, very properly refused TO go
begging for permission TO pass through that
State, when a much more feasible route was
offered in another direction; and they will not
be much disturbed by such epithets as ''dishon-
orable," "narrow,' aud "iberal," coming
from Ne,o Hampshire.-Springfieid Gag.
A long continued storm on Lake Erie
From a letter dated Chicago, March so, we
learn that gale of wind from the N. K. with
rain hail and snow had prevailed for the last
ten DAYS up TO date. 1t states also that smear
" all the citizens are in mourning for the loss
of five sail of vessels belonging 10 this port in
the heavy gales Of the last ten days. Two of
them foundered with all hands sixteen souls
every one of whom had a large family. i
was down on the piers this forenoon, and found
the sea running mountains high."--3oston
| Post.
Hisiory.-A few years ago, "Native A.
mercan Party was got up in New Orleans,
and carried the city by great majority The
"spoils'' were divided, and the party governed
the city through year. The next year it
tried again, and received the sum total OF TWEEN
ty-six voles.-N. T. Tribune.
The Northampton and New Haven Canal
Co. have line Of freight boats extending up