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about eleven years old, fell from the bridge
over the ravine on College street, on Satur-
day evening She was much bruised about
the head, and injured internally so that she
ronited blood, but had no bones broken
Her parents, who live in SINNERS Lime, are
destitute and want work.
-SrEALrNG.-Master Patrick Butler,
youngster, was taken before Justice IIollen-
beck, on Thursday last charged with stealing
ropes and rigging from the schooner Swift
sure, then lying at the south dock, and also
with taking sacks from one Of the store
houses on the dock Found guilty, and SEN
fenced to 10 days imprisonment in the Coun-
ty Jail
NAME LAW IN BURLINGTON Mrs. Jane
lie Plant, a bad character, was brought
before Justice lIollcnbeck on Saturday last,
charged with being a common seller, and
with having taken money from the pocket Of
one Of her victims while drunk She was
found guilty Of both charges and was fined
800 and costs, in default Of which she was
taken to Jail.
On the same day, before the same Justice
Mrs. Harriet Rowland was charged with
selling liquor contrary to law She plead
guilty and told story which showed her
case to be hard one, 1t seems that two
weeks since her husband abandoned her,
leaving no food or money or anything else,
except a jug Of rum, which she has been sell
ing by the glass, to keep herself and her
children from starvation. She was fined $40
and costs but the collection of the fine was
not enforced for the present She will
doubtless take warning. Better 90 to the
poor house than sell rum for a living
Mn. ALIEN Burt was Yesterday brought
before Mr. lIollenbeck on charge of selling
liquor in violation Of the law lie plead
guilty and was fined $40 and costs
--AssArLr AND BATTERY WIN. Dinnen wa,
convicted on Saturday last Of an assault and
battery on James Mulcahy and was fined
1922
-THE BARN of Nathan W Ruggles, OF
Lyndon, was struck by lightning on the
18th, and consumed, together with two
horses, harnesses, and 3 to tons of hay
There was a small insurance.
- THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION is adjourned to Montpelier on
the first Tuesday after the second Thursday
in October, at . O'Clock y. NJ. as we are
informed by j. II. Graham, Secretary
Ting TRAINS on the Rutland road have
several times been thrown from the track
near Ilcaldville, by the removal Of rails from
tho track The same thing occurred on the
18th, when the engine was much injured. 1t
turns out to have been the trick Of an Irish
boy about fourteen years Of age, aided or
advised by an American boy. The former
imagined that he had been unfairly used by
a railroad employee, and took this mode to
revenge himself. The lads are in Jail in
Rutland
-'lHY STORY of the woman at St Adams
Bay, who allowed man to impose himself
upon her as her husband, just arrived from
a six years stay in California, gave him
$500 in money and n nights warm lodging,
and only discovered next day that he was
counterfeit of the genuine article, was, we
are surprised TO learn, strictly true. Her
name is SNOW, The scamp is now in st.
Adams Jail. The Messenger says he has
hecn through that and Grand Isle county
bargaining for farms by the dozens, but
when the deeds of conveyance were to be
executed, he was not to be found. lie was at
one time arrested for Baker, the murderer
of Poole.
Mas. DLLo>, of st, Adams, was re-
Gently found guilty of twenty-five offences
against the liquor law and fined twenty dol
lIrs for each offence, making in all $500, and
costs, She was also sentenced to four months
additional imprisonment, making nine months
in all. Mrs. D. appealed.
- ANOTHER rArLR is extinct in Vermont
The Bradford Inquirer has been purchased
by l.. j Mclndor, proprietor Of the Aurora,
published at Newbury, The two papers are
consolidated and will be issued under the
title Of the Orange County Journal,
- The Vermont Verde Antique Marble
Co, in RoNhury, have their machinery in
opcra'i IN day and night, to fill numerous
ord,- 0rr slabs and blocks, of both flushed
and unfinished marble III re- now being
sufficient, provided no others are received, to
keep all hands in employment Tor period of
at least eight months They are now engag-
Ell in supplying contract for material for
building the great central stairway for the
Capitol extension at Washington, which will
require 1000 cubic feet