The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-05
TINE RAILROAD TROUBLES IN VERMONT.

The Remington Bonne gives the following statement
Of the facts the railroad complications in that quar-
terrhe tense Of the Western Vermont (now the Ben
ingon and Rutland Railroad the Troy and Boston
Railroad Company Tor ten years expired on the 18th OF
by tho lessons, claiming heavy damage for breach OF
covenants In the lease keep the road repair Jasper
va 20 ne .na
North BENNINGTON, three locomotives and quite q
number Of cara Keepers we're placed on each Of the
locomotives could not be moved without moving or the
track, and vas locked with paddock About
Der Of Irishmen, headed and directed by . man
by the name Of Wellington, roadmasser FOR
the switch away unlocked IT. throwing the rails 10 place
while number more with engineers jumped upon two
OF the engines and started the engines for The State line
holding the keepers by force until they had crossed the
line whea they put them on and allowed them 70
return 70 this State The State line about two miles
ischsd 70 one or the engines was baggage car and
passenger car me whole thing was done quickly and
before alarm coSS Be syen e.s who AIDED n the
but were employees Of the Troy and Boston company,
and from Troy. The property rescued a North Ben
another wr Of attachment against parties
placed IN The hands Of NJ Powers, our Sheriff. who a.
baggage car and passenger car and placed the whole IN
charge Of kseper About daylight the next morning
engine vas sent up from Kag'e Bridge with rang q
the keepers with them We Informed the property
rescued from the sheriff BY express orders from the
Office Il Troy, by telegraph The propeFty rescued -
PownaI valued Il $4,000 On the 17th yelling
ton who aided in the rescue at North Bennington was
srrested and IN default Of ball h nov JAIL II not
known that any other party engaged 10 either rescue
IN In the State, - they all, or nearly ALL re-
side In the State Of New York. and len with the cap
tured properly the of this property under the
circumstances 10 the moss lawlees and high handed act
have heard Of 10 iAwabidng State and Ne hope
the Offenders will b brought 70 speedy Jusssca The
owners Of the Bennington and Rutland road appear 70
have leased IL 10 Governor smith and ~. John B.
Page under the belief that they nom their connection
with other raroads would Be able 70 run II 70 the at
isfacsion Of our community snd msks pay But the
day the managers took possession Of the road the Troy
snd Boston Company gave notice thas IN future
thsy wsud nos run their rood from Hoosick junction 70
the State line where the two roads connect and since
thai sims We have no ssan from the West and mails
from New York and the West come 70 NJ two days be-
hind time. by way Of Rutland We understand ths
d that The trustees under whom they have run the road
contract Il seems new and NOT very Nightmare mode
Of dsfsndiag ss 70 ssop running ralroed and shut
up = rsae which hss besn 10 uss Tor The past
nfsesn ysan Mr. I. ". PARK president and owner Of
Ne Ds6ningtea AMI Rstland rad In puolIshed state
sns that The Troy and Boston Company, during
the years Of their lease wore out the rails and su
ared the road IL buildings and fences 70 run 70 decay
IS that the end OF the lease the rond which w com
parstiveiy ~ ~ commencement. wAs nearly worn
out