Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-01

heir names rs l.. II. d G. j. Lcof.,
b others. and representing themselves
TO be agents for he wcll-known business
house Of /. & j. |. Phillips, OF New
York city. were arrested abou, noon to
day Thursday, on the road TO high
rate, 10y Officers Failcy and Downing.
The inuostcrs arrived in town on Tucs-
day evening, and took lod ~ings Mt the
American House. This forenoon they
called on Me SIS. <. :. & j. \. Bcdard,
who were well acquainted VITA the
Mcssrs. Phillips, and had transacted
considerable business with them, aud
represented themselves TO belong to the
firm of Leon Bro;h r., of New York,
were the business agents Of the Mcssrs.
Phillips, and were engaged in purcha3-
ing furs for them in Mon.rc Working
them elves into the confidence Of the
Mc,srs Bcdard, they procured their
endorsement to Il draft for $50, presented
it at the First National Bank, and re-
ceived thcirmoney. They pretended to
be on their way from Montreal, whore
they had been purchasing furs to New
York, and were intending to leave ON
the noon train to-day. The Me,sra.
Dedard asccrtaincd that instead of pur-
chasing their tickets for New York they
Il d purchased tickets for Mon real, bat
* no train leave. here for Montreal be
core ,vcning, they started overland on
foot. The Bcdards also aSccrtancd chat
tl.c blonE used for the daft had been
obtained this morning n Wheeler
\ Bailcy'S. Enough was known to sat-
if them that they had been imposed
~, =, and they Il soon aftcr the Jews
nad 1T possible, procured the sefvi-
cc. OF FailN and Downing, who overlook
and ca. turcd them on the highway To
Canada, ,bout four miles out OF town.
| The fellows were footing ii for dear life
| through thc mud towards the Polar
star at the time they were oVCrhaulcd.
| they we've we'll Il e-scd, and were east
~ traced by their white stovc-pipc hats.
'Ihcy were re ,urncd to st. Alban-, where
they arranged the matter with the Be
dAIds by fOriling over sci in crecnbacks,
a meegchaum pipe. and coat towards tic
sum of $50, which The draft amounted 20
in cllrcncy-thc draft was made pay
bic in sold.
The bogus agents were then released
! from custody, but were Immediately re-
arrested and brought before Justice
sherman in lehalf of the state, upon
complaint made again,t them for Oh
tanning money under false prc,encc-.
Tie case was continued, aud the re =
pondents were ordered TO find bail in the
sum of 800 for their app carance on Sat-
urday, and in default We're remaudcd TO
Jail--hcaring at the Office of Bailey,
Davis & Adams.
ORLEANS CoUNTY,-Thc next semi
annual meeting of the Orleans County
Medical Society, viii be held at Iras-
burgh on Wednesday, Oct. eth, at 8
O'Clock A. NJ.
j, c. w. True of Coventry on three
acres Of ground raised 50 bushels OF
wheat from six Of seed also, on IL
, square rods 50 bushels of Norway oats
from one of seed,
s. Z. Frost, for Committee of arrange
ments, announces that the Vermont
Baptist State Convention will meet al
Newport Oct. 7th. Opening Sermon
by Rev. w. n. Wilbur, of Saxton River
Doctrinal sermon Ly Rev. ii. Fletcher
! ID. d., of ToWnshecd. Arrangement
l have been made with the ra,umpsic T.
; II. for free return passes to those payin.
y full fare to the Convention. Arrange
u mcnts also have been made with tn
o Lake Memphrema9og Navigation Co.
I FOR excursion down the lake during TIL
Il convention, fare one way.
!, a Catholic Church, sixty feet by so i
= being built at Lowell.
Mrs Fassett, of Irasburgh, aged abou
20 years fell cut of a wagon recently an
: broke her wrist.
II TIE CHITTENDEN COUNTY FAIR.
The Fair at burlington yesterday opci
{ ed cncouragingly, there being so entri'
e made, which is Tut l25 less than i'll
u number made on the first day Of III
Is State Fair, There are number of ta
III horses in attendance, and the races wi
doubtless be exciting. Hon. George v
Wilkins delivered the address this ate
II noon, at O'clock.