Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-10

Look OUTFoR H1M-Saturday morn

/
ing, we stated that man, claiming to
be, as we understood, Geo. ii. Barker,
of "a Court Square, Boston, New Eng
land agent for the National Bank Re
porter, has been swindling, in petty
way, the subscribers to the above named
publication, in this vicinity. We, also,
described his manner of operating, TAX
ing subscription and the money for a
specified time and giving a receipt for a
smaller number of months, etc. Itseenls
that the same man has been operating
elsewhere. AT Chester, he, also, called
himself George Fl. Barker" We have
letter from Robbins s. Marsh, of Ches-
ter, in which they state, that in January,
| 1870, he took two months out of them
| November, 1871, one month; August,
1872, three months; and April, 1878,
four months; making, in all, ten months
or two dollars and fifty cents. This is
rather small, contemplate swindling
1t has been taken in such small sums at
time as to escape notice. The smaller
! it is, the meaner the man must be. He
has probably ''made good thing out OF
it," as that kind of men style it, as the
number of subscribers was large. We
trust some of them will give him his
just deserts. The press can do their
share, as Our correspondents suggest,
''by popping him round before the eyes
of the people, by publishing him."
FIRE IN MIDDLETowN. = About mid
night, on Thursday, the citizens of Mid
dletown were awakened from sleep by
the ringing of the church bells and the
cry of fire. The dwelling house of
Holden J. Gray was found to be in
flames and so completely enveloped
that those first on the ground could not
enter to save anything of consequence.
A back pantry window was broken in,
through which Mr. Emmett Woodward
jumped and handed out some stone jars
and some few other things, but was soon
compelled to leave. Miss Gray retired
to rest at few minutes past ten o'clock
that night, and, soon after, thought that
she smelled smoke. She got up and
made an examination, going into all the
rooms, but did not find anything wrong,
whereupon she returned to her bed,
went to sleep, and was aw akened with
cough caused by additional smoke.
She then got up, lighted lamp, went
below and found the house on fire. She
went back to her sleeping room and
called up the girl living with her and
| started her for assistance. Miss Gray
! then went below and secured her papers
and a small clock, but could not reach
her clothing. She next tried to get her
money, some siXty-tive dollars, which
was in the parlor, but after two unsuc-
| cessful attempts, was driven out by the
flames Miss Gray's gold watch was
/ burned, and many other valuable keep
sakes, which she highly priced. The
/ house was new, two stories high, with
| back kitchen and wood house attached,
and situated in the vicinity of the Mont
| vert Hotel, being the nearest dwelling
/ house to that building. Insurance 5000,
in the Vermont Mutual.
A MINISTER IN THE MUD Yesterday
forenoon the heaUiest (not highest) body
of divinity in this village fell into the
mire on Freight street, leaving large
mark on the sidewalk, and bearing off
more real estate cleaving to his clothes
than most ministers possess. The fall
was occasioned by Il land-slide-in other
words, the foundations failed. Whether
the parson or the village is liable for
personal and land damages is question
not yet decided in the court of chancery
The village trustees are requested to see
that the foundations of the walks are Sc
cure, or that they are not subjected
the heavy weights in these spongy times
of spring tides. We gather these facts
from one who felt the fall, though he
did not see it.
SUPPOSED RIrRIAI AIIVF-MOnlaY